... M. Dx THOUVEBSL, the French Foreign Minister, has published a reply to the letter of the Pope, which our readers will remember to have ecen come time ago in our columnsr. He says that he will leave the teaching of history to show the fate which follows upon the obstinate refusal of all reform. He complains, too, of the Pope introducing the religious element into a merely temporal dispute, and ...

... LOCAL NEWSO L E E D S . THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16. Her Majesty held a levee yesterday afternoon. THE WEST RIDING AND THE NEW RElroan BILL. a- -A deputation of gentlemen connected with the West ?? of Yorkshire.had an interview on Tuesday last with Lord Palmerston, on the subject of the provision desirable . to be made in the coming Reform Bill for the representa- tion of this important dibtrict. ...

... is'I aiELEVEN PERSONS KILLED'AND THREE DANGEROUSLY INJURED. s Yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon much excite- 3, ment was occasioned amongst the colliers near Barnsley, in 1 consequence of a report'that a colliery explosion of a terribly r fatal character had occurred at one of Meesrs. Charleeworth's t- collieries, situate at Higham, about three miles from Barms h ley. Hundreds of persons soon ...

... ?? __ _ - - MI_ tu PUBILIC MEETiING ON THE GAS QUESTION.-The' adjourned meeting was held on Morlday night in the Philn-. sophical Hall; WRIGHT MELLOR, E q., the Constable of'I iluddersfield, in the chair. Mr. EDWNIT SYKESm, Solicitor, read' the report of the committee appointed at a public meeting of the inhabitaufs of Hudderefield to prepare and present a remonstrance to the Hudderefield ...

... ?? pCQLOMAJ4 THE SAVOY; QUESTION.. VIIINA, March ~19. itI The French Anmbassador, thle marquis de Moustieri, in-5 formed the Austrian Government, afew days ago, of the 'ls. approaching exwcuation of Lombardy by the Trench troops, fit ?? henis fhi oenet expressed a wish thati, 1. ,~ aterthedeprtue o th Frnchtrops;Austria, in accord- nle Ieptho h 7ho erswud, continue to. ob- sevL o-1tretoni h ...

... ; PARLIAMENTARY1 9 wI I [e LAST NIGHT.c il I ~yl (*By British and Irish Mogeect4 !TCleeyaph.j DOUSE OF LORDS. tHE FRENCH TREATY. ir The Earl of DERISY inquired how the Government intended to cary into effect the 20th article of the Treaty = of Paris providing that the assent of Parliament should be necessary to thb validity of the treaty? He wished to know what steps the Sovernmcent intended ...

... TORE 4'N AND COLONIAL .c a F'RANCOE AND SAVOY. PARIS, Tltrssiay. 'I The Paris aier publish the following message :- n) 1ANTIBsES, Feb. 9. d Yesterd another manifestation toolk pianes in the Royal Thea tl at Nice. All tics members of the Royal collage avr Lo prosent. Tickeats and mioney were dis.- tributed by ?? party, by which, means disturbances were prcovol-1. The inhabitants remnaired ...

... HALIVAX. lot re HE ANTI-SLAVERY BAZAL R AT HALiUAX.-We i I briefly mentioned on Thursday that a grand bazaar on belhalf td of thd anti-slavery cauoe, bad been opened at Halifax. The le- sales were on Wednesday and Thursday, and the amount fisrealised is about £300. )Yt TE HEALTH OF MRS. SUNDERLAND.-WeG are t. glad to learn that Mrs. Sunderland has apparently quite sat recovered her good health ...

... 11, se lhe I I A (By Briish a Irsh Aanetic Telegraph.) doe [Rz 3:R'a TELEGRAM.] re ITALY. to THE DEATH OF COIJNT CAVOUR. nre TURIN, June 6, Evcning. he At the re-opening of the Chamber of Deputies to- nd day, the PRESIDENT announced the death of Count ar- Cavour, amid expressions of profound grief on the his part of the assembly. He pointed out the great loss id- that Italy had sustained, and ...

... LO C A L N E W S. LEEDS. th TUESDAY, JUNLE 11. n M .COBDEN AND HIS CONSTITrUETSm. - The im meeting of Mr. Cobden with his constituents has been hoc , efntely fixed for the 19th instantt. The meeting will lie ha 1held in the basement of Messrs. Kelsall and Kern 's new a a warehouse, the room being much larger than the ublic- an b1 all. Our correspondent calesslates that it will hold 5,000 ao~ ...

... AN ENGLISH TRAVELLER'S IMPRESSIONS OF | GERMANY. TO THE EDITORS OF THE LEEDS MWERCURY. fen 0ENTLEMNF,--AS letters and extracts of letters the appear from tiue to time ill various newstiapers which in of mny opinion convey erroneous- itopressions o Germany, nd she the Gcrmans in general, stil of Prussia and the Prussians Sr in particular, I am induced by the publicity given ill Your ret ...

... IAll-t'-lS'L -- j -SE OF LORDS. THUR(SDAY, I t-:. 21. N5- iEiDALE, tur1d DUNc:ANNONr, anti several ?? Piirwis numrerouis Petitions against tite AM .u--tu a petitionl froin ta confereoce lj' ill PIr inl favoutr c-f vote by- ballot, praying. that *oe 1t-cu! ill thle sa-ce way as in several of our Ti, 4 Otfeices (Metropolitan District) Bill ;thle j'kitit Baks Pill - anid the Constructive Notice ...