... TH]? QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY. DIBGInw, Fridlay. The Convocation of thle Queen's University met to-day in St. Patrick's ?? Dublin Castle, the members of the Convocatioan Ndthreotr mgnladie. Aftr M. Rss ailbeen elected senator, mn rooml of Lford Monteagie, hir Robert Kane, after a long speech, in which he stated his reasdns for so doing, moved.- That inL the opinion of Convocation the acceptance of ...

... LOCAL AN D GENERAL. LEEDs, OCTOBER 139, 1860(. WiEST ?? REVISION. - LnnnS POLSLING Drsraucr.-The revision of the lists of West Riding voters for the Leeds polling district took place on Saturday last, at the Town Hall, Leeds. The district comprises thirty- seven townships, and the business was divided into three courts, presided over by Messrs. Coleman, Kill, cud Thompeon, the revising ...

... THE FA3VIINE I? INDIA. On'Thureday, inl consequence of a telegram having been received by the Lord Mayor from Calcutta, from the eheirsean of the Bengall EFanine Relief Fund, and of smother having arrived at the India BeaLrd almost simul- taneously from Sir Jolca Lawisises, the Viceroy of Inedia, invoking aid from thsis country by means of a public sub- scription, a conference was held at the ...

... TO TEE UDIT1ORS OPTEr1E LuEEDS EERCURZY. GnvnzTzEfN,-Will you kindly allow space in your valuable paper for a few observatloas upon the above subject, which is just now exciting so much attention. !Both before and since the acaing of Parliament a great deal has been said end wzjtten about the working classes Ihaving no desire for reforni, end that if the leaders would only let the matter rest ...

... The attention of several French writers hals lately been turned to thec subject of nopulationJ in France. li the ciecular of the 16th of September, it is said that wvhie us the old countries of the European C:ontinenlt the p opels- floes increases but slowly, Russia and the Unlited State-, before a century is over, may each number 100 millions ei inhabitants. An increase at this rate w ould ...

... ti TILE EDb MERCiRYe W Ills representative of the Prussian Govern- wenet in Schleswig is said to have done an exceedingly sella thing. The people of that province desired to open a subscription to buy a wedding gift for the Psunnsca6 IDAheAn, who is about to be married to the Cnovns Pumice OF Rnsscx. The wish ws perhaps as much dictated by personal afcection for the young Princess, with wahom ...

... .LATE ST NE WS, , ~AIE RICA. s (:Ey Atlantic Telegraph.y NEW Yo1Qw, Orct. 10 , The steamer Evening Star for New Orleasn, 1]B .foundered at, sea. 30)0 lives lost. I [REUraE'sB Tmao'ECaS. . IFRANCE. Pausirs, Oct. 14. The i nport duty on olive oil has been fixed at three francs per 100 leilogralmmes for French, and fear Lranes for foreign vcssels. AUSTRIA.. VIENNA, Oct. 13. General Menebrca dined ...

... V1]bIT OP THEs' VOLUTERS TO BELGIUM BRUSSELs, psdey Morunmg. A fow of the Staff officers and seone odd Volun- X teers came over on Tuesday; but it was on Wednesdayi molrning the first body set out. A special train started for their accommodation from chsring-cVOS5 station at hell-past six o'clocke, They were conlveyred from Dover to Ostend in the Ruby atnd th~e Emerald, 216 riflemen being on ...

... FOREIGN AND COLaONIAL. AMERICA. ARtRIVA OF TEE~ JAVA. Iviensoon,, Sunday. The Royal Mail steamship Java, Captain Moodie, wvhich sailed from New York on the 3rd inst.,reachad the Mfersey about four o'clock this morning, bringing fib passengers aind 02,laS dole, in specie. The special correspondent of the Neaw Yorks TImes at Washington says:- All statements to the effect that the President has ...

... TEE DISCONTENT IN HANOVER. j'Len, ?? S,ecetator.) Atre the newv provinces of Prussia to becomle Scotlands or Ireland5 That is the question they have now to solve, and w e confess the evidence seems to us irresistible. They intend to be Scotlands, provinces, that is, of an Empire, wvith a distinct tone, slightly differing manners, it may he a special local orgenisation, and cer- tainly a ...

... ?AXONY. DnRESDEN. Oct. 1 3. 'me Cnstibd8io sa Gazette of to-day eays that Kying John, having made certain military concessions nees- sary for the security of Prussia's strategical position, the ccnclutsien of peace w ill no longer be delayed. Dresden swill probably receive a moised garrison. Lnrzrzc, Oct. 13. Af numerously-attended meeting of the inhabitants of tijis city was held here ...

... THlE MONETARY CRISIS. On Thus sday evening Professor Leone Levi de- livered his inaugural lecture of the session to his class at Kting's College, choosing for his subject Lessons from the Monetary Crisis of 1866. He commenced by saying that, as he occupied the only chair of Commerce and Coin- mercial Law in any-co~llegiate establishment, it was in- cumbent on him to bring the principles of ...