... I CORRESPONDEN CE. FILTHY STATE OF THE OLD HAY- , MARKET AND SHAW'S-BROW. TO THE EDITORS OF THE LIVERPOOL MERCURY. Gentlernen,-Perniit me through your coluimns to call the attention of the authorities to the disgraceful condition of the above localities on wet days. During the progress of the alterations which have cut oif the footpath from Dale-,treet, and while the rains are left to make ...

... I The clergy of the Church of England amount in round numbers to some twenty-five thousand. The Nottingham town mission ragged schol were opened on Wednesday lat by the Earl 'of Shafteabury. At Stirling Castle, the artillery fired off their salute for the mal train, mistakiog it for the royal train, which passed soon after without the guns being fifed. Up to Saturday, 11,692 London builders ...

... To CoRRESPONDENTS WO 01n1ot uzidatke to 10tum f0'luuaI ?? Of WhkI~h we do not avail em ,3elve. eont for Bholl i alle ys f be legibly ?? . a fd ?? ha per onl; evi enceot Ithepsa n the difficutY f kilbt yo ?? in 5toi tile ever is Intended for cim.iO a Imbrly for ube umine eridi addrem3 of lbe writer' . ?? o Uj~~ tion, but as a guaanlteo of ?? oo faith. S. S. 13 The subC ?? ii ?? A CON A ...

... We eleit- un^tae to retuu eominieatiou ol .htob we do not avatl o uteles C~owm icationameuold alwaya e eigbm4 twd tten.amds ofe sII ?? ~are kephi* ~fdL Inen the diffnt of vernbdng epoeth los the ever Ia ntended for InesaOn moat be ?? inine a nd addrega ol the writer, ' ..etle btth tton, but ae a guarnt ef I * - 4 or poublics -thp r .i; a equib about VauxhaUl vard is deolined. . .tst two ...

... SPECIAL MEETING I BIRE.E~a.EADOF THlE BIRKENHEAD COMMISSION¶ERS Yesterday, a special meeting of bhic board wees held lvi ;in the Com~missioners' Booms, Memilton-squarew for do the purp~ose of confirming the proceedings of' the th finance and the gas and water oommittees relative hi, to taking additional premises in ?? 9h for the accommodation of the commissioners. The of ohair was occupied by. ...

... -I [BY ML1~lCIC AjD MACINRTIC TZLEG1RPsH,1 The number of workmen in Chati'am dockyard is to be greatly increased, ad all to work overtime. The p1apers conmment cpon the Emperor of the French a setter to the King of Sardinia. The Norma, laden with mnahogany, had been taken into Bermuda by her Majesty's transportb alatwa. She was dimsmasted. INDIA AND CHINA. INDIA. The overland mail has arrived ...

... The infamous fraud of mixing up sand and dirt with cotton for the purpose of increasing the weight is, to whatever extent it exists, a gross injury to every honest man and to every class of persons who are concerned in the growth, sale, or consumption of that article. It injures the planter by lowering the price of the article, even when it is fairly packed; it injures the importing merchant, ...

... I -- ., [BY ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPHSj The death of the Countess of Granville was reported last night, but although the intelligence has not been confirmed, the account left little hope of her recovery. Sir Joseph Paxton has written to the Thaavea from Spain, suggesting the removal of Sir . Stephensonma remains from Cheonrfcd Church'to Westminster Abbey, wher a joint monument to father ...

... THE ROYAL CHARTER One of our own reporters, who has just. returned from the scene of the wreck, supplies us with the following account, from informa- tion collected up to a late hour last evening: The following is the narrative of the boatswain's mate, John Suaicar, which is given nearly in his own language:- On Monday we left, Queonstown in the afternoon, after putting some passengers on ...

... [BY ELECTRIC AID MAQNgTIC TELEGBRAPRS] SW ps have been taken in South Australia in favour of the construction of a grand trunk railroad to rev 400 atiles north of Adelaide. Yesterday there were in Plymnontlh Sound ships cf war belonging to five different nations, nun.ely, Xng. land, Russia, HolLand, Brazils, and Turkey, -. 1 -- THE CHANNEL FLEET. The Channel fleet were in the offing of ...

... I.-Fro :*jgvf4vg. I ---I SALUS POPULI IHEX BUPIMA. THIE MUNICIPAL ELECTION. The act to amend the law relating to muni- cipal elections, which was passed in April in the present year, contains one or two im- portant clauses which will have considerable influence on elections in this borough. The nomination of candidates two days (Sunday excluded) before the day of election is one very important ...

... GARIBALDI AT 1101E I The following is extracted from a letter of a lady, dated Bologna, Sept. 24:- A visit to the Pineta being part of the general's rc plan for our amusement, it wvS aon a fine morning, at eight o'clock, that we started on our tour. The , general, Madame D-, Teresa and I were in the S first carriage, and the rest of the party followed in another carriage, and three bireoccii ...