Emptrial J,?arfiamcnt. XVOaKS.-011 VeriliesilLty lilolnilingS shortly after ten clock, the inilabit:ints of tile Oltl Iient Road *verc suddenly thro\vsl into tt state o great ?? in conseqllen c e of a lo li d explosiorl, v ilicil lms fou lid to havo takell pisce nt tile Soutil Lo

LECTURES ON ORNiAIENTALT ART. Mn.IR WoaxcUr's third lecture, oii 'T'iesday night, was aIS largely and ruspiuctablv attended as either of th two preceding ones. A. nuinbet of ladies occupied the front seats, several geittleninen belonging to the Various I li terary and scientific

?orr?pan?iw?. THE MTURDER BY A LUNATIC. TO THE EDITOR OF TIlE BELFAST NEWS-LETTER. Sim-Its reference to the unfortunate occurrence i which has lately taken place in tile Belfast Jail, a ye- i port of wvhicih is given in your last number, I beg to say that the committing magistrat

BALLYMENA RAILWAY-PROPOSED EXTEN- SION FROM RANDALSTOWN TO COOKS- TO WN. Tin, question of extending the Randalstown branch of the Ballymena railway to Coolkstown, was, it will be observed, mooted at tile hall-yearly emeeting of the company on Saturlday last. We are anxious to inv

ROY~AL SOCIETY FOR THE PROMIOTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE GROWTH OF FLAX IN IRELAND. TuU montily meeting of the committee wa~s held on the 2Gth iiistii ?? SUArMAN CRAtWVFORD, Esq., in the chair. A letter was read from the Under-Secretary, Dub- liil Castle, notifyin'g that the Trea

Tdit ?? Minister, and deposed: leader of the Whig party, has issued the following manifesto, in the form of an electoral address to the constituency of the city of London:- "GENTLENIMN-Vore than ten years have elapsed since I was requested by a deputation of electors to relinqui

Jorrigit IfIltrIli-pice. - Th1E AUSTRALIAN DIGGINGS. TUE ?? is all extract from a letter dated Oel- bourne, Jan. 17:- "I have been for the last two months from hoonc having had occasion to visit the Point Fairy and Port- land districts, situate about 10O and 220 miles hence respe

TIHE RUSSELL MANFESTO.-TIE EX- 2 PREMIER'S BID FOR OFFICE. TIE address of Lord John Russell to the electors of the city of London, which, though tolerably lengthy, we insert in extenso to-day, originally appeared in the Globe of Saturday evening. As the political mani- festo of a

REPRESENTATION OF BELFAST. - THlE "LIBERAL" ORGANS BEWILDERED. JusT as we expected, the address of Mr. Cairns, which we had the pleasure of referring to on Monday, has astonished the weak minds of the motley party which answers to the name of " Liberal" in this town. At least, so

ZIbip NcW5. BErLFAST, MA&Y 25.-Wind, N. by E.-Weather, Fine. ARRIVIiE). MAY 2'3-Blenlieun, st., Fitzs.inons, Liverpool 25- Erin's Queen, at., Silly, London; Royal Consort, st., AI'Kellar, Fleetwood. SAILED. MAY 24.-Prince of Wales, at., M'Neilage, Fleetwood Stork, st., M-ain, Gla