... A CONSERaATIVE (ANDIDAT']S RIFUSAL TO PAY HIS PRINTERS. Yesierday, at the Leeds County Court, before Mr. Serjeant TxnDAL ATKINsON, tho Judge, and a juiry, the Leedls Dilly Niewvs Company Limited Eous0ht to recover ;£i- 7S. Gd. frolm M3r. Joseplh Crossley, manure mercllant, for certain priting work miuno in May, 1S78, is connection wvith Mr. Crosslev's candidature at a special municipal ...

... THE MONK BRETTON COLLIERY SIT3' I TO THE EDITORS OF THE LEEDS MTRTsT I-D TO THE EDITORS OF THE LEEDS 3lElicvP, GENTLMrEN-, -At a meeting hold by the Monk Br- men, the proceedings of which were published i.: ' Mercury of the 'Jth inst., the report says that tiecr. cipal businass before the meetin was my letter teeth in M~onday's mercmbry, and goes on to say, That le will be remembered, stated ...

... PATTERNS OR SAMPLES ADDRESSED TO lFRANCE OR ALGERIA. Ott 111( fro tie1st f Feruay thle limits of ei1t d atl~ aliusui or paketscontainling tra de patterso iipc-oddreseed to Franc or Algeria will he consider-i a1 l3 ex tended, and will to2 as follows : 0 T onaimum2111 ?? of sitelo pacetm is raised fromI I S o ouc-es ;the ma,-ximumI dimiensious are fixed at 12 0tush'cs inste-ad of S ioeclis in ...

... Since tile disastrous explosion at tile Leveett Colliel-, the Fair Ladv Pit, in W hichttheexplosionoccuried, ?? itlie'other pits coinprised in the Leyeett Colliery, has been just in the market for sale. Tile aork of relieving the distreissed is proceeding as raidliV as ?? xvill eriiitit. It is foisld hit therse is mnore dist ress than ivas at ?? asiticipiated. II Olle fit llii- siix Selildion ...

... LORD DERBY SCOOL BOARDS AND EDUCATION. I . . .. - The Earl of Derby,. yesterday Pr'esidled ?? the annuailT distribution of scholarships and prizes offered by thle c Liverpool Couneil of Education to the pupils inl public Elemientary Schools. Thle ceremony took ))lace inl St. Geolrge's f1lal, the Small coucert-roemi of whinch building was fllmed by a large audience, compiosed of ladies and I ...

... THE FRENCH,. TARIFF COMMITTEE'S Rh POIRT. The Times Paris correspondent writes onl Thursday- Thu report of tile General Tariff Commuittee was diotri- eutod to-day. The part of the text relating to Treaties of Cornueree is asi follows ?? The cennuittec deenied it impossible to submit to Parliament a declaration con- i -etenlimug the principle of Treaties of Cominserce. It was o-f ?? that France ...

... le MR. SANDERSON, MI., ON COMMERCIAL ?? - - - -- - MATTERS. IVIA I ItttiSt. i Mr. T. K. SANDERaSONi, M.P. for Wakefield, attended the annual mleeting~ of the Cliamubesr of Comimerce in that- towvis yesterday, presided over by Mr. NV. 1I. Lea, the Mayor. In mnoving, the adoption of the annual report afJL- the Chamber, lie ma1de sosne observations on various corn- inercial questionss which lied ...

... 1',AILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. ?? 01r. 1279. Ile-. Dea. f ?? r .8 -4 L' ' ' ?? Jal. i I ?? 43,5GS.. 263.. - ?? - 1 2,71. 2,528 2. 218 .. - . - 11 .. CII .. 6t , . , - . 1.54 .. I fi.1 2,023 - 1% ?? 11 .. ?? 57,307 -.1,643 ?? - .5,7t . .10 1.193 - -521,. _ '7 4,S7t 4.149 222 .n ?? -: ?? ?? ' .1l,54 .. 1 ?? if 231 162 3i .. - :. :: ?? ?? - *1 ..171,179 152,Q3S ..10 ,13 2.3 ?? l I ?? - l.. .I 3,0 ,. ...

... FRIDAY, January 23red, 1SS0. AUTHENTIC information received at Calcutta C from Cabul states that tho endeavours made to induce c the leading Sirdars to conic in -were meeting with sue- cess. The same telegram states that six regiments t were at Ghuzni with Mahoined Jan. - n IT is arranged that the Empress of Russia 1 shall leave Cannes at once. I TirE funeral of M. Jules Favrc took place at I ...

... AFGHANISTA4T. We have received the following from the India Offrce:- j (From VicERoy, 16th January, 1SS0.) n Ilostile Mobmunds, who had crossed Cabul River near il.akka, to the number of nearly 5,000, were yesterday suaciceil, defeated, and driven across the river by troops f, ,i Dakka and Lulldi Khotal. Our loss. otto kiiicdl, spvcli s- ?? Other Khyber tribes perfectly quiet. All well S CFCUT ...

... The Central News Claretnorris correspondent tolo- graphs that on Thursday a serious collisiou took Place between the police and the people at a little village called Xelvine, in H ayo county, in which the former had decidedlv the worst of the encounter, receiving severe maltrcatnit from the hands of the people, and being forced to retire, although they had their guns loaded and bayonets ...

... THIE DISTRESS IN IRELAND. . X I. 1 w A I' - A ,. A ?? ?? weas ?? in Mauchester yesterday, wlell it ?? resolved to open a subscription list for the elici of the distress in Ireland. ?? correspondenits of the Press Association througlout Tltelatld chroniicle a coisiderable exteiision of the distress. 'dle Limicrick correspondent, telegraphtig yesterday, says ?? sitlvatioel sares in thre face 300 ...