... LONfDONf.-At an ordinary weekly meeting of the London School Board yesterday afternoon a letter was received I-om the Rev. Canon Miller, resigning his seat for the division of Greenwich on account of increasing duties. A motion was agreed to expressing regret at Dr. Miller's resignation. It was arranged to purchase a large number of buildings for schools in various parts of London and to hire ...

... TIhe NEw York papers just received contain long accounts of the introduction of the members of the Japanese Embassy to Congress. The event took place on the Gth inst., and is thus reported:- Long before eleven o'clock this morning the galleries of the House of Representatives, with the exception of the eoutb.easO, the Diplomatic, and the Reporters' Galleries, were densely crowded with ...

... I I (BY TnasnnArll.) HOUSE OF LORDS, YESTERDAY. Their Lordehips met at five o'clock. BESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT FOR THE CAPE. The Marquis of SALISBURY called attention to the proposed ?? of the system of responsible govern- went to the colony of the Cape of Good Hope, which the Secretary of State had offered to the colonists, with a view of putting an end to disputes between the Legislature and ...

... I THE LEEDS MERCURY. T1EIR RoYAL HIGIINESSES TUE PRINCE AND IrniJCEss OF WAis rtrived at Rome on Saturday, and were met on their arrival by the KiNQ oF Dmnaaxr, and family.' TnE Germans Correspondent and the Opinione of Rome deny that any treaty has been agreed to between Italy and Germany. The latter says there is only a cozdial understanding against the common enemy. At the same time it ...

... We (Pall Xall Gazette) receive the following from a correspondent at Gibraltar, dated March 12: -A terrible catastrophe occurred on the morning of the 8th inst. on board Her Majesty's screw frigate Ariadne, Captain the Hon. W. C. Carpenter, which eventually resulted ia the death, by drowning, of two sub-lieutenants and nine sea- men belonging to that ship. It appears that shortly after seven ...

... IuAN- TO SCIIhOL EOARDS. 'tic; ig is a copy Of the letter of instruction to p r li a s 4 ois Cc rJ Kith respect to the assistance to L !Vu.r J ?? t!.e Edticnlhon Department to School Boards Ac melO n- e'm lsr rriahg accoommod'tion in their dis. ?? l: :.wiis ol lh:ns frons the Public Works Loan l[ Lis: . Srs or uuisrwide - * L Elt tion Department, Feb. 1.5, 1,2. L;r Lcrdzhip's have had under ...

... NOMI1N ATION OF GUARDIANS. MALTON UNIoN.-There ie no content, though several chrinies in the Guardians nominated. of whom tho3e formring the new licard era ?? Smith; Appleton-le.Street- ?? ?? rWhitwell; u3r ?? Wright: &%rton- le ?? Bidedele; Butterwsick-John Fairwearthar; Brawbv- Thoranis Wation; Buhner-John Swan; Jdarton-1oWiItows-Wm EHdEon; Biirdsall-Robort Wrtson; Btnrythorps-Gaorge Inman; ...

... (DEAUY NEWS TELnEBArm) PAirS, Msarch 10, i-h t. The Prince and Princess of Wales arrived bY the ordinary mail train 25 minutes late, at 7.45 this morning. Thirico tt0ws stityrepce. The public knew lothing of the visit. There was no crowd; not a single shout. Their Royal flighnesses were received by only uen director, Viscount de St. Pierre, who was acconi- tanied by the station master, and MA. ...

... (SPECIAL TZLEGsAN.) Lord Muncaster, of Munoaster Cast!e, was Yesterday returned unopposed for West Cuaberland, iti place of Colonel Lowther, elevated to the peerage. The election took ulace at Cockermouth. Lord MUNoAsTER, in return. ing thanks, paid a graceful tribute to the memory of the late Lord Mayo, beside whom he had stood upon those hustings twelve years ago, when Mr. Percy Windham was ...

... Thbo Times says the discussion on the army astimates oa Monday night showed that Mr. Cardwell's roorganisatiol schIemuV was not less approv; dafter an interval of refaection than it was when first introdaced, The scheme of the War Secretary promises to avoid the obvious dangers of trosting to asjaper army of reserve, and to provide an srmy for the nation on vhich it may rely. The torniny PFoSt ...

... f LEEDS, A:RCH 30, 1872. Tiffn IRISH CUcROcI S&USTENTATION FUND. -I. ceiling attention a few days ago to the meeting to be held in Yosk, under the presidency of -the Archbishop, it was inadvertently stated that the meeting was to be held as last Thursday. It will be seen from an announcement else. where that the meeting does not take place until Thursday next. It is not necessary we should ...

... I . . (Iierom the SIpeetator. C Mr. Bryce the historian has published a paper in this month's Macmiltan which all politicians in England should t attentively read, They may before long have to regret that they have forgotten its facts. It is an account of the American Judges, their merits, powers, positions, and salaries, and is full of unconscious warnings against a course upon which too many ...