... This most interesting experiment, which has been cona ducted under the direction of Mr. Dunbar, Brawl Castle, r has been attended with signal sucesa. A small wooden . erection, measuring 14 feet long by 10 feet broad, and 8 r feet in height, was built near the fountains of the flower r gardens at Dunrohin Castle. Here there were placed 36 l wooden troughs, three feet long by ten inches broad, ...

... THE WASHINGTON TREITY. THE SUPPLEMENTAL ARTICLE. |(RxuTn's TEru;;Gnx.) WAS1INCT02, Jane 3. A dispatch is reported to have been sent to Geueral Schenck, ieforming Earl Granville that if Sir Edward Thornton should be authorized to sign the supplemental article as modified by the Senate, the United States would consent to a new j oint commission being held next winter to arrange another special ...

... The following are the successful candidates in the recent competition before the Civil Service Commission for admis- sion to the Royal Military Academy NO. in No. m Totas Order of Exemine. Names No. of Merit. tion. WMars. 1 .. 13 Rainsford, Stephen Dickson ?? 6,007 2 ..137 Osborne, Edmund George ?? 3: 89 Hopkins. Manley ?? 4 127 Joynes, Robert ?? a 126 Rainsdord.Hannay, Frederick ?? 6,513 .. ...

... ANNUAL PRJIZE SHOOTING MEETING. STRENAL.L C omxON, Thursday. The shooting at this county meeting was resumed this morning. The weather was fine, but there was a thick mirage, which made sightiog difficult; 'a other respects the circumstances IoC good registering were favourable, The Shooting for the principal event of the meeting-the three bronze medals given by the National Rifle Associ%. ...

... THE LEEDS MERCURY. | A TPLEGRAM from Darmstadt announces that the PnicnS ALICE OF IIa-ESB was eonfinad of a daughter on 9aturdav. tinE safety of De. LiviNGTOSTO appears to be reasonably confirme d. Teleram s have been re- ceived in London from LIEUT. DAwAS2 e and DE. Kinic at Zanzibar, the former of which announces the results of Livingstonc'B latest discoveries, and adding that stores would ...

... THE CHANNEL SQUADRON AT LIVERPOOL, The Channel squadron, consisting of the ironclad ships Minotaur, Northumberland, and Haeroeles, under corn- mand of Rear-Admiral Hornby, one of the youngest admirals in the Royal navy, continues to attract great numbers of visitors from Liverpool and the surrounding districts, end since the airival of the fleet on Saturday in f e llersay the liver has ...

... THE R.EV. WM. ELLIS. (From the Evglish Independen.) Not one of our readers will fail to see this announce. ment without deep regret, but the regret will be especially keen in the case of those who were personally acquainted with the deceased. Mr. Ellis died on Sunday morning last, at his own residence, Rose-hill, Hoddesdon. His lite has been one of varied experiences, great diligence, and ...

... THE LATTE TH UNDEUSTORMlS. PATE ryPBRIDGE.- tniongst the listof casualties during the storm of Tuesday, we gleaa the following from the outlying districts. At Bouthwaite two stone bridges were washed down; Pt a place near, two weirs were washed away, and stones ip wards of a ton weight dis- placed and carried off; five cows were killed near Green- how.hiU; and one lead minO was cuampletely ...

... LEEDS, JUNE 8, 1872. PETITIONS.-In the House of Commons on Thureday, petitionf were presented by Mr. Wheelhouse, from Leeds, against any alteration in the Trades (Criminal) Law Amendment Act until that Act has been tried for a longer period; also by Mr. Baines, from New Wortley, to the same effect. LEDES SMALLPOX HoSPITAL-sReturn of cases for the week ending June let, 1872:-Admitted 14, of ...

... THE LEEDS MERCURY. TaERE is further confirmation of the safety I of Dn. LrVIVNGSTONE. Information received at Zanzibar I from Arab sources shows that he is at Unyanyembe, having received stores at Ujiji, and that he refuses to leave the country until he has explored the under- ground path between Unyanyembe and Nyassa. He is said to have discovered that Tanganyika is not con- nected with the ...

... LEEDS IMPROVEMENT BILL, HonuEs OF LOaDS, Frday. The Select Committee considering this bill resumed its sitting this morning, t1e Duke of BzDnroIn in the chair. Mr. DOmesox, QC., Mr. Roiwernv , QC., Mr. AspirALa, Q.C., and Mr. Serisant SARGOOD appeared for the pro. msoters; and M~r. VHmeNABLrS, Q.C., and Mr. LiNA'Ln for the petitioners against the bill. On the reassembling of the Committee, The ...

... LORD FREDERICK CAVENDISH, M.P., AND YR. ILLINGWORTH, M.P., ON THE AMERICAN TREATY. On Saturday evening a public meeting was held ina the Town Hall, Brighouse, to celebrate the opening of the Brighouse and Rlsetrick Club. The Mayor of Halifax (Mr. Ald. Hu JuNssoN) presided, fand was supported on the platform by Lord Frederick Cavendish, M.P,, Me. A. Illingworth, MXP., Mr. Isaac Holden, the Rev. ...