... LEE1DS, ThUTSday, Mlarch 8t0. MY. SIlith. writes our London Correspoldent, anuiuced last night that the Housc would niect attrio OlckO Friday for the purpose of hearinig a state- ?? frinu tho Clliucll'r of thre Excheclqer ol the' (O'lvCrsioxi of the Natioual Debt. Thc greatest inturut~ `4 ?? by this annotiueenuellt, aiid it is evident tbaI: ?? the ciretunstanices under whichI Mr. Cuschen i' O ...

... PJXXANENT SAMPLE ROOM O, BTTIH PRO-DUCTS AND MANUFACTURES . IN RAIBURG.. Mr. G. A. Pogson, British Consulfin Hamburg, in a circular on the state of B]itish foreign trade, says that Germany, and especially Halsburg, has the 'virtual command of many South American and other markets must be conceded. This is partially due to the various lines of excellent, regular, and frequent direct steamers ...

... *L* 6AL GOEtRNmunT fIMLL TEXT OF THE PP=CIPAL. CLAUSES. We received lat evesing an advance copy of -the-Local Government '(England and Wales) Bill, prepared and brought ia by Mr. Ritchie, Mr. Wm. Henry Smith 'Mr. Gdoshen, Mr. Matthews, andI Mr. Lng..'The bill is divided into seven partsl the first dealing with Ocounty Caouncils; the second; pplying tha, Act'to'.boroughs,'.the metropolis, and ...

... SIR JOTN LUBBOCK'S EARLY CLOSING ME2ETING OF LEEDS SHOPKEEPERS. A preliminary meeting of shopkeepers was hold at the Green Dragon Hotel, Leeds, yesterday afternoon, to con- sider what stepv should be taken to oppose the Early Closing Bill introduced into the House of ?? by Sir John Lubbock. By the bill it is proposed to make it com- pulsory that all shops should bo closed at eight o'clock on ...

... I Al LEGED THEFT OF £25,000. Much sensation has been causced at Perry Barr within the last day or two by the arrest of two sisters, named respectively Alice andt Parriet Woudhall, who have been living in such style at Frederick Villa, Wiltwn-laiie, Perry Barr, as to havo givou colour to the Supposition that they have been persons of means. The leam facts of the ease are that in lttd the two ...

... YORKSHIRE AGRICULTTURAL SOCIETY, A meeting of the council of this society was l011 a5' offices, Blake-strect, York, yeterdasi, Sir Joss 2. RAxSDEN, Bart., presiding. There were pre.s Cnt; Earl of Harewood, the IHon. G. E. Laseell-e, L; Auckland, Lord Wenlock, Mlessrs. F. NV. Beadon, J.i Charlesworth, Chast Clay, Christopher Cradock. 1?. 1it. Crow, Major H. F. Dent, Alessrs. George Dusictal, ...

... THIlSMORNING'SNEWS. ?? a- TO-DAY' S LONDON PAPERS. TEE BUDGET. The Chronicle ?? is already rife as to what the Chancellor of the Exchequer will propose in his Budget, and it is rumoured that it will contain several surprises. It is thought that Mr. Goacheu will take another penny off the income-tax, that he will make proposals for the conversion of a part of the National Debt, and it is ...

... (FROM OUR oWN REPORT -S.) HOUSE OF LORDS, MONDAY. The LoaD CHAxOEon took his seat on the woolsack shortly after four o'clock. Lord HERSCHELL intimated that dn Thursday, March 15th, he would call attention to the working of the Merchandise Marks Act, and asked what steps had been or wore being taken to render the Act effectual in India and the colonies. Lord CROSS laid on the table the report ...

... Tljri MARCH MAGAZINES. TIe oondition of the Crofters is dealt with in a fair spirit l a ricle contributed by Mr. Peginald MacLeod to the 5lJi.t issue of ldcklvsoosd. The writer endeavours to ?? the case from the point of view of the three parties .1c0cri(d-tlie State, the landowners, and the people- t isrnt suiniu.Iul of the faut that there is necessity r r rrfit ictdiol. He does not believe ...

... ITHE CONDEMNED MAN, DAVID PILlORw TO THE EDITORS OF THE LEEDS 31ERCUtRY, GaTsc'rESIEN,-I have observed several letters in 7our recent issues favourable to the condeumed man who i,, now lying in Armlev Gael under sentence of death fbr the murder of Edward George Copley at Badsworth, anl urging that the Home Secretary should lbeunisiorialised for a respite on the poor man's behalf. ?? 1eho liitr ...

... The public examination of Mrs. Mary Ann Kirkham, farmer, of Audleby Villa, Caistor, Lincolnshire, bankrupt, was held at Grimsby yesterday, before Mr. Registrar Danbury. Mr. Wilson (Messrs. Haddelsey) supported the bankrupt; Mr. Tweed, of Lincoln, appeared for the trustee, Mr. A. H. Melville, and there was a large number of creditors present. The debtor's statement of affairs showed gross ...

... FOR UP SUCH IS THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. The picture by Mr. F. Goodall, R.A., which bears the -above title wats painted in 1886, and for the purpose of having it engraved was purchased by Messrs. Tooth, of the Haymarket, London. It is now on exhibition in Leeds, at Mr. Hass's Galleries, Commercial-street. The artist is at home in depicting Eastern life, and he has had marked success in ...