... proves ADDIIESSPND BTTH AsTa~ofoX8R TO THE OBSERVATORY can pr I vMMTThE OF TUB TOWN COUNOIL. iated &,t t he ?? f the Briltih Association for theoAdvance.- Commc( met ~Scece n hi ?? last, the Pro- both paatonofpaer t e ea bfoe hesctions Ont matters proper conete it te beratryad throfficial duties so a littis ~uiyocuid y ietatitws hught desirable to whse a deerte epr, hihha hrtoo eobn presented ...

... The greatest excitemet 'wa's _m-ani~fested at Oxford, on C Mlonday, to hear the trial of the Rev. Joha Allen (liles, .q1 D.C. L., for marrying at uncanonlcal hoers, and making a fales entry in the register. The court was densely It crowded. The defendant was placed in the deck,'and II appeared calm and collected. S Mlr. Heating, Q.9., and Mr. Huddlestone were counsel U1 Ifor the prosecution ; ...

... o LANCASTER AND CARLISLE.-The half-yearly meet- O ing of this company was held on Wednesday, at the 0 Limne-street station, Mr. E. W. Hassell, chairman, o presiding. The statement of traffic account, including o the sum of £111 19s., brought forward from last half. 0 0 year, showed a balance of £89,341 18s. 10d. ; out 0 of which the directors recommended a dividend to is, be paid at the rate ...

... ?? .: - - k - ?? - I - 7 ~ 5 31d. 31d FRANCE. - ad th nwr f terh0nesteae o r ~z Cofr ad VIONA,-WicDNESDAY, MARCHE 7.-.Intelligonce from he Constantinople has been received up to the Ist instanlt. ay Archbishop Halleras had died from cholera. Seven! shocks rod of -earthquake had been experienced since the 28th: Feb. Ily The town of Broussa was almost entirely destroyed. Two to thousand. ...

... A VIEW OF HEITHEN MYTHOLOGY AND OF FRE RMASONRY. BY JORN TAYLOR. granD (ContinuWd from ?? MOrcry of Fridy, Marc1 2.) whicl As the primitive ?? a-,i masoni figures, th hi the triangle, the cobe, the straight line, the circle, the Thebv sphere and cylinder with the cone represented by the appev compasses, and the circle with its tgent line, 'vere z i placed in the sky utder the names of til ...

... TOWN COUNCITl PROCEEDINGS. - Ir1 V I llf-r t7 WEiDNESDA&Y, MAnciI 7. O Asehlmeigof the council was sumimoned for fun Taoseday, to takev into consideration tho thruc ?? now A, before p~ariainentt and pace such resolutions mnd jus'rec- was tions to the Committees or otherwise ase might he neces- a sary. Owying, to thle absence of the nsrayor, the town-C clerk, anti thle chairman of thu dock ...

... Nicholas of Russia died just when the quarrel U with which he was more personally identified than fa princes commonly are in the wars they undertake X had arrived at a critical point, and the first in thought suggested by his sudden departure from to the scene was clearly one of relief and congratu- fe lation-whether well founded or not it behoves m us to inquire. The late Emperor of Russia ...

... le PUcBIc LuloA.-The followiegisastatistical return of books a )a issued during the past month:-Hiitory, C4; biography, 65; C ) topography, 11; natural history, 9; natural philosophy, 17 ; t td theology, 16; poetry and dramin, 37; fiction, 207; political 4, economy, 0; BOo arts, &c, 0; general literature, 10 total a B issue, 4'25 volumes, se ResuLT or A CARtousAt-On IVednesday last, an inquest ...

... L L-ATEST NEWS. ?? ?? .. LORD JOHN USSHELL AT VIENNA. VIENNA, NEDNE5DAY.-Lord 1ohu Russell was pre- w sented to the Emperor of Austria yesterday at eleven oi o'clock. Lord John Russell was present at the baptism ix of the young princess. cl VIENNA, WEDNESDAY ErVENING.-Lord John Russell had a long audience ,f4the emperor to-day. h A .e THU' WAR. Advices from Warsaw announce that the whole of ...

... THE LIVERPOOL MERCURY. FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1855. SALUS POPULI LEX SUPREMA. The negotiations for the transfer of the Birken- 0 head Dock Estate to the Liverpool Corporation g are progressing slowly. 'Up to Saturday evening , last it was considered that the arrangement was o all but completed, whip one of the parties princi- k pally interested shuwed a disinclination to proceed. b Further ...

... The weekly meeting of this board was held on Wed- nesday last, at the Wirest Derby workhouse, the Rev. W. Badnall in the chair, and the other members present were Messrs. Wensley, Abrahamns, Jeffreys, Morris, Edlwards, Lust, Heycs, Shaw, Kirkus, J. Birch, Lodger, Mountfield, Smith, 'l hitby, Pitts, Medcalf, and G. lnarri- so .-Cheques for out-door relief were granted as follows: -Mr. Potts, ...

... PQU9A 90oMITTE, I 'ise traoi weekly meetinig of this cotunsuitte was held yestetoy, Mr. Charles Turner in the tihair. The other members present wore Messrs. $hand, Palmer Gregeon, Chaloaer, Steele, Gladstone, Robinson, J. Holome, a1b- back, , Brocklebank, Rankin, Smith, Langadale, and :-tt ESINATION OP MR. RIGQIAM. Thberesigoatsoi of Mr. Bigiam having been cormouni- catedte the ommittee by the ...