... V ORRSBIRE CHURCH SCORPTURE READ.Rb' 8O.IETY. The annual meeting of the Yorkshno Church of Eng. land Scripture Readers' Society was held yesterday, at the Leeds Town Hall, under tnu presideucy of the ?? (Mr. E. Woodliouse'). The attendance was not large. o Among the clergymen and gentlemen preseut were Bishop Ryau, the Revs. Canon 1aciciou, Canon Crossley, A. PJ. 0 Irwmis J. W. hatton, Lawson, ...

... I EVERE TiiUNDERSTORAT AND LOSS OP I LlFI r . Dlarinx a sevore thuniderstorm on Saturday twoa lah(uling hidl were struck by lightning just alter taking refige under a tree in liyoi Parlk, Islsworth. One ?? instantaneously killed, 'lnd the other so Ecriously injured, that it is rot tnoughlt lie will recover. Tho storm plassend over Tlavistock inid district on Sotur-. day. Rllill ill in torreots ...

... THIE LEED)S ANE RCURY. MIONVDAIY. July l6th, 1SS33. TIIEnE is X rumour from Simla that the farqiiis of Ripun has tewlelted hid I'oTib(aLiuu. TIb Press Association is acthorisod to state that it y is unfounded. Another tolegram frfei Simla Y says the subsidy to the Amecr of Afuhanistau ti is conditional upon his acting in conformity d; with the intatests of the Indian Government and P in a ...

... FRSENOH RAILWAY THEORIES. orb .v IIf - nbr -v \ (Fxoi oUR on ConBsposnrM.) t Pits, Tuesday. The debate on the Railway Conventions has brought Into play the business qualities of the Deputies (or a handful of them), which are apt to lie dormant, to the eyes of the outside public at least. According to one eminent authority, who shall beanameless, the qualifict- 0 a tions of the Chamber are ...

... Rne JOEpri STeAW, LEEDS.-YeCterday a meeting of the no creditors of this debtor, who carried on business as a bal tailor, draper, alld hosier, in Upperhead-row, Leeds, was lot held at the office of Mr. C. Lowry, accountant. Leoti. bet Thc statement showed total liabilities amoantinii to tht £1,841, tnit assets to £533. A composition of 2s. 6d. in th the pound was offered and accopted, and Mr. ...

... IBTanY OF BIRTHS EAND DEATS IN LEEDS.-200a Wx, 1883. e_~ .. . . _ _ e _- _ CV J54O.,L 1000. In the borough of Leeds 188 births and 137 deaths were registaredt during the week. Tho births were 30, and the deaths 4, below the average weekly ummbers A during 182. The deaths showed a further increase b of 13 upon the low numbers in recent weeks. and V included 1S which were recorded in the lare ...

... A return has just been issued. showing the actual 'xponditure for naval service (excliding the conveyance of troops) for cach year from 1860-61 to 1581-84, inclusive, showing respectiveiy the effective and non-effective expenoiturs. The ostimated expenditure for the yeatrs 18S2-S3 and S-83-84 has also been given. The fiour~s are sas ollows :-Iu the years 1860-G1, effective £10,733,607, uo ...

... IMPERIAL PA RLAMENT. J II e . (FwRO OUR 0WN PEORTrRS,) HOUSE. OE' LORDS, FtrDAY. The LORD C1uaCeZra,n took his seat on the Wooilsack 0t a quarter past four. THE CLYDE DISASTER. Lord SIDMOUTJH drew gotention to the recent disaster on the Clyde, and asked whether the Govemnmeut in- tended to investigate the circunmstances. To his mind, it was evident that somewhere or other there had been very ...

... VI4iT GFW'ES PRINCE OF WALES TO YORK. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales arrived at the North-Eastern Sation on bforioay afternoon.' Thd Prince travelled ina saloon carriage from Kings Prose by the' is ordinary texporeeg, due at' York 'at 5 40g. Frorm-the plat- 6a fer&n-to the'cariaige.in.waiting outside for ?? was 'e laid a handsome caipet, which -had previously-been 'ieed 'for: visits of ...

... MR STUART WORTLEY M.P., AND THE| . ,t 'FRIENDLY SOCIETIES ACT. t r`ttuart Wortley, M.P.: hasaddressed the follow- ib 1eiter to the Times oni tbh'e.- sije&t of Friendly 70cieties, in which it will be remembered that the .jnior 'member-for Sheffield takes a deep interest:- ZRIEIDLY*, &a.: SOClIETIES (NOMINATIONS) Sir,-As the above Bill is in my charge, and is to- morrow evening to be considered ...

... - otal 3IntUiecuenc. | ROYAL IMSTITUTIMN.-To-morrow, at 3 o'olock,.Rev Jno. Brewster will lecture on Life in the Backwoods of Canada. The traffic receipts of the Hull Street Tramways for the week ending Saturday, the 21st July, 1883, were £402 16s Od; corresponding week last year, £408 12s 7d. A fire occurred in the house occupied by Mr H. Sugden, C3, Wellington-lane, on Tuesday afternoon. ...

... liA apecial meeting of the Leeds Town Councit-waS beld t~ rce yesterday atternoon, the MAvoR LMr. E. Woodhouse) WOI prasisilig. Iafa) ' PROPCOSED ADDIT5Oi TO T~rE ISOSSOUGH YEAGISTf.-kOy. Una The Towee Camizz read a Jlotter which lie bed received from tile principal secretary to tire, Lord Chancellor, Say intimating, for thre information of the Council, that teis niumes of Certain, gentlemen ...