It is announced in a late New York despatch thacat a meoting of the working men, held in that city, a general strike in most of tho trades throughout the United States and Canada, to be inadgnrated next spring, has been ordered, and that " measures were adopted to sustain aud make it successful." -

A Ball gives by the Marquis ov Lbit'SE to ills Tenantry. — The Isivorary correspondent of the' London Daily Telegraph speaking of the ball, says: — " Thoro was no numaaise honte about tli<3 tenantry, and no condescension about the landowners, for at last all were on a footing of perfect equality. As if to give the very hoto to the evening's music, the Princess danced in the first ses of qnadrilles with the Provost-; while Lord Lorno handed Mrs. MbArthur to the floor. Later tho Princess descended still lower in the social scale, and with even happier effect, for in a reel she took the hand of an old man — a small farmer and tho Oldest tenant on the estate. With him she turned, and twisted and jorkod, and trotted, and hopped, and went through tho wonderful ebceutricities of activity that make up this frenzied Highland dance. It was right pleasant to watch hpr genial manner and very amusing to see how tho tenant, who throughout the dance had been as self-possessed as Lord Chesterfield could have dosired, made at its con clusion his .salaam, and pulled an imaginary lock on bis bald brow. The Princess's next partner was the Duke's agent or steward, who was taken up to the Princess by her husband. The damsels whom Lord Lome dauced with need not be par ticularised, for I do not know that a man deserves much special credit for flirting with a number ot pretty girls, and the young bridegroom cortaiuly did not throw his handkerchief to the ugliest. The greatest delight to tho people was ivhon the Princess joined in a country dance, for then everybody in the room had an opportunity of holding for a moment the tips of their fingers : and what country dances they wore ! At least a hunclred couples stood close packed in a single line of the run from top to bottom. 