... 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 ...

... 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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... THE' NAVAL IMANU(JVRES. * LIOVTEENTS O(F THE ACHILL FLEET. I ION BOeD EM.M.S. Imoor Du=. QOEnhNsTOW, Tuesday. The Na-val Manmcenvres are drawing to a close, and ! visions of home ports and leave are beginning to rise * before the eyes of the officers of our fleet. We are just cesinning to wonder now what the decision of the umnires will be as to the geueral result of the hostilities, and w ...

... THER MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL. HATtLF-YEARLY TMEETING. I The eighth ordinarv generai mneeting of the shareholders of the Manchester Ship Canld Cormpany was held aeterdar, in the Gentlemen's Concert Hall, Manchester. Lord EGnrILoT Or Top roy, the chairman of the directors, pre- | sided, and nearly all the members of the board attended. About 500 sharehulders were present. The Caas-:a-, in, moving, ...

... ALARMIs NGv RM WA ARCCir j STOCKPORT Slt Lp ' loss of life, occurred at iti Lonn.~ dstation at Scocknocrt, abwout n'e ?? adriver of the ideo xper laspCiei., noticed that the signais w,2re, ¾to the failure of thie brahe5,. 1,.- ,u, aspeed to ?? Ulan liiteitti, 1u -thedawnplalforrmhen~zp1n.iO'-e a~metals, and. ssu ha~ Ihe -rethe alarm s- a1in sorely Uiflhiliti g C mom7-ent la~ter, a Ulendcr a2j ...

... NAVAL MAN-UVRES. -WITH THIE DEFENDING FLEET. 1 ROUGH WEATHER IN THE CHAN3NEL.I A NIGHT ATTACK FRO.MI TORPEDO BOATS.' 11V.S. WucsipiTE fat Sea), Thursday. No sooner had -we sent off our sai ls and despatches to p the flagship yesterday in Falmouth roads than the wind rose and the sea grew choppier than it had been before, frequent squalls cuminig in quick succession trom over the headlands ...

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... IN THE TRAIN DE LUX E TO LUcHON. (FRsOM ova owy Coarazsroa-nax-rD ) COTERRTs (Hantes Pvr, nes En rocte for the Pyrbndes. The name has a fascinat- ing sound to those fond of travel. It is one of the remotest corners of France, is less known than Switzer- land, and is more attractive than Savoy. 'The high Pyr6nbes (Hantes Pyrdnues) give their name to a, Department. They constitute the famous ...

... wTrI OF LIGHTZERMN. SERIOUS DETENTION OF STEAMERS. The London docks ,ust now present a deserted appear- ance, the wharfs being tenantless and silent, whilst coerahons on board ship have practically ceased. The ?? on strike, numbering now about 37,000, yesterday el anctlter deronstrationl. marching from the WVest ILadia Dock to the CUty, accompanied by bands. They lhave no organised fund on ...