... We published a few days ago intelligence of another encounter between the Brazilians and Porn- guayans, but the accounts are so couflicting from the two sources that they both clair ad the victory. In the Anglo- Yrazilian Tiwes of the 24th Septomber-a Brazilian organ -details of the battle, according to Brazilian sources, are given:- An advance was to be made egainet the position of the ...

... I ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF PARIS. iMrELnoOL, Friday. The Inman screw steamer City of Paris, Captain James Kennedy, which sailed from New York on the 16th, has arrived. She brings 380 paesengers and $133,240 in specie Rear-Admiral Dhilgrenhad been orderedto take passage from New York on the lst December, to take command of the South Pacific squadron. News had been received of the safety of the ...

... MISCEJLLANEOUS; THE REPRESENTATION or BEnELAT.-The News Lotter contains the address of Mr. Charles Lanyon, Con- servative. Mr. Lanyon says ho shall claim for himself perfect independence of action, but he will give a cordial support to the present Government. The Times says that already the written assent of 556 of the shareholders of Agra and Masterman's have been given to the proposed scheme ...

... . LEEDS, OCTOBER 20, 1866. The Prince and Princess of Wales wil ?? Londesbrough, at his seat at Grimaston, near Tadcaster, about the middle of nest month. LEEDS POOR RATE.-he overseers of the poor for the township of Leeds yesterday fixed the rate to be levied during the next half-year for the relief of the poor at 2s. in the pound. This is an advance of 4d. on the rate levied during the last ...

... THE LEEDS MHERCURY, TuE whole of Venetia was yesterday eliq qI finally from Austrian rule. The official a-ms, retrocession were fixed to be completed a,. o'clock yesterday morning, and no doubt vero c accomplished. TimE iowG or SAXONY seems to continuc hb resistance to the demands of Prussia. It is runu., that a military convention, based on the mixed oceup, tion of the Saxon kingdom, has ...

... THE SAFETY VALVES OF EOILEMS. IMORTANT CABS. The following is a continuation of the evidence in this case, which has beni received since the paragraph in our seventh page went to press:- Joseph Sziinzner, a shipwright, who was working on board the City of Liverpool, said that on the day of the explosion he heard the Uaptain say to the deceased driver Goodell, that there would be a d-d mess ...

... THE RIVERS' POLLUTION COMlMISSION. The Comnmissioners rosusned the inquiry at the Wakefield Couit-house, yesterday mnorning, when MB'. Spencer was again examined. He said that if the sasi- mnent matter was allowed or miule to subside, and the impure water aftorwarlds passed through the carbide and deprived of its mechanical impurities he knew of no-refuse water so impure that it was not ...

... LEEDS, OCTOBER 20, 18eG, The casracy of St. Mary's Church, Leeds, hats becomee vacant. It is in the gift of the R1ev, John Bicker- dlike, M.A. THE SmR TATToN SYKLES MEMORIAL.-The above memtorial will be inaugurated on the 26th instant by Lord Hethaus, M.P. HADEOOATE BATH 11oSPITAL, Oct. 18.-PatiOnts left in the house last week, 94; discharged during the week, 19; admitted this dlay, 35; fetal ...

... THE SKIPTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL, TO THE EDITORS OF THE LEEDS MERCURY. ENLEENA,-As ?? e of the parish of Slciptori, and former pupil in the Grammar School of that toa n, and as having myself been engaged during the last twelve years in the work of education, I naturally feel an interest in the present proceedings relating to the Skipton Grammar School. Having for a period of eight years been. a ...

... The following table is intended to show what would have been the position of the Bank of France, in respect to its reserve at various periods, if its issues had been regulated on; thesamne principle as those of the Bank of England, viz., an issue of £14,600,000 on securities, and the remainder on bullion. The first column gives the minimum amount of bullion held by the Bank of France in years ...

... The Aloni/sstr dea Soir gives the following news from Crete, v.hich, while not confirming the assertion that the insurgents have accepted an amnesty, clashes con- sidesloay vwith the other news that they have resources Which they mean to use for carrying on the war for months to come:- The events in Crete seem to be entering on apacific phase, In the face of the difficulties which recently ...

... I TO THE EDITORS OF THE LEEDS MERCURY. .. GENTTLEMN,--Your advocacy of a straight street a] being made in preference to a cuved one has a great h' many supporters, and there is a strong feeling in the town e' in favour of the straight plan being adopted; but the 9' difference of cost, which is stated to be £38,000 in favour bn ef Messrs, Martin and Fenwick's plan over the other, has, a] I ...