... - FLIGHT OF THE AMEER. LON THE SHAH OF PERSIA AND: SHERE AL. ALT BAGHAN, bec. 19. The Ameer, Shere Ali, has fled from Cabul to Wh Turkestan, having released Yakoob Khao, and left Barle him in charge of fafirv. Sir Samuel Browne reaches Jelalabad to-day. LEI VIeNNA, Dec. 20. diate The evening edition cof the Prese publishes a note. ley e) worthy telegram :from St. Petersburg. Whl According to ...

... FUNERAL OF THE LATE JOHN HETX, ESwO OF BRIGG. On Friday last the mortal remains of this muich;' respected gentleman were interred in the quiet and pus: turesque cemetery of Wrawby-cunm.Brigg. The body came by trairifrob London via Betford at one shortly afterwaids the funeral cortte started from ti4e kailway-station in the 'following ?? rnd- assistants; Heas'se, containing the body; Pall ...

... - . I W -VT , r 4. P, r, y,,r ?? , , - - -.1 ?? v A . !, .I -, ., . g L .6ma _?w. l-, -The Duchess of -Edinburgh arrived in London on Sunday from the Oontinent. ?? ThelXewfoundland; elections have resulted in the sup- port of the present Ministry. , A woman and two children were crushed to death biy the falling of a building in Lambeth,. London, ton Saturday. The Council of the Russian Empire ...

... IVOIM ANID WAQHS. OLDHAM. 30,000 OPRERATIVG t; QN 5TRT)IB. There are now one hundred and thirty mills stopped in Oldhapa, in Consleqguence of the strike, and the number of operatives now ?? will be about 30,000. The state of things is very quiet4n the town, the streets presenting ?? Unusual DCe3su ot exoibetnent, although largo numbers of the operatives are valtiingaabout. The boards of ...

... THE. AFGHAN R. (SPENcD TELZORAMS.) DADAR, Monday. This town, Which is situate at the foot of the hills four miles distant from the Bolan Pass, is destined to be the terminus of the projected rail- way from Sukhur, through Jacobabad, and the weary journey across the deserts of Beloochistan, exposed to the forays of the plundering Marris, vill thus be avoided. The troops are all steadily ...

... | THUE RIUMOURED CESSION OF e ALEXANDRETTA TO ENGLAND. is (SPrCUL TrLEQRAX EBO3 opi OWN CORa5Sr1ONDENT.) L-PARts, Monday. Night. Le Under the title Al)iplomatic Treason, La 1, Presse makes a violent protest against the 9, rumoured cession of Alexandretta, describing it as a blow on both cheeks to French diplomacy. L Such a cession would be in the teeth of the *e categorical declarations of ...

... - - jj A ? JL?. 'tl (gbvlr'L lan pil ?? ti On ! 'I aurili2initty a PrbA4-0± ray truL H rs- ancl tI ;al Ar~i!Jloryl ,n> is'deoxxared a i o , r i--i ?? d uT - ao, it iivoA caa8 th~~tc~nctia 'I IIC I ISS ?? tt, nV o i' IA', 1 v Di t v i C. L ~rx.Uin Pie 1li6' AUvihiA ]'Oc:yli h V;17itir's ft 0t1~ itufy()1(1'A0. 'li i'E iirtr'ma thell ?nen1 eWxclar-c, * oc hfl - l ali h'l At1011 hava ticen ...

... I?'NJUJliES '10 RAILWAY ,SEiVANTS. I X I I I a : . I . _- - .- . - I act The Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants has rity prepared the lollowing bill dealing- with the question oi that compensation to workman for injuries:- con- Draft of a Bill to Extend and Regulate the Liability oi e of Employers to Make Compensation for Personal r of Injuries suffered by Persons in their Service. r the ...

... I THE BISnOPS AND THE AFGHAN DEBATE. f I 0( a 1? ile J ynalishJ TnId?,d1niv (-roen f0ic Jng~iie bidependent.) if What will the bishops do ? This question was pro. a bablv in many miinds as the recent debate in the House of d Lords was coming on.- The question has now been *answered, but, in a manner that we cannot re. keril ao satisfactory. Wbeu the division list was pub.- beilled, it wasi ...

... 10 THE EDITORS OF TRE LEEDS MERCURY. Gm.rTLEa1N,-If you will kindly allow, the importance of the subject shall he my apology for troubling you with a few thoughts on the above-named topic. Iread with pleasure and interest the letter from Mr. G. F. Armstrong of the l2th inst. I can endorse nearly all the arguments he advances, especially that treating upon the efficiency of masters, managers, ...

... I1 ORPNEC (BY, P G R. PG ,) Loxroox, Friday;. Although the Whips on both' sides of the House had to-day isued* oaf strong -appea[ 'to their respective supporters. .to be in their. places to-night, as a-division wouldta1ke 'place,' there- was lnevertheless the greatest d6ubt whether' te debate would really terminate this 6veping. The early appearance of Sir Wm. Hi couit, who rose se6ond ...

... 'IC) 'T.TR. RnT'T12Rl few sired, .XvmlQ ?? m TO THE EDITORS OF THE LEEDS MERCUUIY. tl Le GENTLLiL,-I have no intention of going back from ti er my engagement not again to ask your pormissio4,to con- Ol tinue the diacusion of those purely tecisnical rnd iuci- I dental questione that have been specially referred to by a Y, some of yoar corraespondeuts in connectiou with my lotter' m Le, oi the ...