... TElE BlSISOP OF RIPON ON CHURCE MISSIONS. a The Bishop of Ripen presided last niight at the Ic annual meeting of the Leeds Association of the Society y for the Propa'gation of the Gospel icn Foreign Parts, held in the Victoria, Hall. In opening the proceedings, the Bisuoop said the meeting had been held for the purpose of a hearing what had been the operations Of the society a dulrinig the ...

... wLUE ACCIDENT IN REGENT'S PARK. THE SEARCH FOBR THE BODIES. Tbc Ti'inis thus describes the search for the bcdeies on Wednesday:-Moruing dawned, and with it came fre8h lorrors. All who could be saved had, of course, been saved the night before; but nightfall inter- ruptted thc operatinS boforo moot of those known to have teen drowned could be recovered, It was hoped, rather thnn e;pected, that ...

... ST. MARY'S CllUltull. LAST Uight a congregational tea meeting, in con- nection with this church, was held at the Salt- house-lane school-room. The company chiefly con- sisted of ladies. There were present al(lermen and councillors. The gathering was for the purpose of augmenting the funds for paying the expetincs of the choir. About three hundred and fifty persons par- took of an excellent ...

... THE DUKE OF RUTLAND AND AIR. BRIGHT. An important gathering of the agriculturists of Leicestershire took place on Saturday, to celebrate the establishment of a local chamber of agriculture for that county. The chair was taken by the Duke of Rutland, whose remarks, in the speech of the evening, upon the political conduct of Mr. Bright as affecting agriculture, will be read with interest. In ...

... THE OPENING OF PARLIAMEN | The anitnouncement of the Queen's inten- tion to re-open Parliament in person, with the same state as last year, will be the source of great satisfaction throughout her Majesty's clominions. The fact that the grief of our Sovereign is more poignant and endfoif g than that of most minds may sometimes have caused unwarrantable dissatisfaction, but the English public in ...

... - I HULL WRsLEYAN TEMPERANCE SOOIETY.--Th'e committee have received one guinea from James Clay, Esq., MPP., as an annual subscription to the ulluU WeVseyan Temperance Society and Band of Hope. LORD and Lady Londesborough have arrived in town from. Grimston Park, near Tadeaster, York- shire, and towards the end of the month go to ?? to join their youthful family. Tnu FROST.-Throughout Sunday, ...

... 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 ?? ...

... LATEST NEW SO fltnnn'u Tazaaui.x1 M A FRANCE. , IMPORTANT CHANGES.-RESIGNA.TION or THE MINISTERS. PARIS, Jan. 19, The .'ranere of this evening corroborates the re. marks it mnade yesterday relative to the general accuracy L of the current rumours of approaching niodifiatione in the Government organisation, and Says:-The address in reply to the speech from the throne woall be definitely ...

... 1REFORM MEETING AT CAS3TLEFORD. A largelY attended public meoting rit connection with the Yorkshiaf ?? Of the htefonm League waste ekid On Saturday eveing, en the'Mecbahle' Hall, Catle- oayd. Ifev, NL MoDOwiehd having been voted to the chair, e n reeted in the reform question who had saderated te gea rning powers for the last ?? ylearnd seeo thate teir ?? been abortive, and conviction that ...

... THE BISHOP OF RIP9ON ON LAY AGENOY The annual meeting of the Yorkshire Church of Elnghlnd Scripture readers' Society was hold yesterday in the Philosophical Hall, Lecds, under -the presidency of the BsBosOr of ioroN. The attendance was ?? LosisnDmi, in opening the proceedings, said they were all aware that the object of the society was to provide a sup- ply of duly qualihed men to visit, under ...

... 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 ...