... KXCLUSIVELY FOR THK LIVBRPOOL MERCURY.J LIVERPOOL FOREIGN PRODUCE MARKET. THURSDAY, December 31. SUGAR,—There has been an extensive demand during the week, and grocers have purchased largely at Is. advance on last prices. RICE in good request; moderate sales, 6llghtly improved prices. COFFEE.—Nothing to report. TARTAR?.—Nothing of moment to notice. More inquiry for the lower description*. ...

... The difficulty of forming correct opinions matters of trade universally acknowledged. This difficulty arises from the prejudices of those competent to investigate the questions that may arise; which prejudices are mostly induced the pressure ot immediate self-interests, and from the false representations made by patties, who themselves also act under the pressure of immediate self-interest. In ...

... It Lion of Saturday is the best number yet. eq i n 7 number of J'unch, and must win the if*?* ,® I,terar local hits, and its graphic illustrations are excellent. We cave a few specie, on Friday last, by anticipation, and we third The N, '« ht *' th George the genuine fun. UU are luil Howitt s Journal for the present month contains an Ch f the Han# Christian Ander*rl' POe aBCOm P ankd y » ...

... Monday, January 4.—Aberystwith, Daventry. Tuesday, o.—Wells, Ashford, Maidstone, Tunbridge. Wednesday, 6.—Market Harborough, Ryegate, Higham, Redburn. Thursday, 7. —Harrow, (Leicester.) Friday, B.—Cockhill, Coleshill, Stourbridge. Preston Horse Fa a—This great fair begins on Monday next and ends on Saturday. ...

... T VESTRY. TUESDAY. Jul* IS. The Haul weekly meeting m held this day. Present Rev. Rector Campbell, in the chair; the Rev. gecter Brook*; Messrs. Littledale, Brancker, Horaley, Tovnsend, Hand, Johnson, Rogers, Cafferata, Woodruff, Parkinson, Whitby, Ferguson, Riding, Smith, Bennett, Jvainson, Poole, Lewin, Mellor, Watson, and Earle. The Chairman read a letter from Dr. Alexander flsnry, stating ...

... (From the Mark-lan* Ex prut.) We hare now arrived a period of the year when the slightest alteration in the weather has mere or less influence on the tone of the Grain trade ; and though nothing has occurred since our last to give rise to uneasiness respecting the growing grain crops, the mere fact of a variation in the wind from southeast to south-west, and the somewhat less settled ...

... Dkath «»f Mk. Chaklkh Edward Cropper.—We lament having state that ihn« pr>»miMing youth, the oniy child Cropper, E»q, died the h scarlet in t. He was a visit at the family Dingle? b ink, during an educational recess. On Sunday week wan apparently excellent health, 1 at ended divine »i-rv:ee during the day but iHday complained being unwell, and, «r >wing worse bv the following and the nature ...

... IHE DS.—London, Wednesday Evening. oca correspondent.] The market for the British Securities has been dull during the week, and the business done has been to limited extent only. To-day Consols were quoted 86§ J for money, and 86} for account; Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., shut ; Reduced Threes, shut; Bonded Stock, shut. Not much doing iu foreign Stocks; Mexican, 19 to 20 ; Portu* guesc, 25 ...

... Wit has often been exercised in defining the height of impudence, the height of folly, &c.; but to illustrate the height of dishonesty, we have onlv, now, to point to the Tory and Protectionist press of this country. is, at this moment, ascribing the existing distress of our commercial and manufacturing classes to the recent legislation in favour of free trade! Aow, tne writers basely ...

... (From 'he Ma I: lane Express.) A woe*. of very fin 2 weather, and rather large arrivals of Hour and Indian Corn several the western ports, from have sufficed to heck the upward movement in prices gram, and at some of the leading provincial markets the tra lias become very dull. The article of Indian Corn, which has for a ion;, period been relatively lusher than wheat, has been affected -j ...

... iNSOßAcirui. Assault upon Child.—On Tuesday last, a man, named Mark Brennan, navigator, was brought before the county magistrates Wigan, a charge of oommitting rape, J*® assault with ip tent, on young girl, named Jane Bimpkin, J**™ the daughter single woman residing Orrell. The ptkouer was afterwards committed to take his trial for the assault and mtsdeaseaaow. ...

... SINGULAR CHARGE OF BIGAMY AGAINST A SURGEON AT UUDDERSI lELD. The lovers of the marvellous at Huddersfield have had their curiosity excited to a considerable degree during the past fortnight, in consequence of a charge of b gamy having been laid agaii Mr. Jonas B. Hellawell, a gentleman practising in the medical profession in that town. The facts of the case are these. Mr. Hellawell, who is ...