... STRONG COMBINATION OF LANDLORDS. Particnlars are now furnished of the landlords' com- biuation, mentioned in yesterday's Ml crLurv. The com- pany is intended for the mutual benetit and protection of merdbsrs. and takes the title of the Land Corporation of Ireland Limited. The capital proposed is £7d0,000, with a guarautee fond of £125,000, which latter has already been subscribed, and will, it ...

... YETRODIST NEW CONNEXION CONFERENCE. The ?? aninual Conference of the Methodist cerooortexion was resumed yesterday, in the Zion Chpepl, Batley. T he PR.ESIDENT, the Rev. W. Long- bo'ttom (Huddersfield), occupied the chair. tCIIARGE TO TUE NEWLY ORDAINED 7wcrsTERS. The ordination service, which was commenced on Wed f5ecdaY evening, was continued, -when the Rev. Dr. cocker. Principal. of the ...

... ORDIWATIONS. Dtoca8 OF YOr ,-Hig Grace the AI'chbishoD of York yesterday held a generol ordination at York . finster, ?? thoe following were ordained:- Willim Alwith IliACOXNS. William A6twltb, of Bishep Hatfield's Mlal, Durham; Joseph Baker, of St. B~ee College, Cumberland; Charles George Fiser, of it. Bees College, Cumberland; William Gell. B.A, of Pemnbrolke College, Cambridge; Arnold ...

... A new American novel is called 'A Lady's FourWisheso An old bachelor says he has not read the book, but that ie knows what her wishes are-' First, a new bonnet; second, a new bonnet:; third, a new bonnet; and fourth, a new bonnet.' An American paper quotes a couplet by Benjamin Franklin, as illustrating the advances made of late years in the art of 'getting on.' Franklin ?? that by the plough ...

... jiMPERIAL PAPILHAMENT.1 (FRom ouR OWc REo oRTw.; a HOUSE OF LORDS, FRIDAY. The toin CwneaofTLO took his seat on the woolsack St a quarter-past four o'clock. MUNSTER AND CONNAUGHT. Lord WAVEKEY intimated that on an early day he should move an address for the appointmeut of a Royal Commission to investigate the social condition of the vroviuoes of Munster aud Connaught. THE CASE OF CAPTAIN ...

... OnSaturdav Mr. Mundeiln, M.P., distributed the awardS to tlxe 6uccessfr-l ?? of tlle N-oljlll School of Science and of the Royal School of Mines, the oeremdnV takiun place it the South Kensington Museum. Ad. n drosses were delivered by the director of the science divi. ersiou, Liecitenraut-Colonel Dornelly, R.E., and by the . De:Ln of the school, Professor Huxley, the latter giving a history ...

... THE EMPLOYERS' A - 'RV A T.RP.n .. CLAIM BY A LEED WoRni ; A~t the County Court yesterday, before Mr. TW. Gmuawow, Judge, Thomas Spence journeyman iainter, l Dodsworth-court, Briggategusd Messrs. and B t painters and contractors, Low Hear Bradfosd, for £6 damages for personal injuries alleged to have been received by him whilst in their emrploy, ad as the result of their uegligence.-Mr. E. ...

... y PRIMITIVE lMlETHODIST CONFERENCE, SRHEFFILLD. The Conference resumed yesterday. MESOLUTION OF SYMPATHYt WITH THEI GOVEMET. The Rev. CoLrx a. McXEEcarIE moved the folloeving resolution:- That we, the member3 and delegates of the Primitive Methodist Conference nlowv h9id1 ire gscsion3 in trhe towie of Sheflield, and Icaviag reprerent-.ivei rronm oar chorehes in all parts or the Unite d ...

... IM LEON SAY AND THE BUDT I ?? COOMMITTEE. SALE OF THE STATE JEWELS. (FaOm Oat OWx CosaaxSPONDMnTT.) PA.tS, Wednesday. While M. Leon Say was indulging in flatterhl visions at Bordeaux of a Republic, according to to( ideas of all his auditors, which should know hov t, restrain the impatience of those who are ala.Y pulling at its purse-strings, a little Parliamentaryb, eb was being directed at ...

... j 13:Y A LOOKER-ON. We have had motion but very little movement during thne past' week. In neither House of Parliament has there been any valuable contribution to the work of legislation. The Lords, on Monday, very nearly overturned the absurd law which prohibits marriage with a deceased wife's sister; but they just stopped short at the point of overturning, and the equestion is ahelved for ...

... h11 .. _ I .- . In the House of Lords on Mounday; eveninr the second E reading of the Marriage with a Deceased Wife's Sister i Bill was negatived by the narrow majority of four, 132) 1 voting against and 128 for the measure. The following is i the division list:- CONTENTS. Prince of Walos Pembroke ?? Ormathyaito DUKcES. Mlontgomory Carlingford Ormondo (M.- Albany Snmt Germans Carrington ...

... LEEDS SCHOuL B)APID, A meeting of this board was-hiold yceterctay, at thec offices, CaLverley-street, the Rev. Dr. FLOOD inl the chair. The board decided that the ordinary meetings for the mionths of Alugust and September shoeld he held onl the 3rd Auguist and the 28th. September respectively. THE COOWAS1ATIVE COST OF~ sSCHOOLS. Mr. J. Ha;rran, Chairman of the. Sites and Buildings Committee, ...