... IE, CO-- ?? ..TTE The first meeting of the new committee was held 108. t yesterday at the Town Hall, Mr. R. Shell, the and Id deputy chairman presiding. There were also pre- and sent Messrs. Crellin, Gladstone, Beckwith, Holden, pass ý Clerk, Anthony, Bowring, and Barton. are ig Mr. Alderman Dover was re-appointed chairman, i and Mr. Richard Shell deputy chairman,'for tile hav thes 10ensuing ...

... Bal Without affecting any Republican austerity, t we must plainly say that we dq not like the tll elev,ation of the Prince of Wales to the wi unearned dignity of a colonel in the army. so F We aro quite willing to pay for royalty, but m1 we demur to paying for it in this particular tas way. The Prince of Wales has done nothing pr, to merit a military rank which is the appro- par priate reward ...

... iALUS POPUI? L1X BUPR1MMA. ' orainn The Canadian NeVws says that although A 1 state reasons prevent her Majesty from re- states sponding to the unanimous desire of the minis ?? American provinces that she should pendi -visit that portion of her dominions, her free t Majesty, with her usual courtesy, has.seized by N the occasion of the presence of several of the recipi Canadian Ministers to ...

... FOREG MCELLAYY .Lamartine is decided on goinginto voluntary exile ilnEngland, and, in the words of the great emigrant to St. Helena claiming to sit, like Themistooles, at 3Y- the fireside ofthe Persians. . rine U'S The Semafe .ejlgieuse announces that the Prince Inkan Lucien Bonaparte, who is in holy orders, is occupying n himself actively in re-establishing the 'order of St. an, Bernard in ...

... CHEMISTS' ASSOCUATION. Last evening, the second meeting for the session was held at the Royal Institution. Mr. H. S. Evans presided, and there was a good attendance. Mr. Milne, of Great George-street, and Mr. William Dooley were proposed as members and admitted. Several donations were ackuowledged by Mr. John Shaw, the secretary, including the proce,,lings of the Literary and Philosoylhical ...

... The usual weekly meeting of 'this board was held lY yesterday, at the Public Office, Park-place. Mr. G. s-8 H Horsfall, the chairman, presided, and the other le members present were Messrs. John Wilson, Moss, U Siddeley, Baynes, Grindrod, Henry Layland, William ? Layland, Miller, Josiah Wilson, Craig, Johnson, it Hughes, Ogden, Harrison, and Johns. n Mr. Gough, the governor of the West Derby * ...

... :ii1 TO THE flDITORS OF THE LlVERPOOL AiIMRCURyo II. Gentlemen,-I will be obliged by your favouring me with s) the iussertion in your paper of a tow statemeots relative to the its banitary Asuensumeut Act of 1854 ia reference to the cart- be owners of this town. Our late mayor stat-d that tis .eG was sm brougiltinsto 'xistceowingto a 11o0plalsit fronm Ar. Nowasids to to the council, stating ...

... THIE DUTY OF REFORMERS AND THE TOWN COUNCIL. TO TTIE BD[TORS OF THU LIVERPOOL MERCURY. an Gentlcmen,-ý-The efficiency necessary to secure an 1 the stability of our municipal institutions musit be, an Y a subject of anxiety to all thinking minds. That an s eofficiency cannot be secured unless suitable repre- pc n sentatives are elected by the wards, such representa- it tives also seleotisng ...

... licJ ALS3jt to ices TO THRDIRECTORS OF THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH tla COMPANY. nry Gentlemen,-I h'ave to acknowledge the receipt ofi .t a lter from your secretary, dated 27th ult., declin ol ber, ing to grant me permission to test tile Atlantic cable, t log and conveying the directors' refusal to entertain any lo1 proposal which, after that testing, I might be pre- S. pared to make for the re ...

... M4RSEY DOCKS BOARD. Thewealy astnieofthe Hiersey Docks and1 Horboar foa~rd was hoeld Yesterday at the Dock-( office, R?3vainle-baildings. Mr Charles Turner pro- sided, ant -, he other members )resent were Messrs. Smith, B ill, Arnild, Tobin, Hubback, Anderson Mondel, L?ekett, Rankin, Langton, Rountwaite' Bmal, Evani, Brocklebiank, Graves, Hutchison' Laird, G?iastono, and Shand. On the ...

... LATEST ANDS TELEG~RAPHIC NEWS. GREECE GRUMBLING- AT whoy ENGLAND. for There are complaints froin. Greece that although mind the Greek Governmient has abolished all duties on folio the irportatiozi of English coal; and considerably crow reduced those on cottons and iron, the Britis r Government has not made any reduction in the high Rand duties on currants, the principal product of Greece. ...

... THE ?CL1EK OF . P,+ ji 10 TH . DMThrromi oF THE LrViaiOOL MBBOUY. his. Geatlem ?? am advised no longer to delay answering th chargesbrought againlt me. I would, it however, Promise that, by act of lParlian)c1100, a -- person seeking the appointment to the office of the cerk of the peace cannot come under any agreome5e the whatever to accept less than the fees of office. 1y understanding, ...