... LOnnoN, Friday. The vote of the flouse of Commons last night wa's no surprise to any one. It was quite easy to see that the threat of dissolution had done sure work in many quarters, and that in others there was a strong belief that as the Government plan of dealing with the compound householder would inevitably lead to household suffrage, a hostile vote would be misunderstood by the ...

... LAYING THE CORNER STONE OF A | I CHURCH AT BATLEY. I Yesterday the Bight Hon. Viscount Grey de Wilton laid the cowner stone of a church at Batlcy,,in the presence of a considerable number of spectators. The new church which is to be dedicated to St. Thomas, will occupy a sie on-the -side of the bill at Lamplauds, near the baths a district where a large population has of late years gatisered ...

... WEEKLY RETURN OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN THE BOROUUH OF LEEDS. 17m VvS, 1867. Tn the week ending last Saturday 4,081 births and 2,276 deaths were registered in ten latge cities and boroughs of England, includin London. The births exceeded by 490, while the deaths were 286 below, the average weekly numbers in the ten years 1851-60, cor- rected for increase of population to the middle of this year ...

... ITUE LEEDS MERCURY. 'Sit. DAVis, hating been delivered from his long mprisoument in Fortress Monroe, has left Rioh- emond oior New York. It is considered very doubtful whether he will ever be brought to trial, or be further molekted on account of his political acts. That a man who was the soul of a rebellion that has cost the United States tens of thousands of lives, and loaded the acountry. ...

... MR. MILL'S PROPOSALS AS TO THE MIACHINERY OF ELECTIONS. The folloiving is the formn in which Mr. J. Stuart Miiill's propositions with regard to the method of voting at elections, now stand in the order-book of the House of Commons- In committoe on Representation of the People Bill:- Mr. Mill-Clauoe 9, line 27. leave out all after ' From and after the,' end insert 'Ipassing of the present ...

... R NT. DOS F COMMIONS, losenY .t ?? the chair. at four o'elock. a ted siook Cowan took the) oaths and his seat for p he oosty of Stitherlasu. RAIWAY Os idraio Of the report of the North British Rail- b, Oy sad 6lH5j0 l)esi1tioii Bill, Vr. ?? oved that the bill be referred to a e V, Il~ADFiFLD in orde to iliow the shareholders of the a :eec 1511is.o ie Oleregoir, Company to be heard against ...

... I TEE FACTORY ACTS EXTENSION BILL. ?? 0- . .- -4 - rs|AAzAAA1' n Mr. A. I:Redgrave, Inspector of Factories, nas addressed the following letter to Mr. Lakeman, Halifax:- 10, Whitehall, S.W., 6th April, 1867. Dear Sir,-I have your letter of yesterday stating that you have been invited to attend a meeting of the ialifax Chamber of Commerce, at which the two Factory.Bills will be discussed, and ...

... ScEhLANEOUSO Q? Mr. George Peabody arrived at Dublin on Sun- dlay evening by the Scotia at Qiseentown, and put up at the Queen's Hotel. The Queen, On the reeommeudstion of Lord Derbr, ct ?? on Sir George Marcoran, late re r of theu Spreme council of Justice in the lonisa Islands, the U M ?? of the Order of St. Michael and St. George. The Queen has just confewred on Sir Benjamin Guinness the ...

... THE TOMNES ELECTIONS AND BRIBERY. We learn from the Enqglish Independent that the participation of several Independents in the corrupt prac- tices ascertained b the Bribery Commission at Totnes has not gone unnoticed or unchastised by theirbrethren inthat town. The proceedings appear to have been of the most formal character, and, as far as an opinion can be formed at a distance, to have been ...

... (Facc 0m LONDOoN Losox Friday. A ceomference was held this day at the West- minster Palaco Hotel, consisting of gentleman invited to meet the deputation from the National Reform Union, Manchesfer, to consider the advisability of that body's taking steps to agitate the question of Reform on the basis of Household Suffrage. It was in contemplation that meetings should be convened in London by ...

... IMPERIAL PAR-LIAlMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, YESTERDAY. The Speaker took the chair at four o'clock. THE SCOTCH AND IRISH REFORM BILLS. In reply to questions from Mr. SsoiopOLE SauddSir'R. Acss'nuvEsRs, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCEQUER said'that bh regarded thb Scotch Reform Bill as more presiing than the Irish Reform Bill, as Ireland had more recently been legislated for. The Wrsh bill 'was in ...

... LATEST NEWs.o FEBu'rEB'5 TlEORASBI FRANiCE. THE PROPOSED CONFERENCE. PAs, may 3, Evening. In to-day's sitting of the Corps Legislatif, the Marques do Moustier, Minister for Foreign Affairs,. read a communication announcing that since the last communication made by the Government to the Chamber, the negoeiations with regard to Luxemburg had been actively carried on between the different Courts. ...