... (Fom OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PAnes, December 20, This is an age of scepticism, when old-fashioned, well-established beliefs are submitted to the rude test of practical experience. As the truths of religion and even the maxims of morality have been roughly handled of late, it need not be a matter for wonder that the axioms of political economy appear less self. evident to-day than they did a ...

... THlE PRESENT AF(UHAN DYNASTY. m sia] fnr. - ij I ia - -A -- A b. - AA7 - -1. A ..1 A Few ruling families have produced such a series of notable characters as the present dynasty in Cabul, and if we throw back oir glauce to a slightly more remote period, and include in our retrospect the great and tlrst Duran, Ahmed KIhan, of the Sudosye house, it may be said that the Afghan monarchs are ...

... THE L.EEDS MERCURY. TIIE National Zeitung (Berlin) says that SHtERn AL having taken refugee at BIlI;i, the Russiau Goveronment will be saved s omo trouble and responsi- bility. It adds that there will be no need now to watch his movements or to intern him. ACCORDING to a Constantinople telegram, dated yesterday, ADnMInL oaIL-n3Y ?? informed cIa, ILNray LAYAIRD that the fleet under his ...

... LOCAL AND G(ENERAL TEE NEW YEAB.-With the exception of tile presence of a few bands of music and singers, there was little in the appearance of the Leeds streets this morring to indicate the arrival of the new year. For some hours prior to midnight a stroug gale of wind passed over the town, and occasional showers of rain fell. At times the moon. shone brightly, butt during the greater part of ...

... (SPEciAL TELEGRAEXS.) (FROm A SPECRAL CoaizzsPONfrlENT WITS GENERAL ROB3nTS's CoruLSN.) FURTHER EXECUTIONS. FRE SH TROUBLES iN THlE KHYBER PASS. HIAZAk Pit, Tuesday. At eleven o'clock this forenoon four Afghans belonging to the Jaji Maidan tribes wore executed close to ihe head-quarters' camp. They were convicted on the clearest evidence of the cold-blooded murder of three of the camp ...

... !.Dic LUE OF I MIG1ZANT8. lAwJUU& UN JUM1~ The Loch Doen, arrived at Qneirnstown, reports as fl!.owvs-Nov. IItL-Seo'k(sliro Pr::lc, from Ln.onldon for Nene Zealan.lIal. 10 iS.. loueg 32 W.. which vessel was Su fire. 'lTock ta pasae, ers from tier, arid accompanied .et ti Pernuawlbuso, aud atiivect there ou the bli. I~n a entr 1 ec xvith the provisions of Her ?? -t Ordier in Counc:!, Captain ...

... THE STUDENTS' PIOTS IN RUSSIA. The following (says the Ta/ll ilfall Guzeltc) is a trans. d lation of a circelar, socretlv printei and distributed, in Cc which the students of St. Petersburg mive their version cf nit the riot that took place iu that city on the I Ith of Pl December, and of the grievances by which it was pro. ot ducecl. It is addressed to the studeats at the universities lal ...

... WEATHER CHART. DsC. 31. The cbart represents the western countries of Europe i I from No'rway to the coast of Portugal, and embraces Great Britain and the British isles. It also ineludes theI North Sea or German Ocean, the Bay of Biscay, the I Mediterranean, the Atlantic, with the Englihb. Channel, I j Bristol Channel and Irish Sea.l nrl36uL L I .nleL. U rlb. am. he P. Con& Is nsi fno iung on ...

... t1f Al.-. Lv~rns.-Yesterda-y moorning 210 quarts of sou and 210 loaves of bread wiere ?? away at Lincoln BFields Schoolroom, Newtown. 'ab'he second distribution I will take piace on Thursday morning, between thre hours I of 10.30 and 12. It is thle intention of the committee to I have two distributions every week while the presentt -depression of trade continues. Contributions and donal- I ...

... ELECTioN NEWS. tLEUTIUP4 El NSV. M1ID-LOTHIAN.-A Ileeting of the Liberal Committee of Mid-I.othlias was held in Edinburgh yesterday, when the candidature of Mir. Gladstone was considered, bert tlhe proceedings were kept strictly private. IIADDINGTON.-At a mleetinu' of Liberal dele- gates for tire Haddington I)istrict of Burglis, held in Edinburgh yesterday, it was agreed to bring forward Sir ...

... (FROM ourt Lo-rnox CORRESiPONDENT.) LONDON. Tuesdlay Eveninq. flloowing are the latest prices oa the principal WIes: - Tt I UFUNDS, .-Consols 94X to 95 xd for money, txu r new account. New ania Reduced oc per Cents. 4j to 0,4 Lchrquer Bills 6 die to , diln stocit ?? per ClritS. ?? to IUI4 xd tto Four par Cerico. uJaO to Wid - and ditto Bonds ?? to lIjs. dis. aunk of Englauid Stock 25U to 262; ...

... I FRIENDLY SOCIETIES' CONFEREI MIANOdESTER. i -- - a- -- -;a Al- A conference of representatives of Friendly was held yesterday in the Drawi7ng-room ot r Trado 7;l1, Manchester, for the purpose of con ihat steps should be taken to eueure the passing . Parliament of the bill to amend the Poor Law ment Act, 1S76. The bill has been iutro uced t House of Commons by Mr. T. Mellor, M.P., an 9 aimed ...