... A eneeting of the Council was held yesterday afternoon, in the Saloon of St. George's Hall. The MAYOR (Mr. lirayshaw) occupied the chair. The proceed- ings of the Streets sad Drainage Committee included a proposal to adopt Girlington-road as a public highway, and the appointment of Mr. Edward Rutlodge as foreman of sewerage works at 60s. per week, and Mr. IV. Metcealfe, as an assistant ...

... MEETINGS OF THIE OPPOSITION. ?? t11 Tall Mall G'aztlc.) As it is easy to bo wise after events have run their natural course, it is probable that p. good many persons, not usually distinguished for far-sightod sagacity, are now csming round to the opinion that all such meeting as that whirls was last held at Mr. Gladstone's house must be ranked eniong political blunders of the first magnitude. ...

... FIVE LIVES LOST. On Friday night an accident, resulting in the loss of five lives, occurred at Messrs. Unwin and Shaw's coal pit, which is near the railway station at Brightside, Shefflield, and is generally klnown as the Brightside Colliery. The pit, like many others in the neighbourhood, is worked both by day and for several hours during the night, and the unfortunate men who were killed ...

... ENGI IVERS' STRIKE ONT THE N.oR-TII-EASTERN RAILWA~Y. jq still no chaige to note in the position of 1 ,ea,1, ci. strike, who nutintain their spirit of determinn- t e btsl ii a concession of their demands. No progress fi to a de in reard to their proposal for arbitra- te otffer of sue-h method of settlement has been 0 Sl eut not accepted, auli] as the Le-gislature will iot rfio e0ither to ...

... LEEDS, APRIL 19, 1807. TDri EASTErI TUESDAY Rllncour DEMONSTRATION iN L:m ?? following latter hns beeu recoivod by Mr. l'i;bu Fintei, secretary to the Yorkshire Reform Dumon- stnitiou, fronl Mr. Baimcs, MP.:- Headingley Lodge, April 17, 18S7. MvB DEAn Sa,-Though I am almost bewildered by re (nt evecets is the Ilouso of Commons, yet at the trumpeit-call of reform, I must needs, like the old ...

... tim ENGINE DRIVERS' STRIKE. LEEDS Ablitratiodi Continues to be1 pronsinently advo- d by the men out on strikle as it meais of arrragilig f re-cnt ffiiVarfccs, an1d, iil thI event of this being re- i ,l1w the ompanry, there is the omntious prospect of a - et le a railwty traffic through1out the rby le withdrawal of tho vast arrmy of employve3 jsIO do daily duty on the intricate network of lines ...

... I-TA.IT.E1 UN:(JN.-I'LECTION OF' a GVAiVMLANS. I TO TIE1- E.DITOLS (Y lOlTH LEIE M flt2 GEiNTnai NF-If 'YcItr ColT rrspoiid~::II above 'sllhieft {t the Wsn'!t' ! ?? tII ettucid sith-01t-lsttter ?? lii A :it i -Iii V- I,-- I sloiould not lax-c 1hBad t neaitt izg itt ito truti!,l' - sonl nowt' L mnt; ?? It vpl~rsrs tiata it ?? C i-vespie~i'I' T'.s - elceftiit or pwaldtalls inl ?? i. i.H ...

... I GRAND TRUNK OF CANADA. Thie ordinary half-yearly meeting of this corn- psiy was held on Thursday, at the London Tavern; Mr. D W. Watkin, M.D., thre president, in the chair. The report of thu directors, w hich has been rshlished, and the special report on past and future traffc reslts, by Mr. lirydges, the managing director, wvere taken as read, The Psnsenrx ?? the autumnal meeting rail- way ...

... GRESC v. BROUGHAM. The following correspondence appoars in the P'ail i~lk/ Sawfly:- Sir,-Lord Brougham having read the letter which ap- peared in your issue of Weduesday, the 3rd inst., under the signature of An Admirer of Lord Broughaill, has called on me to complete the confutation of Earl Grey's statement by the publication of the accompanying letter1 which his Lordship has long known to ...

... LATEST NEW; Onl [ThEtTERI'S TmEcLreo .1 of AMERICA. ?? S ARIUVAL OF TIIE CHINA. rd (1'ia Qauenstowvn.) lid The Royal Mail steamship China, from New York on the 9th inst., arrived at Queenstown at 6.10 pm. Oil to-day (Friday), with 152 cabin passengers. After te. landing 130 sacks of mails and 15 passengers, she pro- n- ceeded at 6.30 p.m. for Liverpool; all well. 3S- Nmvw Yonle, April 9, ...

... : FoREIGN AND COLONIAL. FRANCE. PARIS, April 11. ¶ m, et, bitt record once more that tlvo (liffl'trent 1 )oeysil uts regards8 the question elf the )JsichY Of ~oriUCr~irt otsisititig ini attributing to the5 Gvorera- ?? tiesire of settling thle point~sat issule by . of tdiptivinucy which opinion is soutewhait founded c'-151, faot, that no interpellations have Clain allowed in I ~ is'i s. This, ...

... TlHE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAI>3 . . I The Royal mtail Coimpany's steamship Atrat,, wit West liudia and Pacitic nriils, arrivcd here this with. ZS pasas-genrs, :1,191,907 in specie, alti 7' pl of cargo, colrsistilg, chielly of coffee an rl indiarun . left Beter Llend on the :30th of March, and expel.u: ! ealin sea and failr winds throughout the passage. Fickness had entirely disappeared from ...