... Mr. Alderman Longsdalo presided at the meeting of this con- mittae yesterday, and the other members present wcere Messrs. I IRobertson Gladstone, Dover, Becklwith, Fleming, Godfrey, e Johnson, John Nicholson, Moss, and Halhead. M Mr. Rishton, the building surveyor, reporter the inspection b of l36 dilapidated privies and ashpits, 110 of which were under- 'I going alterations and repairs, and ...

... LOCAL INTELLIGENCE ias airt Typhus fever in a very malignant form has again -made its appearance at St. H~elen's. Several fatal cases have already occurred and it appears to be spreading rapidly, particularly in the neighbourhood. of Pocket-nook.3 GENERAL TOM THiUMB AT A BALL.-The little . General continues to be as great an attraction as ever, and we understand he intends to avail himself j ...

... r Thel Rvr. H. S. Brown will resume his Sunday I at afternoon addresses, in the Concert Hall, on Sunday inext, The subject of his lecture will be Britons a, never shall be slaves.' al. We have pleasure in directing attention to the is lecture to be delivered in Hiopb Hall, this evening, n. by the I1ev. J. B. Owen, of London. His subjeet is ce one well calculated to interest a mercantile com- ...

... CORRESPONDENCE LIVERPOOL WORKING MEN'SSOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION. .c 'PHYSICAL COMFrORT-MIENTAL CULTURE AN) ,, REFINEMENT-MORAL ELEVATION. TIo THE E OrbRs OFe THE LIVERPFOOL MERCURY. d4 Gentlemen,-it will be gratifying to your corre- *r spondent :R. BI. t~o know that, hinned ~ately after the great Social Science Congress, steps wore taken LS by the working men of Liverpool to orgatni t anl ...

... The Times has a letter from Rome, dated Nov. 16, -j the writer of which says- gal There seems to be a growing impression that ye- dr lations between the French and Papal Governments the have of late become less pleasant and harmouious bei than they formerly were, and for this: change aw various causes are assigned. Amon- these are the thl ur-ent expostulations siade by the Yrench Ambas- N. ...

... m1an, wouil interest very tow or tle reader9 or tile B ercury. ...

... COURT, &-c. (JVromn ?? coirt Jeusnu ?? t The utfzmost anxiety is now beginning to bc ui- I rested at Court for the news of the rccolsrtcs1ensf of the Princess Frederick William. El ary arrange- U10et has been pcrfected for the transndisai5ko of informatiil n11 the first SyMptomus of indisposition of her royal highnless, anti for a daccessiollnof tole- grau'S during lhor illness. There is a ...

... OPENING OF THE NEW PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS. There have been great rojoicinga during the past week at Neston. The beautiful schoolhouse now completed, from designs by Thomas Penson, Esq., of Chester, architect, was opened for use on Tuesday, the 11th instant, under the auspices of the Lord Bishop of Chester. The celebration of this event, _ which will doubtless be remembered with pleasure for years ...

... RAILWAY TRAFFIC, Nasse'of Ralwy This Same Hlf~yr'd flame Milles awa.*Week. 1857. Total. 18 j57. open, Beda16and byll ?? I 102 115 1227 :143 lii Befat ndBalyen..1158 1226 .15741 INN7 65' BhaL.& Cheshire. 2991 2558 38063 31588 33- BristoMl a Exeter 7637 753152 715881 718181 118 Caledonian an i. .. 13712 15472 98555 104587 11,8 I Chester And HolyhQad. 8247 8711 .86084 SU818 94* Cork ?? * 6. 28 82 ...

... LATEST TELEGRAPIeC NEAS. A - ?? it A m , - * bus-- J * E RANCIL D a The French Govcrnment has appointed a cou .e general K t~hy newly-openedjport of Tier. sm. I~ti j ~Sad1 that tha ?? Who ii plasmua; at~ one d f the r Frenchmistsion in Chinka is to be raised to the * Is Prince Napoleon paid a visit to the Em - at the Camp of ChOlons, and returned to aris or T, Tuesday night. P OIL Ls ...

... - CL- Ua The beautiful statue of Sir Isaac Newton, erected la in Granthaul, Liucolnshire (at the grammar school tb of whichl he was instructed), will be inaugurated on so Tuesday next. There will be a procession from the tb grammlar school, at which the public officers and rolt of tlhe neighbouring gentry will be present, to- to guoher wiith the bishop of the diocese, Lord reghail tlhe master ...

... Saturday was the birthday of her Royal Vighness T in the Princess of Leiningen. The Princess is now on the a visit tq her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, at Pa herresidene6, Froginore House, and-dn Saturday fon niorning-her Majesty, accompanied by. the Prince Fre ad Consdrt ind the Princessee Alice and Helena, wean, coir utd frou Windsor Castle to Frogmore to pay a visit of Enk ket ...