... I - I PARLIAMENTARY NOTES, (FPRO1 OUR OWNv CORRaESr'on02EN.) _orsn OF CoMMoNs, Tuesday Nizht. The House of Lords had to-night, for their Lord, .ships, a long sitting. They discussed the question ol long and short military service in great detail. For s military men the debate was, doubtless iatertotin 1 bat for few besides, Lord Abinger introduced the sub. ject, and was followed by ...

... Meetings in connection with the above association were held on the evening of Friday and on Saturday at'Huddors. field, and were attended with great success. Arrangements had been made for blindfold play by Herr Zukertort, the victor, of the 1878 Paris tournanient, who had been eugaged by the local club. rhe committee were dis- J appointed in not having the servioas of Bradford, Wake. I field, ...

... IIT1VOURED RESIGNATION OF THE DUKE i U OF ARGYLL. . - The Azarniing Post-of to-day says that a rumour pro- rt vailed last evening that the Duke of Argyll had resigned, owing to a difference of opinion with his colleagues in.the Cabinot as to the Land Bill. Our Lcndon correspondent, I telegraphing at pn early-hour this morninz, says it is understood to be- absolutely, certain that the Duke of a ...

... BANKRUPTOY LAW 1IEFORM. TO THE EDITORS OF THE LEEDS MERCURY. to GNsTrcssXN,-In your issuo of to-day you have a com- pC munication from a Huddersfield merchant on the above BU subject I am disposed to concede that iMlerchant f, desires to cleanso commerce from dishouourable and dis- ca honest traders, but I think it possible that he snsy not ga be altogether infallible, and that he may ...

... HOMCEOPATHY AND PHYSICIAN8. TO THE, EDITORS OF THE LEEDS MERCURY. I GENTLE3U N,-I observe that in to-day's Mercury there is inserted from the Times a letter onI Physicians and Hommopathy. As the letter imputes base and dishonour- able motives to those who are looked upon by the public as homreopathio practitioners, will you kindly allow me space to refute the libellous accusatious ? e It ...

... I LORD BEACONSFIELD'S HEALTr. 1 Lord Beaconufield's cerdition yesterday- showed a marked improvement, and the asniety eo ited on Wedes I day, whens he wa balieveti to be in 'z critical sfato, is- greptlj allaye'd. On AsocWer to early inquirils, It was .Stated that his Lor~ishlp i,~d passed a, good; night, anld that his state was miore~ faurably rsgFrdsd. After. thei iusual consultation between ...

... TME LEEDS MERCURY THURSDJAY, Appril {4Uth, 1881. -A BOMBAY telegram says. the evacuation of Kandahar. .by ?? troops has been postponed until Saturday next, owing to the prevalence of heavy rains. It was rurnoared that Ayoub Khan had fled to Meshed. TELEGRAmS received in Berlin 4nd Paris from 'Athens state that the Greek Government' has signified It tdie re44iittivei of the Powers its ...

... Th. M i- O hf ?? ioneral meetina of this comk The ordinary half-yearly general meeting of this eom. h pany was held yesterday ?? at Canuou-streetBotel, ar Loudon, Sir H. W. TYLaER, M.P., presiding. es The CO Axs N said it was gratifying that their state- as ments from half-year to half-year for the last few yemr n- had been one better than another, and to-day they weara mn able to present the ...

... 1I (iTEulrns TELEGRAM.) THE GREEK QUESTION. CoaNSTA-STcs'api, Fxiday, 7 ?? is; stated in diplo - matic circles here that M. Coumoundouio5s has declared the frontier line off ered by the Porte to be unacceptable, and that the Greek Premier insists upon the cession of Prevesa. THE SULTAN AND THE WHEDIVE. A correspondent of the Central News sends from Paris the following extraordinary story ?? 1 ...

... I Mr. John Dillon, M.P., 7was present at a land demon. stration'yesterday in the town of lDonegal. The CnAinec MAx (the Itev. John Doherty, ?? referring to Mr. Gladstone's observations: about the I uietude of *,6negal, said it was not tenant-right that had 'kcwt it from disturb- auco, obut because fortunately they hid somn landlords in Donegal who did not exact all' that the law eipowers ...

... THIS IORNING'S NEWSJI TO-DAYS LONDON PAPERS. MJRCU1r.,OFFICE, 2'lsraday, 654- THE TRANSVAAL PEACE. kt1'nmAE1O TnLano Au.) CA WN, Wednesday ~Night.-The Legislative Council yesterday passed by the casting vote of Sir, E Henry do Villiers, President and member of the Trans. Vaal Royal Commission; a motion for au address to the Queen expressing the humble thanks of that House for the gracious ...

... THE D B VbOP.MENT OF BENc CG. In e, Concluding notice on the above-niamqd subjqect, the Rt. James's Oa ttci ?? new methods, attacked by Grisier and defended Pv Do Bazancourt in th msnner of which specimens hsve been give, wontheir way to reeog- nition sotwith§tanding the academical prejudices of a 6ertein'number of masters,. Their induencs vnsible in everythung that has been written on the ...