... | SIZE AND OBJECTS OF THE LEVIATHAN I STEA&KSE[LP (From the Morning Chronicle.) When we remind our readers that the Royal Albert line of-batie ship, of 120 guns, is something under 4,000 tons, and about 220 feet in length, and that the Simla and Himaloya, at present the largest steamers afloat, are only 320 feet io length or thereabouts, they may form some idea of the 'pioportilos of the ...

... fish- TOaeM RELIGION IN THE TEUTONIC HALL. ious TO THE EDITORS OF TIE LIVERPOOL MERCURY. his, Gentlemen,-I was glad to see this subjeot occupying a posi- him tion in your last impression. It deserved one, inasmuch as it the nas calculated to unveil one huge hypocrisy nnd expose an evil which, if not suppressed, may terminate in the complete sub- nes, version of Christ'a reliion upon earth. I ...

... The weekly meeting was held yesterday. Present-Messrs. Dover (chairman), leodsoti, Beckwith, tladstono, Flouming, Croathwalte, Johuson, and M'Guffie. Mr. Hodson said that before the regular business Was pro- ceeded with he wished to refer to a matior affecting himself and the officers of the committee. HO would not generally pay attention to anonymous communications, as he believed they ...

... L- We have before us a pamphlet entitledrli,( Shall 3 B5 the State Educate the People ? A new rvielv of a the question, in two letters to Lord3 STANLEY d 71M.P. by THOM~AS WRIGLEY. We 4h~ve read this Ii 86 pm with much interest. tt is a valuable aI 370 contribution towards the settlement of the educationc 006 question. It is furnished byscone who has thought Li for himself on the chief soeial ...

... ITHE PROVISIONS ON BOARD THE L JAMES BAINES. I- TO THE EDITORS OF THE LIVERPOOI, MIERCURY. i, Gentlemen,-Having seen the accounts of the examination, ir at the Liverpool police court, into the charges preferred by the passengers on hosird the James ilsines durnug her last voyage -from elnbourne to Liverpool, with regard to the provieione, I beg to make tbe following statement:-I was a third ...

... CORL.ESPONDENCE. I TOWN HALL BUILDINGS. TO THE EDITOR or THE PRESTON CHRONICLE. ?? few years ago Preaton was quite ripe for having a Coverd eaarcft, so much so that meetings were called one after another, to determine and suggest the best plans for such a purpose. Deputations were sent off to that wondlerful place called Newcastle; Mr. Gran- ger aend other gentlemen were invited over to see ...

... I DREADFUL SHIPWRECK AND INHUMAN | CONDUCT. d Melbourne, Hfarch 8.-The barque Rio Grande arrived o here last evening, with Captain Penny and five of the crew of the wrecked Peruvian ship Grimenea, which was totally *lost, with nearly 640 Chinese eemigrants, who were passen. gers on board for Callao, on the 3d ofolast July, on a shoal lying in the mid-channel between New Caiedoria and Bampton ...

... io man, named Andrew Foote, belonging to the ship Meridian, from New Orleans, charged another seaman, Romer Brown, E ir with robbing him of several articles of wearing apparel. It cs was alleged that the robbery took placo on tho voyage from K Ia New Orleans to this port. Oa inquiry it turned out that the )r property was stolen whilst the ship lay In the Bay of Orleans, SE ra and nnder these ...

... ?? ?? ..V9- ?? -. ?? ?? D the COURT, &C.( a dis- The Queen and Royal Family returned from Osborne Jol to Buckingham Palace on Thursday afternoon. aE Port Her Majesty gave a second state ball at Buckinghanm the the Palace on Friday evening. About 1900 invitations were the ation issued, and included the Royal Family, the whole of the Bio scept diplomatic corps, and a very numerous party of the ...

... Calcutta, April 23.-The latest intelligence from Burmah is rather unfavourable to the prospects of peace. Reports have arrived at our frontier station from the capital of the occurrence of another palace revolution, which has terminated'in unseating the King and elevating the heir-apparent to the throne. The king was of a meek and pacific disposition, anxious to cultivate peaco- ful relations ...

... uu - -,A id In anticipation of the motion to be made by Mr. se Kitchen, the member for St. Anne's ward, in the council se on Wednesday next, for the appointment of a special *- committee to inquire into the ?? of the gas supply in if the borough, we have inserted in another place the me- sir morial of the committee of the Liverpool Guardian n- Society, presented at the last council meeting. It ...

... £(f19- -,r n 'n - 1 n-- tIIMACHESTER ExA2I1NER ALfD TxaE~S OlrrIC;N and. WEDNESDAY, SIX A.M. if it SPECIAL TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCH. hne We have just received the following telegraphic the despatch: lus VIENNA, TuESDAY. EVENIrNG. -A despatch, dated rtin Ga' a, June lot, says there was a great fire in the and artillery and cavalry stables, close to the ammiuni- en~d tion aepkt The Austrian ...