... .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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... TrBILLTING INCIDENT A A. FIRE. T An incident of a thrilling character occurred on Sunday morning at a fire at a house in Netting. bill, London (reported in yesterday's MercuryJ, when a young married lady, Mrs. Barlee, lost her life. Soon after the first alarm engines belonging to the fire brigade reached the spot, and as they were preparing to attack the fire, a gentleman who was standing near ...

... I The cabdrivers (l Liverpool have in past years, through the kindness and liberality of some of the many benevolent people of the town, had a treat of tome kind provided for them. They have not been forgotten in the present year, and last evening about half of the whole number of vrivera were entertained to tea in Byrom Hall, Scotlaud-road, mainly at the expense of Mr. J. J. Stitt. After tea ...

... LATEST AND ) TELEGlRA1PHIC NEWWS. l . . . _ ?? COMMERCIAL. LON1CtON, WEDNi.:si.Av EvzIIN[N. A considerable dvc,rcc. of strength has prevailed in the stock inaekk tc, the efflect of renewed hopes of peace through the conference. At the fiarn time the railway dlivid(cids tio far declared are 13stisfeictory, vbile the tralliv3 on some of the pria- ripal linea show cosi~derahle accoesions to the ...

... COMMITTING SUICIDE TO AVO)ID STARVATION. One of those cases which so painfully bring before the public the vast amount of destitution which unfortunately prevails amongst us, and which demonstrates the evils frequently arising from parochial procrastination, occurred in this town yesterday. A man named Corlett, who was employed as a coal trimmer on board a steamer, and who resided in a court ...

... A A -1ho -rnirt. Rowlev. on Saturdrav, a At the police court, Rowley on Saturday, a youg woman nmed Charlotte lBeassey, daughter of a butcher at Cradley Heath. sought to affiliate a child upon William Evans, 'i pork butcher, of Black Heath. Mr. Shakespeare was engaged for the complainant. Defendant dlid not appear. 1Mnr. Shakeseeare said the case was an extraordinary one, and he might say a ...

... The Court of Admiralty was occupied for three days in December last in hearing the following suits :-One by the owners of the British Trident against the Woburn Abbey for damage; one by the owners of the steaintug Resolute against the British Trident for salvage, in which the plaintiffs claimed £2000 and two by the owners of the ?? Conqueroragainstthe British Trident and Woburn Abbey for ...

... The following circular letter bas been issued from the Admiralty:- ,Admiralty, Jan. 7, 1869. Sir,-The First Lord and the 3oard of Admiralty, in accepting the charge of this great department, have undertaken that its expenditure shall be carefully examined and anxiously watched and controlled, with the view to a wise and well- ordered reduction. They believe that such a reduction in naval ...