... the sessions on Monday last, when a pretty nearly successful attempt was made to over-rule the choice overseers previously made by the inhabitants Toxteth, in vl's! ry, must have been struck by the great fact, hitherto unknown, or, all events, not acted on in parish matters, that would not be so difficult, after all, for some six or seven persons, in any given community, to upset the ...

... on Thursday last, tile own clerk recommended an increase in the salaries paid to his cleiks, Messrs. Driffield, Topping, and Jamieson.' It seems there is a disposition abroad to augment the salaries of persons high in office, leaving those who have really to perform the work of the Corporation to be miserably underpaid. take this opportunity of contrasting the number of hours the clerks at ...

... AMERICA. GREAT BATTLE BETWEEN tub AMERICAN AND MEXICAN FORCES. The Royal Mail Steiuß-ihip Hibernin, Captain Rjrrie, which left Boeton Ist inat. and Halitax on the 3d, arrived m the Meraejr jeoterdajr morning. She brings vetjr important neva. A great battle haa been fought between the American and Mexican armiee, between Saltillo and Monterey. The accounts are not verjr positive aa to the ...

... C.\::Pr S ASKS AT VuHK.—J.M. 14 11., M. II . tn . :up New Yoik.and their diin «li 11:it«m pr day, wo ...

... 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 ...

... *7zace. Some alarm was created in Paris on 'Wednesday by the in- telligence from Greece, received via Malta, and which repre- sented matters under an unfavourable aspect. The only menacing feature of the affair is, however, that M. Coletti's reply to the Porte announced the determination of the Greek Government to make no concession to M. Mussurus; but, with the addition, that to any successor ...

... INDL4. THE usual monthly mail has arrived, with advices to the following dates:-Bombay, M3rh 2d; Calcutta, February 20; Madras, February 22. The news, as might have been expected, is by no means of a stirring character. The most satisfactory feature of the intelligence is the continued tranquillity of the Punjaub, under the new arrangements which have recently been made in that quarter. All ...

... Impertal Parliamiint I *HOUSE: OF COMM-ONS, Monday, April 12. Mr Bannerman presented a petition from Aberdeen in fa- vour of the Scotch Registration Bill. Admiral Gordon presented petitions from various Presby- teries in the county of Aberdeen against the Scotch Regis- tration Billiand the Scotch AMarriage Bill. Lord G. Bentinch presented petitions to the same effect, from the chairman of the ...

... it Adl -.- - AU r ComOctosadatclesa oitelec, ntendedi -o publication, require to leb, athenticlaed fyrhe namec and address of the writer ; and unless thee diy rections are rigidly adhered to, Correspondents ma rest ssred that no attention will be paid to their co-aunicatin *.0 T. *A. will require to authenticate his communication -'1ture, and to become responsible for its cc- beqleTsceb . T ...

... QJ?orrc?pofl?CUCe. THE EDUCATION MEETING. 118 To the Editor of The Bristol Mercury. II SIR-In the report of the Bristol Gazette; of to-day of the r meeting of dissenters, for the discussion of the educational ~l qoestion, on Monday evening last, at tile Broadmead-0Ooms, w am made to say (whilst Mr. Wood was addressingethe meeting) tj '~Readt the nsihates fairies, anie not comment on them. As ...

... (Fronz our Special Correspondent,) LONDON, SATURDAY MoaNiJNd. The Easter recess has commenced, and nearly all the Mi- nisters have left town to rusticate for a few days, not however before they exhibited to the country tlhe success of their la- bours from what has passed of the session, and which it must be admitted is in the highest degree creditable to them. The pressure of Irish legislation ...

... It I (From the Cork Reporter,) OUTsRIEAJO IN YOUGHAL, -WO are sorry to learn that the consequences of dismissing bodies of men from the psblic works, before measures for their temporary relief were in operation, have already manifested themselves in Youghal, where it will be recollected outrages of a most violent character occurred some months ago, arising from want of employment. It appears ...