... I THE TIMER AND REFORM. The Tnimes has recently spoken very decidedly in favour of dealing with the question of reform, and on Tuesday it followed up its previous articles by one which we may trust indicates the policy which the Government must pursue. It ?? logic of facts is always liable to a severe shock, simply because one fact, or any number of facts, may be knocked over by another. It ...

... 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 ...

... - - - - -- -t¶ --1 . A . Tho Now York papers of the 4th contairn the following report from Major-Gonerldl Hlo-ard:- Bureau of I`efugees, Freedmen, &c., Washington, Dec. 21, 18G. Ron. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of WTar.-Dear Sir-In response to the resolution of Congrees, askiug for reports of the assistant commissioners of this bureau, together vwith a synopsis of the local laws respecting ...

... 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 ...

... 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, ...

... qua LICEN1SNG SYTEM.-MEETING IN LEEDS. A meeting was ],old yesterday in the Grand Jury Boom, Leeds Town Hall, for the purpose of con- ?? the present system of licensing, and appointing delegates to the conference to be held upon the subject inL London to-day and to-morro. a The chair we occupied by Mr. ?? LurroN.-The 11eV, IEnwARD JACKCSON said that the subject they had met to consider was ...

... WYAGES IN AUSTIALIA. 'rho C~lexpcst1s' and Joiners'~ 8ooiety of Sydlney biove sent tito following home for publication : 1SednreN. N Ow South Wales, Nov. 12, M~.G 1jecsolutions passe a Itt thle Carpenters' anlti Joiners' soriety '',flant wo. form it committee to inq~uire into tho present slcrr~i~f ii ttitO, ut cal dlogsts from other trades, wub hinvie of ~scrltititig he mout of distress exist ...

... HIARTLTPOOL MECIIANI CS' INSTITUTE TRUSTEES IN DIFFICULTiES. I The trustees of the Hlartlepool new Mechanics' Institute have unfortunately got into trouble with their now building, and the whole of the library, consisting of between 1,000 and 2,000 volumes of books, the smagoificent billiard table recently purchased, together with all the fittings and appointments of the building, are ...

... . . ty, id LEEDS, JANUARY 29, 1867. ter Dal PORTRAIT 0F SAMUEL SMITH, ESQ., FOR TIIE )s LEae Ioe1Nsemsey,-It will be remembered that sometime it. since many of the friends of the Leeds Infirmary, desirous in to express their sense of the very long asd valuable services of their senior medical officer, Mr. Samuel Smith nd (who held that office for 48 years), and to have his portrait his in the ...

... LEEDS B3ENEVOLENT OR STRANGERS' FRIEND SOCIETY,. Last night the alnnual meetin ofan the srrpp0m Of of theabove oity was hold in ?? Jn-OU o ofthe Town Mal. Tihe MeAYRo presided, and in ?? the meeting his Worship remarked that sinehha le the ofllce of Mayor of Leeds he bad boon called Upon to preside at a great many mneetings andi he had found aL large number of societies in existec ho wads ...

... - ft LEEDS, JANUARY 29, 1867. YonxsInn TEgVmRINARY MEDICAL SOOIcTY.- The fourth annual meeting and third dinner took place at the Queen elHotel, Leeds, on Friday. Mr. Thos. Greavee, ef Manchester, the president, occupied the chair, and gave the inaugural address, which was listened to with snaried attention, and highly appreciated by thl numerous moem- bers present. Thu first quasterly meeting ...

... THE NORTHERN REFOREM DEMONSTRA- I TION 1N NEWCASTLE. l YYesterday about 25,000 of the -working men of t the North of England-chiefiy front the counties of Nor- t thusberland ald Dlurham-took part in the reform demon- sttation in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The gathering was composed of all sections of the unenfrauchised community, anld in many' trades :it was evident that the artizanse had coinC out ...