... JENNY LIND'S LATE COACs[MAN.-John Dove, the un- fortunate man who drowned himself in the Serpentine on Friday, the 2nd instant, had, it is ascertained, been coach- man to Jenny Lind, who, upon her departure for America, was under the necessity of dispensing with his services. From her liberality and his own economy, he had acquired sufficient capital to open a coffee-shop, but failing in this ...

... There is a great scarcity of sailors in Liverpool at present. The sum collected by the various committees, for the people's monument to the late Sir Robert Peel have at length been brought together. The total amount is £1,737 Os. 6d.; which at a single penny for each persom represents more than 400,000 subscribers. A gravestone in Middlesbro' churchyard was broken and defaced, last week, by ...

... dit-r of R - ?? To the Editor ejf he Exami~ner and Times. a Sir,-The only portion of the remarks mande upon me in g your paper last week, which seems to require any explana. pagr tioln, is that in reference to my vote on the import of wheat peri from Canada into this cuntry. Yotu will find that I voted res witb iMr. Labouchere in April, 1842, against any frontier b duty between America and ...

... COllESIPONDENCE. I ?? A A A W A A i; in REGULARS v. MILITIA. It be TO TIlE EDITORS OF THE LIVERPOOL MERCURY. 6use, GENTLEMEN,-The little reliance that can be placed on arm a militia force was never better tested than during the as late American war, at the battle of Bladeneburg. The rish American General Winder had under his command no less ont than 15,000 militia and volunteers; he was ...

... PRESCOT. ur- POLICE COURT.-The usual petty sessiosas were held oln Tuee. f day last, before J. IV. Rathboine, Esq. (chairman), the Ret. J. an, S. R. Evans, and Thomas E. Moss, T. H. Thompson, Willissi. not Pilkington, and i. Neilson, Esquires.-The license of the but Bottle and Glass, Rainford, was transferred front Jane Smith en- to David Swallow; the Windleshaw Abbey, Winldlc, froits enr ...

... pow. AsGO * *M. Jo M Of Wm~ / ~-nation Th~m~~ itarD thd enaeat~~llt the to! 11 Iorpe is place- Oni .-id& at th tae ?? he om ?? ~.fi~ddfesr ?? e'ln eoewo that hour th~ eatr and0de ute bganf tobsrvean crowids to assemblei h lc i arue n tesbitira 'istreets adjacent Attebou ite feteewr ?? rat least from 350 toA0 5t50 f vl ecito but cibetwe n the io aln n h aae while anothe r , smaller luther ...

... THE LIVERPOOL MERCURY. FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1852. SALUS POPULI LEX SUPREMA. S U MMA R Y. - ~oI tilOS An extraordinary statement, having an apparent us see reference to Sir John Franklin's missing expedi- nistrati, tion, has within the last few days been made land. public. Mr. Coward and Mr. Storey are masters and in] of merchant vessels, belonging to the Messrs. xI syr Young, of Shlields. in May ...

... I ?? ELECTION or CnUaVnwAnDENs.-The annual meeting for electing the churchwardets and sidesmen for the ensuing year was held on Tuesday last, in the vestry of the Parish Church, when the greater portion of the wardens and sidesmen of the out-townships were re- elected, and Mr. Bryce Dean was elected one of the churehwardens of the Parish Church, in the place of R. Darlington, Esq. MEETING OF ...

... The question everywhere asked at present is-.WIat are the real principles of the present administration? lo nobody seems able to answer the enquiry. Die doubt whether Lord Derby or any of his colleagues could Solve the puzzle themnselves. They entertain all sorts of api. nions, but have nO definite views; they are proteetionist, and free traders according to the exigencies of the mo. ment; but ...

... | ?? RAIKES,l ANDT THIE REPRESENTATION OF PRESTON. I There appeared in the last Preston Pilot, two paragraphs referring to an article in the preceding number of the Chronicle. We feel tempted to give our readers the benefit of reading, in extenso, these choice productions. The first, it will be seen, con- tains an acknowledgment that we have exercised great influence in the forthcoming ...

... , I1 ACcIDENT At A COTTON MILL NEAR - 01 On Wednesday morning week, the gable end of a build- ing in the cotton works of Messrs. Catterall and Co., at Catterall, fell in, and the accident might have resulted fatally but for the quick eye of one of the females em- P ploved at the mill, who gave the alarm to the parties UI working in the building. We believe the occurrence has ti been caused in ...

... PRESTON MARKET.-THIS DAY, Twvelve o'clock. There was not much wheat in the market, and the sale was dull, and declined at least Gd. from the pi-ices of last week. Beans were about Gd. per winidle lower. There was no alteration in meal and potatoes. Pork was a farthing lower than at last miarket. WIHEAT, white per windle of 2201bs ?? INs Od to 21s 6d Do., red ?? ?? IS 9 , 20 6 FL.OUR, superfine ...