... I GEMEE FOIAX 'I{&G; N WS THE NILE CAMPAIGN. 1 C0MMfNiLT11(_)_N INTERRUPTED. (mioMs aL ?? Coanfesroenn~tr.t I CaCuro, Tuesday. Coasmunic-tion with the army in Upper Egypt has beer destroyed by the telr'grapa having agaiu been ct be,1,weea here anD Wady Ralfa. Irrmediate sters will b'e ta.ke2n for its repair, and meaeatime speculation is boiy aS to the PerpetratLors at the mischiet. (itnorac' ...

... THE LEEIDS AERCURY. FRIDAY, AUJGUTST 9TII, 138. TIE Shah is to leave Paris on Saturday for Baden. THE statement of the Araftin that the Ring of Holland was worse is declared to be uufounded. Ppa-mcE FEP.INATN)D OF BULG, -.Tk has re- ' turned to Sophia. Dr. Strausky-, Minister of F'oreign Affairs, left Sophia yesterday. and it is reported that he is about to resign. SIGN OR BEYEI)BTTO CATItOLA, ...

... GENERAL FOREIGN NIEW'S., THE SHiAH Pa=S, Thursda-y.-The Shah will leave Paris at two next Saturday afternoon for Baden, travelling by way of Basle and Fribourg. THE SING OF HOLLAND. TInE Hazx, Thunrsday.Nothiog whatever is known here in confirmation of the chauge for the worse in the condition of the Sing of Holland, reported by the Paris journal Le La;ci. rae preparations continue at the ...

... 1. RLJIAM ENTARY NOTES. HorxE oF CoLroNos, Tuesday. F The ordinarily quiet and unassuming Mr. Lea, who ,leiectrified the House a fewr weeks ago by turning >drSercelv on an ungrateful Unionist Govermnent because [it had abandoned the Irish Sunday Closing Bill, has seemingly been reduced to a tractable mood once more. Mr. Lea shares with Mr. T. WV. Russell the dis- tinguished honour of ...

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... TO THE EDITORS OF THE LEEDS MERCURY. IGaEniaLErya-I hava had my attention called to a letter frout Mr. Bilbruugh in your issue of this dotte, referring to proceedings bvr.AI. Escreet against Mr. Drake. Wihen Mr. Escre'et thought proner to take lecal pro- ceediungs agaiist Iuy cliert in respect of his ?? letter of the 15th slnst., I ;vrote to hi.s solcitor, 1ir. Blibrough, a letter which I ...

... THE - MTILNSTERAiL BAN.QUET, SPEECH BY mEB P1IM EN . Last evening the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress or London gave the customary banquet to Her Majesty's Ministers on the approaching close of the Parliamentary session. 'here was a large and brilliant gathenng to-meet the Premier and the other Ministers who had accepted mniutations, the guests including prominent representatives of the arts and ...

... THE LEEDS YERCURY. EONDAY. ADeUST 26TH, 1889. Ths German Emperor refurns thanks in an Imperial decree for the reception to himsel and the Empress in Rechbbland. His visit to Alsace-Lorraine is concluded. On Saturdav he arrivel at Munster, and yesterdiry at Potsdam. THE Czar and Czarina are expected in Copen- hagen this neka. IT is denied that anv communications from the British Government have ...

... SIOuCKiN& B 0LLOON ACCIDENT AT BA-,IIUOW'. =TRRIIBLE FPALL OP PROFESSOR HIGGINS. | On Saturday evening a shocking accident occurred at Barrow, Preoessor Higgins falling a distauca of about fif ty feet, in the preserce of s.,te thousands of horrified spec~ators. The P1rofessor and Miss Devoy had becn anunou;nced to ascend from the Parade-ground to a heighi I of 8.000 fe-t, a*d drop thence by ...

... IAIIRLIAMENTARY NOTES. Hovsz or Comxoxos, Saturiay. Tnough hours were consumed last night in tbe dis- cussion oi the Irish Prisons Vote, and warm reprisais were exchanged between the Treasur bench and the Nationalists, the latter returned to the charge with! apparently unabated zeal this afternoon on the report tegc. It was not that the attendance of Members was large. or that even the Irish ...

... THE SHOOTING- ?? ?? . ?? -, . -11 *..1 -- C -~ ?? ~ :, _ x , Ths.rsdiay-r1be ti: L.: 2. e,- Gahfs rnxs, by Dv.lie th2 rtilva; 5a atty . . yestedatv - r_ -: . S en~hc-n .jl ?? eds ne of vl. . 0 - -. : : Terry VWa. a Lviyj z .1- frc. rtxer cot r ?? ?? ?? ?? f3orce of chaai' r : . Cahifo-3ia nisel. ;. : a6 bullei3 rns Way beilig ?? o IC L- . . I Zast~iLiv~tv~sf-o~v,' ?? Srl;L) in Lhle lL'ILJ ;e ...

... T=E NOILE OF ENGLAND CYCLIST =ET AT R{R.U GATE- VISiT OF TEE AEUSTRALJAN CYCLISTS. of ?? of Enad ii:r aco-ally (A~ tin while ot tse humblest character thev ciiuatl cyclim- c-ritiial has gradually grown in every wary, eeutil, ron the present occasion, the :srrai~gecaon is are neco-csz,tr:; con the, mi-st comnplete and elaborate anle. 'fle cc ,,ie is of thle Miacro- accomplish, an order to bring ...