... 5- -- T3f l - - TBlE MAINE LIQUOR LAW. TO Tlll EDITORL OF TI I.ELFA1AST NEWS-LETVER. Srta-Th ?? of publie opinonl which was lately eshihitet in the VYictoiHa-llal regardinr ?? 5Maine Iiquor Law, i the very lrre andl inleiten- fial asseublw, tha, attwi~led-shoed their attach- 1ii1,itt to such a ntbe t. ,asure by their repeated tiid entliu.,a,,tic applau e, the gentlemen who laboured ...

... NBIV GUANO BEG UL4TLONSAT THE CHINCrnA . The following haa been received at Lloyd's: ; .-OlEco of the Comnnittee of Pnriv Coucil fot~ Tr2ni; Whitehall, Jan. 1r, 1854. . . 8ir,-I am directed by the Lors of the Coinmitto. of Privy Council for Trade to transmit to you, for the Infor-' matiqn of the committee for ganaging the affais of Lloyd's .and in order that itmay obtain publi-city, heenclosed ...

... (From the Times.) Although we have still to rely on telegraphic intel- ligence for what is known of the last operations on the Danube, and of the movements of the combined fleets in the Black Sea, there can be doubt that events have occurred which approach much more nearly to actual war between some of the Great Powers of Eu- rope than anything we have yet bad to record. Ac- cording to these ...

... EBBW VALE. THE LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION. The annual report of this useful society, for 1853, has just been issued, from which we find that— During the last twelve months, the books of the so- ciety show an mcrcase iu the number of members to the amount of twenty notwi.h,landing, d^g ,S several have ceased to belong to it, in consequence of death or change of residence. Upwards of ...

... MR. EDWARDS' PLAN OF PARLIA- MENTARY REFORM. THE various schemes of representative amend- ment submitted by individuals, whatever objec- tionable provisions they may contain, are all of use in informing the public mind, and in maturing public opinion. At the last meeting of the British Association, a paper on The statistics of our Representative System was read by a Mr. Edwards; who has since ...

... On Monday the freemen of this borough held a quild at the Guildhall, in this town, the right worshipfu the Mayor presiding. Myr rxLE, chairman of the stewards in the name of his brother stewards, congratulated the mayor upon the high position he had attained, as chief ?? ofth town, It certainly reflected great credit upon his wor ship, as by dint of his own perseverance and indus- try he had ...

... OMEGA AND THE PUBLIC OF BRYNMAWR. TO THE EDITOR.] SIR,—Being a constant reader of the MERLIN, my at- tention was arrested by a letter in your ;columns of last week, signed Omega, in which the writer makes a bold attack on me and my fellow-townsmen, which I do not feel disposed to pocket. Omega opens his battle with great spirit, and dashes into the field as though he had blocks of wood ...

... I _. ?? . I The following speeches of ir.'Duffy, E.P., and the Rev. Mr. Ennis, which were delivered at the Meath banquet, we were reluctantly obliged to hold over until to-day-the for- mer to that of the toast of the Independent Irish Party, and the latter to that of the Clergy and People of Meath:- Mr. Gavan Daffy, M.P. who was received with enthusi- astic and repeated cheers, followed ...

... ?Q41?6S ?? I Coa Exchange, Trsaey, - - - : t:i TO TED 3D -R OP TE3D DUX NW.: i S3Ix,-T'Jiiit- e' iiiq;ui'y nzaie lby thie aulior'xitib ^intf~len' atf ! 'in in. nth mtrpolis, ro .pachtdty~th*'frtosia of Ihefc teulhilltbd 'vxew ietmupb ins ,hpp inoi 'ineo'o,p. tO a ?? rcerein izs s ?? edt h oeatl. 3JaBueS, lit.-.Georgct ad 13t. iAnn., Soho, .open; nihty . enpretaly for: the. purles3 ofg ga~lni ...

... RAIL WA YS. LONDON, BRWtHTON, AND SOUTH COAST. The following is the report of the directors to be sub- mitted to the meeting of proprietors at the Bridge-house Hote], Southwark, on Thursday, the 26th inst. The ac- counts for the half-year ending 81st December, 1853, are subjoined, and show the following results:- CAPITAL ACcouNT.-The amount of capital raised to the 81st December, 1853, is £7 ...

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... L A T'XST I N TL L G (r I-, N 1N C BY M'VAU(rJ'z TELEOItAIPII. 'V1lE EASTERN' VARt. r(NSlANTINOPllI-, ?? ?? Jiilve C- ?? l fjl(e'tS fiBrOM thi? NUatl sCUa; Like It-lilhF :Lllrl ?? sh-ips have e ?? sten il te dr-ti'in of Sil a lje, but srie i had been ?? Still Iiire fone owat-ilS Sp,,iS topol. Somli it the lurlsi-13 vessil. ?? ?? t* Tle 1 ussalbis have ,j Al ii *tIcistl Yes ly sr-a flwfsxe BaLs ...