... 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 ...

... The arrangements for the approaching meeting of the British Association in Liverpool are now progressing rapidly, through the activity of the two local secretaries, Dr. Dickinson and Dr. Inman. Most of the invitations have been ac- cepted, the guests comprising many distinguished noblemen, and others eminent in various branches of the arts and sciences. Amongst the nobility may be enumerated ...

... ber. s to The investigation into the railway accident at Croydon has ended in a verdict of MIanslaughter against the driver of the excursion train. This r. man admitted that he neglected the station gig- nals, and it appears he was driving the train at a reckless rate; it is clear, however, that he was 15d misled by the absence of any d.stance signal, and ren at the speed he was going it ...

... From the far North, where Napier's flag is fly- ing over the Baltic, and where the fleets and s armies of Western Europe are making war-from the capital of the little kingdom that is even now f being urged to take part in the neighbourings strife-there has just arrived an invitation to a t Peace Alliance written with earnest simplicity c and graceful zeal. In the commencement of what may be a ...

... - 1OURT, &c. Prince Albert embarks from Osborne on the 5th of E Septembor. on a visit- to the Emperor Napoleon at Bou- t logne. The King of .the Belgians is to be of the party. I D His royal highness -seturns to the Isle of Wight on the 7tb.-Sun.I . The Countess of St. Germans and suite ?? Vice- 21. regal Lodge, Phoinix-park, on Monday, and proceeded e by railway to Kingstown, where her ...

... l-l, l lU 1. I - ''I *8T tg4 TJ- S-~ O : F^ e : v& Y: n J -T rusu htal titng, o£ the usumbers of this body Id held on Tucedal. in the prieahdioee5, Broveloewvhlll-tbe be! Rev. Rector CaMPhcll inthe chiAr. The othermeinenhrs presenat ;at sware Meesra. Shaw, Satchell, Ohesney, Melior, ILuff, Mlain, he ;.enton, Rawls, Bradley, lilutabion;, hlugheasCrawford, and be~ 1ardner. ve The, oeeedlngsofe ...

... Dryden, a domestic servant in the employ of Mr. Smith, hardware dealer, Park-lane, was charged with stealing sonic wearingap- parel, belonging to a boy in the house. The prisoner had pledged the articles, and Mrs. Smith saw her drop the pawn- brokel's certificate relating to them. She said she had merely pledged the property to esable her to pay a small debt, and she intended to redeem it on ...

... THE LIVERPOOL MERCURY. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1854. SAIAUS POPULI LBX SUPREMA. SUM MA R Y. an The Queen, we are glad to learn, does not find saj it necessary, from the pressure of public business, off to forego her annual visit to the flighliands. It of has been announced that Prince Albert will, on all the invitation of the Emperor of the French, th attend a grand review at the camp of St. Omer ...

... at THE9ATRE RoYAL.-Tlse performances of the Italian le operas will be given next week. The company is a C! taliented one and deserves to be well supported. fe 11Good Times is the subject on which the Rev. HI. S. hi 3Brown willI address the working classes on Sunday after- PI noon neixt, at the Concert-hall, Lord Nelsons'street. ti This is the seventh week during which Captain Hudson c -has ...

... - The weekly meeting was held on Tuesday last, at the offices ?? Cornwallis-street. The following members were present:- a Messrs. Langedale (basirman), Johnson, Halhead, Henderson, t BigljaPa3s M'Nicoll, Aleming, Ileckwith, Hodson, Mosse. . Mr. Riahton, the building surveyor, reported the inspection I of 203 dilapidated privies and ashpits, some Of wh oh are tqndergoing alterations and ...

... MULTUM IIN PARVO. to Within the last few weeks two seakes have been seen iN le making their way across Cormistoin lake. rs The Salmon fishery has been mare productive this season le in the west of Ireland thtan it has been within the memory ZE r, of the oldest porsons. I) t, Yesterday week, an extensive landslip took place at A of' the new deck: works, W~est Hartlepool, whereby two id ...

... i/.- . ?? ?? - . - ?? ?? .. ?? ?? . .. ?? S.,. . ?? ?? ?? _- a% - W- ?? e, DECIMAL COINAGE. TO THE EDITORS OF TIlE LIVERPOOL fERCURY. Ge (cntlemeg ,-Yon head a paragraph Royal Mint, :lid say r. (according to its authority) it would take ten years to car, y oat id a decimal coinage for Sidney. I do not know who that authority f is ; but the evidence of Sir John Herschel, so far as a decimoal ...