... ; THEIG STAFFORDSHIREOLL.p. | ~~E:XPLOSIONo. ' LOSS OF SEVENTY-THirE LIvys e Our Hanley correspondent telegralp)lhs-'rerric5-e- s the anticipatians yesterday as to the resultl e; l a and overwhelming disaster at tbe Fair L-, P t1. subsequent investigations have shownL 'n - true, and, in fact, that they are rathei lI * the mark. Man after man has died, snld ; . * ber of deaths is now believed ...

... I THE LEEDS HIERCURiY. 2'HUfSD)4l ,1 Jun atruy 22nd, 1iSO. GEzx- RAT, POre, telegraphing from Cabul nlude r date otf the iStli, announices the arrival of a con- oy (o. anniminitienl aid clothin fromn Gunldamuck. 1e asmoeports that the sons of MIustoufl Kihan have coac in. A LTTrrw from Professor Vaubh&ry has been. p h Int~isl at Pesth, in which the writer, discussing -Hilo atirs in ...

... HALIFAX CHAMBER OF COMIMERl]', ma ras. - I _ .. - - I I The annual meeting of this Clhamiber w-a.s Licll ;1I I,1 s' Council-roomn, Town Hall, oa Wednesday-:!r. . ' the President, in tr' chair. The report, liaken ?? . recapitulated thle principal questions diselll h *- 3 Clammber during the year, and congratulated c 1- 0 on the imiprovemuent in trade, although slilhrt. Ip TIhe PRESIDENT, in ...

... TIHE DUKE OF MIARLIR)UOUGH AND THE LORD MAYOR OF DUBLIN. A speeiasl nmeeting of the Dublin Corporation was helld I last CeVI inin iln til r C H ail. suossnoned in haste hy blic. .Lrd '1 i;yor, to consider a letter from his Grace the Puke ut M l ,borough, refusing to attend the Lord 31ayor s saulsal banqulet. Tle letter was in the following tern5s:- I The Castle, Janiaary 26th, ish. i . 21 ...

... iAIR. CHILDERS, M.P., ON COFFEE-EIOUTSES IMr. II. C. E. Chillders, MS.pR, ?? opened on Seitur- i day eifterinoon tlie. Three Ihings Coffee-taverls, which, has1 been erected by the Rev. J. HamnVca r o l 8-aints' Church, Pontefract, in Southl Accolumfdftio f road, l1iusict, Eindlia description of which was ?? iu Saturday's MJlirr-ov. The openinig crermolly tokplc inl what wvill form the billiard ...

... I1 0! TO-DAY'S LONDON PAPERS. Eo ZERCURY-OFFICE, Monday, 5 a.m. IL THE AFGHAN WAR. t AYOUJB MARCHING TO GHUZNEE. (STANDARD TrEGRAMP.) CAiIUL, Sunday.-It is rutnoured that Ayoub 3 Rhan is making his way from Herat to Ghuznee, and that he will shortly arrive at that place, s whence, in conjunction with Mahomed Jan, he f will, when the snows melt, act against , Cabul. These reports are not ...

... I i U. BEsna~ncox, Thursday Night. U Mr. John Brigqht, M.P., was present at the annualjf soirde of the Junior Liberal Club, held at the Town H allI to-night. There was a very large gathering of the mem- ai hers of the club end their lady friends. The earlier pro- tl ceedings partook of the character of a conversaizione. Mr.'S Bright, accompanied by Mr. Arthur Chamberlain, -whose n guest he is, ...

... 1_ , ?? - fi--'7-Jt_ -'i3 J..llL.N Ix Ii' 1. TO TEE EDITO11S OF THE LEE lDS Cl ' iy GENxrLEnaan,-The board of the Leeds to ic's1 I C mary have Illuch satistactioin in allnouuciun thb e : of the builhuinzg erected on the north side ct thi lOM 2 !d for the ?? sleeping and sitting-rooni acclllII'i-' A of the ?? eugagel in the dailv and impi]lottiet- of the institition. The u1rg7enlcy of such ...

... IN CE E L A AN E i _U S. Ti[E RowAMDHinL MEMORIAL PuNDin-A Imeeting, cosvevned by the Mayor of Rotherham (Aid. Har111rison), was held at the Council Hell, Rotherhaml, ye~rdy, orthle puriposeof~conisidering-whe~ts-tc~slcnu 1~li m Iem'Onal to Sir Rowvland Hill Thu Mayor presided, and flihers was hut a small attendance. Tlie Mayor proposed, anti the Vicar (the R1ev. B. S. Darb~ysliirs) seconded- ...

... dTIS MORNING9S NEWS.| TO-DAY'S LONDON PAPERS. a ?? -t d MERCURY-OFFICE, Thursday, 5 a.m. pi n T[HE BRITISH IN CAABr. W a ,, NEGOTIATIONS WITH SIRDARS. PC a CONTINUED EXCITEMENT. ol 0 (STraNDARD TELEGRAM.) C&BUL, ~Wednesday.-Matters hero are still very !r unsettled. Every effort is being made to establish . a peaceable government of the city by means of s friendly Sirdars, and to establish ...

... ANOT0Nl AND ?? The 3oltoll ntid ?? 7ins.t(er cotton SpinnerS yesterday refused to grant thell' F]li-51OV.y thel 10yer cen-lt. advantce recently demadted. Thle conmimttec, mowevcr, aro at liberty to reopen the 'ages q uestion. Tl1E T1LIATL£TENED STRI NE IX Bu3na:v.-Depu- tations of oper:atives employedatall, or necirly aU, the maills in naruley ?? waited uponl their cjlo loyers to ascortahi if ...

... \ I - A flen Liberal Club was opened onl Saturdayv at IOssett. The club -was formed inl I M, shortly after-441e general. election which took place in that year, and it has t now te nienbership of about 200. The old premises having r been found inadequate for the requirements of the club, imore commodious rooms were secured in Croft-street, and these are admirably adapted for the purpose. There ...