... The following appeared in i. portion of our impression of yesterday VE515.&1LUS, July 10, Evening.-In to-day's sitting of the National Assembly, the debate Cn the tax upon baii- ness transactions was reseumed. M. Gasloud introducod a counter measure, proposing an additional 60 centimes to the existing tax on licenses, an addition of 10 centianes to tho door and window tax, and an addition of ...

... L:O3rIZATITVI AD)UTAJTY'I' ()F T1HE IVOENIu N I6 ) CAID ~ r L ?? TO TU1EPEITO1RS OF THEII LEE113 MERlCUlfry. Nrm-,-Your corrtipojtodeit ?? H . s ys tjlat Ily ~tmlterl!Lt, nad~ a chtidroain of tbu Trolmls ii ),I, strmioi )i u1pon the avrcmgo rates of the utic~tftiiht of tyL, xokia- 'e r cnipaced %with fte caytetliet chitsves, ?? iq IllinerdbIig.'' I mnerely se.ated the ?? on tho authority A )c ...

... IMPERIALJ PARLIAMENT. I HOUSE OF COMHONS, YEBTEI1DAY. Thae ErtAxwn took the chair at half-past twelve o'clock- NOTICES OF MOTION. Mr. P. TAYLOR (Leicester) gave notice that early next seerion he will move a resolution declaring the desirableness of granting greater facilities for the recreation of the working classes by permitting the opening of museums, libraries, &c., on tlundays. Lord E. ...

... At the sitting on Thursday Count Sororis delivered the following speech, reviewing thie course of the Arbitration and of the antecedent negotiations:- At the moment when the knot of those complications which threatened to provent the execution of the Troaty O' Washington is about to be cut-at the time whea our labours are about to take a free and rekular coureo-per- mit me to assure you, my ...

... FROM A LONDOIN- CORsRE.SPOND)ENT. There eeern now to ho a very good prop(ot that ?? will Lo dismissed from their labours before grouso ahooting begins. August Sth is spoken of as the happy day, thii leaves just a niouth, aud, barringaccidents, I see no reason why this bright poospect should not be realicod. So far as Rleislation is cosicerned, there is nothing to prevent. T'lb B3allot Bill is ...

... I JENERA FOREIGN NEWS. (I Ewrm's TitzcioAme.) THE GENEVA ARBITRATION. GENEVA, July 24, 11.20 ?? Court or Arbitration did not sit to-day. According to reliable information, the arbitrators do not expect to close their proceedings within three or four months, The court is still engaged in the preliminaoy dirscusion of liability on the part of England, which country pleads, through her ...

... I ENE¶AL FOREGN NEWS. (HuErrn's TELxaukma.) ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF TEIE KING AND QUEEN OF SPIN. ;XDIUDm, JU'y 19, 4 ?? their Maj 'aties returned from the Garden of the Palace Buen Itelvi, to the Palaoe at midnight, five men who had posted themielves in the Arnal-street fired on the carriage of their Ma0esties. Neither the Queen nor the King was huvt. One of the asesafins was killed on the ...

... THE WVEATHER. AfoNDAy.-A decrease of pressure which was noticed in the west and north of our islandt yesterday mcruing hab extended to all other coasts, but has been succeeded in the west by a slight recovery. Rendingsare now very uniform, though rather higher on the eastern shores of the North Sea than elsewhere. Temperature rose rapidly in Great Britain yesterday, and was extremely high. To ...

... CDY TaLustGrpna HOUSE OF LORDS, YESTERD&AY. Their Lordships met at flive o'clock. PRIVATE BILLS. Tbo Keighley Water Bill, with amendments, wsas roid third time, and passed. The Haworth Local Board of Health Bill, with ainond- ltmeats, was read a third time, and passed. OPEN SPACES. Earl MORLEY moved the second reading of the Enclosure of Lands Amendment Bill. Earl POWIS hoped the details of ...

... A PLEA olt'U OtU I)OGS. 'TO TiHE EDITIORS OF TIHE LEEDS MERCURY. UILran:rc,-'I'here CutC be no doubt that the groat ,uiltll of 1hw last few wctks han done much to prevent, or mitigale, the suffering which the great heat woull otftrv isu have crust d manty dumb creatures, nud 03pa: citally dugs, to unidergo. But thiq may change any day, an.d *wvu sotithi, of hut sunmmcr drought uay be boforo us ...

... RAINFALL IN YORKSHIIRE. The exceas of rain for the first half of the year as regis. tezed at Walton shows a total of 16 44 inches, viz., January 3 14 in., February 2-20 in., March 2-78 in., April 2 66 in., May 147 ?? and June 4'14 in.-the wettest Jano since 1860. The average fa.l for tho first nix mouths since 1850 bag been about Ili in., so that the OxOOct in about 6 in., or 500 tone per acre ...

... TH!E NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATIONT. t Aft r the excitintg ennte.-st whilaI took plice.) ill th Camp on Saturdaiy, tljon,i tiaxo~l for to-dary were tanv, by el urlpnris,.n. Tbur g dk for:rtilo 'Ahich lce ?? thc Seottiabl Volunteer o wa~ uuprocldr!t,'d, 'bin.ti week the tido L'ra turtwen in fevotir of the Eaglish. ?? two tics ?? off this nrorrigitq for tho Dr~tsorn Grp, Lieutenrant Eddilurt, of ...