THE POLIay OF THE GOVERNNENT,. (From the Tines of Saturday,) We are now justified in believing that the country may see the approach of the Parliamen- tary recess without any fear for the prudent con- duct of affairs in rejation to the Russo-Turkish war. Ministers deprecate discu

GREAT SOUTHERN ANb WESTERN RAILWAY. The following is the directors' report for the half -year ending 30th June, 1877 The usual abstract oi-accounts, which we h ov~ lay before you, shows the net surplus revenue for the hal f- year to be t159,520 1ts Pd out of Which Cv, recommend t

i - ^: , . X F ° AtJ - -P tA A Ane Qs tbe 'most intqes~tlig of tie pr¢6e etie8 of operas was given on Saturday nightat theGaiet* bef is a c'rowrec audience. ,Balfe'a n eof Rq. chenile is a cberming composition. Although bye no neans'the best or most skl]fully const'ucted work of

T.SPORTING INTEUiMIGENCE. e , ' i ' rKERRlY RACES. n ,This poting will be held- over the Mount HIawke a Courso$ itbih one mile and a *half ?? bhTrnes- s 'dayandWednesday, the 11th and 12th of Aeptember i8 next., The course 'is al 1ane grass going, safe )Mplng. A most excellent se

SUMMER MANCEUVRES AT THE OURRAGH. (From our Correspondent.) Curragh Camp, Thursday Evening. Well, the manuceuvres of 1877 have terininated, certainly without a proper termination, since this morning, just as the troops had assembled in their squares, the rain descended almost in

THE EUROPEAN CAMPAIGN. t' A CONFIRMATION OF THE TURKISH si VICTORY AT PLEYNA. c PERILOUS POSITION OF THE .. RUSSIAN FORCES. a AUSTRIA SUSPENDING MILITARY h MEASURES. OFFICIAL REPOIRIS FROM CON- I i STANTINOPLE. 14 THE ROUMANIAN ARMY. SPECiAL TEuEGRAMI. (From our Special Correspo

?? V - N dr.:l~~~tti~ t0 8 V S ! R' - 'r I'l l r tt 1 .1 t i - f 6, ?? Ad * r(1+4djajl 0nty' Cofregd utg5 i Some ,tie. -sagROyE 1 t,0,A* Arunslg4on Of a ?? fxtiv ?? Paris Figaro at V ?? inti. mating 6 4 4JWfOeOO~i;' fe', ee. DL de Wmetynh&sinoc left;331garia~end,1ialting on his w

I SPOATlNG''INTELLIGENCE I THE BRAY fIEETING-YESTEEDAT, (Frdrn our 'orrespondent.) Whllst the! meeting was not a success it *ould be un- -jusb to record it a failure. The very threatening state of the weather during the earlier part of the day doubtless frighteied many of the res

TO THE EDITOR OF THE FBEMAlr. Saturday, 25th Auguse, Sri-In your issue of yesterday a letter ?? "Map" suggests that a general collcction be made through Ireland, and that the clergy should instrict their flocks as to the position of India and the ter. rible effects of the famint

* ?? GREAT VICTORY CLAIMED BY MOUKHTAR PASHA. 4,000 RUSSIANS KILLED, WOUNDED AND PRISONERS. Erzeroum. Saturday Morning. Yesterday at noon the Russians advanced from Kiziltepe ?? Kerech Deri and Vizir Koy. The Turkish commander sent suffi-. cient force to encounter them, and an e