... TBE RESTORATION OF THE ARCTIC SHIP | RESOLUTE. Ad- ---ww -ea-- GRtATIFYIN'G COURTESIES. re in We l.ave learnt with much pleasure that the Mayor of re, Live- v aith a just sense of the responsibilities and a -. protr ildode and zeal in the performance of the duties of ml his h,; Afice that are worthy of imitation, at once sent us an it;-o Ition to Captain Hartstene and the officers of ne the ei ...

... LOCAL INTELL1iNCEl. The Philliarmonic Society close their sa aon on the e; ~f-29.th nstant with I The Messiah, for the porforseaice 1I of of which oiey have erg 'ged Clara Novell ,, Miss Lalicelles, st age ~~ Retort~, and Mt. ILEsi thO The Durn sad Couvtc,:i f Derby and Lady Emrma t, ta Staal..:y left Lindon oti Wednesday for Kriuws,, y-Vtislt, ciI a for the C ristrins holilays.~ Lord ...

... CORRESFONDENCE. MUM A. .,TN~t AM nADINEnO less- THE AUDIENCE AT CONCERTS. d( nud- TO THE EDITORS OF TIHE LIVERPOOL MERCURY. ni the Gentlemen,-Being particularly fond of refined singing, I cc hat- attend the theatre and the two fdnest halls in the world a! ?? whenever an opportunity occurs of hearing a really good song. PA o be Judge my surprise when I see ladles and gentlemen leave long at ...

... AIGBURTH WORKING MEN'S IMPROVE. MENT SOCIETY AND SCHOOL OF ART. Laet evening, the Rer. W. liarcus, of this town, delivere Ic ture in conuection w-th the abovesoclety, in the schero Aigburfh-vale. Mr. Alderman 8. Holme presided, and tbene wee a nuimerous attendance of the working ?? Chajr. man, in opening the proceedings, addressing the compay ,a his friends and neighbours, said he had been ...

... THE LIVERPOOL MERCURY. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1856. SALUS POPULI LEX SUPREMA. Sc Mr. John Frost, the Chartist, has announced to his intention of offering himself as a candidate at. for the representation of Mertkyr Tydvil at the gr next election, ad Mr. Smith O'Brien hans Addressed to the people y of Ireland a very long letter on the income tax es and the present circumstances of public ...

... is We see by the announeemert in another column that tai )odMes;rs Thmpsn wllhave their classes for juveniles, ar is to polish their writing, &e,, during the holidays. Va we ST. CLEMENT'S OnLuacu -Tale Rev. Herbert Wood- 8Ul by ward,, curate of Sheringbiam, Norfolk, and Ben of the late ElP by Mr. \Vliam Toyo Woodward, of this town, has been its appointed to the incumbency of this church, ...

... -L S ?? -- WtALLASEY COMMhISSION'ERS. I An adjourned meeting of the Waltssey Local Bilard of Health i, WaS held last evening, at the Boardroorm. Mr. Po icy pre. Olxd sided, and the followig mec ne!.ers were also prc~e t ?? ior W. R. Coulborn, E. W Conubourn. Ball Fi'hw'ckr, John LI-on, ard T. B. lHugihc, Caluc, Lit lcaio, Ciauibres. faril Tbe Chairmau said their first business was to a-lopt t! ...

... 0 ?? eca PUBLIC SCANDAL IN LIVERPOOL. Oe TO TilE EDITORS OF THlE LIVERPOOL MERCURY. bucl Gentlemen,-ilaving been but ashorttime, resident in Liver- pooli,,and bonding that you take great interest in the wvelrare of' Inf the inabitant;, may I venture to ask you to flad room for the the following lie your already ovar-crowded columns? the e On Christmas night, whilst passing down the street ...

... ITS PLEASURES, PRACTICES, AND PASTIM4ES. 'Tis strange, but true; for truth is always strange, Stranger than fiction, SECOND SERIES.-No. V. The concentration of intelligence and phi- lanthropy now brought to bear upon the subject of juvenile delinquency constitutes one of the most hopeful and cheering signs of the times. The efforts of the Government on criminal legis- lation, the various ...

... *P?h1iCb 3oiirttal. SATVRDAY, DEc?rn? ?7, IS?6. In a *ew houzt the yer1856 wvill merge into thie past.| The solemtn antriersax which the Chtristitat world is now eelcbratzwg La not the teason for indulgettce in polifteial passiOn. Let us, then, at the adlventt of ilim| who brought Pence and good Will to men, endeavou~r1 to fiorgt tbe atrifewbich h~s bees waged, in order that I the better ...

... -The fantastic tyranny of Forbes, M'Keztie'S Pct, as operating in Scotland, is productive of ,no lese fattic.h a'ithority on the part of the peli~ce. T'uesday's Oaledonlian^Meroary, gives a :notab1e int~tatie ,of the* police pranks insp¶red yby ~the iran of M~i~enzie. Sinces Asmodeus .b~olksfrom axbottll, never did1 ereature play such; ard foolexies-as the spirite'ml dedi mthe enactment of ...

... SUICIDE AT HIGEGATE CEMETERY. On Monday evening, a little before five o'clock, while a labourer, na 'ed Collins, wasistacking wood at the 4igbgate cemetery, on a portion of the new ground which has been recently enclosed on, the right hand side of Swain's lane, immediatsly adjoiaing the superintendent's (Mr. Broadbeut'e) hosn,, he heard therepert:of firearms a few yards from him. Hew- ever, he ...