... At the fourth quarterly meeting yesterday 39 members were preHent, bhe mayor (Dr. Cooper) in the chair. Several freemen were sworn. WATCH RATE. A watch rate of 4d. in the pound was ordered to be levied. Mr. DRANT said he believed a surplus remained from the collection of a former rate, in consequence of the increased value of property. The TOWN CLERK said the overseers might, if they could, ...

... TIHE LIVERPOOL MERCURY. TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 154. SALUS PoFUL-I Lox UPR A. pre The new elections for the five boroughs in 'itl which the writs had been suspended in ounse- ObNi quence of gross bribery and corruption at the last thse general ocirciou have resulted in a gain of three in P votes in favour of Government. The five boroughs ants return tel niembers, and at the general election just ...

... DUEADFUL EFEmorS OF DRUNKENNES5.-Yesterday an f inquest was held before Mr. Statham, deputy-coroner, on the body of Mary Sherry, who lived with her husband in Sulithfield-street. It appeared that on Friday last the husband and the deceased were drinking together, which resulted in the wife becoming intoxiecated. She was left f in the parlour by herself, and whilst attempting to light r the ...

... I 1U ?? 1LXLALJJ VJ.15 5JJ45LbA' 'Jsj ! O. STBAMER LUSITANIA. Ir- On Tuesday afternoon last, a number of gentlemen a- n sembled in the saloon of the screw-steamer Lusititnia, be. ad longing to the South American Steam Navigation Corn- et pany, lying in the Wellington dock, to witness the pro- gs sentation to Captain Brown of a handsome servioe of '4 plate (a description of which has appeared ...

... MULTUM TN PARVO. ; 1L U sU Iti V D I ,I All ?? .d William Smith O'Brien has arrived in Belgium to join 0his family there. ?? The Barl of Kenmare has made a free girt of 14 miles of land for the Tralee anid Killarney Railway. LS In consequence of the spread of the cholera, Cardinal Witseman has granted permission to his flocek to eat flesh it meat on Fridays and other days of ab~tinerce and ...

... cr- ArtunIDHEEr, August 20.-Still thle season is characterized by iboet Inar-ked deficiency. tons STONEcecvRuN, August 20,-For the week ending on Satur. part ayheaegecthprbamabeset down at 9 crans. uumy, Ti nrinthbotweebcle; the few which had arie ceprtieyeal a avr oor take. The averaget evitle frtessoattidteisaut0crane per boat. Ft icll TRtAD u.2.-h vrg for the season is now aind 54cae lxpe. ...

... ENOLANDo' t PRORoGITroN OF PAXLIarIRNT.sc-We understand that har Majesty has signified her gracious intention of proroguingf Parliament in person. The 12th instant, which had been agreed upon as the day for the prorogation,'would not, we have reason to believe, have suited the arrangements 'f the Court, and it is now most probable that the session will not terminate riji- til Tuesday, the 16th ...

... U' a, Its gives us mucih pleasure to record the faveurah',e progft h wbich this Association is making, both in point of nunbers and in the. quality- of their productions, as evidenced b tE abundant-.diplay-exhibited; on -Saturday. week in the Fr Churph-School-room, 'Newhills, on the occasion of their fr t, competition for the season. Excepting the high wind which a prevailed duriag the ...

... BRISTOLV AND EXETER RAILWAY.. Til half-yearly meeting of'proprietors of this company was:held on Thursday, at the White Lion 'htel; Broad- street, J. W. Buller, Esq., ohairman of the Bord, o Directors, presiding. REOT- EEPORT.: The Sseretaryj.12.BADOSAN, Esq,, read the report~which stated that thegros trafficreceps upon terisetol and Exeter railway from the lot of January to the 1011 et~ ...

... BRISTOL 'SGENERAL CEMETERY. The seventeenth annual Meeting of the proprietors of this company was held on Tuesday afternodn, it the Commrcrcal- Rooms. The attendance was bafely suffiolent to constitute a meetbg.~ i, . ?? ,; ?? .. - . i ?? . l Sir.Johnlerle Eaberfield :Chairman of the Company, read the aotoe, announcing the meeting, and the following 'D E POT., Thls being the usual period of ...

... (s'aoat OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) M0NOAY,'A'gUgIt 7. General topics of remark have been very scarce in this 'j t quarter during the past week, most matters having settled into their customary routine. Among these has been the dispute which raged with considerable violence between the C dgentlemen of the long robe and the corporation of Liverpool, I a relative to the accommodation of the former ...

... IMPORTANT MEETING OF LICENSED Victuajers at Manchester. At a special meeting of the committee of the Manchester and Salford Licensed Victunalers' Association, held on the 4th inst., when deputies from Stockport, Rocbdale, Droylsden, Ashton, Oldham, and Glossop attended, the report of the Central Association, with respect to the Parliamentary inquiry into the licensing system, and the recommen- ...