... THE OUT-TOWNSHIP SURVEYORS WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF LEEDS, AND THE HIGHWAY RA.TES. TO THE EDITORS OF THEI LEEDS MERCURY. GENTLLmEN,-In the report of the proceedings at a special meeting of the Leeds Town Council, held on Saturday, the 30th ult., for the purpose of laying iL high- way rate for the borough, certain statements appear to have been made respecting the out-towrnehips of the borough, ...

... MEETING OF THE HULL DOCK COMPANY -CONTINUED OPPOSITION TO THE WEST DOCK EXTENSION BILL BY THE BOARD OF HEALTH. On Wednesday an extraordinarymeeting of the share. holders of the Hull Dock Company, commonly called the Wharnoliffe meeting, was held under the standing orders of Parliament, in the Board-room. Mr Win. Wright, chairman, presided. There was a numerous attendance. The chairman called ...

... THE LEEDS MERCURY. IT TuE EmBrmOl OF AUSTRIA LhS Written to IFhis ambassador at Washington, instructing him to askI Mn. SaWAaD to request JuA1aZ to treat the EnIERon MAsXIMelAN as a prisoner of war in case his Majesty should be captured by the Republicans. Tile end ap- pears to be near. Tiru Indians have massacred a United States garrison, tnder CoroNEL RANKIN, in Dacotah territory. Tlro ...

... TlHE ENGINE DRIV;ERS' STRIiIKE ON THE NORTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. LEEDS. There is little change to notice in the position of either party, the Directors and olliciels of the North-Eastern Company being still actively employed in orgaisising a proper stail of drivers rnd firemen to arry on the oriinary trfllic of their vast system, nud the mel on strike remaining as fixed aseverin tleir ...

... The Paris correspondent of the Times says :-The definitive answer of the Berlin Cabinet to the lest appeal made to it with a view to a pacific settlement of this un- I fortunate question of Luxeinburg is expected here to-day ] (Friday) or to-morrow. Thereis no doubtwhatever that both Russia and Austria, as well as England, admit the illegality of the Prussian occupation of the fortress, and ...

... L ATE S T N :Sw1 [EUTza'S TAGIM,.] AMERICA. (Per America, tier Southamptona) NLew Yoax, March 21, Moaninc The House of Represcntatives has adopted roeelo. tiona instructing the Coumnittee on FFreegn .lipir. inquire why the claims of citizens of the U'nited Sttt against Great Britain since 1859 hare no t been pc and to report what steps it eonsidc r. secure their prompt settlement; also to ...

... CAU$E LIST. The CaUse List contains 87i causes-18 of them being marked for special juries. The following is the list, with the result of the causes already diaposedof - No. Plaintiff. Defondnnt. Canse of Action. Result. 1. Holroyd . Wood ?? TrspsE. to land Juror wohdwn 2, lt,~atthewe . Bennett and ann, .. B. Plaintiff, 400. 3. Crowther .. Nttloton and ano Replevin ,, Plaintiff . 4. Wade ?? ...

... MTSCELLA2N IA TUSO but ndnlu e thelr phsical streunth As thov sat ?? ule chewing bits of chop-sti..k tn cleatl thair teoah anei gaziut conzestly nt lne, the thoucht occasionally il:lshed ncross nay mind, ' Are theso canilibals vonderhlg hov. n picec of ronst cousul vould fastc, and ?? voald be luost me a prcsout of about a cartlolid Of gig;nutic yams, tvsavourg, cold consl)l or hot ?? (Jn ...

... I ?? V _ _ Up~m AMERICA. Mach o NEw YORK, Mac lb.th Congress is determined not to become involved in new oti buasinless of any very great importance., It evidently meanss ste to performi only that which is Vositively necessary, and( be when that is gone through with, it 'will adjourn possibly WI until next Decensber. The most imuportiant business which Congress lies had under consideration has ...

... 1 ?? LEEDS, APRIL 2, 1807. |, z -r Our Oxford correspondent telegraphs that Jas. 0, Cotton, of Lincoln College, J. H. Merryweather, Lin- coln Grammar School, and E. Wv. B. Nicholson, Tonbridge School, have been elected to scholarships at Trinity. There V(elo twenty-x-ve candidates,-TIl( ?? Gazttle. BR ?? SoCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE Qoso-L Asocco rIME Jiew&-LrEOs Auxrr:L ?? iglht ?? ...

... THE LEEDS MERCURY. I S'Cl ?? ws there is from the Continent continues to poinit to the probability of war. There can be no doubt that. both Franoe and Prussia are In pushing on with the idttmast vigour ali such nnrna- ise cnuts is can be aecomplisbed in a semii-tsoerel manner. The question (if ullijaees is probably the one that most .;00 seriously occnpies the attention of the respective G'ov- ...

... i-leVFOREIGN INT.iZLLItGENUE;: | . ?? ' . I II. . ' !, ' - . - ' - ; . I . FRANCE i. l , PANS, April 16th.-' eporta have been current of the arrest of Prussian officers by the Freno authorities at Thionville, and of the arrest of Frch officers at Mayence'and Laudan. These reports are; declared to be without foundation. i . I It is announced that the Emperor and Empress of Russia will shortly ...