... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... A_ ~ - - Ia re tsfi ^ u (FRczM aV OWN CORRESaPONDENT.) PInes, Thursday. The debate on the proposed new general Customs t rariff is announced for eommencement on Morlddi-, 'J c-hen it appears that M. Tirard will propound the views Di the Government with regard to its economic policy. rhe task in store for the Chambers is no light one, ns the Tariffs Committee, which has just finished its 2 ...

... M. JULES FAVRE AND THE DUCIC DE GR AM ONT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRaESoNDENT.) Panus, Wednesday. so Two men whose careers were widely marked to asunder, but which approached each other at a lx striking juncture in the history of their country, have ce just departed this life. The Due de Gramont and M. B: Jules Favre were two principal figures a decade ago, th and in their death they have not been ...

... YJULES FAVRYiS NEGOTIATIONS 'WITH THIE GErTMANS. CP -n r rare (FR-OX Otl OWa COr.'onrnn.) PIris, Friday. 1s PRi No;rd, a, journal edited by M. Jules Simon's snEs, publishes tv-o letters addressed to that statesman by Jules Fanre u.t the moment of the peace negotiations at the GermanL head-quarters in Versailles, vhiels give a vivid idea of the character and ardent sentillments of the deceased. ...

... TIHE ROYAL UINIVERSITY OF IRELAND. I DENTAILS OP TlE COH RTER. V The following is an outilne of the charter of the Royal r Utiversity oft Irelanld, whinch is no'.V aow itill uiaroliml nt in 1 s tie Court of Cliancciy, to which. his Craco the Duke of s Marlborough, Lord-Lieutenaut, is %vitue s. The charter D founds a flow University in Ireland, to be called 'IThe t Roval University of Irclanld ...

... ei The real hard w-ork of the contest may -be said to have Alte Comumenced yesterday. Both sides have got through their ?ry lirelimimnery arranlge ments. The c~anvassers liave~ b~egun 5o. their duties :comm~rittees are sitting almost hourly, and Le al is bustle en~d excitemient. As anL instance of the keen T interest taken in this election, it is noticeable that voters 01 lg who are at all ...