... Before vacating the Civic chair, Alderman Seaton hau entertained the members of the Corporation, the directors of the Chamber of Commerce, and other genitlemen at a luncheon given in the reception room at the Town-hall, on Wednesday last. The brilliancy of the occasion, and the success which attended it, were such as ?? render the affair not soon to be forgotten. The following gentlemen ...

... MPR. CHAMBERLAIN AND THE ROYAL VISI'T2 TO BIRMIING-HAM. (From thle Timer Wo should do Mr. Chamberlain great injustice if we felt surprised at his cordial reception of the Prince and Princess, After all, he is not snbch an enigma that we should be puzzled to reconcile his conduct with his words. He is still a young man, and as a young man he is unable to persuade himself that the nation has ...

... 'HE ARNIM CORRESPONDENCEO (From the Spectar.) Nothing can be clearer now than that the German Government has been dealing in an unusual manner-a manner betraying to the public undue excitement. anxiety, and suspicion-with its late Ambassador at Paris. The correspondence bhbwaee Coiunt Arnim and Herr von B~ilow,1Prince Isismuark'a subordinate, which has been just published, makes it Jerfeatly ...

... , THE ARNI.M AFFAIR. . . .. The following dooucunet lens reached 15 i'f .Tefeyrapsdj froml a source of unquestionable troetwortlsi. uises. It is thle resolu1tionl of the UVlPcr Tribunal. upon thle appeal of Count Arnim's relationse againlst his rio1- prisornment, and it was delivered en Saturday, the 24th Octber:- Now, considering that tics rejection of the( accused person's liberation is ...

... THE ATICTORY PRINTING MACHINE. For several months past the proprietors of the Leeds Mercury have been engaged in the task of securing such additional maehine-power for the production of this paper as should enable therm to meet the large and increasing demands of the public throughout Yorkshire and the adjoining counties. They feel keenly that during this time they have upon many occasions ...

... THE RATLWAY COMMISSION, TUESDAY. (BLfore Sir F. Psis, Mr. MA&oXAr;rX , and Mr. Peica.) THE, BALA AND'DOLGEILLY R.ULNVAY COM- PANY v. THE CAMBRIAN RAILWAY COMIPANY. This was an application to the Commissioners, partly heard on Monday, on behalf of 'the Bpla and Dolgelly Railway Company, to enforce raunning powers against the Cambrian Railway Company over that part of their line which runs from ...

... TU.E ,1 ,Th_')iA ) N IRAfLW. - The new sichemle of the directors 'if th M6116 ~ c- a-way Idmahas not hitherto beeis recexved with much favour either:b railway Proprietors or by thle public. It was announced as a, -project for the abulition of all second-class icarriages, cud, at the same time, for the seuto ffirst-clue f ares to something like second- e dclaspicesof Th first o ooy erainresult ...

... The following circular was issued last night to the m hlidland~shareholders by the Board of Directors:- To the Shareholders of the Midland Railway. GEN;TarIraN ,-The action of your directors with regard Ir to the abolition of eecond-class carriages has been so 01 keenly, and in somne cases unfairly exitioised, that I densi ? it right in justice to you, to my colloagues, anndto myself, d to ...

... PROPOSED LX'i'EN81ON OF THE BOROUGH OF PONTEFRACT. In conaplielice with a requisition to rIk. ?? Pearson the Mayor of Pontefract, signed by certain owners of property and ratepayerr of the borough, a meeting of ratepayors was held last night in the Tonw HIalt 'o con- sider whothor or rot the Corporation should apply to Parliament in the ensuinig session for u bill to extend the boundaries of ...

... HfULL -MUNIC IPAL : ; ELiECTIONS. I On Monday last ratepa, en' representatives Iin .h Council 'were ele ttei in the seven 'warde intor whiuh the town is divid~ed, and the result has been an inifusion of 4new blood' into the Council that was not altogether unexpected. The electors havo'reeeitly-ierie~nceaI harrowing of their feelings iii regard to9 thiiway te waterworks affairswerebe raisn ...

... REPPRESENTATION OF BIRKENREAD, The contest for the election of a representative for | Birienhend, in the room of the late Mr. John Lnird BItP., will be a very close and exciting one, as both plitical parties are tolerably well balanced, and, judging from previous elections, nearly the whole of the voters on the burgess roll are likely to come forward. Two candidates are now in the field, and ...

... A. 3.;- . -f1- : IVA ;; I.,- ; ?? i = X StId,.&13.. ?? Ii [Prw4, 00o Timsncs w'#A ef.1 r. monsn,. Oet, 3AA knrl 5.o10 D Seindia wh repeated thk1aW e ld tu; ?? C.e I Viction of the Naea' identify. MR o'vte to the . VUieroy while I was present. He alsg di 4 thM in d a privrbate conversation, when the N'anen Q.Mb1his r protection, facts which no one else khiew trmwajfred. e Colonel dowbray ...