... 0 0- The Sarah Sands, screw steamer, under the command to of Captain Thompson, arrived here yesterday morning, from Plymouth. She left Melbourne on the l4thFebruary, us and reached Plymouth on the 28th ultimno. It Will be he recollected that the Sarah Sands was built at Liverpool, Y, and was one of the first of the ocean steamers in which M. the screw auxiliary principle was introduced. She ...

... THE LIVERPOOL MERCURY. FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1853. SALUS POPULl LEX SUPREMA. .. ?? . SUM MA RvY. Now that Government proposes to do away with an odious partiality in taxation by extend- ing the legacy duties to real property, SO that E great estates may not escape the tax which has l long fallen on the personalty of the humblest I tradesman, some of the Tory gentry in Parlia- ment have made the ...

... MIULTUiJ IN PARVO. Elizabeth Walton, of Scotby, has taken from one root o rhubarb live stemns weighing fourteen pounds. Mr. W. Eccles, late liberal M.P. for Blackburn, died on Friday morning, in the 60th year of his age. Mar. Absolom Watkin, of Manchester, has qualified as a magistrate for the county of Lancaster. The rectorial tithes of Holbeach, producing about £5000 a ye:ar, have been sold ...

... SHIP 1 NEWIVS. 1 TIOEGRAPTI-0FICE, JCUN15 6-Wlind at Holyhead IV., light.- 1 Off olyead:Isiyr, from -,at 8 30 at i. ; Echo, from -, i 'et810am.; . Z, a 1110m.,fro Nw York-Off Point byna: Phaix andSabia, t a m.;Ringdoeve, for Mel- bourse, yesterdy, at 5 30 p~m. Elba Carolinefrom New I Orleans, a 2 ?? tile pot at S 30p~m Ojie hip, threef ~ boqus (neis he lseni, ad be abia) on brgajd two :1 ~ ...

... APPEAL DAYs.-The magistrates have fixed Thursday, the 21st of July, and Thursday, the 28th of July, for hearing appeals against assessments to the poor rate. LICENSING SESSeOm.-The annual licensing session for the borough will be held on the 24th day of August. E. C. GOI1ST, EsQ., of this town, has this week liberally presented to the Rev.- T. Clark, incumbent of Christ Church, a cheque for ...

... CORRESPON DENCE. THE REGATTA. TO THE EDITOR OF THE PRESTON CHRONICLE, to y Sin,-Being a member of the committee of the intended you regatta, I wish to draw the attention of the innkeepers jreaN and publicans to the following facts. In doing so, it is inl jour consequence of having only received a promise of sub- kicin scriptions from two or-three of that large and influential body. In all ...

... F OREIGN. I RUSSIA AND TURKEY. The following is contained in La Presse (Paris paper), al of Thursday:- tt W We have received news from Constantinople of the eE 30th May. On the 2Sth of that month the Minister of Foreign A Affairs handed to the Ambassadors of the four Powers that signed the treaty of the 13th or June, 1840, a note, in which he explains the measures talon by Turkey to ...

... to M.> Ma -, ._ r ly FUNERIAL OF' Mit M. O'CONSELL, M.P.-Tj, lemnains le, of Mr. Maurice O'Connell, M.P. were interred on Thu, ?? r- morning by the side of those of his father, in Glassnevin c- Cemetery. id TEE ROYAL VissT.-We have learned that the approach- to mig visit of the Queen and her illustrious consort to this o city will be made in state, in order to mark her Majesty's to ...

... niotrict Newo, (For previous.District Ness, see Sbppkmrnt) Ri BOLTON. Ht DFFERING FOR SALE UNWHaoLEsoIMi MEAT.-On Thurs. Si ?? Elizabeth Tempest was brought before the magistrates, s ilte Borough Court, and fiued 20s. and expenses, for ex- D *-uiug for sale in tbe market, a quantity of veal utnfit for p 1.--Joseph Hulme was also Lined 20s. and ?? fur a P ti: liler offence. 'CrALtNr A HAMMER. ...

... t We understand that a large number of the q Conservatives of this town-and some of them C influential members of the Constitutional Asso-t] ciation-are vciy much amazed at having an c entire stranger to the town forced upon them as a candidate. Several warm discussions have taken n place upon the subject, and we hear that it has P j at length been resolved, by no inconsiderable number of the ...

... ~~~fl U~~c~nsaIO tsa. youth gel The eighth aeod concluding meeting of this eociety for the court Id. session was hold in the hoard room of tho Collegiate Institution, in Bolc as- onl Thursday evening last-tho Rev. Dr. Thorin, vice-president, Dismoi tat fic the chair. wvienI ter A letter was read from the Lord 'ehop of Chester, after wlich the pr~ jig he was balloted for, in accordance with a ...

... 'I - jSECOND EDIT1ION. I _- Chronicle Office, Saturday nnorniny, 3 o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS, LAST Evr,.iNXG.-Conntinued. Sir C. Wool COntnuedl:- tll was far, bowever, from saying there bad. not been sins of omission anid of connhizsion, but he mentioned a variety of facts to show that a great denl had bcen done in the way of improve- msnot. lie believed that by the legal code of India justice ...