... LOCAL AND GENERAL LEEDS, MAY 10, 1872. ,ahal an Mres Sir H. Johnstone, Mr; Leeatham, and r Peasker were amongst the Hon. Members present at thle Speki' sixth Parliameutary full-dress dinner On Wednesday. VOurTES OF YoRtHsTtt Mg~rTgRS-._In the House of Commons on Wednesday, there voted with the -Ayes. (47) for the motion that no committees should sit Ofl Ascension Day until two o'clock-Mr. ...

... aA1LWAY ERAFBFl £BTURNBNS 18TIn wa TM B ?? Aml 2S72. S. Ballast & N. Counties 2511 Brecon and Morthyr 1441 B3ristol and Exete. 9020 Caledonian ?? 41S00 Cgnabria ?? 2881 Cockertn'th, K. .t Pen. 0O8 ?? 2142 Cork, BarIden & ?? 001d Dunbhn & ?? Jane 15055 Dublin and Drogheda 2088 Dub. &c Singet. & W 1225 ?? Great Estern .4bO90 Glazgow & S. Western- 14871 L . Nooth of Ecotland 4241 Grear Northern. ...

... LOCAL AND GEN RALI LEEDS, MAY 31, 1872. FUNERAL OF1 Mr. C01RISTOPHER E BDPLAY.-Tho remains of Mr. Christopher Hemplay were interred in Chapel-Allerton church-yard yesterday, in the presence of the immediate relatives and friends of the deceased, The hearse, followed by four mourning coaches and several private carriages and cabs, left the residence of the deceased, St. John1'1place, shortly ...

... THE LEEDS MERCURY. TIM Washington correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says the negotiations concerning the Indirect 1 I . . - Claims are proceeding more favourably than most of the newspapers in New York would lead the public to believe, and it is thought in authoritative quarters that the result may be a satisfactory termination of the difficulty which has arisen. TimE diplomatic ...

... -ELV. NEWMAN I-ALL ON VESUVIUS. A large concourse of persons assembled on Wednesday OvLing in Sunrey Chapel, Blaekffriars, to hear the H ov. Nevw-man Hall narrato his recent Italian experiences. Tho chair wES taken, at eight o'clock, by Mr. Criares GUnITr, M.P., end Mr. Hall having openledtheaproceedinga ni-h preyer, the Chairmn Bsaia a fevr words, anuorneoing ?? it vas the birthday of the Rev ...

... TEE~~ NAOEN ANID TEE CAPTIJJATON OF SDAN Z - ..,s . (Frome tle. Zt12V.) The E~eZO2Napoleon takes uo isl h hl ZePoubibility o the surrender of Sedan, lie is unwilling 80abdeb the cocuin of the committee of Inquiry Cm iitPIatiOn1 and he appeals to the judgment of the 12to eguilarly. coneuted. We are not told upon what Tlhxipeti to le eicited46 the French people on that dolorous o w istrtegica ...

... THE WX'EATHER. WETZ.rDAY.-Since yesterday the barometer has fallet, quickly on our:western and northern, coasts, and to a lnCS exut at all other places. The readings at Sailly sod 1'Iyrncuth eceed by 0 59 in. that at Thurso, which gives a gradiett of nearly O OG in. per fifty miles. Tem. perature ?? risen several degrees, except on our southern ?? ti e It the Cuntinental stations, where it has ...

... T, iE E D S. SUNDAY SCHOOL DEMONSER.ITLONS, &e. The prospects of Whitbiuntide this year from a holiday maker's point of view were of a somewhat mixed nature a few days before the advent of the great popular exaer- ;lon day of 'the year. There were many reasons why his anticipatioms should be bright; but there was also cause for apprehension. The railway facilities for exaursions, and the ...

... LEEDS PUTBLIT LIBRARY. - 1 - - . . - - - - - - As the Lending Department of the Leeds Publio Library has now been open fir a month, it may not be without interest to note the class of Literature which the appended return shows to have been most in demand. It will be observed that although the return is for the month ending April 30, it only shows the demands upon the Lending Department during ...

... The great spring race meetings just concluded have given rise to an unprecedented amount of telegraphing. At the Newmarkat First Spring meeting, the total number of messages disposod of was only a fraction under 10,000, giving an average daily number of close upon 2,500, Bat in the ' TwoThousand day, the number was upwards of 3,000-more than 1,500 of that number having been taken in at the ...

... I X. LEATHlAM, M.P., AT rfUDDBRSFIELD. The last of the series of meetings which have been held at various places in the borough of Hudderefield by Mr. Leatham, M.P.-held in consequence of certain misrepresentations made with respect to the action he has taken with reference to the ballot question-waB held on Friday night in the Mechanics' Hall, Long- wood, one of the extreme portions of the ...

... (Continued from the Tweyft1w page,) LOCAL AND GENERAL, LEEDS, MAY 4, 1872. VOTIES Op YORK8SHIRn MEMBERS.-In committee o0 the Ballot Bill, on Thursday, there voted for Mr. Synan's amendment (which was supported by the Govern- ment) for allowing certain officers to mark the ballot papers of such voters as are unable to read-(242)-Mr. S. A. Beaumont, Mr. Broadley, Mr. Denison, Mr. Dent, Hon. Col. ...