... BALUS POPULI LUX SUPREMA. I DOMESTIC. A speech delivered by our eloquent townsman the Chancellor of the Exchequer, at Leith, on Saturday, may be found in another column. With the exception of Earl Russell's great speech at the recent Newcastle banquet, we believe that a more important address has not been delivered by any of our legislators since the termi- nation of the last session of ...

... LOCAL INTELLIGENCE LANCASHIRE VOLUNTEERS.-The following com- mission has been signed by her Majesty: -51st Lan- cashire Rifle Volunteer Corp3: J. F. W. Mullen, gent., to be adjutant. Her Majesty has accepted the resignation of the oommissions held by the following officers, ?? Lieut. C. Semple in the 12th Lancashire Artillery; Capt. E. D'Orville In the 2nd Manchester; and Lient, C. R. hilnchin ...

... F i PROFESSIONAL NURSES IN i , ?? IVERPOOL. I, The poor fare ill enough in the best seasops; especially in our large toWns. It il not that they are illjpaid oroverworked. lee leviet that wages are far 4igherh'ere tian anywvhere else in the Old World, and ' ;'do -not' believe tbat'.the chief ?? ,id requiisiteS of existence are dearer in anytding like the sam e. .proportion; wile the English ...

... w LmpOPl LE rUPtR , 8SALUS, POPULI LEM 819FREMA DOMESTIC. th The Premier has issued a circular to the de supporters of the Government, requesting co their attendance in the House of Commons va on February 6th (the day fixed for the es meeting of Parliament), as matters of ha considerable importance will come under pa discussion. pr The British Minister at Washington, uI lord Lyons, has ...

... BY BLECTRIC AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPHs, The Earl of Yarborough died at Brfghton yesterday. Tbe Times has reason to believe that an addross of condolence to her Majesty is about to be circulated among all the branches of the permanent civil ser- vice. This token of aympathy has met with the approval of the heads of departments, and no doubtb will meet with a hearty response from all quarters. ...

... MULTUM IN PAIVO. 'Valerianate is a powerful remedy for neuraglia. About £12,000 has been already subscribed to the fund for erecting a national memorial of the late Prince Consort. It is stated that Captain G. H. Seymour, C.B., is appointed to the command of her Majest s yacht VictorIa and Albert, vice Denman promoted. At a fire which took place in Biehopsgate-stre&, London, yesterday morning, ...

... THE TOWN COUOME The never-ending, .ti1 beginning-the, to all appearance, never likely to ?? Question, was the subject of a special meeting of the Council on Wednesday, the new Water Bill being the bone of contention for its con- sideration. But though convened for this particular purpose, the Council, as In loyal duty bound, gave precedence to a matter affecting Boyalty, vlz,, an application ...

... DIRECT ?? INDIRECT TAXATION. 3MEE TING IN THE CORN EXCHANGE. A p'ihli' meeting was held in the Corn Exchange Roomns, on Wedu.'alay evening, for the purpose of hearing addrosscs from 'Mr. ikdepiltation fromt the Liverp~ool Financial Reform A~soeociation, and other getintclen, on the subject of direct and lodk-ect taxation. There was al very good attendance. Mr, G. Toul'nin occupied the ehai-. ...

... . Join Mace, the pugilist, won the mile race, on Monday, in the contest with Bob Travers, beating him by 60 yards. Time, 5 minutes, 30 seconds. In the ease of Dr. Williams, which has been so long before the Court of Arches, the speeches of counsel were brought to a conclusion on Monday. Dr. Lushington's judgement wvas deferred. Mr. W. Blamire, for some years a representalive for the eastern ...

... LIVERPOOL SPRING MEETING, I- 1862. I o Stewards-los Sefton Stamford, SkelJaerydale, resHartlngtion, Weatmoreland, and captain White; se-ota Leseee and Clerk of the Coursei Mr. E W T rc ba; Judge, Mr. Johnson, Starter, Mr. iarshall. thl M TUESDAY,, M4ACH It. List The Trial Stakes of 5 soav each, wih30soes, added., D111 Three~year-olds 6 at. 6 lb., four 8 st. 4 lb., five rho 8 et. 12 lb., aix ...

... ;, Tiss, forinightly meigo hsbadwshl THE; VAGRANTT SHEIDS. . The cord firmtion of the proceediosm of the w orhue nouse comumlttee having becn moved, Mfr. Peak s~ald he hoped that the ?? in the number of personsi relieved in the vagratb shedsea deorease of ssS ai compared with last weekr, nd ok 73 as OMPaMi4 Ith 'the correspondipg week ofi'nblt year- was bt entailing auy hardship upon a lalss ...

... EUROPE AT THE BEGINING I - O)F 1862. I The events which during the last few . months have been so rapidly succeeding r each other on the other side of the Atlantic have naturally diverted the attention of Englishmen from the politics of their own hemisphere. Yet the European history of , the past year, with characteristics less pro- , minent than those distinguishing 1859 and 1860, records ...