... THE SALVU POPULI LEX SUPREMA. S U2AIMARY. PARLIAMENTARY. The House of: Lords, on Tuesday, passed in cemmitteo the Railway Companies Meet- ings Bill, and read a second tinse the Naval Stores Bill. Several motions of no general interest were ag-red to, and their-lordships then adjourned, having sat only half an *hour. In the Holoso if Commons, Mr. 'Hibbert announced his intention to introduce a ...

... IlTE NEW AMERICAN GABINET. I The Cabinet selected by President Grant will probably be received by the people of the United States with more surprise than dissatisfaction. With one exception, it consists not only of entirely new men, but of men who have been hitherto unconnected with official life, The Secretary of State's is the most distin. guisbed name in the list. Mr. Elihu B. Wash- burns ...

... ?? -LATEST AND TELEGRAPIHIC NEWS. COMMERCIAL. LONDON, T1s-DJAY EH'ENING. Alte.r baeing very qniet nll day the stock markets le,,ve off rather better, o ing to the purchase by the Baik of IN portion of the Australian gold ,recetlyarrived. 'Ihere were 55l1o improved prices aro pariss received during the afternoon, which ,tisoulsted business In foreiga securities. The enierl hosvines of ...

... THE SALtS ?? LEX SUPREMA. I DOMESTIC. The Brecon Conservatives have carried out their throat of lodging a petition against the return' of Lord Hy do. The crusade against betting men is being waged with vigour both in London and Manchester. Several additional convictions were obtained on Thursday, and,asual heavy penalties were imposed. asuo The election of a new mayor of Co-rk to place on ...

... THE NEW BARONETS I The selection of new baronets 'ill, we 'think, be generally regarded 'as Wry judi- cious. The nine gentlemen who lave been rained to that honour are nil- .en of good personal standing, who for Rhe most part F have taken a, useful share 'in the public buniness of the country dtring the last 30 yearn. We think it may be stated con- f ildently that none of thea owe their eleva- ...

... MASS' IN THE CHURCH OF I ENGLAND. 0 A Broad Chureh Clergyman given the fol- lowing description of the service on Christmas-eve at St. Albans, Holborn:-I was told that service a began at eleven o'clock, so made a point of being in church a quarter before. Although I found on arriving there that mass did not begin until half- 6 past eleven, there was a considerable congregation 6 of both ...

... we oanontundertake toretur oommnicationsof whtoh * -we do not avail ourselves. Communloations should always be legibly written In iuk, and on oe aide ol the paper only; length Inoreases the dlfficulty of finding space for them. Whatever is intended for Insertion mnst.be authenticated by the name and address of ttho writer, not neceassarily for pablicationl bat as a guarantee of hie good faith. ...

... THE TERRIBLE GALES ON TEI AMERICAN LAKE. The New York papers, of the date of November 20, give the following details of the recent fearful gales on the American ?? schooner Arrow, which was driven ashore at Grass Point, about 1 miles north of Chicago, on the 16tb, during a fierce storm, is a total wreck, and the efilcers and crew were lost in attempting td reach the shore in a lifeboat. An ...

... THE LIVERPOOL PEAOE SOOETY M AND THE GOVERNMENT. The following oorreepondence hae been sent to Ts for publication - To the Right Honourable the Members of her Majesty's Government; the humble Memorial of the Committee of the Liverpool Peace Sooiety; ShewetW,.'DThatthe peoples of European natlons generally, and of the British nation ageolficaUy, an severely burdened with taxation. ?? thin taxa- ...

... To U1orr1s'oNDENT,. We oscrlot nudertakeo to rmtrrn conroacnloations of whioh wo do not avail orueelveo, Cornmmulitoatiolin bould jilways Ire lebl ?? in fnk and oss One tide of the ?? only; ?? tncreaneo tiro difficulty of finding alle for thcm. Whatever 10 intended for irsertion mnrt be euthenticated by the name and address of tlhe writer, not nuccssarily for publication, but as a guaranteo ...

... 1; I FIRES IN LIVERPOOL. On Sunday night, about eloevn o'clook, a fire was discovered on the premisee 33, Norton-street, in the occuration of Mr. J. Sntoliffe, furniture dealer. The Eire was speedily subdued, The stock in the cellaxr was sliglhtly damaged by fire aud water. The origin of the fire is unknown. This morning about two o'clock, a fire broke out at 119, Pari;lane, in the occupation ...

... SEFTON CHURCH. TO TIf EDITORS OF TlE LIVERPOOL MERCURY. Gentlemen,-Surely the climax of the disturbances at this church has now been reached, and I trust that, if your constant OxpoEsUre of their conduct has not the desired effect, the instigato rsmay bepunished as soverely as they deserve to be. If I had not been a witness of the disgraceful scene after morning prayer on Sunday last, I should ...