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... (By Telcuraph.) HOUSE OF LORDS, YESTERDAY. Their Lordships met at five o'clock, DELAY IN LEGALPROCEEDINGS. Lord CHELMSFORD presented a petition from the Corporation of Carlisle, complaining of the unsatisfactory state of the law with regard to the commencement of legal proceedings in different parts of the kingdom. The LORD CHANCELLOR said if Lord Chelmsford would afford him his assistance he ...

... THE CONFERENCE ON TRE DANISH i QUESTION. i I LS. IT is now ascertained that the Conference for ''the settlement of the Dano-German dispute, will begin at London on the 12th proxisno. We 10are also informed that the Conference is to take Bnplace on the basis of the integrity of the Danish monarchy. The foreign telegrams are very particular in saying that the Conference is to meet without any is ...

... AGRICULTURAL STATISTIC5. TO THE EDITORS OF THE LEEDS MEROCURY. (3GNTLEBMEN,-I1n order that another Parlia- mentary session may not go by without leaving us a me-acre for the collection of agricultural statistics, I am ind ueed at once to make known a simple plan, to which I have given considerable attention. The reasons why all schemes hitherto proposed for obtain- ing returns of agricultural ...

... LATEST NEWS, d . . AMEERICA. IMPORTANT MILITARY CHANGES. [TELEGRA2P COMPANY'S EXPRESS.q CAPE CLEAR, March 27. f The Royal mailsteamsbip~anada, ?? on the * lath inst., has arrived vid Halifax. She passed Cape L. Clear at 12.30 p.m., and, having thrown telegraphic it despatches overboard, proceeded immediately for d. Queenstown ; all well. She brings New York papers le to the 16th. t Lieut. ...

... LATEST NEWS, us tRE~^(REUTZR'X Ts RAIII1 o0 AMERICA. in ADVANCE AGAINST RIOHIM:OND. tat (Per the Africa at Qneenstown.l F e NEW YORK, March Ist, Breniag, I en. Meade't army crossed the RIapidan on Satnr. layi 27th ult., moving in the direction of Richmoad. ig It in rumoured that a large Federal cavalry force i x s- opeiating in Lee's rear. at Confederate telegrams to the 25th tlt. assert that ...

... I I The following, letter has bern adressed to the share- 1 holders of this line hy the chairman, Mr J. A. Wade a0 and is dated March 7th,-Gintlemen,-The proceedings 5 at tile ltalf-yearly general Mnesting on Friday, thle 26tii February lost, make it desirable that' I address you previous to your assembling on Friday next, in 2 purrenace of the adjournment. The time which has elapses5 will, I ...

... I AMERICA The Bremen arrived on Wednesday morning at P Queenstown, and she brought intelligence from New York to the 11th inst. a General Sherman's return to Vicksburg is confirmed. l He penetrated 35 miles beyond Meridan, destroying all a railroads. He lost 500 men. No important military 0 movements have taken place. f An amendment to the Gold Bill has been passed in a the Senate, authorising ...

... DIST'ICT INTELLIGENCE. BEVERLEY. The jubilee meeting of the Wesleyau Missionary Society recently held, baa added more than £100 to the faud, includng £25 from Mr Whiting and Mr James, and £5 from the Rev W. Uls worth. ELECTION OF TowN COUNCIaLLon.-A vacancy in the town council having occurred in consequence of the death of Mr John Hoggard, two candidates were nomi. mated for the office, viz., ...

... ITHE HULL AND HORNSEA RAILWAY ) i METING. I ALL'S well that ends well. The Chair- man of the Hull and Hornsea Railway Company ye has been fairly tried by the shareholders, who tic have returned as their verdict- Not guilty, re, and don't do it again. The issue of Friday's irnB meeting was that the report was adopted by pr a majority of four to one, and that the chair- wI man was re ...

... WEST RlIDING ASSIZE TOWN. TO Tg EDITORS OF THE LEEDS MERCURY. ]DBAR Sllts,_In Mr. Baines's last letter to you, although he states that he takes leave of the controversy, alt ii,? 1 If I have made any mistake I invite correo. f~ ~A~ccpingthis invitation, I will now proceed to heo24 four Baines has made some mistakes, in addi- o~ut ethfa~t Mr.ke which he admits in the above letter to have ...

... POTRAITr OF MR. 3 ?? aROSSLEY.-A conmmis- o sion has been given this week to Sir John Watson Gordon 1. to paint the portrait of Mir. 3ohn Crossley, Halifax, to be presented to that gentleman by the town of Halifax. The cot of the painting wtill be three hundred guineas, exclusive - of the frame. L&EING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF A NEW CRAP'EL.-Yesterday (Friday) the foundation stone of a new ...