... THE LEEDS MERCURY. I A Nnw Yonic telegram of the IIth instant announces that the Legislatures of Kentucky and Virginia have rejected the Constitutional Amondment. That is to say they refuse the profferred compromise of Congress, and prefer to remain unrepreseuted rather than submit to 'he terms of the amendment. It is believed that this action of the Border States is largely attributable to ...

... LATEST NEWS, [rREn 's TEIzEon , AMERICA. (By Atlantic Telegraph.) Naw Yor, Jan. 8. The House of Representatives has passed the res). lution for the impeachment of President Johnson. The Innman steamer City of Baltimore arrived or, to-day. PRUSSIA. BMaDw, Jan. 9. Baron von Werther, hitherto Prussian Envoy at Maarid, is spoken of as the future representative gf Prussia at the Saxon Court. It is ...

... LEEDS, JANUARY 12, 1807. DEATH OF Mit. D]UNOAN MACFARLAN.-We have to record thu death of this gentleomirs, which occurred at Airduaddy Castle, Oban, N.i., on the 4th iust. Mr. Mae- farenn carried on for upwards of thirty years a succeesfal busiuess in Glasgow as a Scotch tweed masnufacturer and merchant, having won for himsel]f a reputation for in- provinag thie fabric of an importantlbralule ...

... TIHE UNITED STATES. THE PRESIDENT'S VEITO OF TIE DIi- TRiCT NEGRO SUFFRAGE BILL. A beavy batch of Newv Yolrk parpers, some oi which were long overdue, owcing to the bad weather, cnul' to band yesterday morning. In those of the latest date3 the chief subjects discusscd are the President's veto of ilia bill passed by Congress in Dccenber last to regulate the elective franchise iu the district ...

... Corrected up to the Ist of January, 1867. Where two places are mentioned, the last named is that at which the Dopot of the Regiment is stationed. CAVLRY, BAT. FOOT. LLE GuAnDs.-lst,Regent's- 18th, lt Mdershott, park. 2d N. Zealehd, Colchstr 2d, Rlyde-park. 19th, 1st Bengal-Sholliold. 11o-VAI, IloISE GUInSe. 2nd Buritth-Do. Wndseor. 20th, lst Bougal-ShIroalffe. DPoscOoN GUARDS. 2d Chumi-Do. Let ...

... The following summary of latest colonial intelli- genea is from Messrs. S. W. Silver and Co.'s Circular:- VIecrorA, Oct., 18066-Parliamont has been again pro- rogued, Under the new tariff, so much objected to, reve- nue returns show a decrease, viz,, £96,988, against £129,738 for corresponding period last year. 400 China- men left for Hong Kong, hbving in their possession £6,000 in sovereigns, ...

... T10 TIHE EDITORS OF THlE LEEDS MERWICURiY. GENITLEMEN,-Your eorresponident A P' rent has in his cosliosuicatioll of Saturdoy last contradicted nmy statement of ithe actual siusilar number of holidays undel the half-yearly and term system, ill one of the thres schools which havc adopted the lattter, ?? further gives this ccitradictioci as the ground for his first of three asser- ticus, two ...

... MR. IORPSMAN, MR, ON PUBIAC AFFAIRS. I The ?? dinner of the Stroud Rifle Corps took plare on Mlonday evening At the Subscription Rooms. Captain DicicInesN presided, anti was supported by the Right fiHs, E, IHorsean, M.R, and several leadinggeutle- hlf. IossrAN responded to tbio toast of The donors of prizes.' ThDe hos,. member, vwho was most enthusiastically received, reviecwcd the political ...

... :, E. A. LEATHAM ON THE PROBABLE I EFFECT OF REFORM. l -. 0 I.. . . The following is a fuller report of the latter portiou of Mr. Leathicn's address at the reform meetiugnt hhctiield than we woere able to give yesterday. Perhalps you Dena be surpriseel vline I say that I think ally apprehecision of danger to the righits of capita5l from wvorkingg ciss ?? is ?? chimerical, Y.ou hav nothing of ...

... FLSOGGING GAROTTER8 AT ARKLEY GAOL. , L I, The flogging of two prisoners convioted at tha winter gaol delivery Otr the West Biding, held at Leeds in December last, of conunittisf highway robbery with violence, took place yesterday at Arrnley gaol. to sentencing the ?? Beaumont, aged 47, to five years', and Michael Ginty, aged 26, to ten years' ponal servitude-Ar. Justice Lush exercised the ?? ...

... THIE BARNSLEY COLLIERY EXPLOSION. TWELF TH DAY I Yestorday mnorning the inquriry-was. resuile( ill the larrisley Court-house, before Mr. Taylor, coroner for the Wakefield district. J'didrrd &drlero, a miner, who had formerly worked at the Oaks pit, tendered himself asa witness. The CsRorNsu asked him what he wished to say? W1itness said he wished to state that he was in the mine on Thursday ...

... CHUJRCH EXTENBION INi SHEFFIELD. SPEECH OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF YORK., The second annuial meeting of the members of, the Society for Chu~rch Extension in Sheffield. was held yesterday. The Archbishop of Yonicpresided. Dr. SAere having engaged iii prayer, Mr, NV. BaowN I the secretary, read the, aninual report, which stated that ii' the Porter-street district St. Simon's Church bad becis completed ...