... s U0pool m UTg*A. @f PUs Boum x SPFt& I ' DOMESTIC. Sir Baldwin Leighton has issued an address to the electors of South Shropahire offering himself as a candidate for the seat which has become vacant by the death of the Bon. Mr. Clive. lie says that his political principles are Conservative, but that whenever reforms have been considered desirable he has always been an advocate for ...

... Mr. George Henry Smith, in a pamphlet just issued, entitled The Rights of Rich and Poor, proposes the nbolition of alli duties on the necessaries of life, and of s'll restrictions on trade, commerce, mnauuFactures, agriculiture, and on all professions, and in lieu thereuf suggests a plan of direct taxation. The following is the plan proposed: Security from molestation of the person is ...

... -TELEGRLAPIESTI -. -TELEGRAPHJIC NEWS. it. THE CASE OF DR. SMETHURST. id A petition signed. by 5000 persons, praying for a ar reversal of the sentence, was yetcrday morning for- r- warded to the Home 0111ce. -Savatal other petitions se have also been received. r. THE ZURICH CONFERENCE. sd Z AvGU3X 31.-PriVate conferences cen- ie For the last three das the representaives of France Id and ...

... L A ASHIRE AND YUKSHT I ANSD EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY.~ The first half-yearly meeting of the united e6 allies was Veld Testerday, at Manchester, Mr. WYickiam, MYf.P., an the chair. An abstraot of the half-yearly report and stotemnot. of accounts has already appeared. The hairman, in noving their adoption, explailed that this meeting was held at so late a date in order that the shareholder5 ...

... Wd ?? n~utud0 to rt~tuin3C ~LJDlbSag3on- ot whk19, *we dlo r7 twt Ol U or1t8IV43 OommunicaUongl ehoxld aiwzey be legiI4' Wl¶.ttofl and on orne .ide of th~e t~per onrl tinigth iinuoxe tibr dldllcuity ot eir1ri rlaon. *or tleim. Wbjteer 15 intcindi for insrton mbust bo il uthzleca'.t d by thc un:e arod adires3 ot tho wrikr, not nof Wah-y 0?Z SPIsblatlol bitt so a ~1 ?? 0± his- goocl.taitb 2. Y. ...

... I I .A ?? . . . . . . . . . . :t Prince Alfred's leave having expired, ho has left to e join his ship in the Mediterranean. e The Times thinks that unless Fome very rash or o very mad course of conduct should occur to mar the If prospect, the unity of Italy is now complete, and the e Ilinperor of the French has a right to say Italy owes I her independence to him. A young woman, named Beliza ...

... THE IRISH REVIVAL I There can be few readers of newspapers unaware of the fact that the towns and villages in the north of Ireland have for several weeks past been the scene of religious excitement extraordinary in its degree and in some respects peculiar in its manifestations- The social consequences of this remarkable move. ment are sufflciently striking to force themselves on the notice ...

... . .- . THE BGTANIC *GARDENS. TO 1i'N EDITORS OF THE LIVERPOOL MERCURY. Gentle~men,-Hsappening last night to be in the Botanic Gardens just at the period of closing, and it being then quite dusk, I was greatly surprised to see one or two individuasl, with a large box fixed at the a end of a long bamboo, catching the goldfish in the circular pond. I concluded they were members of the garden ...

... I SECOND E DITION. 3[Y ZLELO!iu AND KAON=C ETO A . The 84th regiment were -off Deal ysedyo their return front India. They r O ?? The bettesies at Great Yarmnout~haeftbeen corn. pletely re~tored, and six gnuls of heavy lctal have been mounted on each battery. Her Majesty arrived at Aberdeen at two p 3 yesterday, reached Balchory at 2 30, and after Inn s cheon drove for Balmoral at three, which ...

... SUDDEN DEATU-.-On Tuesday, Shsannah Lewis, aged six weeks, th, iltnle, atecid of Mary n 'Ai Lewis, the occupant of a brothel, at 15, Albion.sreta died suddenly. This is the eleventh child of the a mother of the deoeased, all of whom are dead. An inquest will be held cn- the body.1 A CHiLD BuRsN~r TODRATIL -An inquest will bet held to-day on the body of Mary Moris'i, -aged six years, whose ...

... total THE BIRxENnEAD RIFLE CoRps.-The Marquis 40l I of Westminster, Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire, has last approved the following gentlemen as officers:-First, Aug or Birkenhead Company-Mr. John Cadell, captain; infir Ar. E. J. Ward, lieutenant; and Mr. John James with Conway, ensign. Second, or Oxton and Claughton weal Company-Mr. Vincent Ashfield King, captain; inte3 Mr. W. Horner, lieutenant ...

... iI THE CONFERENCES. The Paris correspondent of the Times, writing on Il Wednesday evening Bays- Of the Zurich Confer- ences I can add nothing more to what I stated yes- S terday, except that they are every hour expected to tl come to an abrupt close without any result worth r, talking about. The Dnohies are, of course, a great n difficulty, and there appears no possibility of a settle- A ment ...