... 1777LEEWOOD-. - I ?? series of lectures in1 course of delivery at the ex Meabanlcs' Institution, Fleetwood, previously noticed by us, pro- Al igresses sattsfactoril. On Monday night week, the third of the series was delivered by the Rev. G. Y. Osborne, on Omens, co- a incidences, dreams, andapparitlons,-a pleasing lecture; and, on i Monday last, a large and respectable audience was highly ...

... I BURNLEY MNECHAMI INSTITUTE, I ANNUAL SOIREE. h On Thursday last, the members and friends of the Burnley t. Mechanics' Institution held their thirteenth annual tea party, and b it was, both as regards numbers and influence, one of the most f; successful that has been held in connection with the Institution. v In the spacious room at Salem School accommodation was found b for upwards of five ...

... . - I ImocEnsa, Lcwutxn.At the MusoC Hall, on Tuesday even. Ilg last, Mr. Frederick Grafton gave avery interesting lecture on Universal Stellar Creation, illustrated by numerours views anda large transparent orrery. Mr. Lovegrove also exhibited his splendid diorama of sacred, classic, alpine, and arctic scenery ; and Charles Marshall, Esq., also exhibited the route of the Over- land MaU to ...

... 'n LITS CIJASTS, ISLANDS, HARBOURS, AND on ill Ama FORTIFICATIONS. by ti leTHE BALTIO SEA, one As-we' this week present our readersitihama fteconti lto Baltic,iihe following information about-this sea, and the time at various plates which stand on its sheres,-will nut1 be without, hage opoytiees. thas been copld'rmvarious rirehane at opotnfes t omiefoi orepi te1 some-of them very recent. , to ...

... -frorriall AYI - ..- ---- - . . FRANCE. O ~.THE EMPEROR AND THE LEGISLATIVE CORPS. ofi On Tuesday evening the legislative corps waited upon the I is le emperor ait the Toileries, end brought to him the law, unani- sb or linanesly voted in the morning, to provide for war expenses. mf )oThe president said: '1Sire, we bring to your majesty ...

... ;Wrtrapolitan & probincial. Y TrartsoCossc.-nWdedy a m-ee-tingof '- the members and supporters of the Association for the Esta- pblishment of Tribunals of Commerce was held at thieLondon p y Tavern; Lord Beaumont, president of the society, in the t, Jocbair.-The report read by Mr. Lyne, chairman of the exe- e, d cutive committee, stated that the association had to contend o against the ...

... CONSECRATION OF HOL7Y INNOCENTS' CHURCH, AND OPENING OF THE BOYS' ASYLUM. The new church in connection with the Liverpooli orphan asylums was consecrated yesterday, by the Lord Bishop of Chester. The day was also chosen for the formal opening of the buildiog, just completed, which is to be henceforth used as an asylum for orphan boys. The church, which is called ?? Church of the Holy ...

... DEATH rttom DROWNING-OII Friday last, the body oi a man, iaied Joseph Latham, %was fotumd floatiug in the canal, oppositet to Mesgrs. Doalton's pottery, at St Ileletl's. It appesrs that the deceased, w4o was one of the crew of the tlat Magnet, traldilng betweeni Tarlton and St. Helen's, had benu missing silce the 6th ultimo, and when bht soen w's driikinig in aI beerhousc on G:een Bank. It is ...

... PRBPARATMNS FOR WAR. ?? On Tuesday morning, the Tat battalion of the Soots fu- sileeir guards left London,. and, embarked at Portsmouth -for the East. it had hemn. arranged that this splendid corps should quit the Wellington barracks in time to start -from the Waterloo station by eight o'clock, but the Queen )F had expressed a desire to see it before its departure, and, in consequence, a delay ...

... THE LIVERPOOL MERCURY. FRIDAY, -MARCH 17,1854. SALUS POPrLt LEX SUPRENIA. 1- - 1 I ,I , ,, - ?? -1 -l - 1 ?? ?? .. ?? ?? 1 1 111.1..Il. - ?? RELIGIOUS INSTRUOTION. Being unable ait the time to notice the annual Bulfi meei g it, f urtherance of the Working Bleu's Sun- o i day Servces, 'w cannot, we think, b~etter excuse W~lg ani involuantary omission than by appealing anew o i to tile ...

... put back, with loss bhin of fore topmast. on's The Sarah Sands ?? for Portland, In coming out of and Birkenhead dock to day, grounded on the bank, and remains. t5io The North America, Irom Boston, and Tempest, from Philadelphia, werb in contact when entering the Mersey to-day. The former ?? head, ?? and the latter her bow to damaged. d. The Chasely arrived here to-day from Maceio, whence - she ...

... VARNA, February 9.-Yesterday, the steamers Magellan and Furious, arrived here, escorting eight Turkish ships laden with powder and stores. Varna was also visited, a few days back, by a division composed of French and English steamers-the Sampson, Firebrand, Gomer, and Sane, on their return from a cruise on the coast of the Crimea, from KafFa to Sebastopol.-Letters from Wal- lachia inform us ...