... .Ar = . t*t; .. . --7 - ,, . -- g WJ GREAT BAND OF 11OPEE DEMONSTII MTON. A band of hope demonstration, on a much larizer scale than ever wa-s witnessed before in Liverpool, took place yeeterday evenin: at St. (eIor cc's If-ll. t It was promoted by the la lies' committeo of the Liverpool Temperance Union, ai-isteA hy tlln I general committee, and it is only doing them 4 justice to say that in ...

... CHARGE OF PERJURY AGAINST TRE BOATSWAIN OF THE CALUMET. Yesterday, at the Liverpool police court, the following case was heard before Messrs. Castellain and Brancher. Thomas Breei wa.s charged with having committed wilful and corrupt perjury in his evidence taken on the occasion of the late judicial inquiry into the loss of the 81sip Calumet, in the Bay of Biscay. (This inquiry was given at ...

... and 'Jhe hiail in aid of the Society of Friends of sin- IForeigners in Distrese, which will takeo Place on [Iovo Tuesday next, at the Philharmonic Rail, promises to be onie of the most attractive festive gatherings of the Present season. The b nevolent object of eOM, the ball wvill give an additional. zest to the pro- Irce, ceedings, and, itishoped, occasion alarge accession to the hinds of ...

... THE MARRIAGES OF FIRST COUSINS, The report of the London Association in Aid of the Deaf and Dumb contains one statement important for the information it gives, and for the further inquiries which it suggests. Researches in Americat and Europe indicate the fact that a large proportion of the congenitally deaf and dumb are the issue of marriages between near relations, ant ?? between first ...

... I,, lE THINKING PRINCIPLE. e,ast evening, Dr. Hitchman, of this town, gave another of his present course of lectures on the philosophy of the human mind, in the hall of the .Free Public Library, to a nuneroue and respectable alldicece, including the membors of the Phreno- logical Society, weveral clergymen, bysicias, eirg~eolsr, and others. Tire Ilev. W. tt' Traylor, LLI, D., occ upiedl the ...

... SEMI-WEEKLY SUMMARY I DOMESTIC. A slight earthquake was felt in Suffolk on Saturday morning. The inquiry relat, o to the Wexford election petition has resulted in the return being declared null and void. I The Irish papers state that Mr. Devereux, who has boon deprived of his seat for Woxford borough on technical grounds, will probably be re-elected. The grounds upon which he was petitioned ...

... ANOTHER COLLIERY ACCIDENT? IN SOUTHWEST LANCAS11TRE. Jin_ t THREE MEN KILLED AND FOUR in INJURED. Y. Yesterday roomiug, a few moments after mild- of night, another colliery accident occurred in the he South- west Lancashire coal field, which has already 3r. resulted in the loss of three lives, while four men. ir- have been severely. tvo it is feared fatally, injured. re The scene of the ...

... I LIME:STREET WARD. Last evening a meeting of the supporters of Mr. William Dawbarn, the Liberal candidate for the vacancy in the representation of Lime-street ward in the town council, caused by the death of Mr. Ilairstow was held at the Grapes Hotel, Lime- street. Itere was a numerous attendance. Mr. James Heyces occupied the chair, and amongst other gentlemen present were MNr. (Jouncillor C ...

... THIE BIRKENHEAD TEETOTAL- LER AND HIS VICTIMS. At the Birkenhead police court, yesterday, before Mr. J. C. Preston, etipendiary rmagistrate, Joseph Crabtree was brought up on remand on1 two charges-with having stolen a bible belonging to Margaret M'Donald, and a silver watch, the property of Miss M'1)onald'e brother, John MKlonald; and with having intermarried with Elizabeth Ann Potts, his ...

... P2IESTLY INTOIi.NCF IN WALES. ifiitcy and existing facti prove that priestcraft has ever hens identilied with a spirit of intolerance and bigotry, and that ecclescilticrd supremlacy is hot another ternt for intorference with the ri.-ht of private judgentit and tho curtailment of personal liberty. The vaunted enlightenment of the 19tu century lute not altered the natnro of religious intolerance ...

... i Yesterday morning the annual meeting of the f supporters of this institution was held in the 3 boardroom of the institution, lardm an-street. Mr. James Aikin presided, and the other gentle- men present were Mesers. T. Mills, J. Iioter, .J. Rickarby, T. Dismore, C. Cruttenden, J. Pftrratt, W. Bennett, Fisher, H. Cox; Dr. M1acnaiight andI Dr. Minshull. Mr. W. BEN;N, thle chapel warden, real ...

... I We have already published. a summary of the accounts of the corporation for the year which terminated on the 31st of August last. This summary gave the total amnunt of expenditure and income for each department; and we now furnish our readers with some information relative to certain items in the accounts which are of more than ordinary interest to the ratepayers. THE CORPORATION CHURCHES. ...