... GREAT STRIKE OF ENGINEMEN ON THE NORTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. As our readers are doubtless aware a serious strike has been going on amongst the engine drivers and fire. men employed on various railway lines, and that in consequence incalculable inconvenience has been caused to the public. For some time back the engine. men engaged on the North-Eastern Railway have been amongst the dissatisfied, and ...

... WIRY GLADSTONE AND THE LIBERAL I PARTY.- .. , The Observer on Sunday announced that 'Mr. (Vladstone had given up the leadership of the Liberal party. The announcement was founded on a letter (bwhich the Observer printed) written by the light hon. gentleman in reply to Mr. it. W. Crawford, rP. Ivfr. Crawford, having written to Mr. Glad- stone to pak what course he proposed to take with resard ...

... LOCAL AND GENE IRAL. LEEDS, APRIL 12, 1867, VOTES Or ?? ME SY m RS.-The follow- ing Yorkshirohle M ers voted on Mr. FRtwcstt's Instruc- tion, to extend the grovisilS of thle Tests Abolition (Oxford) Bill, to thle Univ~sifY of Ct ?? (2d3)-Mr. Aliroyd, Mr. Baines, Lord F. Caveeldish, Mr. Cla, Sr F Crssey, Mr. Dent, Mr. IJointsr, M~r. Haed- fiekld, Lordl JoiflaIy', Dr. JIdtb, Cap~t. .icar-ley, Mr ...

... TIHE ENGINE DRIVERS' S1TIXE, CONVICTION OF A LEEDS DRIVER FOR BREALC0I OF CONTRACT, YestErday, the six Nortlh-Eastern engine drivers -George Thompson, Robert Waite, Thomas Smith, Jas. Grange, John Binns, and Win. Denniss-charged with having illegally left their employment, again appeared before the Leeds Mapistrates, in accordance with Mon- dahy'sadjournment. The magistrates onil t benchl welo ...

... Dr. Samunel Sebastian Wesley, organint of Glou- cester Cathedral, and formerly organist of Leeds Parish Church, gave an interesting performance on Wednesday evening on a large new organ, built by hessre, Conacher end Co. for l~gh-etreet New Connexion M~ethodist Chapel, IlddersEield. A\ choir of about twesnty voices, under tho direction of Mr. R. Garner, sang several of Dr. Wesloy's best ...

... 1:HE SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLISH FISHERIES. Da&ricsTo;., Saturday. THE DINSDALE LOOK CASE. The hearing of this case again occupied the attention oi the Special Commissioners nearly the whole of the day. It will be remembered that it is a claim by Mr. Surtees to a fishing mill dan extending entirely across the Tees, with a fish lock at each side. Mr. Huonts, Welsh Circuit, appeared for Mr ...

... THE ROYAL ALBERT ASYLUM FOR' L[JIOT6 AND IMBECILES OF THE NORTHERN COUNTIES. An ill fuelttil niecting wvas held yesterday at the nU(I Jury IIOOm of the Leeds Town Halll, for the purpose of pronsotiilg the erection of the ~oyal Albert Asyhlun for Itliots sodl lesbociles of the Northern Counties, a building wvhich it is intended to form at Lanucaster to mneet, in some degree, the great necessity ...

... | WE are happy to be able to announce that the movement for establishing a Training Ship at Hull is rapidly progressing. The committee appointed to consider the subject received yesterday a communication from the Hon. Adxniral DuNCOMBE, M.P., stating that the Admiralty have granted the prayer of the very influential memorial forwarded on Satur- day last. A list of available ships will be sent ...

... THE DRBNTURR QUESTIO=N- (Frow the .Railmo'y .Kcres.) There is probably not a more hopeless, nora more thankless task than that of en~deavouring to allay panic. You may prove to demonstration that Your friee( is acting only upon panic fear; you May give fure aielu facts which, at a time when conduct is influenced by the dictates of common sense, would be considered oelui but nil is vain. Like ...

... FOREIGN AND COLONIAL AMERICA - ARRIVAL OF THE CHINA, Lsvssi'oo,(r, Satur,lay. The Roval Mail steamer Chilis, Csit, Rockley Ic Boston on the 10th and Halifax on the tth ist rear' the Mersey shortly after noon to-day, briiigie, lid passengers and 1,00 dollars in specie on treiht. AWashingtou despatch to thc L.'P eli, . April 9th, ?? Senate ratified the Bus''' * can treaty this afternoon by an ...

... MLlE LONDON, BlRIOITON, AND SOUTH COA8T RAILWAY. I [Fnoor OU0 LONDaON 1Rr:sOUSTEn.1 Loxso'sO, uosdany. Mertiingos w(ere convened for yesterday afternloon of the Chiiehester and hIltdhurst, the Surrey anud StresI, arid ?? MVest Sussex Junction shareholders-corrcrns which tho directors of the London and Brightou Company propose to absorb-nnd also of tho London arid Brighton shareholders, who, ...

... TIlE UNITED STATES TARIFF. WOOL AN) WOOLLENS, Our attention has been called to the tabular statement of the increased cost of wool and woollen goods to the people of the United States under the new tariff, which appeared in our City Letter on the 2nd inst., and doubt has been expressed as to the accuracy of some of the figures. The statement was taken from the Uniled Sates JEconsomist, the ...