... 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 ...

... 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. ...

... s s ;tMOINLDAY, January 2607t, 1880. n . Ti1E Duchess of Edinburgh and suite left Cannes on Saturday for Paris. The Empress of c Russia, it is stated, will soon take her departure for e Russia. .r TEE Porte has addressed a fresh Note to Sir t H. Laymrd, stating- that the conduct of *Dr. Itller e justified the seizure of his papers, -which were after- e wards restored out of respect for England ...

... \ 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 ...

... 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 ...

... II i . I. , I I I * I ?? i - IVe tak~e -the- -folowig xtacsrorn alteofirspcale ~'correspondent of the Tunes, dated Westport, oounty Iao C Jant. 21 st. :-Movements of strong bodies of smart, geo t darmne-liko police, reports of affrays, accounts of persons N g -wounded, rumours of more serious distarbances to come, Li hlave been exciting incidents of late; and the - Circnni- station of agents ...

... Oplln Osonsin, Sunday. The Queen and Princess Beatrice, attended by Lady 1 Waterpark, drove out yesterday, and honoured the Viscountess Gort with a visit. Har Majesty and the Princess and the members of the household attended divine service at Osborne this morning. The Rev. Canon Prothero, M.A., officiated. The Right Hon. R. A. Cross arrived at Osborne yester- day, and had an audience of the ...

... rJTE MEMBERS FOR BIRMINGEAM. I BRIGHT ON THE flUSH LAND ~JR. QUESTION. (Feat! OURP OWN REPORTER.) fliRUtixaslnt, Saturlday NKighIt. ylT emb~ers for Birmingliam delivered their annual t their Constituents this evening in the Town A;i always the ease ou thesle occatsions, the large c.iz crsxdhd to iti titllost capacity, between four anti *-icIiard perssnir being present. For a. Conideerable ?? ...

... |1 ; -- ?? i es, ?? rst (REUTER's TELEGRA S.) an its SIR H. LAYARID AND THE PORTE. prr ed CONSTANTINOPLE, Sunday. - Sir Henry Layard, in his an a reply to the note of the Porte on the subject -of thle mis- t .,s sionriry incident, ref Utes the ar~gumnents of the Ottoman mro st Government, and protests against the pretension put for- rel w, Iard that aI foreigner may he arrested, provided that ...

... THlE FARM AND THE FIELD. £~~~ ±i3.Xlb.O .LXA.N ) ?? X iJ~sttL. (h-ria A/e Leeds 2.ercssxp WPeeklV ;Slipy/enesess ef Saturday, Januzary 24I.) Hfard frost has againt stopped ploughiag and drilling, Ands) at the same time checked the growth of the young wvheat plant, which was coming through the soil nicely inl early' sown fields in most Parts of thle country. From souse counties there cite ...

... TI-EE DISTEESS IN IRELAND. THE DUBLIN. MA~-NSION HOUSE CO-MMITTEE.- kV The Lord Mayor of Dublin has addressed I lie following a to tle. Times :-In the Yitnes of tho 23rd. inst., containing dsome inaccuracies which I ask permission to correct, youI n state that our futnd amounted to £6,800. Thle sans s9hoild * bie £15,656, and it now amouaucs to over £C2110110. Yeu say tlitt it was resolved to ...