... Tun Congress of Princes and Ministers at e Berlin closed on the 18th inst. The important sub- jects of discussion which awaited them appear to have g been first considered by the Ministers of the various Powers, who came to resolutions upon them; and then t to have been finally decided on by the Princes h themselves. In all the discussions the Prussian a Government took the lead, and exercised ...

... LEEDS POOR BATE EXPENDITURE. to TO THE EDITORS OF THE'LEEDS MERCURY. se GeNTLEMEN,-Mr.> Newsam, one of the Vice- in presidents of the Board-of Guardians, appears to have made a wonderfully clever speech at one of their recent meetings, e- with which no doubt his colleagues were greatly delighted le as somebody has been at some expense in having it printe Le on rather a fineish paper,-posting ...

... LOCAAL NEWS. *LEEDS BOTANICAL GARDENS.-It will beseen from I;our advertising columns, that the Annual Gala of the Leeds PI Is Temperance Society, will be held as usual in the Gardens *e on Wbit-Tuesday. Mr. H. C. Marshall, the present pro- dis 1, prietor, has recently made considerable improvements in Do is Various parts of the beautiful grounds, which will no doubt her d tend still further to ...

... 'i EASONS WHY RELIGION a SiHOUJLD NOT BE EXCLUDED BY LAW 8 FROM PUBLIC DAY-SCHOOLS. i Thon-.-e +1- Fars. ; Lrb ar ihn ..h-nI {e to oer1. BEoAusE the main, object of the school is to forns the characters of the young, and to make them good members of society. In( 308 2. BROA usE religion, as the only authoritative basis of thE seal morals, and as presenting the Strongest motives to virtue, cal ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS. FRIDAY, APRIL 26. Lord La!Sdal5 presided in the absande of the Lord Chancellor. A number of petition$ were presented, amonglst which was one by Ferl TALODT, from Jamaica, on tie subject of the Slave Trade Tresties. Several bills were forwarded a stage, Biter which their Lordohipa pajourmd, having Only oat a quarter of an hour. MONDAY, APRIL 29. The Duke of ARGYLE luid on the ...

... FRANCE. PARIS, Thursday erenzng. The Court of Caasation has pronounced a most important decision with respect to the journals, to the effect that their sale, without the authorization of the Prefect of Police, is as illegal in the interior of a shop as the public streets and thoroughfares. The Presse and other socialist papers not onlycontestod the right, but defied the authorities to ...

... : _- 4 - _ I HO-USE OF LORDS. tW FRIDAY, MAY 3. Ti Their Lordahips Only cat about twenty minutes, during which they So dispolled of the Pirate's Heed Money Bill, which was read the third time and pained, and the Indemnity Bill was read the second .1 tint. th MONDAY, MAY 6. to The Archbishop of CANTERBURY alluded to the imputations ye that had been thrown oat against him elsewhere, for having ...

... IT is a feature of the age in. which we live, Pr' that no sooner is any part of our social system found h t- ?? a- to be defective than a large class of persons jump to goti r, the conclusion that the newly discovered evil must be tba itat once removed, (whether this be practicable or not) ; of.i and as the readiest agency for effecting their object, they claim that Government shall undertake ...

... IMPERIAL PARLIAMET. I S-aW HOUSE OF LORDS. hi FRIDAY, MAYf 10. Afte? presentation of petitions on agricultural distress, &O., The Duke of ARGYLE brought under the notice of the House the cose of Mr Rtyland, lots Clerk of the Execuutive Counocil of Canada, and moved five resolutions to support of his claim to comn- pensation for loss of office, &c. Earl GREY denied the validity of tbe claim, ...

... TO THE EDITORS OF THE LEEDS MERCURy. GENTLEMsNE,-A letter appears in your last publication on behalf of the delEgates, signed John Raynor, appeasilg for sympathy to an Impartial public, having, as they Fay, their characters shamefully maligned. I proof of thi', they state that the list of names of persons who are said to have attended the late aggregate meeting of Oelegates In London, ...

... vUVVJJ21, . SINCE our last notice of the unfortunate differ- ence between these bodies, and of the intention of the Magistrates to go to law with the Council, the inhabit- ants of Leeds have doubtless been expecting to receive confirmation of our statement in the reports of pro- I ceedings in the Court of Queen's Bench. Happily, no E l such evidence has been given as yet. We are not without i ...

... ]7TH WEEK RAILWAYS This week Aberdeen ?? 1012 I Belast &Ballynena b69 f BsrkihdLan &Chestr 1023 a Bolton, Bk C.&WY Bristol and Exeter.. 4210 Caledonian . 0 693 Chester & Holyhead 2334 Dublin & Drogheda 904 Dublin &Khagstown 1234 a Dundee, Ph & Aber 093 y Eastern Counties.. 14856 EasternUnion ?? 2007 East Lancashire .. 2970 Edinbro' & Glasgow 3860 r Edln.,Dund,&rerth 2485 Glas.Pa`oley,&Gren ...