... Tl The only business transacted in the Lords on r.t; Thursday and Friday, beyond the mere reception of' 010 petitions, was the second reading of a bill to remove fhe, certain doubts as to the duties of overseers in cities nany ar~d boroughs.-n Monday as the arae eahi dearth of occupation, only one bill, namely that to lnT secure the inspection of such pauper asylums as that lianr of Tooting, ...

... NORWICH UNION FIRE INSU- RANCE OFFICE. ; On Tuesdav, the 9.h instant, the annual general F meeting of the proprietors of this institution was held at Vi the society's office, in Surrey-street, agreeably to public notice in each of the Norwich newsaapers, and ii the Pr! i London Gazelle. At twelve o'clock, between forty and tl fifty gentlemen had assembled in the board-room, and ol ; the ...

... ALLEGED ADUL'rERATION OF LiRD. s, To ?? EDITORS of the LikEXRPOOL HRRC7R. - 2, GENTLEaMEN,-Will yon oblige rme by inserting in your columns, to morrow, the enclosed paragrpaph, which e appeared in the Liverpool Courier of Wednesday last; t113 Ctpy of'niyletterand iheditor'sreplyi.oweieclosed. pr e -I am, sir, yours reopecefully, sa 3c PETER BANCROFT. r, IVappilg, Fetruary let, 1849. 20 0. ...

... The weather has been delightfully fine since our last, ant Yesterday morning we had several most refreshing and Ld seasonable showers, which extended over the whole island, A lo and will, we feel assured, do much good to all the growing Che crops, which are represented as standing in need of des be moisture. J During the past week our market has been moderately me In supplied with fine fresh ...

... Y do At the meeting of' the Council yesterday week-, aI Of detailed statement of the items comprising the ex- penditure of £22,804 8&., mentioned in the abstractr our of the receipts and disbursements of the Liverpool lief water account for the year 1848 was submitted. The the following is a list otf the names, with the amounts ale received: )n- Mr. William Andrews, Wavertree, for sup- trd ...

... plain A retrospect of the events of the past twelve months, calid in which the peace of so many portions of the world has leas s been violated, would occupy a volume, and cannot, suit- he I ably, be compressed into the compass of an ordinary an- 1din nual report. ansi e Every one is aware of their momentous character and Rice, -almost universal occurrenee. ter, c I Among European nations these ...

... otlus itair:0b.4irlintiond, FRANCE, R TheFrenich anrny,includin the gendarmerie, amountedI on the 14t Of September to503 000 men. Of that number, 40,000 of thle contingent of 11142 will be discharged onl wb the Ist Of Octobher, whilst 40,000 men of the samne contisn- tht gent will receive leave of absence, weeckly or us limited, ens without pay, such leave of absence having been suspended U, ...

... 1ORROWlNG.S 1t11GM PUNCII.' ait DRAMATIC 1)EGREES OF COMPARIlSON tat Actorsint iranngers aire in the hnbit oi pi 'ing Bad le ao wvi thhe Qteena'd E~iiliett iiircrrn i the a-degreea of ecoiparnion in pornicular. We filrt, treta lovg, exa perience, that a 1positivc.h, Ilist oppeitr'i ce 'is coni- at piarrtttieili the ?? ofatn ?? ef ayona duration, and that the more 'pusilively lost .ny ...

... I- mil isagmmm eas AGRICULTURAL PROTECrION AND THE 'I NATIONAL DEBT. el tilt Pry I I 0s.s lit-' I liti- .;1- CT | Itco- I f t.; t ale .ist ergg 21-i.t THE PARTY WITHfOUT A BRAD. On Saturday last, a meeting of ?? West Surrey United Asseclition war held at the White Hart Hotni, Guildirod, `Jfor the purpore of dircuesing the present dbrart~oue condition of thre agrioultstral intereat, with a ...

... 7. i .. ?? --il . ?? ?? Walter.,. . -, 'iii sine CANADIAN-VIIURRENCY EXPEDIENTS. 0 Clw 0nassaospiThouigh I 'dio not wank~ myself as Mfcoa th~s~ro~r~ali qaqurveilcy dicicusies, yet, with your per-frv msfi ,Twll eradeavoitr'to., point out to Patliol Al thaOthe' me6dihii of icoar j odrnal. a system ot fintsssa* WY, 'ethat ?? the Wase aisd canceisnent of money' at rsfflisted by 'tbgt ...

... ser The pain of dying must be distinguished from the m, pain of the previous disease, for when life ebbs, senl- vas sibility declines. As death Is the final extinction of Ia- corporal feeling, so numbness increases as death till comes on. The prostration of disease. like healthfvul snt ftge, engenders a growing stupor-a sensation of c to subsidin softly into a coveted repose. Tetansi-t tion ...

... Mttterd. - To dS sw.ROBEr.' PEEL iIN0IRISH AND OTHER in Ei ,r tii EDITOSW ef the LIVERPOOL MERCURY. Whick (TilEIlyour sonsible remarks upon 1Mr prefa, V e in h Irish Question, you say,-.- But 's 'r'~ I~ we thinkh, be all'anced, by the Legislature A ,I ti e lueores suggested by Air. Bright the hall, %, reorjae by Sir Robert Peal, which Hill no. v lie recoijected, did rot exclado ta waste ...