... I TO-DAY'S LONDON PAPERS. AfERCU1?Y-OFFICE, Friday, 6 am. OUR POLICY IN AFGHANISTAN. The Yinses holds that the time has come when it is the first duty of the Indian Government to declare their intentions beyond the possibility of mistake, and to take energetic measures for making them understood by the Afghan people. We hear nothing at piesent of any efforts being made with this purpose. It ...

... IRON RAILWAY BRlIDGES. 5 ?? the Ljaiy Acts.) The disastrous end of the sh'ort-lived Tay Bridge h as t apparently given rise to a, largce amount 0f niiioufl'i1, aiapprehension in this and Other countries. btruleteros I which have- been crossed Without he'sitation (luring9 :l - winds and weather for several years past maynew be ?? f to be, for the fir-st time., under saspiesou. Ue-c~li- ...

... BERInSHIRE.-The county papers make the an- nonucemscnt, by request, that Mr. Walter has no intention of resigning his seat for Berkshire, but will, at the proper time, offer himself for re-election. COUNTY DONEGAL.-A movement has been set on foot by the leading Liberal electors of the county to invite Mr. Charles Russell, Q.C., to become a second Liberal candidate for Donegal, in conjunction ...

... . lie * ±flaJl fJUofl&NU.L.flJI . - --*f Ss A special correspondent of the ANcwra~st;e Okronsic/c states 0- that onl Frida. y Lieut.-Colonlei White, assisted by a prof es- US sionel gentleman, visited Belmont Farmn, rise scene of the L's tragic occunrence recorded in those columnis a few days 510 age. with aL viewv to muakinig plans and drawinigs of the pro- of osises for USE) inl the ...

... THE GREAT EASATERN IRAILVAY. . A ?? ?? . ?? . ?? The thirty-nilnthl half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of the above railway wvas held yesterday at the Citv Terminus IIotel, London, Mr. C. II PAriEs presiding. The CIIAMNODnc, in nfoving the adoption of the report, said that the past year was unsexampled since lie had been chairinan of the company for the depression which hadl arisen in tile ...

... I .WEENLYI RETUTN OF B IRTHS AND DE ATHS I | IN THIE BOROUGH OF LEEDS. I 2ND WEEK, 1860. In the week etidiug Jan. 17th 5,202 births and 3,484 deaths were registered ih twenty of tho largest Euglish towns estimated by the Registrar-Gelerral to contanl a population of nearly seven iiiosl a half oillious of pergoels un the middle of this year. The birthsI exceoded by 771 and the deaths by 209 the ...

... th WC tiii he ~ THE DIVING OPERATIONS. te lieth Oil (Byr TELEOG5APU FROM OUR OWN REPORTER.) V ?? ~~~DuNDEE, Thursday Night. no in, In syimpathy with the saddened feelings excited by the so ayrecent disaster, it was with a muffled chime that the belle be ,Id of the old steeple of Dundee announuced the advent of the lal New' Year. For live minutes befoiro twelve o'cloeck last to of nig-ht ...

... The Duchess of Marlborough's fund amounts to more than £20,000. The )alke of Norfolk has contributed £200. and tho Mayor of Manchester £250. On Saturda~y the Yu-blin'MsM s ouef uaouted to £14,500, including £5,000 from Melbourne, further contributions of £X1,00 from Sydney, nd £2,50 from Manchester. In urgent cases of distress tho rules were again suspended, and immediate relief forwarded. Our ...

... THE LEEDS KEJ71CURY. 'V 1- v TIIURSDAY January 29/h, ISSO. tf THE Aevnia silitaire, telegrapbs our Palis Y Correspondent, comparing the respective military forces s of France and Gerumny, mnaittanis that the latter has s eight or nine regiments of infantry snore than the A former. No immediate fears arre entertained, but Ie private diplomnatic advices froin Berlin are not reassur. ,a ing. At ...

... TIE LEEDS M ERICURY. TVREDZESDAY, Jantuar 21st, 1880. IXrTLLGF-cE-C received at Calcutta from Afghan Turmestan stites that the rebellion has greatly wealkenied the power of Solum Hyder. Daoud lihali is expected to reach Calcutta to-day. M1. JULES FAVnE, who has been lying dan- ucrouslY ill at Versailles for some time past, died on Monday night. Ile was boen at Lyons on the 31st March, 1S09. He ...

... ' i RfAILWAY COMd-MUNICATION . BETWEEN HALIFAX AND HARROGATE, vid KEICTHLEY. TO THE EDITOIRS OF THE LEEDSM2KERCL-RY. GrxN-TLEz3E. - Withj the prospect of all early cuor- pletion of Irailvay ?? b etw1eenll Haliftll and Keighley by the Great Northern om-al pany, which wiil ir-ove equally remunerative with mary other braneires made by this eniterprising company. itermit me to sutggest another ...

... ri Er. I TO-DAY'S LONDON PAPERS. MERCURY-OFFICE, Tedinesday, 5 a.m. THE AFGHAN CAMPAIGN. (D-ULY -NE.5S TEL.EILCU.S.) LnIon, mTuoediay.-.A new ilyvi eolumna, ceisisting- of 1,000 ?? of the three atneD ulnder Colonel ltobtrts, has been forlmetd tor the RhyecT. CL.Dua, Snturday.-Ju'gdetulnC wvas ?? on the 29th by Asiuatullatk lilan and all tile Luilunnan. chiefs. The eniemy was beaten oef at ...