... EXTRACTS FROM rPUNCH. WARRENTED WITTY. There's Til6faet Tiomouse, and, sitting to try himn Sam Warren, inquiring de ,ie in dices. The question 's Is Titmouse as sane as most men'' What fun, if the verdict shoould be, Notei and Then. A PRIZE INCOME-TAX FOR 18i6 Why should the Exhibition of ISf;2 be limited to material articles ? If it included political and social inven- i tionN, it would ...

... | Br Ite arrival of the stcamer America we have New Yoki advices to the evening of the 31st nlt. The most important item of the intelligence is the announcemceib that the New York, Boston, Phila- dellphia, and leading banks throughout the country have generally suspended specie payments. This announce- ment will cause no surprise iln this country, where the suspension of specie payments has ...

... CONDUCT bOF- ENGLIStiEN51 I I I IN PRUSSIA. I The Berlin correspondent of one of the London daily papers writes under date January 16, as follows :- Another ' Ieadonald affair has taken place iu Ger- many. The occurrence, which caie off at Stuttgart is termed by the German 'Apera; 'a 'enJis' ofl-tfe'vell- known'brutelities which the hugliqh a6ltV thern'1eds to indulge in at that town. I take ...

... HOLDERNESS WARD MEETING. A meeting of the ratepayers of thisward was held on Tuesday evening, in ?? sohool-room. The chair was occupied by J. Wright,_ Esq, and there was a large attendance, including Mr Ald. Moss, Mr Ald. Samunelson, Mr Aid. Witty, Councillors Waller, Beni. ter, Chapman, Reckitt, Bellamy, Field, MacMillan, and Story. After a few introductory remarks from the CHArRMAN, Mr ...

... LEEDS, JANUJARY 15, 186~2. The Duke of Nmotiors arrived tit Osborne Ont Sunday, and left again on Monday. The Earl and Countess de Greyo and Rypolt left C'arlton-gardens onl Monday, to pass a e, ek '-it Studle~y Park. FATAL. AmCDENT IN Lit;Htns.-AilliltlOOlst wvas hold at the Leeds Town Hail, yecsterdav afternoon, by Mrll. Blackburni, coronet, on the botly of William Gibbons Daw- -;on, agerd ...

... / a I A . A 4 . ^ . ah A . . . _ A . . ^ 2 d ?? . v [ (From our Corcspondcnt.) or The Lynn Magistrates were occupied soice time tu , on Monday with an extraordinary illustration of the credu- WI i lity and infatuated belief in necromancy which yet lingers 1c sniong many of tile lower classes. A man nianed Tbohnas dcj 1 Wright, who described himself asea reader of the planlets WI was ...

... I9FOREIGN AND COLONIAL, ITALY. NArLEs, Dec. 2G. Brigandage I,.s- becoae I ...

... I sUBMARINE TELEGRAPHY.-PROBABWE NEW ATLANTIC CABLE. :~ _ . : - .! _ I . - . . The rjueation is now seriously askted wheth.er there. are any, really insuperable difficulties inl~n asb Miltiriti telegraphic cable across the Atlantic. It may be usfu at ?? Cim to ascertain what are the facts th at att'est this quceton of submarinte telegraphy. A short timie since a juitit Cotlilltittec was ...

... IMISCELLANEOU S. in Foote had attacked some pretesstious-poa'soni for his characteristic foible. 'Why do you attack my weakest at part ?? aisked the assailed. 'Did I ever say anything shout your hecad ?? replied] Foote. n- Hugh Kelly was mightily boasting of the power ir- le had as a reviewer of distributing literary reputation to any tt extent.~ 'Don't he too prodigal of it,' Foote quietly ...

... ;he A very interesting lecture was delivered in the large hall of ad the Public Rooms on Tuesday evening, by William Howard en- Day, Esq. a coloured gentleman from Canada, on the subject ,er of Our Canadian possessions, and their relation to England )9- in the present crisis. There was a considerable attendance, !te and the chair was occupied by the Rev James Sibree. After lay some ...

... I LEEDS, JANUARY 9, 1869 . Her Majesty intends to confer the title of Baronet upon Mr. Charles Wentworth Dilke. OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.-The Address in the Commons will be moved by Mr. Portman, member for 4 Dorsetshire, and seconded by MIr. Western Wood, member for the city of London. FORMATION OF A LIBEnIAL REaISTRATION Asso- CIATION FOR TILE NORlTHIERN DtNl) SioN OF THlE WVEST. RIDING. ...

... EAST WVARD MECOAZLICS' INSTITUTIO.r. I | ANNUAL SOiREE. d The fifth aniiual 3oire'e Of the Bast Wiwtd Mechia- DiesHallitution, was held on Mouday nighlt in the Victoria ?? About 650 of the members i4d friendS Of the inst-i- e uinpartook of tea, which was follo~ed by arneeting, thc nproceedings being agreeably diversified Iby the perfos-inanera of a selection of glees, songs, &c. The, asofc ...