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London, England, 1866-12-06 00:00:00

and presented an address, in which they said—

" We, the committee of the Association of the Non-sub-
scribing Presbyterians of Ireland, comprising four ecclesi-
astical bodies, distinct in jurisdiction,but unanimous in ad-

herence to the great principles of tho Reformation, viz., the
sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures, the right of private

judgment, and the rejection of human authority in all
matters of faith—embrace the opportunity afforded by our
first meeting since your Excellency's appointment as Lord-
i.ieutenant to tender to your Excellency, on our own behalf
and in the name of the churches which we represent, our
humble and dutiful congratulations on your attainment of
the high office to which you have been called by her Most
Gracious Majesty."
They declared themselves to be the friends of
civil and religious liberty,. and of the national system
of education Queen's University—systems
as beneficial in their results as they were admirable
in their conception; and they viewed with regret
the recent inroads upon them
They said, in conclusion—:
" We entreat your Excellency toP ort of us to our Most
Gracious Sovereign as peaceable andrleoyarl subjects sincerely
Dand
attached to the constitution of these a
grateful for the many blessings which, nnidm:; deeply
deuce, we enjoy under her mild and benignant riveiign":P,
Ilia Excellency thanked them and added t
"It is in your power to render considerable ass'stance to
the Government by exercising the influonce which you
naturally possess over those around you, and I rec Ave
with great satisfaction your assurance that your efforts will
be directed to that end. From your position as ministers

of the Gospel you have especial advantages in estimating
the results of education in this country, and tho opinions
you express are therefore the more valuable. It is a
subject to which too much importance cannot be attached,
for on the impression received in early years must in a
great measure depend the future conduct of all classes ;
and it must be the wish of alt to whom the social condition
of this country is a matter of'interost, as it will be the un-

remitting objeet of the Government that its benefits should
be as widely diffused and rendered as extensively avail-
able as possible."
In the Dublin district the number of deaths from
cholera registered during the week was 65, being an
increase of 12 on the number during the previous
week ; one half of this increase is attributable to
the fresh outbreak of the disease in the Rathmines
district, in which six deaths from cholera were re-
gistered. Cholera and choleraic diarrhoea are very
prevalent in the town of Wexford.

EVENING.

Two blacksmiths named Kearney were arrested
in Dublin to-day, also a man named Connolly ; at
Kingstown, Mr. Mackay, a respectable grocer, was
arrested. They were all lodged in Mountjoy Prison
under the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act. The
Governor of Richmond Bridewell has applied for a
military guard to protect that prison. Increased
accommodation for troops is being provided in
Dublin Castle.

Three persons named Wilson, Dillon, and Ste-
phenson were arrested in Mullingar on Tuesday
under the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act.