... WEST DERBY GUIIUDUS. |I The weekly meeting of this board was hold yesterday, at the West Derby workhouse, the cuailane prcrent being Sleesrs. rr. Edwards (li the chair), Wenaloty, KirkuI RLedgr oberts.s etoso Shoaw. Morris, Taylor, 1. Ed ardle, imitb lchnsond, latnford. Woods, Abrahams, Roseoe, Bolaw Parkis, feyes, Medealfe. Cheques for out-door relief were drawrin olos-r Potts, £12i; Mr. ...

... ,IMPjK-jI4_ARLIAIENT.. FROM OUR ?? REPORTERS the BY 3iAGENTI'C TELEGRAPH. line, ,_ __ _ - .OHn HOUSE OF LORD'S. tUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22. ul The Lord Chancellor took his seat at five o'clock. eie.- I PREPAYMENT OF LETTERS 0 The Duke of ARGYLE called attention to the re- cent order of the Postmaster-General rendering the prepayment of letters compulsory, and providing pthat in case of nonpayment ...

... I I - - -- - - - I FROM OUR OWN REPORTERS. BY SIAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. HOUSE OF LORDS. THURSDAY, FEDIUAhRY 17. Their ?? met at five o'clock. Lord STANLEY OF ALDELLEY presented a petition from Stockport, praying that dissenters should be enabled to act as trustees of endowed schools. THE IONIAN ISLANDS. Earl GnEY wished to ask the Under Secretary for the Colonial Department whether the intelligence ...

... . . - s THE MORAL SPIRIT - OF' THlE SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION. I - ?? c A number of gentlemen in thitl town have under- slut itaken to deliver, at thin schoolroom, Mlount-pleasanlt, tiol -a course of ecures onl the Mural Spirit of thlepe Social Science Association, taking sipl Vito subjects in ctinder the different heads, adopted 'by that body. on1 Thu last lecture was on the - A PUBLIC ...

... LATEST AIND TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. COURT, &c. It is expected that the Queen and Prince Consort, with the Princess Alice, Prince Arthur, Princess Helena, and the younger members of the royal family, attenled by the ladies and gentlemen in waiting, will leave Windsor Oastle this day (Monday) for Buckingham Palace. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday, at Mr. Disraeli's residence, in Downing-street. ...

... I LOCAL INTFILIGENCE. iviC BANQUEL--lest evening, his Worshi tho Mayor, W. Preston, 1sq., gave a dinner at the Town HalI. ?? company nu'mbered about 610, and in- chlded several members of the town council and some of the principal tradeslien of the town. * ?? 'E '- ?? 'lila eO' C.o.,jommissionersa ac- I cepted the Vater t3midt yaterday afternoon for Ade- Wssie& at £14 l5s. per statute adult1 ...

... The Prince Patrick, Belfast mail steamner, in goin out from Fleetwood on Monday night, rai foul of the schooner Elfin, from Liverpool for Ardrossan, laden with pig iron, almost instantly sinking her. The master, his wife and child, and two sea- men, unhappily went down in the ship and perished. The remainder of the crew escaped by grasping hold of the steamer's bowsprit as their vessel went ...

... LATEST APCE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. lo COLLISION AT SEA AND LOSS ky OF LIFE. The Prince Patrick, Belfast mail steamer, in going D- out from Fleetwood on Monday night, ran foul of se the schooner Elfin, from Liverpool for Ardrossan, 10 laden with pig iron, almost instantly sinking De her. The master, his wife and child, and two sea- 50 o men, unhappilywent down an the ship and perished. The remainder ...

... I I FROM OUR OWN REPORTERS. BY MAGNETIC TELEGRtAP'H. HOUSE OF LORDS. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4. The Lord-Chancellor took his seat at five o'clock. PARLIAMENTARY REFORM. The Earl of OARusLMI: presented a petition from Leeds praying their lordships to pass such a measure of Parliamentary Reform as would confer the fran- chise upon every male person of funl age and would extend the county franchise to ...

... TO CORRESPOXENTS. The ?? by Alma are declined. IL J. P.-It is not absolutely indispensable, but it - is customAry. SYLVANuS can obtain a pasport before he leaves , Liverpool if he will apply at the shop of Mr. Groom, next door to the Mercury-offioe, in Lord. street. ...

... PROPOSED NE W PLAN FORt THlE Ina COLLECTION OF TAXES AND IUTES. ?? f as The last numuber of the Fbianivisci Pojoi-esei coil- tains a501 address to the council on a sisb'ject of con- til Bidera~blo into'rest to the tax-boearring public, as thle lo, following extract will chow .-be- It is mnset annoying that under the present ey.- Si' tern, or rather want of system, there is brought to you one ...

... _ The Sutlej, one of Green's ships, has been destroyed by fire while'lyng at CalcuttabunfoLnd. The Glb oudfr Led, Th .lt understands that Lord Malmesburv hes appointed ICaptain Howard Vyse. late of the bus to be consul at Jeddo, in Japan. Colonel Romnilly, formerly M.P. for Canterbury lisa issued an address as candidate for Marylerbone. lie is an advocate of the ballot.eol. On Tuesday night ...