... I . 0 An eminent French statesman is said to havel assigned as a reason why Russia would reject. the Y latest proposal to negotiate, that the Czar is sub- xrjected to the religious pressure of the Muscovite Y. party, which accepts the Testament of Peter the ie Great as a prophetic guide ;. and this is, probably; it in part true. History reminds the Emperor that. te he is not absolute; his ...

... ?.77, ?? . ?? 4snpgl by. thle relript of soe Bi 'of Fe Kea, 1$2 o =w ;cotton imported into Fr~url'*omGree~t.Erlta'z snd ter the, British possessions in ,Emrope. , Accordinlg t's the said reseript the produce of Asia, Afrmes, endAmericas, sent from Elig2mad and her European pcoesesomiol25-to French 1poxts, was to be, admitted for 're- -erpoftlation.6ioly. The reason ofthis miodification, thed ...

... LOSS OF THlE SHIP SOPHIA B OFFATT. OF LONDON, BY FIRE ey V1 IjN.I)JIN5, DX M.±l. f ib- The captain of the Sophia Moffatt has published the I ;io following interesting details of the loss of his vessel, and the noble treatment which the officers and crew received at the hands of the French authorities :- ?? The Sophia Moffitt sailed from Singapore Roads on the 9th of April last for London, with ...

... Tce The traffic returns of railways in the United Kingdom ng amounted for the week ending October 14 to £388,991, P ire and for the corresponding period of laot year to £354,352, C 7ee showing an increase of £%4,639. b- RAILWAY TRAFFIC WEEKLY RETURN. ILI er, Naeo ala Thisl Same Hlf-yr'e Same Miles Nabre of Railwaye nWeek. 1853. Total. 1853. open. al a'n Aberde1n ?? 185 1801 22880 ,0449 72 he ...

... - ?? - Wed ,ore Mantraps will be exposed on Sunday afternoon frien next, at the Concert-liall,. Lord Nelson-street, by the Rev. Reld H; S. Brown, of The Woolton, flower sho-w is fixed for Thursday week, open when no doubt additional interest will be taken. in the war exhibition, fromn the faot that prizes are to be givenafor of e ?? advt. fore, The Victria and, Albert Coal Company have ...

... I ?? ?? A 1.AA- 1 -1- ..h A.W. ?? . . ?? . . . I IHOUS1E OF LORDS. t TUESDAY, MAx 30. The lord chancellor took his seat at five o'clock. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR. A short conversation took place on the subject of the appointment of a public prosecutor, io the course of which Lord BROUnnAM and Lord CAMIPMELL expressed a strong opinion in favour of the introduction of such an officer. RAILWAY AND CANAL ...

... FOR?I?N'iNTELLIGENCE. MADRSID, AUGUST 2.-A royal decree authsorises the t1 'existence of thre governing jiuntas, and allows the con. c tinuance of the armaments for public safety ; but the. Vi Juntas are only to adopt the title of consultative and ol auxiliary-j untas. . Sr1 Another decree suspends the execution of the decisions b, of those juntas which suppress or modify taxes and other rV ...

... I. re - ts1- --fl Ia~z C4EARING THE GROUND. -. ht, It may not be out of place, in the discussion Su )n. which is going on as to the expediency of con- ess ferring legal sanction on the principle of limited or ier liability, to clear the ground by noting down a few hi tic data which the opponents of this measure, both ar nd in and out of the press, seem altogether to forgeta iid and perpetrate, ...

... THE LIVERPOOL MERCURY. TUESDAY, MAY So, 1854. SALUS POPUL LEX -UPR --A - EDUCATION IN 1COMMON THINGS. In these days, though we may not hear sermons a, by the brook-side, or find time to profit by the edu- N cat o. nature offers, we do often pick up instruction F ,where it was least to be expected. The meis of the last generation would scarcely have selected a el work of fiction if they ...

... FRANCE. o emperor arrived in the capital at half-past SIX~ Rew ao Monday evening, withoutewoirt. TheenoperorRe atil t Biarritz until the middle of September. Sea Li b I ih is aiddtd, has been peroductive of great benefit a gri to 1:r, 11lesty. Thle i7',c! a Baraguny ?? is; raised to the dignitY Of a both ms'r ' 7 of Fran ce, ,in consideration of the eminent was which he has rendered in the ...

... tell .. . . ?? in Thle ladies' atvaual tea party will take place on tho~tllh the instant, at tile Grand Stanid, Aintree. Admiral Price, who accidentally met his death prec~ious ir ice. to the attack oil Petrapaulloweski, was uncle to Mr, W. P. or Jeffreys, one of the councillors for Cit otet ad ?? attorney-genleral of the county Palatine of Lan- an atr r.inoles, Q.C., has subscribed 10 guineas ...

... HUWY LOIN( WYILD Tijit IWAi IIA01 i [COMMNsIsCATED.] bee 1 Everybody is talking about the Nvar. People arc just cou comhsg, to thle conviction that it is at great war. Little Let inmtoreit was felt iu it for the fir-it few mouths ; but now, att all at otice, the grim visaged monstor shows his dar be wrii.kled front, and we are startled at hi.s terrible gri d, aspect. Inall this noise and ...