... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... RENEWAL OF CATTLE PL&GU IN THEI METROPOLIS. I (ioen tke Medical Vtnes and Gazette.) There is no doubt that cattle plague has again made its appearance in London. It was stated in the House of Comnbus on Monday that cows had recently died of the disease at Limehouse, and that thirty-nine bad been kiDled. On Thursday last a fresh case appeared in the shed of Mr. Rance, at Islington. We have been ...

... LOCAL AN GENERAL I LIEDS, MAY 1l, 1867. LEEDS COUNTY CoUiR.-IOOSE v. WODD,- This was a case which, at the request Of the defendant, had been brought down from the Court of Exchequer, and was tried Westerday before Mr. T. H. Narshall% judas, and a special jury. The action was brought by the pfaintiff, who is an extensive pig dealer, in Castle-street, Leeds, to recover the sum of £i38 ils. 3d. ...

... A Oapuobin friar, known in religion by the maine of Father Emanuel, has just been condemned by the Ourt of Assize at Brescia to imprisonment for twelve years with hard labour for a murderous assault upon a young girl. Tie facts of the case are somewhat serious. The victim was a rosy, buxom, country wench, the handmaiden of a priest with whom our friar stood on terms of especial intimacy, and, ...

... LOnnoN, Friday. The vote of the flouse of Commons last night wa's no surprise to any one. It was quite easy to see that the threat of dissolution had done sure work in many quarters, and that in others there was a strong belief that as the Government plan of dealing with the compound householder would inevitably lead to household suffrage, a hostile vote would be misunderstood by the ...

... (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 ...

... (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 ...

... ~- * 39R. GLADSTONE AND RF UN NATIONAL RE FORM UNION. SPEECHES OF MlR. GLADSTOiE AND MR. BRIGHT. A numerous deputation, appointed at a con- io e of ?? Reform Union at MInmchester, wavted on Saturday upon the Right. Hon. W. B. Glad- stone, at his reidencet Cerlton-gardens, for the purpose of presenting 'various addresses, and assuring him of their continued confidence in bunm inregard to the ...

... a TO THE EDITORS. OF THE LE EDS ME RCURY. GEvTLBRIEN,-The very generous and hearty reception which was given last year to our volunteers by ?? Family and nation, of Belgium, and which made such a profound impression in England, as well as on the I continent of Europe, led us to hope and expect that when I our turn came to reciprocate such fraternal feelings, every one amongst us would be found ...

... A qnartfxwy ana speewa me~eting, of the Counoil wee held yebterdlY, tho MA-YOU inl the chair. TILE CooUN0L AND THE WEST RIDING MfAO15IB TES. 2kfr. Aid. Lucco moved that the Council should concur in the offer made by the Juieies of the West Riding, yroviding that the b cag inepetof prisoners in the toroirghb*aol awaiigt la ieaszsbe made out in accordance with te ricleaopedin the 6 and 6 Vie., ...

... sAEMBEOF FARLIAMENT THREATENED AM - BY HIS SON. On Friday, at the Westminster Police-court, Colonel Folke Southwell Groville-Nugent, M.P. for Long- ford, accompanied by his solicitor, Mr. Charles John Bloxam (of thefirm of Blolam, Ellison, and Bloxam, of Lincoln's-in-fields) applied to Mr. Selfe for a warrant iagainst his son, iotert Southwell Greville-Nugent, for sending a letter threatening ...