... ,1.t1OCAL INTELLIGENCE The designs of Messrs. Ha, liSt, nowfre thistonr l .have bwanselected for teerection Of paerfe cuc atIBrechin. ?? Meetig have been held this week in Manebesterihs preston, Nottifighfaili Leek, and Coisgleton on the sub-'ci Jeot of the war, and `the manner ina Which it, has been ci conduced. yug aof ritther an agreeable ppaacrfsin~gto be blind, is'accempaniied bys a say ...

... T HET BALTIC FLEET. As faras cah beaecertaineX at present,-hefeet about i to be despatohed t h atcwl b hio'5d i Coammndernhe iefi- Rear Ad o= ?? the Uti SeHond Rinb Coir - d m 'f the' Blue at Thirdhnaelml .R;-ear¶Admira of ;the Bluo Rober :A, Capainof he loo.- he Ho. .T P uhm Aose Guns. power. ii Duke of Wellington 7ag) ?? .. r00o s Royal George, Captai Codrington,:,B ?? ,102 .. 400 g Exmouth ...

... [B TEELECTRIC AND II4TBRNATIONAL TELEGRAPHIil p ~ ~TETHURISDAY EvENING, MARCH 1. co - Aabntouilwas held at the foreign office thi 1 I(Tuadey)aferoonThe Globae says s-h tonyM general for Ireland, Mr. Brewster, has tendered his h resignation, and .it 'has been accepted. The Solicitor- CC general, Mr. Keogh, will succeed Mr. Brewster as at- ftorney-general. Mr. John David Fitzgerald, Q.% has WI ...

... DOOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. TuE LAND TRANSPORT COaRPS-On Monday last, r a Captain Mayne, the recruiting officer of the metro- s rb politan districts, attested 40 fine healthy looking r of young fellows, in addition to 295 despatched to the s depot at Bristol within the last few days. Among them n id were many intelligent young men. Their pay will be as I follows :-Superintendent, 5d. a day; sub ...

... LIVERPOOL ASYLUM FOA ORPHAN BOYS. The annual general meeting of the subscribers of this T institution was held at the Orphan Boys' Asylum, Myrtle- repe street, on Wednesday afternoon. The attendance was the i very numerous. The chair was occupied by the Rev. of tl Henry H. Higgins.. The proceedings, as usual, corm pub menced with prayer, the The secretary, Mr. E. Banner, then read the ...

... LIVERPOOL, CROSBY, AND SOUTHORT. On Wednesday, the 15th half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of this comspany was held ia the Clarendon- rooms, South John-street, Mr. William Earla in the, chair. At the request of the chairman, Mr. Stephens, the secretary, read the following report: From the annexed statement of accounts it will be seen that the traffic revenne for the last balf-year ...

... THE CRIMEAN EXPEDITION-ITS SEORET HISTORY. BY PRINCE NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. itis kn own to all who know anything of continental politics, that Prince Napoleon Bonapate, the cousin of thai the Emperor of the French, and heir presumptive to the the empire, accompanied the. French army to the East as live general of division. He was present at the batte 'Oaf his AlRand commanded the reserve, which ...

... - l 1.1 1 - . ?? ?? ?? . ?? .. .. ?? 1 - , ?? - - SHOT OR SHELL FORMED OF COMPRESSErD CLAY, CEMENT, OR ARTIFICIAL STONE, FOR CANNON. r TO THE EDITORS OF THE LIVERPOOL MERCURY. Gentlemen,-I this day successfully tested my shot and t percussion shells, formed of compressed clay, on the sands at Now Brighton, in presence of the artillerymen ia charge of the Fort. The cannon I used was a small one ...

... - I The deep-sea cod fishing has not been successful this week, in consequence of the inshore winds prevailing on this part of our coast. A quantity of timber, apparently the cargo of a timber vessel, was passed by the Mona's Queen about five miles off Douglas Head on Thursday evening. The steamer Mona's Queen, which has just undergone extension at Glasgow, made the passage between Liver- pool ...

... I m- - ?? - - - - DECIMAL COINAGE. ' Expressed Denominatlon., Weight. In fgures. Copper. Aoirdupois. oz. drs. d. c. ICent 5.'r .. 01 ?? 2 cot. . ,2s . .10 02 * : Silver. ' Troy. dwts. grs. IDime - =10 ?? .. 1 0 I Shilhing = 25 ?? 1.. .. 25 2 'IFlorin .. . 7 ?? o 0 I Dollar N 1 t0 ?? 1413r ..1 00 quOd. d. c.S ?? Ilon.= 250 A, or2,40.. 215 . 2 50 1 Sovereign = 509 ,, 5.09.. 6 54j 5 . 5 00 ...

... pRESENTATIQW TO THERL V. HUGH TWLB WN 'When, onl a Into occasion, it was expected that the Rev. ~inst Hugh Stowell Brown. would accept an offer made to him seet Ito become the pastor of a new chlapel in London, it was last ; determined by somae of the attenders at the Working reg' I Men's Sunday Services to present that gentleman with a ters valedictory token of esteem, in acknowledgment of ...

... THE LIVERPOOL MERCURY. FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1855. SALUs POPULI LEX BUrEMA. The Queen held a Court and Privy Council on me Wednesday last, at Buckingham Palace. At the Mc Court, General de la Marmora, Commander-in- u Chief of the Sardinian contingent with the allied im armies, was presented to her Majesty. The Rc Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, Sir J'ames Graham, sid and the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert ...