... MR. MILL'S PROPOSALS AS TO THE MIACHINERY OF ELECTIONS. The folloiving is the formn in which Mr. J. Stuart Miiill's propositions with regard to the method of voting at elections, now stand in the order-book of the House of Commons- In committoe on Representation of the People Bill:- Mr. Mill-Clauoe 9, line 27. leave out all after ' From and after the,' end insert 'Ipassing of the present ...

... 0-- w~ , THE HOUSE OF PEERS ON RITUALISM. rII M A THE debate on Ritualism which took place in the House of Lords on Tuesday night ?? of the most important character. It not only secured the opinions of most of the leading Church dignitaries, but it pointed to a clear and direct mode of settling the ques- tion. The strongly expressed opinions of the headt of the Church, as well as those of the ...

... AND EAST RIDING TIMIES. REGISTERED AT THE GENERAL POST-OFFICE FOP TRANSMIssIoN ABRoAD. FRIDAY, MAY 24. PERHArS now the Reform League are beginning to be a little ashamed of. their violent hostility to the Govermnent Reform Bill. If, indeed, they are really anxious, as they profess to be, to have a liberal measure of Reform passed, this must be the case. They could never have hoped at the ...

... R NT. DOS F COMMIONS, losenY .t ?? the chair. at four o'elock. a ted siook Cowan took the) oaths and his seat for p he oosty of Stitherlasu. RAIWAY Os idraio Of the report of the North British Rail- b, Oy sad 6lH5j0 l)esi1tioii Bill, Vr. ?? oved that the bill be referred to a e V, Il~ADFiFLD in orde to iliow the shareholders of the a :eec 1511is.o ie Oleregoir, Company to be heard against ...

... 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 ...

... ScEhLANEOUSO Q? Mr. George Peabody arrived at Dublin on Sun- dlay evening by the Scotia at Qiseentown, and put up at the Queen's Hotel. The Queen, On the reeommeudstion of Lord Derbr, ct ?? on Sir George Marcoran, late re r of theu Spreme council of Justice in the lonisa Islands, the U M ?? of the Order of St. Michael and St. George. The Queen has just confewred on Sir Benjamin Guinness the ...

... THE TOMNES ELECTIONS AND BRIBERY. We learn from the Enqglish Independent that the participation of several Independents in the corrupt prac- tices ascertained b the Bribery Commission at Totnes has not gone unnoticed or unchastised by theirbrethren inthat town. The proceedings appear to have been of the most formal character, and, as far as an opinion can be formed at a distance, to have been ...

... (Facc 0m LONDOoN Losox Friday. A ceomference was held this day at the West- minster Palaco Hotel, consisting of gentleman invited to meet the deputation from the National Reform Union, Manchesfer, to consider the advisability of that body's taking steps to agitate the question of Reform on the basis of Household Suffrage. It was in contemplation that meetings should be convened in London by ...

... 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. ...

... LOCAL AND GENERAL' LMEDS, MAY 27, 1867. LEEDs TowN RALL POPuLAR OQNOEnTs,-The Town flall choir, composed of thirty or forty trained singers, made' its sixth appeardnee at these concerts oa Saturday night. Notwithstanding the unseasonable nature of the weather the attendance was such as hs all along charatorisedi hesd'popular, entertainments the greateri portion of tb hall- belng 'illed with; a ...

... (By Tekgraph.) HOUSE OF LORDS, YnS DAy. Their Lonna5nrus met at five o'clock. THE CONFERENCE. In reply to a question from Earl RuBssnt, The Earl of DERBY stated that the conference on the question of Luxemburg met to-day at half-past three, and be was informed, and bad every reason to believe, that all the difficulties that had arisen had been iammediately over- come, and although nothing had ...