... I (By Telegraph.) HOUSE OF LORDS, Y5nI IA. Their Lordsbips met at five o'clock. INCREASE OF THE EPISOOPATE. The House went into committee on the Increase of the Episcopate Bill. On the clause authorising the appointment of saffraggan bishops, The Earl of DERBY opposed the Clause, and objected to the appointment of suifragan bishops altogether. After some discussion, and without any result ...

... THE PRIVY COUNCIL AND THE NORTH RIDING 9EAMBHRI OF AGRICULTU4E. On Saturday we reported the refusal of the Lords of the Privy Council to entertain au application from the Xorth Biding Chamber of Agriculture for. the opeing of thl Maltou market for. the use of the North . ?? Riding farmers formeale of hored cattle, The refus'al was based upon the report of an outbreak of plague in the North ...

... FROM OUR LONDON CO.RRESPONDINT. I 'oNzOo, Friday. The discussion of last night shows that if the Reform Bill is to be passed, the session will have to be prolonged beyond the conventional last week i in July or first week in August; and no doubt even the most enthusiastic sportsmen will think the clauses affecting redistribution more important than grouse. There is, indeed, a sort of rumour ...

... PRINCE FREDERICK CHARLES AND HIS CONS3TIT,,ENTS. His Royal Highness Prince Frederick Charles, Who was elected to thelate North German Parliament for a district in the province of Konigaberg, has forwarded the subjoined letter to Count Sohliebeu, with the request that it may bo communicated to his constituents:- Herr Graf,-Now that the Parliament of the North German Confederation has fulfilled ...

... I AGGREGATE MEETING OF TENANT-RIGHT I . HOLDERS AT HUDDERSFIELD. Last night an aggregate meeting of the tenant- right holders of Huddersfield was held in the Gymnasium- hail of that town-having been convened by the Tenant Right Holdera's.sociation-to consider the bill to grant 999 yeaxsleasesintroducedbySir'J.W. RamsidenintoParliamrent, sad to congratulate him upon it. There was a small attend ...

... LUCALA AND GENERAL. LEEDS, MAY 10, 1867, PETITONS.-In the House of Commons on Wednesday petitions against the sale of intoxicating drinks on Sundays were presented by Sir P. Crosuley, from Wesleyana of Hebden-bridge, Mytholmroyd, and anhabi- tants of Otley and Giggleswick; by Mi. H.FP. Beaumont, from Wealeyans of ludderefleld, Almondbury, Wors- borough-bridge, Batley, 'Prkgate, Independents ...

... LONDON, BRIGETON, AND SOUTH-COAST I RAILWAY. I The adjourned special meeting of shareholders wee held at noon yesterday, in the International Hotel, London Bridge; Col. BnrTrxt, I.P., in the chair. The CHARAN, in opening the proceedings, said,- Gentlemen, I now have to declare the result of the poll on the amendment to Sir Charles Jackson'sB resolution. For the amendment there are 10,200 votes ...

... TEE DIVISION ON MR. HARDY'S AMEND3M1NT. R~epresentattioin of the People Bill ?? in Commrittee :-Clausse 4 :-Amendment again proposed, in page 2, lin 22, after the word 1of, to insert the words 'lendeor tenements ?? Seoretay'yGathorno Hardy:) -Amendment again proposed to the said proposed amenld- ment, to leave out the words or ten ements,' in order to insert the words with a. tenement ...

... 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 ...

... F.OREIGN AND COLONIALJ THE INSURRECTION IN CTE. Ioistne EKSC-U BnI (autwm EmonUxA . : r . : RinsD so), May 3 It would be incorrect to say that the Cretan people are not deeply interested in every movement of Omr aVshs, and that they' do not watch his advance upon Sphakia; with great anxiety. Yet, when I remember the high reputation of thlgeneral who had been sent to crush them, these islanders ...

... TO TILE EDITORS OF THE LEEDS MERCURY. GcmraxN,-The letter of , Subscriber to the 'Ifadesmen's Benevolent Institution would he quite right in principle, if the candidates not at present residing in Leeds had removed to some other town for purposes of trade; but when, as in the case of the candidate who is at present residing in Bradford, the removal was solely to receive such assistance as he ...

... FO ANDCOLONIAL. ITALY. F LoRExaE, May 22. is ; tt season when thousands of Englsh u and ?? vioter, to Italy rinve northwards to Turin, tflieriad thef Lakes previous to crosising the Alpq and :a p through S witzerannd, or ?? to the Mon- ,radi~tic Reetreot o fdaly epidemics in ?? thae dera t thre planwas ofcumbers of causd ' b ny otheroientog paseuncertain thoa ey shouldl eolee to a vd oibdy ...