... HloUSE OF COMMONS, THURaSDAY, DEo. lo. W~ays and mneans,-considered in comimittee.-Ques. tion again proposed,- That towards raiainz the supply granted to her Majesty, from and after the 5th day of ,april,I1853, the duties granted and made payable by the Act 14 and 15 Vic., o. 36, upon inhabited dwelling-houses in Great Britain, according to the annual value thereof, shall cease and determine, ...

... LOCAL JNTE~LLIGENCE. Tier RAMSiHAY IrcQuity.-W~e understand the lords of Ls the treasury have agreed to pay the whole of the expenses A qu~ ( within about £150) of the recent inquiry at Preston intoSum! the condect of the late judge of thre county court in ?? On Saturday evening last, Mr. John Jones, joiner, 1Boljte flopwood-hall, Middlelon, near Manchester, foil ?? *stairs, and was killed on ...

... (iFrom the Boston Atlas.) 15 A lady having been interested in the perusal of an cc article on somnambulism, published in the Ph~rerolegicrel 0 Joeirsiaf some time since, communicates the following interesting facts, as among the particulars of her own co psychological experience. After speaking of a course of in unwitting psychological infractions and victimisations hy tr which she losther ...

... RAILWAY TRAFFIC WEEKLY RETURN. Name of Railway. This Same Hlf-yr's Same Miles Week. lSl1. Total. 1851. open. Aberdeen ?? 180 1805 18408 38717 72 Belfast and Ballymena.. 598 561 14984, 14036 87i B'head, L., & Cheshire .1446 1830 40724 81281 88 B'burn(lte B.C.& W.Y.) 731 092 17391 100685 28 Bristol and Exeter ?? 3997 8471 108288 108389 88 ?? 9081 7018 200280 187112 189i Chester and Holyhead. . ...

... THE ROYAL INSTITUTION SCHOOLS.- DELIVERY OF PRIZES. he Yesterday the annual distribution of pries to the pupils *;of the Royal Institution schools tokpaei h eture- l ball of the institution. The hirwsocpebyMr. m W. R. Sandbanh, the president;admogtthre- id tlemen present were the Lord Bso ?? i le Worship the Mayor, Rev. Dr. Rfls e.J .Ton A, Rev. Dr, CrichtnMrThooe .RtboeRe.D 0,Turner ...

... COURT, &c. Thursday next, the 23rd instant, is the day at present ice fixed for the removal of her Majesty and royal family from et Osborne to Windsor Castle * and Prince Leiningen, bro- oe ther to the Queen by half oodis expected to prolong his visit to her Majesty until that day. During the sepour of the royal family in the Isle of Wight the illustrious on juvenile branches have again ...

... I -- - LADY Klvr SiturrLEwoRTIr has written to the Times, stating that though she feels a deep interest in the aboli- I tion of slavery, she declines to allowt her name to be used in approval of the address adopted at Stafford House to I the women of the United States from the woumen of Eng- land. She says- SI) long as American women canl justly taunt the women of En4land with the neglect, ...

... |PTE FLOODS.-FURTHER DISASTERS. | A, S NOTTINGHAM, SUNDAY.-This district has again been visited by another inundation, making the third during the past fortnight. On Thursday evening, the rain set in about six o'clock, and continued throughout the night. On Friday, also, rain fell at intervals during the day. On Saturday morning, the water had risen three feet since the preceding afternoon; ...

... TILE IlAYERPOOL M\ERCUR~Y. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1852. TIlE COALITION MINISTRY. From two quarters an attempt has been manerep to throw discredit upon, and to disincline the mem public to regard with favour, a Coalition Minis- dut try. Englanld,' Mr. Disraeli informs us, boo does not love coalitions ; whilst Lord Derby, rest both in the House of Lords and in his drawing- Ioft- room, inl ...

... THE 2LIVERPOOL MERCUILY. ;FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 18X9- - - - ?? P L X, ?? R ?? ?? - 1- ?? ?? L S X 8UPBXA ww - .s-irv5 rruns ?? -.M= SU MI-UARY. mei The adoption .of a Free Trade resolution by the the House of Lords seemed likely, at oneitine, con to give rise to,a.s much hesitation, difficult~yanod ~seri discussion as it did in the House of Commons, per although there ?? not the slightest ...

... ILN St er SALE OF ENCuOMEEIED ESTATES.-On Friday the e Is of Hamilton White, Esq, in the county of Cors, were so I c a number of lots by the couimissioners. The vlhole re, er the sum of £25,270, or 19 year's purchase on the net ?? I A CHRItSTMAS Box ?? TvlE DIGGINGS-A poor [i1¾.u) a taineer from Duharrow, within a few miles from Nc'. h emigrated a short time ago to the diggings, and last ...

... gall, also to tue parlsaes of rdanch ester and Lsb Ce Ye Owing to the heavy pressure of advertisements at a late i-hour, we have been compelled to withdraw several articles it and paragraphs, including the proceedings of the Salford as Board of Guardians-the Evangelical Alliance Meeting- is a Report of ila Reform Dinner in East Ward, Bolton-&e. es TuE MADIAt IN FLoaENOe.-On Thursday night, in ...