... e. . . ;; ' I1 - 7., \ ' . I A ?? h STORY OF THIE SIEGE Ox, Ri.g On Friday morning, Dr. Sandwith, the sole sojourner in f Klrs who hasi yet arrived in LEgland, 'wvsentertained by his fellow-townseavn atf ?? to a publib breakfast at the Station Hotel. The. Mayor (A. Baunistir; Esq.)'ecupied the chair, and therevwas presentiavery largI , nuber. both of ladies aind gentlhen- After the usual loyal ...

... VWav rerb I THI XIVERPOOL MERCURY. W.DI'MSDAY, I RUAF.Y 1S, 1S6. . ?? ?? ?? , ,. . ~ _ A S U I-1. A R Y. In the 'House of %iords, on Monday evening, the I &l'I6f Cardigisn:nd the Earl of Lucan Ali- Plabis ed df the iumputations cast on them by the rep' )rt 'of the Govsmument Commission of Inquiry in' dhe 'Crimea, to -,which they have replied in let- te) :a 'addressed to Ilord Paumure. ,The ...

... THE ,QUEEN'S SPEECHI;t Her Majesty entered the House of Lords at ten .X r minutes after two o'clock, and at a quarter-pastl two delivered the following speech:- Ls My Lords and Gentlemen, Since the close of the last session of Parliament l n the arms of 'the'A~llies have achieved a signal and I ir important success.. Sebastopol, the great strong- dhold of Russia in the Black Sea, has yielded ...

... TOWN COUNCIL PEOOEEDINGS. WliNT)NliOR A ssn DI5NG WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13. TO The adjourned meeting of tine couvjcll was held this day, Jolhn au Stewart, Fsq., the Mayor, in the chair. thi TOWN DUES. 055 Refore the commnceeto h riayhtno ftedy l 'lbs MAY(F. rose and gaid-lleforo the besloess of the council slsucoostleneiecdh I wsishentorcaslldtre utrtention of the council to I a subject nbrsh ...

... - II - ?? - . ?? . .. v_ a s; . . . ?? ?? ?? THE PEACE PROPOSITIONS. -RUSSIA e AND THE ALAND ISLANDS. th Our Paris correspondent states his belief that 8C Russia has agreed not to re-fortify the Aland so Islands. It is said, he adds, it is probable that BP, Prussia will be admitted to the Conference, only on ro condition of uccepting the propositions adopted nul by the allies.-Times. co se ...

... At the quarterly meeting, yesterday, *TheMhjoii, A. Bannister, Esb., presided, ran there I was a full board. . ie V1CE.PRES1DENTS.-The 'Mayor desired Al4ermaii Blundell, as the second senior alderman, to take a seat; at the end of the table on his left. There were then, at - the opposite ends of the respective tables, Aid. Dr. Ayre Rh and Alderman Tall; Ald. Thompson, and Ald. Blundell ; bh ...

... I DISTRICT- 1NTELLiGENCE. : i BEVERLEY, gyfsSTR SERVICEs.-Quinquagesima Sunday.-. yxrnipog Vinnette'and Psaliis; Henley in A; Te Deuns nd Jibilate Chants; Sanctus, Ebdon li C; Kyri, Said Bn Brf at- Afternsoon: Psalms, Handel in ; Me g- 1.firat aid Nuno Dimittis (services) Kelway in B pinor i Anthem, Incline thine ear, Himmel. MroHAl~tC8' IN TlI5.-Ian~t Tuesday evening Charles Breretouw l ...

... PARIS, Feb. 3 -Thc Grand Vizier, .li Pasha, hns hecn 1appointed the Ottoman Plenipotentiary to the Conferences at Paris. lie is to cmbark at C6n'tati;. nople on the Gth inst., and will arrive at 1nmrseilles on the 16th. It is thow-lht that the Conferences will opel on the oth of February. The M1aui!etr of Sunday re.publislied the offlcial fnl. nouncetnent of the uddhesion of Russia to the ...

... MISCELI.ANEO US. Tns pRzNCESS ROYAI..-lt s understood that the appearantce of her Royal Highness the Prineess Royal in ehe grest world will for this seauson be limited to the palace, it not heing thought expedient to apply to Par- liament for the SuM necessary to maintain a household while she is so young, and it being essential to the dig. nity of a Princess of her rank if she visited a ...

... ?? OF TE WEEL SWEEDISH DISCONTENT. TheSwedes, it would appear, are diontented with the ales. They hoped to see Russia humbled and weakened by the war. They wanted to see Poland- by the plunder of which, the Muscovite became arrogant and dangerous -once more fairly traced upon the map of Europe. They longed, moreever, to regain Finland. They were ready to fight all along. They coruld have ...

... THE PEACE CONFErIENCES.-The cocnferences are to be opened on Monday next. A dinner of thirty covers Is ordered. In the evening there will be a grand r-unaion at the Foreign. office; 600 persons have been invited. ARRIVAL OF THE TURKISH PLENIPOTENTIARY. The steam-frigate Sane, which left Constantinople on the lath, arrived at Marseilles on Thursday, with Ali Paeba, the Turkish plenipotentiary ...

... This cause, which has for many years excited interest in Lancashire, owing to the great amount of property in- volved, and-the fact that upwards of 100 persons are in- terested in it, and have been paying for years to bring it to an issue, with the greatest confidence of success, came on for trial on Friday week. The only account of the proceedings we have been able to meet with is the follow- ...