... POLITICS AND SOCiETY. - a LEED L, T EurEdaY, January ast. ot) 'DarliaMelt will be asked, writes our London Bil Cerrespondent, to make a provision for the Princess be: pestrice, ou the occasion of her marriage, similar to la' tlat given i n the case of the other Princesses. The cat 1,rincesses Helena, Alice, and Louise received each on Ibeir marria g a dowry of £30, 000, and an annuity of tht ...

... |GENERAL FOREIGN NEW S. ?? (RBIu2is'e T =mexxAQ Z. and THE POWERS, ENGLAND AND rep EGYPT.No PARis, Weduesday.-A despatch from Vienna to the rep Temnps states that the Povs era have informed the French the Government that they will make no reply to English pro- and positions relative to Egypt until France has declared her A views. Imi The Temps of this evening discousses X.he colonial policy ...

... FOU1R PERSONS BURNT TO DEAT.L A fire, causing the death 'of four persons, occurred at 17, Hollis-street, Olare Market, London, last night. It was discovered just before nine o'clock. A man named Huish, who was passing at the time, heard a cry of fire. and met some boys running out of the passage of the house neutioned, giving the alarm. A man then followed, with a lamp in his hsnd, and said to ...

... ELECTRIO LIGHTIN G. . ?? I - 1 T . TS._- _- . - - - - I _ t ?? \_ The Counmittie (with Lord Bury as chairman) appointed I to cousider tve Electric Lighting Act of MSU2 and the I action of the Board of Trade iu respoettheieof haveissued Bi their ieport. The Committee h-ve considered not only Tr the Act of 1i82', but also the provisioual orolor adopted by La tie Board OI Trade in 133, aud te ...

... TO-DAY'S LONDON PAPERS de * THE NILE EXPEDITION. (DAmy NEws TzLsGBa^.) Komr, Wednesday, 1.40 ?? reaches me WI that up to the last week in November General Gordon had repulsed several minor attacks of the rebels. Khartoum continued well provided with food and no munitions of war, sufficient for several months. One whaler, with the Black Watcb, has been-upset, en south of Debbeh. A Major and two ...

... THE LEEDS MERCURY. TIUBSDAY, January 18f, 1885. TEE Temps (Paris) publishes a telegram from Vienna to the effect that the Powers will make no reply to the English proposals respecting Egypt until V France has declared her views, II THE same journal, discussing the colonial l poliov of Prinee Bismarok, says it is worthy of a statesman anxious to provide an outlet for an empire 1H animated by a ...

... EGYPT AND ThE SOUDAN. ?? . . ?? THE ADVANCE F.ROM KORTrI. m . . . . - . . . . ?? . (SPEAL TImEOP.As To TEZIS MOeNf= S STANDARD.) tb KoRTx, Wedaesday.-NewS was brought in this morning by one of the Mounted Infantry of the pro; to grers of the column of General Stewart. e The first halt was made yesterday evening at a spot ; nine miles out from this camp. It lasted for an hour or and a half. ...

... 1 THE-E CLOSING YEAR IN FRANCE. I FaROe oUI owN CoasMsPonr:Nr.) PuAs, Tuesday. The year closes here in a somewhat unsatisfactory manner. Nobody is proud of the work of the past twelve months. Politics have beoome more than ever a game of chance, trade is languishing, corn. meere continues stagnant, and agriculture remains depressed. There is a vague, uncertain feeling in the air, not so much ...

... UNIVERSITY INTEL LIGENCE. CIArmncmGE, Tuesday. at PREvroT~s Ex>acaeXA'rION. ?? P4RT I.-CLXDmDATES UTNDER TTHE OLD REGEUTLATIONS. Eit Olass I.--Coates, Queens'; Madge, non.-coll. ; M. fu Pattersou, Trinity -ll;: Roworoft, non.-ooll. Class II-BilLiutoo, Eamunuael; Birkett; A. S. Cook, non.-noll. Everared, Jesus; Qilhbrand, Queens'; ar H. Hammer, John's; Jameson, Clare; A. Ad'Zinney, Si Johu's ...

... THE REDISTRIBUTION BILL, HoassrornT.-At a meeting of the Horsforth Local Board, held on Monday, communications were read'froml a Otley, Guiseley, and Pudsey, with reference to tbese y places becoming central electoral districts, and asking toe boardl to join them in securing that object. The t members present expressed themselves in favour of the scheme making tbe Wharfedale Union un electoral ...

... Et IV LEEDS BQArID OF GUARDIANS. . I A SOENB. An ordinary meeting of tills board was held yesterday, net the Poor Law Offices, East-paraes ,thre Cnruols (Ilir. Cookbnrn) presiding. Tvm irOMrAN ?? XNMATrS. On the proposition of Mz. W. BAsTra, seconded by Mr. C. HriED, the following resolutiona was carried by 11 1 votes to 6:-TThat the resolution permitting Roman Catholic inmates of the house ...

... I TEE VnorosED ElNLARGEMENT 01' Tim L-EEDs co Eroom LAW Utttoli.-At the weekly mpeeting of the Leeds of I Board of Guardians yesterday, a telegram was received Ax from Mr. .1. S. Davy, Inspector to the Local Government 014 Board for tho district, ineluding Leads, intimating that W lie will hold. an inquiry with regard to the suggested U] s extension of thp ?? of the Leedo Poor Law Vidojos on ...