... The bill for the demolition of the Tuileries was sent up to the French Senate yesterday, and, despite the warm opposition of the Right, was declared urgent. ?? Right, however, succeeded, with some votes from the Moderate Left, in getting the bill referred to a Committee appointed some time ago to consider the question of restoration, and this body will probably not report before next session. ...

... A SEAMAN has no higher title of honour to bestow than the name of sailorman. In using it he implies that the comrade or officer to whom he, applies it is indeed a thorough seaman, who knows his work and will do it, whatever risk or toil it may entail. Whether the word is of old usage or has been invented in our own time to distinguish Jack from the fireman is a matter of doubt. It is certainly ...

... - ?? I PARIS, Friday. -d rEST for the moment centres in the tussle between M. Jules Simon and the Government. M. Jules Simon was asked by Mdme. Thiers to make a speech at the approaching inauguration of the statue of the First President of the Republic and the Liberator of the Territory, at Nancy. To the great alarm of the Cabinet, he consented. Fearing lest be should seize this opportunity ...

... From the Registar-general's return we learn that during the week ending July 12, 5,880 births and 2,949 deaths were registered in London and 22 other large towis of the United Kingdom. The mortality from all causes was at the average rate of 18 deaths annually in every 1,000 porsons living. The annual death-rate was 1S per 1,000 in Edin- burgh, 22 in Glasgow, and 22 in Dublin; Small-poxC ...

... SPECIAL SUNDAY MORNING EDITION. AGRICULTURAL SHOW, YESTERDAX | VISIT OF :HER MIAJESTY. The Queen, Princess Beatrice,and PrinceLeopold left -Windsor at half-post nine yesterdaly morniag to visit the Agricultural Exhibition at Kilburn. The carly trains by nll the routes took down many thousands of visitors, nnd by 10 o'clock it was estimated that about 10,000 visitors had been admitted. Crowds ...

... atHE gORThERN ;tCH.O. BiONDAYZ. JUL Y 7, 1879. WORKi FVOR THE UNSEMPLiOY E D. 6 OWING to the reckless policy of the coon- to try Guardians in the Darlinglon Union o the question of the relief of the destitute poor at Albert H~ill continues to be the e question of the hour. Accommodation for 8300 persons at the Workhouse has been lo offered as enl all-sufficient mode of re- o lieving the hunger ...

... TH? ZULU WAThj s z , , - tPITCHED BATTLE BEFORE L UTJLINDI.~ iDECISIVEYVICTORY OFLORD t . CHELMSFORD. 5 _ _ _ - _ _ _ ,TOTAL DEFEAT OF BETE..L , WAYo. :THE RING'S KRAALi BURNT,. .PROBABLE END OF THE WAR. x , -t I lesterday the G~overnment received a telegramn .from the seat of war announcing that on the E4th July Lord Chelmeford had met Cetewayo inl al pitched battle before 1'1indi, and that, ...

... , l . . I CRnUELTY TO HonRens.-At Blackburn Town-hall, yes- terday, Ornmerod. Lirt was sent to prison for a month for jcruelty to a horse, which was unfit to work, John Holt, R ollini Bank, for a similar offence, was fined 103 and costs. a COTTON TnaADn.-In addition to the stoppage of Messrs; Hortiby and Mlessrs. Firth and Sturdy, that of Messrs Porter must be quoted. Mr. James Thompson, of ...

... PXOPOSAL TO A PA2L1AXENTARY I The select committee of the House of Commons appointed to inquire into the facts of the special report made by the select committee on the Tower-bridge Bill to the owse, touching upn an alleged breach of privi- lege, met on Thursday, Mr. Walpole in the chair. The other members of the committee ?? Solicitor. General, Mr. Grey, Mr. Dodson, and Mr. Pemberton. The ...

... DILPEMIAL PARLIAMENT. - Is .3 T FIIYATE TELEGiLRPH ?? OUR OWN HOU;SE OF LORDS, THURSDAY. Their Lordships met shortly after four o'clock, when I ?? RUyal a1sseut was given to a number of bills, amongst them being the Consolidated Fiund (N1o. 4), Customs and Iulanjd Revenue, Racecoucees Licensing, Habitual 3 Dlunkarcis, Grantham Extension, likley Gas, Houghton- 3 ?? District Gas, Blackburn ...

... LEEDS SCHlOOL BOARD. A meeting of tiis board was held yesterday in tHI Offices, Park'row; It.r. Jow1TT tt h C hairtn ,, presiding. TilE AUDIT. It was stated that Mr. Ellis, the Government auditor, ?? certified that he had found the whole of the volndlun- out accounts of the board correct, ?? exception. T Te proceetings of the Finanee and General rurposes COmmittee were laid on the table, and a ...

... WEEK LY RETURN OF BIRTHS AN 1) DEATHS IN THE BOROUGH OF LEEDS. 29TEU WBEEK, 1879. t In the week ending last Saturday, 6,240 births and c 2,418 deaths were registered in 20 of the largest English t towns, estimated by tha Registrar-General to contain a e population of nearly seven and a halt millions of persons t in the middle of this year, The births exceeflee by 68, c whereas the deaths were ...