... TuE AdEFUDS ME RCURPY. TiriM elections inl Ar]kansas, Mdississippi, andl Florida are reported to have resulted in favour of the ty Reonstruction Convention, and it is stated that the on delegates elected are nearly all Radicals. According a to the ?? Fork :ffe) nld, GotenrIC SCIIOFIEID, during 3,a recent interview with the PnstsnDErT, expressed the or~ opinion that the Virginia Convention ...

... TUIE NOVEMBER METEOIIS. TO TI:E EDITORtS OF THE LEEIDS MERCUR~Y. n GZEITLEME3N,-AbOlst tens o'clock last nlight, J whilst olooing at the splendid constellation of Orion, an extremely hbue meteor suddenly appeared. Right mean- d 55015 48%, ned N. P. declination 930 (esteem), and ?? as in the direction of Rigel. To the right of Orion were light ii clouds, which, although hiding most stars, ...

... I )'EETING- OF 'lHIE NATIONAL RsEFORM| I UNION.,| (lip Tele]-fJgra) LONDON, F{ridaWy Night. This evening, the firsgt of a series of mueetings in conn ection withl the National Referee Union, wvas hold at St. Jalmes's Hall, to advocate vote by ballot, tbe repeal of the ratepayinlg qual'fication for the franchise, and the radical reutietnbutiofl of seats. Mr. Suor,. Mfontex pre- *;ided. Amongst ...

... ,ROAL ELEPHAN HUnNT AT TE C APE.A A correspondent of the Times at the Cape gives the follewiog aceount of the fluke of Edinburgh's ElephantHOfltilttheXeYsna. ArrivedatflnffeleNck, and the waggons having come up, the camp was pitched, and all went merry as a merelage boll, but unfortunately about nine o'clock it began to rain heavily, accompanied with a strong wind. All who were nuder canvas ...

... TIIE BOILER EXPLOSION AT BRADFORD. Tfl'lE V.ERDICT.- Yesterday the adjourned inquiry into the cruise of the boiler exploeion a~t the ~ietulhulla Chemotnie Work4, Brad ford, was '-esumed at the Peel Hotel, Lieterhille, be- tote Mor. Dyson, coroner, Mr. T. Wilcock (Terry, Watsonl, and Rlobinson, eolicitr,rs, Bradford), wsatched the iliruiry 01k behalf of Mr. T. Illingworth, vwho was present. Mr. ...

... I My PF A E I A.L, P A RLI AAM EN T1 I * . . W 11i. - , . - EOUSF, ?? LORDS-FRIDAY. Their Lordships met ?? 5 o'clock.' 'WORkHOUSX MANAGEMENT. The Earl of DEVON' gave siotice:that on Thurs- day next he should move for; the report of the' special inquiry into the state of aLI workhouses in certain districtsof England. ,RITUALISM LN THE DIOCESE OF sALISBURY. Lord PORTMAN presented a petition from ...

... [tA TESXT_ a &8t-^WG £RaunF1'm Tn.wCS.j ITALY AND THE PRtOPOSED CON FERENCE. Fnoomoecr, Nov. 29, 7.:;0 P.mn Tho Yhziessc of thlis eveninlg publishes a semi-official communlcatson annlounlcing that the Italisn Government has given its adhesion, in principle, to the Emlperor Napoleon's proposal for a Conferencee, but that, considler- ing its obliga~tions to provide against eventualities wyhich, ...

... I?1PER1AL PA1{L1N?1ENTL ?? Xclcgupwh./ HrOUSE OF COMMO2zNS, YSfTE~ROAY. TIhc Speak er took tho chair at four o'cloc~k. ThfE NEW MIEMBER FOR MfANCHItS§@TERlC Mr. JACOD JInso;sc took the oaths and his scat for M~anchester, in the roomi of M~r. E. Jamzes, deceased, The D Ii. ?? was ictruhidead by hi;3 brother, Mlr. John Bright, and his colleague Mr. Biazlsy, and wvas cocrold on n alkinug sip to ...

... L2OCALI ANDGENEiRALO LEEDS, NOVEMBER 29, 18657. JULES ]3INEDICT.-As8 this great composer is about to visit our town, it may not be uninteresting to our readers to give them a little of his history. Jules Benedict wee horn on tho 27th November, 1805, in the city of Stuttgart, where his father was a hanker, i~e received his first lessons in music, for which art he showed groat talent whilst very ...

... P-OLITICALj AFFAIRS Is THE mWITE STATES. . - 7N?}. Thte special correspondenlt of the Daily Nefw, writing from New York on the 14th, sa s-A card U! analysis of the late elections, combined with those whic have preceded them in the course of the year, leae no room to doubt that the suprdmacy of the Republican patye is endangered as it, perhaps, has never been beforve.r 0n seriousness of its ...

... THlE LEEDS MER~CwURAY Ic is autboritativdy deniea that a trc?ty has ? ?g1kd ?? ?dri? and Franee on th? J 5:axtcrn questionl, andl, thorefore, that Lorm SVeNL*EY l~ad de clined to sign it. It is also dlenied that Prussia ~efoised to aceept the invitation to tho proposed Con- bronco on theo Lomran qutestion because she was a ?? Pow er. Thefse statements and donials, fowewver, serve to s how tho ...

... EARL FITZWrILLTAM AN]) LORD ELhO~i, M.P., AT HALIFAX. Last night the eighth annual presentation of prizes in connection with the shootiag during the year by the Fourth West York Rifle Volanteers, took place in the Mechanics' Hall, Halifax. There was a numerous and fashionable audience, The hail was tastefully decorated for the occaeidn5 and its appearance was furthsr enhanced by the ...