... ?? I o _ I _ -1 - k 1k ;^ The British and -African Royal Mail steamer Senegal, Captain W. L. Keene, which has arrived in the Mersey, brings news of the continuance of the fighting at Neow Calabar between the ICing of that place and the powerful chief Will Braid. The latter held Awaffa, a. position which commanded the creek down which the oil was brought to the coast. The uing of New Calabar ...

... | The special conference of miners' delegates, under the auspices of the National Association of .Mindra, was resumed yesterday morning in the Old Town Hall, ling- street, Manchester, Mr. MACDONALD, M.P., presiding. In his opening address, the CRAssMArH spoke on the organisation, he was met with the cry that this was an artificial means of elevating the condition of mankind. What, he asked, in ...

... ?? TRANSVAAI. amr-x -n rrnr t- le DEPUTATION TO LORD KIMIBERLEY, A deputation from the Peace Soietyv Wae received by Lord Kimberley yesterday afternoon, when several snemorisls were presented praying for the restoration of the independence of the Boers of the Transvaal. Mr. RitonunD, M.P., read a memorial from the society, and added that they could not justify the conduct of the Boers towards ...

... I The annual conference of the Nationai Liberal Federa- tion, which opened at Birmingham on Wednestay, Was I ircsumcd yesterday. In the absence of Ald. Colhlns, i N.P. (Ips:icl), PresidenS of the Association, the chair wvas orccapied by Nr. J~asrs K1Tsoe, Jun., of Leeds. 1 t'here was again a large atbtendance of delegates. Mr. IATineomm EBnen (Newcastle-uader-Lyine) moved- That %Vhilo ...

... THE SHIPWRECK AT WRITBY. The following is the list of the crew of the brig Lumley, of South Shields, lost on the Upgang Rock, near Whitby, on Saturday night:-Captain, John Woodhouse, South Shields;, mate, Win. Martin, South Shields; boatswain, Wim. H. Temple, South Shields; cook, Jas. Hunter, South Shields; seamen, Richard -Bellmau, Backhaveu; A. Jaiuon, Stockholm: Johnson Taylor, Yorth ...

... 1T1lE LEEDS MEItCUYit. -- SATURDAY, Jdntary 8th, 1i1S. MR. CORBE.TT, the English representative at Athens, has strongly urged the acceptance of the pro. posed arbitration upon the Hellenic Government. M. Uoumoundouroo, the Premier, subsequently had a long conference with the King, which was followed by a Cabinet Council of three hours' duration. According to a Constantinople telegram, some ...

... WEATHER FuRECASTS FOR TO-DAY. I adr it. The following is the forecast of the weather for twenty- four hours from s p.m. on Wednesday:-- ch 0. Scotland N. .. Northerlyandnort'a-westerlybreezes, bn 1. Scotland E. . f moderate and fresh; fine and frosty. ors 2. England N.E. lyi bni u dina North-easterly ',)reezes, moderate and oer Leeds and fresh; cloudy and snow. on District] , ve 3. EnglandE. ? ...

... CORRESPONDENCE ON LOOAL OPTION. The following copy of correspondence has been ?? us for publication:- Manchester, January 11th, 1881. Dear Sir Wilfrid, ?? Absence from the House of Commons on pressing business prevented my hearing Mr. Gladstone's ansiwer given last night to your question as to whether the Government intended to do anything this session. in regard to the drink traffic. I see by ...

... TEE STATE OF IRELAND. eTHE STATE TRALS.. DunaRn, Friday Night. he hearng of the prosecution of the Queen v. Parnell and others was continued for the thirteenth time this morning. Theie was a heavy snowstorm, which evidently bad the effect of reducing the numbers of per- sons ii and surroundiig the court. Mr. MczooxoGe, before resuming his opening address to the jury, stated that he had ...

... LORD lCARNARVON AND MR. BRIGHT. (From the USpootator.) i Lord Carnarvon is one of those Conservative Peers to whom we always listen with respect. He surrendered office rather than rive support to the mischievous foreign policy of Lord Beaconsfield : and alike in relation to the 1 extension of the franchise and the Irish Church, he has shown that he could think for himself, and liberate him. ...

... THREE GDNTLE3SIGN DROWflED. I DuNYDfLm E, Sunday Night. s Yesterday afternoon a lamentable accident, by which I three gentlemen lost their lives, and a fisberman had a f narrow escape, occurred in the Firth of Tay, between Broughty Ferry and Moiaifeith; Mr. Henjry IHollautd, merchant, Dundee, residing at Langlands, Brougisty Ferry; Mr. George Patou, son of Mlr. John G. Eaton, residing at Tie ...

... - , - . q WOODHIOUSE MEOHANao . m AND TEMPEh]RANOE 5001 3 P The annual soiree iii Crneetson with t' A Mechanics' Institution and Temperance set id last evening in the, large hall of t~s he t~ or LEEDS (AId. Tatbamn) ?? h id audience. Amongst tfiose an the platforwre tVes is Mayor of Scarborough (Aid., Whittaker) O oietcrnd of Binr¶ the R1ev. Duncan Sillars, the' Rev. A. H.Byles Mr. it ...