... AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. LevEaroosi, Thursday. The Inman screw steamer City of New York, Capt. Leitch, from New York, on tho 22nd ult., reachod the Mersey about one o'clock this afternoon, bringing 18 cabin and li4i eterage pas-enuers, and 12,600 dollars in specie on freight. The .Y(ri Jiork ?? of the 30th elitoriallv says:- It is evident from the lull in the l'etnian ...

... T'BE MANSION-HOUSE COLLIERIES EXPLOSIONS RELIEF FUND. (Fisoc our'. LONDON RlrOirmn.) lLosoox, Thursday. The total amount received and promised up to lour o'clock to-day in support of this fulld was about £ 16,620. Amnong the larger subscriptions since my last rotice are the foliowing :-Loidl Vernon, X200; City of Gloucester, first instalment, £150; Messrs. J. 11. Jnfitran and Co., £20,; Messrs ...

... 26TlE WIEEK THIS HAL--YEAJL Total Same Inc. or frileasge RAILW.Ax5 1804. 184. l-yoar. 15W1. Des. 151141645 £ £ £ £ £l Bristol and Exeter,, 50692 5243 - 18636 134 121 Caledonian ?? - - - - 5D 1 455 Cambrian ?? 2020424 2132 05221 41212 313 1316 130 Cooecorn'th, R,&Pop -- 295 - - 31- CorkBa ?? 333 2D - - - 20 24 Deeside ?? 29G. - - - 17 17 Dublni&BelfastJne. 16610 - - - 03 83 Dublin & Droghedfa,. ...

... TEHE STATE OF SPAIN, ?? e/ic Timcs.) queen Isabella of Spain, who had announced her intention to make her soul at the expenie of her subjects, is proceeding. at a tremendous rate, She has dissolved her Cortes, and transported her Deputies by wholesale. According to the latest intelli,,'nce, orders have been issued for the arrest of 1.3 members of the Lower House, and several of them have ...

... F 'ROM OUR LONDON CO.tRESPONDET. I LoNDON, 3riday. Mr. Danby Seymour, M.P., who is the author of the imputatious on Mr. Bright, which appeared ill the 'or'tsqqhf/sy .&srevim, has published iu thoe Times the apology he sent to Mr. Bright. You will probably have obsorved bow Mr. Seymour's apology halts on one le-g. Io only regrets having misrepresented what Mr. Bright ?? about the number of ...

... OYEIRCROWDINC OMINIBUSES, &c., IN LEEDS. TO 'THE EDITORS OF 'JJJF LEEDS MERCURY. GEN'T'L EMIEN,-I waS Cxceedingly glad to sce at letter ini the 11kcirelary of Saturday last, Calling attention to the disg raceful ?? Which arc oftoen vitnlessed in soale of ?? onahiiuscs. and I havo been very much serprissd that no tieether ?? of public opinion on the subject has appeared since. t think it is ...

... I HTE LANCASTER ELECTION COMM1SSION. LANCAShI, Friday. Mr. T. J. Ilnrstowo and Mr. R. M. Newton, two of theu Condueissioiers appointed to inquire into tho existence of hribery and corruption lat the last and preceding elec- tions for the borough of Lancaster, resumed their investi- gaticn in the Shire Hall, this morniug. It will be recol- lected that the inquiry was oponed in August last, and ...

... LjOCAL AND GENERAL. LEEDS, JAI\UARIY o, 1867. 'fir Rtight Roll. Gathorno Hiardy arrived at Osborne onl Wednesd'ey, itud had the Ihouour of dianing with the Queen aid, the royal brolly. AitenIDEACONRY oit? Yonsr.-Tho Archbishop of 'York bus collated tlc H-ev. IV. D. Jotiui, vicar of Dishop- thorpe, near Yol,. tire urrh~ebdrourvy of York, vacated by the resignartion oi the Veil. Sitephon Creyke. ...

... THE GOVERNMENT OF iRELAND. Thue Daiy FL'deeircyiphl says :-Wo heave reason to believe that the presesit Cabisot have resolved upon a Eeries of importalnt enieasUnS fer the thorough pacification of Ireland, In the first place, it is proposcl to transfer all the eudowments of the Protestant sect to the support of the fomat Catholic Chtrch. Dr. Callen is to receive the inconme now sllotted to ...

... THE LEEDS MERCURY. II ITELLIGENCE has been received in PIriS that Algeria waF vihdted with alt eaithquake on the 2nd instant. Several villages were partially or wholly destroyed, and in Mrongaiaville 37 persons were killed and 100 wore injured. A 'TELEORAAM front Pesth states that the Imperial patent has caused great dissatisfaction in Hungary. The Hungarians thought that they had made greater ...

... THE DRESS OF OU 1RSOLDIERS, r.o, tze? ilia TimmJ It is nearly twonty years since the question was first discussed in these columns, and the actual dross of thle British soldier represents the result of modern reforms. In fact, the military costumo of 1867 is as differelt from that of 1846 as it would be from the equipment which our present correspondent now desires to introduce, Vary much has ...

... LATES$T NEWS. L T . - - TRHrnun' TBLZGRAU8.1 PRUSSIA. THIE NORTH GERMAN PARLIAME NT. BAnneTr, Jan 4. Several Governments belonging to the North German Confederation have notified their adhlesion to the deci- sion. of Prussia to assemble the Parliament on the 16th of February. The Prusaian Government has taken steps to accelerate the preliminary arranpgenonta for the elections. Military pereons ...