... :FAILPUEk OF-TWO AFRICAN EXPBDITIONS. Aninteresting neetingof the Royal Geographical klooiety was held on Monday night at Burlington 'EouEe, Pioedily} 83irX -oderick hMurchison, B.0. B., pesident, in the ohair. After the trans- action of some Noutine business, I The President said' it wae him painful duty to announce to the meeting the f ilure of two African expeditions upon the succegle of ...

... I DREADFUL SHIPWRECKS AND I LOSS OF LIFE. The steamer Atlanta, running between New York and New Orleans, waswrecked on the morn. ing of Sunday, the loth ult., while about 280 mIle, sonth of Sandy Hook, caused by the springing o£ a lea~k in a gale. Thers were 17 paasengeis, in- cluding tbree ladiee and o3e child, and n crew of 35, on board at tho time of the disaster, of whom only one passenger ...

... LATEST A E TELEGRAPHIC NEWS COMMERCIAL. LonDoN, MONDAy. The foUowing were the sale. reported on the ftook exchange up to one o'clock to-day- B1RSTIBH ANiD FOREIGN RAILWAYS. GreatEasterm . .. 40 Great Northern A . 148i Greet Western . 02i i Ditto Wect Midland Oxford .42 Lancashire ard Yorkshire .122 London and Blaokwall .. . . London Brighton and S. Coast . .101 Load. ...

... I I EVYBToN CltJSS CLUB. -Ches0 players desirous of entering this club are invited to meet this evening at balf-paBt seven o'clock at Her Vogels, 31, Brunswick.road. ALTWAS BEalFIELD RIFLE: CLUJ'.-The usual fort- nightly meeting of the above club took place on Saturday, tbe 25th. The following are the highest scores:-R. Mitchell, 43; R. J. Nodder, 40; NV. B. Wallace, 35; Young, 31; T. Towers, ...

... I- - I E TSAU8SER of. PUBLIAN.' . LIC.NE. . Of, Yesterday a songoinifoir the transfer and removal to anCoaly n gzaBooiwapledfrthe transfer 11 th ies rmAeadrB~ n reference to a public-house at the corner of Ourrie-strect and Umakeldn-lsne. Mr. Bremner and Mr. Copleman te appeared for the applicant, and Mr. Thornley on le behalf of Alexander Barr to oppose the motion. Ms Mr. reamer said the ...

... VISIT OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES TO KNOWSLEY The Prince and Princess of Wales arrived, on Monda-, at Know.l-y, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Derby. The old mansion-house has been recently deco- rated for the occasion, and many improvements have been effected, more particularly in furnishing the banqueting. ball. The suite of rooms known as the King's-chambers, which once were ...

... LA TEST AMERICA. (UBUT~eS TELEt~i,) PeC thle , Naw YonK, NovEuoDL j, a- Tho adoption of a conlstitti , jo11 or South Carolina secures the making of tle t il ment part of the Federal constitjtiori. tct' Wvorth has been elcected gov'ernor of Norl 0 Hina by 5,000 to 10,000 maoiy vrIol, ICa Wisconsin and Mfinneso~ta have voted agai. negrD suffirage. W, It is officially reported that the ...

... I RILWAY COMPAMI&S AND TRIWAIPA SCENGERS. In the Court of Queen's Bench, on kabtvsa the cuse of Dearden v, Townsead was heard. This cas e raised. a' important question as regards the right of a uilway consJ- panics to usliot fines or forfeiture of fae es passeengem who happen, by ac cident, writhout ay ifiaie 'en t intent, to be trawvelling without a ticket or beyossri to diane& for whioh the ...

... ( ORRESPONDENCE. I MBDCHANTS' APPRENTICES. TO THE EDITORS OF THE LIVERPOOL MERCURY. Gentlemen,-I saw a letter in your paper a day or two ago about tbe bad pay of Liverpool clerks. I would go a step further, and advocate the pay- ment of apprentices in merchants' offices. A lad enters an oflice at the age of say l1i. He has to serve five years, and therefore is 21 years of age before be has ...

... floverpoo wers~arg SAUO POPULI InEX SUPRElUA. -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DOMESTIC. The Queen will hold a Privy Council to-day (Monday) at Windsor Castle. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday. Earl Clarendon, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, seems to be quite willing to assist in bringing Spain to account for her outrageous conduct towards Chili ...

... IMETEOROLOGICAL RESULTS, DEDUCED FROM OBSERtVATIONS TAKEN AT TEIE LIVERPOOL OBSERVATORY. Lntitude, 58° 24'481 N. Lougitude, 3°0 '1 W. siAnO>SBar B. TlsExPR1ATUR8. Dsonth alL vaPoz @ and D ay .W October. |Inch. Inch.' Inch.Deg.'Deg. Deg. Deg. Monday3l 20.23 20.07 | 20.110 . 61.8, 40.4 46.1 48.6 Tuesday311 20.70 29025 29.533, 48.8 41.1 1 45.0 Nov. 4494. Wednee 1, 30.01 29.80i 29.921 ' 49.0 40 ...

... ITHE NATURAL HISTORY OF HOOTUCMER, I (From the Argos.) Are all Scotchmroea alike? Is it enough to say of a man that he is a Scotchiman to convey a full and accurate idea respecting him? On the con- trary, there is perhaps a greater diversity of cha- racter in Scotland than in any other country. Let a dacesification of Scotobrmen be, with equal fair- news, brevity, and modesty, attempted by ...