... ; THESTUPPAGE OF COTTON MILLS. 1, PROPOSAL TO RUN SH31ORT TIME. fl In Burnley and Padiham, where there are about' one miillion spindles. firine representing over 800,000 have g~ iveri in their adhesion to thd short-timne proposal. s~A telegram from Oldham yesterday morning says- )f several cotton mnills have stoppedainfleet townu. The total ts loss tooferistlies' wages in Oldham by the ...

... THIS MORNINiG'S NEWS. I TO-DAY'S LONDON PAPERS. MERCURY-OFFICE, Tuasdav, 5am., a . THE EGYPIAN CRISIS. e AzhxA=s=, Monday. - The Khedive told me yesterday that Ourabi Bey told him that ha would resist all Europe. The Khedive asked, What force have youP Hereplied, A million. Have you r rifles? No, but we will fight; we shall be ;, beaten, but in the cause of liberty; ' and similar ...

... TEE GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL, LEEDS. - , . , , ., E - X, L- - .. ?? -. m l - The followink report of the Examinir, the Rev. E. S. San4ersol, M.A., on the above-named schoo], has been made to the Seoretary of the Sehools Examination Syndicate of the University of Cambridge:- his-I beg to submit to ToU tho following report of the leeds ?? Bchool for oirls, which I have examined at your request, both o ...

... XgNERAL FOREIGN NEWS. THE EGYPTIAN CRISIS. BESUMPTION OF NEGOTIATIONS. CSpEOM TLEUGUMzT TWE STMDARcD OF TNIS MOmNMe.) ALEXANDRIA, Tuesday Night. up to this afternoon the situation was still con- ,idered extremely critical. The probability, however, of the intervention of the Sultan and the despatch of a Turkish fleet from Constantinople had its effect upon the insubordinate officers. The ...

... bIR MICHAEt HICKS-BEACH ON THE LAND ACT. Sir MIChAEL Himxa-BEaoir, speaking at the dinner of the Wiliohoombe Agricultural Association last evening, - referred to Irish affairs. The right hon. gentleman said everybody would admit that the Irish Land Act was of an extremely doubtful character in its probable operation. What good had it done, and what good was it likely to do? Those who had ...

... I WE ,& AND THE FIE LD. ?? liercry I ecly Suppilemeant of Saturday, {Fio2;t ,plenp'6zber 17th.) Alth with fear aud trembling, it may perhaps be r that the late harvesters appea Itekly to be less snauttuelte il wveather experience then the early ones; US yns In Th barometer seems no guide this year, and btly chess lines will come before their readers after a posiewpetnr of rain. This at least ...

... ENER, FOREIGN NEWS.I 0Rzzu='s T BscMS.) NgiTRANSVAAL CONVENTION. DsWt&s, Tuesday Evening.-It is expected that the gebat( in the Transvaal Volksraad upon the ratification of o ,.CouVentiOf With England will last several days. pjTOMBA, Wednesday.-The discussion in the Volks- rstd upon the Convention with England is expected to lose to-day, and it is believed it will be referred to a Coumittea. ...

... WRECK OF A: MAIL STFA.ERf; NEARLY TWO HUNDRED LIVES LOST.' (REWuER's TELEqn=.) CAPETOWx, Wednesday.-The Union Company's mail steamer Teuton, which arrived here on Monday last from EnglaLid, and sailed again for. Algon Bay, has been wreaked near Quain Point. She bad on board 200 passengers and crew, of whom 27 were saved in the boats. Her Majesty's corvette' Dido proceeded immediately to the ...

... TREE LEEDS [EROUTRY. F.R VFSIIl Se'ptember 30th, 1881.1 as THE QUEEN has desired Mr.'Lowell, United States Minister to England, to express her sincere ,is condolence with the mother of the late President, and to inquire after her health and that of the widow. Her ge Majesty also added that she would be glad to receive a ly good photograph of 'President Garfield. Mr. Doowell has been requested ...

... HUDDERSFIELD LICENSBED VICTUALLERS' PROTECTION AND BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION. - i The annual dinner in connection with this association w took place last evening at the George Hotel, Huddersfield, iv Mr. Rlr-uns SSENIOR, of Shepley, presiding. There were F. 120 persons present, including Mdr. Wheelhouse, Leeds, - Mr. Goo. Candelet, Manchester; Councillor Nicholson W. and Mr. J. Forest, Leeds; ...

... I MR. CRE YKE, M.P., ON LOCAL TAXATION I 5 - n -1e - P 1 ?? ?? I At the annual dinner of the .Goole and Marshlind j d Chamber of Agrioulture held on Wednesday evening, at L the Lowther Hotel, Mr. BrAnwonTHa, J.P., presided, Mr. t I Creykg, M.P., and the Hon. A. F. Hood being also e present. Mr. T. H. Goulton and Mr. John Bennett t having read papers bearing on local taxation, . Mr. CRETrE ?? ...

... 1 NERAL FOREIGN NEWS,| I-~~-- 0 PRESIDENT GARFIELD. The IfOllowing telegram was received at the'American Segatiou in London yesterday morning:- ,,The President continues to do well in his eating and age~tjon, and the swollen gland steadily improves, but in the past twenty-four hours he has made no substantial t ess in his general condition. In the judgment of his Physie;in, however, he still ...