... . ^ A - AS\#\A~s .AAS.P ?? - ..hO JOHN SMITH 01 ST. HELEN'S. 'C0, THE EDITORS OF THIE LIVERPOOL DIfRCURY. Gentlenmcn,-I saw in your paper a paragraph front the Mechanics' Magazine, relative to Johl Smith, of St. Ilelen's, being the filst man who put a steam-boot o01 tile water. It does not appear, by the letter in your last went's paper, that any. thing practical was done at an early period. ...

... REPRE3ENTATION OF WIGAN. Late on Saturday night, an address to the electors of the borough of Wigan was posted on the walls of the town, in which Joseph Acton, Esq., at present the mayor of Wigan, offers himself as a candidate for the suffrages of the electors.- It had been expected that Henry Woods, Esq., cotton spinner, would also have offered himself as a candidate ; but at the time of Mr. ...

... (Frose the Daily News.) t Russia has at last been invaded by France and England. 81 b The allies are in the Crimea. The landing took place at e Eupatoria, 60 Eoglish miles by sea from Sebastopol. The to t exact number of troops first placed on the soil of Russia li was 24,000 English, 22,000 French, and 8000 Turks. The h disembarkation took place under the direction of the fR I seconds in ...

... tno ri The weekly meeting of this board was held on Wed- ;e's nesday, at the Union Workhouse, in Mill-lane; Mr. Joseph Harrison iii the chair. Tho other members pro- me sent were Messrs. Alpass, Kirkus, G. Harrison, Light- for body, Siddeley, Siraw, Brown, Smnith, Mountfield, Ledger, ey, M'Gse, Wensley, Abrahamsn, Lunt, Appleby, Whitby, ar- J. Birch, Medcalrc, Pitts, and R. Birch.-Checques for ...

... Union, Otis, for Now York-Imperial, Moran, St. John, N.B.-Juplter, Bahlbridge; Premier, Dunn; and Britannia, Dutton, Qaebec-Clty of Manchester ?? Wylle, Philadelphia-Esther Ann, Horn, Newfoundland-Sir Alexander Walsh, Prince Edward's Island -Free Trader, Campbell, Aden - Highland Chief, M'Millen, Miramichi - Curlew, Wayth, Rotterdam-John M. Wood, Hartley, Boston- Humber, Curry, Halifax. Ronig ...

... THE ARCHITECT OF ST. GEORGE'S HALL, I LIVERPOOL. (From the Builder of Saturday last.) At this moment, when Liverpool is about to inaugurate her noble hall, our readers will doubtless receive with gratification any information concerning the architect of the building, Mr. Harvey Lonsdale Elmes, who, although cut off at the very outset of life, had secured for his memory a lasting reputation. We ...

... THE LIVERPOOL MERCURY. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1854. SALUS POPULI LEX SUPREMA. ?? . ?? ?? *- -o .. ?? -- . ~ .. ?? ?? ?? . . ?? SU M MARtY. Next Sunday is appointed for a National Thanksgiving for the abundant harvest with which a good Providence has blessed this land; and we cannot doubt that the gratitude of the people will be as devoutly evinced as it is sin- cerely entertained. a The cholera ...

... The common application of the plea of insanityi in criminal cases, and the success which frequently attends such a defence, has directed marked atten- ^ tion to the state of the law on this point. At present the accused who intends to plead insanity is all the same requested to plead to the indict- ment as if sane, and the question of mental respon- sibilitv is only raised when the prosecution ...

... 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 ...

... ?? . - 1 1- -.111 ?? a FRANCE.lo n Time jt oeitesr publishes a report of the minister of evf nmarine to the emperor, in which hie proposes to his mna- jet oincrease the number of regiments of marines ob! from tree to four, without, however, augmenting thle bei effective force' which reictains fixed at 14,7631 officers, tr tion-coulisiissioned officers, and soldiers. Time men are to be all ...

... 1q Q.-. Rrtonn1QA in ad .rc nt St I- to You English people (says a foreigner) must be very ~fond of shooting. You shoot on your farmns, you shoot on your Moore, you go to Scotland ito shoot, you go to Africa to shoot, you go to the Himalayas to shoot, your Little boye shoot popiguns, yoer postboys e' hoot the hills, your labourers shoot the rubbish, your coal- heavere shoot the coals, ...