... R O- M- U---R - -O-R-RPO- -N - TF'ROM OURS LOND)ON CORARESPONDENT. LONDON, Monday. - 'llc ?? jonnals are swvainped with SUm- maxuics of the pakssing year. From long fnmiliarity with 1lees wonderful productions, 1 am disposed to think that lbey serv no liseful purpose. Forced to deal in generali- ties, they lack precision of statement, cud very rarely trouble theimselves wvith dates. Often, ...

... THE LEEDS MER)CURY. A FLolitNCE journal says that the negocia- tions between Italy and D.Ome rcspecting OcolOsiastical matters are proceeding favourably. I1IS HOLINuESS TIE PorE held a reception and made a speech on New Year's day, like the secular sovereigns of France and Italy. It was Gymim&nar. KsANMnn, the Minister of Arms, who paid the ?? Father the complinments of the season. In the name ...

... THE LEEDS MERCURY. I TirE latest telegrams from New York indicate that the eflorts being mado to causo the impeachmnent of PsEsrDNr JoHNsoN to be abandoned are not likely to prove successful. The Radical leaders insist on its being proceeded with, Tnz first batch of French troops-935 in number-arrived at St. Nazaire yesterday from Mexico. IT is said that the Franco-English Fishery Commission ...

... LEEDS, JANUARY 19, 1867. TIiz DRSTRUcOToN op OnoyDoN CiURCH:i-A vestry meeting was held at the Town-hall oni Thursday, fhen it was resolved unanimously that a voluntary sub- seriotion should be entered into forthwith, and that the smnunt to be so raised, together with the sum of £9,20 i wivichhad been received by the hurchwardens from the insurance offlices, should he applied to the ...

... ANNUAL ME'ETING OF THE LEEDS TOWN M-3SIO:N. Last night the annual meeting of the Leeds VI Town Mission was held in the theatre of the Philosophical in h-all,widelr theor~iesidency of Coloniel Fnatose. Owing to the inelenmeney of the weather, the attendance was limited. s Amrongst those present theme were the Rev. Ei. it. Corder, 11ev. A. IH. Relkc, 1ev. Josiah Pearson, Mr. John Jowilt, W Lir. ...

... The annual mieting of the subscribers to this asylum was held yesterday in the Grand Jury Room of the Leeds Town fuail. The MAYeo, who occupied the citir, remarked flit every one who had a heart must foal a strong sympathy in the efforts made by the promoters of this institution eul behalf of these peer unfortunate women who would be irretrievably lest were it not for the exist- enceofsuch an ...

... On M9ondIy -,ight a public mleetingr, under the auspices of the eforema League, was held at the Vestry- hall, St. Patinras, for the purpose, as stated in au advor- tiseenjert, of ' protesting against the present state of the represetntation of the people ill PalliaLuent. Th meeting was very largely attended, anud among those present were thL menmbcrs for the borough, Mr. Thomas Chambers a ...

... THE LEEDS MERCURYo A 'lEfllAM from Vienna informs us that on I I the Greek Now Year's day the Russian Ambassador at the Court of Vienna gave a banquet to the Greeks residing in that capital. It is of course presumed that this piece of hospitality means a groat deal in the pre- sent state of Eastern affairs. Tim appendix to the Italian Budget for 1867 was published yesterday. The revenue for ...

... THE LEEDS MERCURY. illustrate pretty clearly the kind of liberty now enjoyed there. An address had been adopted by a number of the deputies for presentation to the Qummr, and some of those who approved the memorial endea- voured to gain admission to the Royal prosence to enforce its prayer. The Government, however, con- sidering this as an irregular proceeding, have ordered those who took ...

... THET LICENSING SYSTEM. (FROr o0n LONDON REPORTER.) LONDoN, Tuesday. A Conference for promoting a revision of the licensing system was held yesterday, in the Lower Hall, Exeter Hall, Loid ErloT, D.P., in the absence of tho Earl of Shafteelbury, presiding. Notwitastasdlilig the announce- ment in thle circular convening the meeting that a large onimber of isensbers of both Houses of Parliament, ...

... (FeesRoMe LONDON REPORTER.) LoNDOON, TuOSday. Though the state of the sheets ?? the thaw has been considerably better than was expocted, and though consequently little has been said on the subject, there is no doubt that the feeling against the present system of local government that has long prevailed has been intensitied by its inability to grapplo with the recent storm, and the almost total ...

... LOCAL AND GENERAL, of LEEDS, JANUARY 9, 1867. GRECIANi SCUm'TURE.--Thc first 6f two lectures Ou; On Greek Art, especially Architecture,'' was delivered NV ]ast siight to the members of the Leeds Philosophical and . Literary Society, by Dr. Kinkel, F.1R.G.S., Professor at ?? the Fe'dora] 1'olytechnicum of Zurich. The lecturer 6 directed attention, fi-rs, to the inquryhewit caune- to fl pass ...