... 111E LEEDS MERCURY. _ - TVUESAI;, Mlfarch 1st, 1881. Tiiu telegrams from Mount Prospect and Pietermaritzburg, reporting the death of General' 'Colley and the repulse of the British. forces at Spitzcop, which wve published in our later editions yesterday morning, are fully confirmed. We are as yet without any details, but it appers from the official and special telegrams i that on Saturday ...

... THE M INERS' NATIONAL UNION AND THE IRISH LAND. BILL. '1P. r Tt,,nl of thi Miners' National Union have Ttli 11t123r J.AL'13)LlJtI. The Central Board of the Miners' National Union have passed the following resolution:- The Irish Land Bill, as brought into the House of Commons by the Right Hon. i W. 3-Gladstone, MilY., on behalf of her Majesty's l Government, we believe to be a measure far in ...

... $u1gW, IFORFIGN NEWSg yoe- i( (RimUrn's TrE OOAMNS.) V qgoE GREEK QUESTION. h seq~orI;S. Weduosday.-The Porte announces D C°0t isa' recmvsal a protest frdm thensuhabitants of o {}gi. 8 airt tho ee9ion of tha placo toGreeeo, a jsr ; ;sh frigates los here to-day ?? troops for v °' sir ?? lven ?? Ambassadors n Co. 100stiflg this morning at the resideae of Count t lj'JtaaI. a Ambassador, and ...

... Next week-beginning on Elaster Mtoncday, and preceded by special temperance sermonis on Eaater Day-the Grand b Lodge of England of the Independent Order of Good fi Temnlars will hold its twa]itlh annual s:ssiou in the Philharmonic Hall, Southampton, the ?? held lest d Baster at Birmingham having voted to mieet this year in the first-named town. The representatives who will attend ware elected ...

... MIPERJIAL PA RLIAMEI4NT (Fi=~ OUR ONYX EtFORTERS.). HOUSE- OF, LORDS, TUESDAY. -Their Lordsbips met at five o'ldock. 0 F'IRES IN THEATRES. The Duke of ST. ALBAN'Smasked the Lord Chamberlain I whether the metropolitan theatres 'were provided 5Iha the necessary means: of exit in event of fire. The Earl of I(ENMtARE, in reply, said no doubt there Is was considerable danger when lire broke out In ...

... ITH'S MOPIV'ING'S' NEWS. TO-DAY'S LONDON PAPERS. ME1CURBY-OF1IPE, Saturda~y, 5 a.m. FRANCE AND ITALY. (TinEs TELEGISA.) Rome, Friday.-A second demonstration, in which upwards of 10,000 persons took part, was made at e Palermo last' night. Flags were displayed ia great .mumber from the houses on the Toledo, and the balconies were crowded with ladies. The pro. cession attempted to make its way ...

... - - .1~w - - -_s~ THIRSI( UNION. 1871. 188f. Inareg0e. Deareas. Bub.Diatrict of ?? - 6,143 8 ,749 ?? 88G ?? - 1. Pilckll I 1,318 ?? 1,331 ?? 02 ?? - S. ?? 1,285 ?? 1,24? ?? ?? ?? S8 * T0opoliffe .. 1,781 ?? 1,734 ?? . ?? 27 K ?? ?? 1,880 ?? 1,735 ., 73 -. - W ?? increase, 072. The following resu~ts Lave also been ascertainect: 1 871. 1881. 1871. 1i Abo-de on ?? 80,125 .102,010 Klddormluster ...

... SPECIAL CORRESPONDE NCE. (BY PVIVATE TBLUnGRLPH.) LoNDoN, Friday Night. I understand that Lord Carlingford will be appointed Lord Privy Seal, in succession to the Duke of Argyll. XThis appointment, in present circumstances, is one of the- best 'that could be made. Lord Carlingford understands the Irish Land question as no other member of the Upper House does, and he drew up the minority report ...

... 'THI5 lORNJNGS News TO-DAY'S .LONDON PAJJRS. . JWBOURZ-OFFICE, Saturday, 5 amr THE GREEK QUESTION. (DALLY NEWS Thawed.) BE1Nw IFriday Night.-I hear that beides ad, Collective Note of the Powers to Greece, England has sent a special intimation to the Hellenic Governmenty adsuring it that in case of war the Greeks must in no way expect or count on assistance fro0m England. The Greeks have also ...

... j ?? -lAIGN NEWS. TUF TRANSVAA:L WAR . il VANaE OF TROOPS. Ju AD T3~TxcoU)be (Rsp'is s n. Tuesday.-General Wood has returned tem- re pIietermnaritblurg, iu order to make final co 4 ?? for the reinforceflnnts as they arrive. be y-gos left Newcastle at two this morning, and had Th t dr-oop as Schains ioogte without opposition. p1 (Tsyz TnLEoRm5.) tb Monday.-At nine this morniug the corn- in 'Don ...

... REETJ FOREIGN NEWS, HrUE ATTEMPTED ASSAWNATION o( OF PRESIDfNT iARFIELD, 01 ~~menersm Tuesday, 8.30 ?? seven o'clocki abs morning ]?resident Garfields private secretary V oddressed a note Jto the Members of the Cabinet ?? them that a marked impravement of a It general eharacter was observable in the President's d: erresptoWs. . \|S The following bulletin was issued this morning ti ,Flecntivo ...

... THE A:EL~GIOTY OLS THE : B~Th1CH ]10UOATION BI ?? _ . _ .\.L , ,, - - ,Pr, Monday. Tne repreaohzw asmade theo thtriday-by. q. Pisianx tews6p5per ,of :sonie ?? ?? icbstes. (or, as they' are here',ealled, 'inte~rpllatignt) vere Otsuming more and more an academio character in the - House of: Ceiinons. 'The ,rit~ieism was sug- gcste4, by . the reiterated interrogations of Lord XIandolph hurolhill ...