... COLONEL SMITH, M.P., AND THE REPRE- SENTATION OF THE EAST RIDING. A meeting of the Liberals of the Southern Division of the East Riding was held at Beverley on Monday, .e Colonel Hodgson (the president of the Liberal Associa. s tion) in the ?? the Chairman had opened the proceedings, Mr T. W. Palmer moved, and Alderman e Crosakill seconded, a resolution, to the effect That it 1 was desirable ...

... THE EARL OF YARBOROTGH'S I FOXHOUNDS. ?? I-4.._JA A -- AL ?? -T - S -AHALilA s The meet on Saturday was at Newsham Lodge, at the I north end of Brocklesby Park. The field included the d Earl of Yarborough, the Covntess of Yarborough, Major a. C. Uppleby, J.P. (Barrow Hall), the Rev Cecil t Legard (Healing Manor), Herr Shaviel, Messrs Brooks, . Lieutenant Swallow, Mr MoVicar, Mr J. B. Swallow, ...

... RANDOM REAINGS. How ia it that, while a mau places his purse in Li Insi'de pocket that no thitf -may secure it, the young lady t wilY boldly hold hers in her band, as though to challenge a all comners'? 0 ' Paddy, do you know bow to drivel' said a traveller II to the Jehu of a Jiunting-oar. 'Sure I do,' was the n answer. I'Wasn't it I that upset yer honour in a ditch c two years ago'?' I ...

... I Yesterday morning, in the Divorce Division of the I Righ Court of Justice, Sir JAxES HANw=, sitting with- b out a jury, resumod the hearing of the case of ?? The Barl r of Durham v. Milner, otherwise Durham. The petition v is for a decree of nullity of marriage, on the ground that r at the time of the ceremony the respondent, the Countess s of Durham, wee of unsound mind. v z The 8ouion-or ...

... GERLW FOREIGN NEWS. (IIEUTrR'S TBLaGRAMtS.) at IFiE EGYPTIAN FINANCIAL git QUESrION. Kr Saturday-The Egyptian Government have mi r .j:o101stica from Loudon that all the details of., r llancial arrapigement have been agreed on :e- figland and the 10her Powers. FRANCE. thi SaturdN-.Tha Senate to-day concluded the of ndssion of the Budget of Expenditure, and a o atl the chapters of the Estimates ...

... THlE ROTEWELL GA8 COMPANY AND THE LOCAL BOARD.- TO THE EDITORS OF TEE LEEDS MERCURY. G4rNTLExmN,-I beg to thank your correspondent, Mr. R.P. Neweome, ior his letter of yesterday, which will, I hope, enable, me to obtain a review of the decision of the Wakefield magistrates on Friday. As both the facts and the law lie in a nutshell, and the control exercisable over gas companies by local ...

... THE TRANSVAA41 A Parlamentary Blue Boolt was issued y4stordty morning containing despatches oi the subject of the TransTaal atd the adjacent territories. A correspondent, whose name is not disclosed, wrote to the Colonial Office on the 15th of November, stating that he had letters fro& Mateting describing the death of Mr. Walker at the L hands of the Boar freebooters, from which it appeared ...

... LThe HAtF.BRED STr,0EPLECHA3E PLATE of 40 gbva. for maiden b unters not troroueghboeo; 125t each; winners after entry extra; - ellifog allowances. About three males. 3 i 9 Mr Wallis's Romulus, 5 pro 100 s000) ?? ir Yorris 1 112 0 Osl Wilson's Lady Osweotry, 6 yr4 ?? A hunly 2 11 9 Mr Robinson's Beckdloel, ?? 1Y4. 'Aduan,3 r 92 0 Mir Idi~sill'o HarolI flarefoeet, S ?? Buckton 0 212 0 Sir E, ...

... Under this head a Parliamentary Return, moved tot by Mr. McLaren, has been issued, showin . the popule- tho of England, Scotland, and Ireland, as estimated by the Registrar-General ror the iniddle of the year 1SS4, together with the number of Members of P1arliament which each of the three kingdoms would obtain if the G58 Members were allotted according to the population, o1 each. This ...

... POLITICS AMD SOCIETY. LEEDS, Friday, February 13th. S I It was rumoured in London last night, writes our e Correspondent, that Mr. Chamberlain had left the n Ministry, or was about to take that step. The report f was, however, quickly contradicted on the authority of a Mr. Chamberlain himself; and was probably nothing r more than a deduction idly founded upon a somewhat rj r high-flown leading ...

... THE REPRESENTATION OF THE EASTERN DIVISION. DRYPOOL WAflTD CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION. ia The annual meeting of memoers of the Drypool Wrd at Conservative Association w s held at tile Drylpool Work. . ing Men's Club, last night. Mr Thomas Morrill pre. of sided, and amongst others present were MIessrs T. E, ig Cooper (vice-president), WV. H. Staiscer (treasurer) ig Walter Hilken (secretary), IT. ...

... Y, THE HULL FIRE BRIGADE ,I _, ME ARRANGEMENTS. 4 m_ TT._1T . X .. . The Hull Watch Committee on Monday last discussed the question of a, fire brigade at a special meeting, when the report of the deputation which lately visited Leeds and Bradford to examine the appliances used there was read. At Bradford accommodation is provided for the residence of superintendent, engine tenter, and stable ...