... REFORfM MEETING AT YORK. On Tuesday evening a numerous meeting of the friends of the York branch of the National Reform League was held in the Festival Concert-room of that city; the chair being occupied by Mr. 5, ROaTRcEs, Mr. ThoRNTON moved:- Thet this meeting being more then over consinced that the only tree and pernimolt basts of a just and equid itprosenttieoa of the Pworle is registexed ...

... THE LEEDS MERCURY. I COUNT BISuARK's reply to the formal ilavi. tation to the Conference is reported from Berlin' He said that Prussia was willing to accept the neutr tiNa` tion of Luxemburg as a basis of negociation, but that she had no intention of excluding Luxemburg fro.. the Zollverein if neutralized, that question not lying within the scope of the Conference. We should hardly think that ...

... I LOCAL AND GENE.RAL. LEEDS. MAY 2, 1867. PETITIONS.-In the House of Commons, on Tuesday, petitions against the malt tax were presented by Mr. Baines, from Leeds, and by Mr. Waterhouse from Hipperholme and Halifax. Petitions were also presented in tavour of closing 1iublic-houses on Sunday by Lord Hotham, from Great Driflield and Brandesburton, East Riding of Yorkshire; by Mr. Lowther, from ...

... THE REFORM DEMONSTRATION m HYDE PARIK. (FROM Cul LoDMON RbOsrTn'n.) LoxDoN, Mondayv o'eloct. The extraordinary determination of the Govern- mnent with reference to the demonstration of the Reform League in Hyde Park, made publiolin the columns of the Times this morning, has increased rather than allayed the excitement to which the occasion has given rise. The whole progress of the affair, from ...

... LAYING THE CORNER STONE OF A | I CHURCH AT BATLEY. I Yesterday the Bight Hon. Viscount Grey de Wilton laid the cowner stone of a church at Batlcy,,in the presence of a considerable number of spectators. The new church which is to be dedicated to St. Thomas, will occupy a sie on-the -side of the bill at Lamplauds, near the baths a district where a large population has of late years gatisered ...

... WEEKLY RETURN OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN THE BOROUUH OF LEEDS. 17m VvS, 1867. Tn the week ending last Saturday 4,081 births and 2,276 deaths were registered in ten latge cities and boroughs of England, includin London. The births exceeded by 490, while the deaths were 286 below, the average weekly numbers in the ten years 1851-60, cor- rected for increase of population to the middle of this year ...

... I TEE FACTORY ACTS EXTENSION BILL. ?? 0- . .- -4 - rs|AAzAAA1' n Mr. A. I:Redgrave, Inspector of Factories, nas addressed the following letter to Mr. Lakeman, Halifax:- 10, Whitehall, S.W., 6th April, 1867. Dear Sir,-I have your letter of yesterday stating that you have been invited to attend a meeting of the ialifax Chamber of Commerce, at which the two Factory.Bills will be discussed, and ...

... IMPERIAL PAR-LIAlMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, YESTERDAY. The Speaker took the chair at four o'clock. THE SCOTCH AND IRISH REFORM BILLS. In reply to questions from Mr. SsoiopOLE SauddSir'R. Acss'nuvEsRs, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCEQUER said'that bh regarded thb Scotch Reform Bill as more presiing than the Irish Reform Bill, as Ireland had more recently been legislated for. The Wrsh bill 'was in ...

... LATEST NEWs.o FEBu'rEB'5 TlEORASBI FRANiCE. THE PROPOSED CONFERENCE. PAs, may 3, Evening. In to-day's sitting of the Corps Legislatif, the Marques do Moustier, Minister for Foreign Affairs,. read a communication announcing that since the last communication made by the Government to the Chamber, the negoeiations with regard to Luxemburg had been actively carried on between the different Courts. ...

... OP YOR O REEOi I ETIE.ARODE OF CBH - I; . AN :a aE -v .. .. Yesterday jTuesday) the 'Venerable Archdeacon 'Jones deliveres his first archidiaconal charge Since. his appointment by~ the Archbishop to the office formarlyoccu- pied by Archdeacon Creyke, in the Churc Of S *fchel Fe-Belay, York. After paying a graceful compliment to his, predecessor, the Venerable Archdeacon, in the course of a ...

... IMPERIAL PARLIAMENVT HOUSE OF LORDS, Y sOMfAl. Their Lordships met tat five o'clook for the first timue after the Easter holidavs. LUXEMBIURG. Earl RUSSELL asked for information is4 reference to the. qveson of Luxemburg. The Earl of DERBY referred to the anxiety which had, arisen as to the relation between France and Pruasia on the subject in consequence of the changed condition of Luxem-; ...

... TEE TURRET v. THE BROADSDE SYSTEIL I- . . . On Wednesday evening Captain Cowper Coles, R.N., O.B., delivered a lecture at the Royal United Ser- vice Institution. Captain FosIErnXsNE occupied the chair, Captain CowvaEn CoLrs said the title of his lecture might appear to be out of date since the turret system was now admitted to be the right thing, end the only problem to be solved now was which ...