... THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOTN THE A.DVA&NCE.MENT OF SCIENC.E. President.-The Earl of lHarrowby, F.R.S. it ti ?? Wrottesley, M.A., ?? F.R.SA.; Ca en Sir Philip de Malplis Grey Egerton, Bart., M.P., F. R.S., FOS.; did Lie Richard Owen, M.D., LL.D., F.RES., ?? ?? Huniterian ma is professor of anatomy and physiology in the Royal College of pri ad Surgeons, Edinburgh; Rev, William Whewell, D.D., ?? ...

... (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 ...

... 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 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 ...

... ?? - ?? .. - ?? ?? ?? A N HoNrST EMIGRANT.-A respectable butcher, named by William Anstis, left a little village in Devonshire, called W Upottery, for Australia, in July, 1852. So prosperous lf have his circumstances become since lie has been there bi that a few days ago lhe sent home £134 to pay the Cl debts he had left owing, aiad money to provide a good as dinner for his croditors. Ho also ...

... CORRE tSIONDENCE. a STEAM VESSELS. TO TIlE EDITORS OF THlE LIVERPOOL MERCURY. r Gentlemen,-I see by a letter in your paper of the 6th istant that you have taken up the subject of who was the first person that navigated vessels by steam. That letter points to John Smith, cf St. flelen's, as the person ; and that his attempt took place In the year 1799, and which attempt failed. In or about the ...

... A pure white hare was recently shot near Morpeth. n( Pi ince Albert has subscribed £25 for at monument to at Dr. Jeuner, the discoverer of vaccination. it] e Mr. Asbby's flour mill, at Croydon, was destroyed by n fire on Tuesday last. Two brothers, named Page, weredrowued inthe Tbames, on Tuesday, by the overturning of a boat in which they were sailing. Alexander von Humboldt celebrated his ...

... In another column we publish the letter of a to correspondent suggesting the formation of a corn- du mittee to consider the expediency of providing a Su Reformatory Institution for this town; last week s also, we printed an instructive communication e- from an inmate of the borough gaol, complaining to, of the absence of such an institution; and enter- th taining, as we do, a strong conviction ...

... SECTION A.-MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCH. presidont.-G. G. Stokes, M.A., ?? Luo. Prof. Cambridge. vice.Presidentsa-Very Rev, the Dean of Ely, F.11S..; ReY. Dr. Lloyd, ?? Rev. Dr. Booth, ?? Rey. Professor wclker, ?? Rev. Dr. Whelvell, F.R.S. ; Rev. Professor Powell, ?? J. C. Adams, Esq., F.R.S. sgcretaries -Professor Stevelly, LL.D.; Professor John Tyn- dal, Ph.D., F.tRS.; G. Hale Puckle, M ...

... FRANCE. of Odes! Letters front IByonno of thle 21st inst. state that the Ior tran, empress left, Biarritz on Tuesday morning for Bordeaux, single accomipaiestd by her mnother, the Countess- de Montijo, for thle and her si~ter, the Duchess of Alba. On passing through their II Bayunne hier magjesty received thle authorities, and, WaS not COrP coorpliutented by thle wtife of General Biisonl, inl ...

... WAT^ .IVERPOOL HAS DONE AND MAY DO. (Fromt ?? Charot t'V qf Wednesday.) l Liverpool, apart from its size and commercial import- ? ance, has specialties which invest its history and progress . with peculiar interest. It has rather the characteristics d of a colony than of a large English town. It has been I said to belong to the United States almost as much as to ii Great Britain; and certainly ...