... 1THIE MUICIPAL CONTESTS. In Qnticiptijoj of the struggle v 'hi -will take place to-morrow in seven of the wards o$ this borough, the committees and replresentatives of both classes of political candidates are actively engaged. Canvas- sing is being carried on to a large extent, ill(I premiees are solicited; but all estimates as to the probable issue of thec sevrral con- tests based upon tho ...

... LETIERS TO TIH EDITORS, 'i'ITE GOOD TEMPLAtRS AN)D TRE, S11VAl'YNT (IrtLS AT SIAOOMME. Glentleineti,-RMvinig onad a letter it, i- rinvi jfreurq fom J. fL witI I choretilO. WoUildyNO kindly ritliri nle a terw words In ?? J. 8. wiys-` Therae lea leleetihig In this loeality eanh Tlneoday veitnhg liy hi et at, seven oclook, Ciln tile proceedings do not tori- liikne liatilt tn, conlecqelitrly ...

... ; vTi'E7 II 51ONDAY; MLr. 2T, EIGlHT O'ULOOiK. ?? 3- . __ ?? - ' . am l4 urs. I. PLAfl.Sm. - n. 0~tW'Mx 311 D. F. 3 V. w R Bto k Dm ' TT ?? ?? .. ?? 0 ?? _ .V_ h DTOTO5V9W . ?? 08 3 ?? ol'Nai~ IF 23 , 01 8087 S I .4W. 4 l N.W,. liudesnaes,. oo s6J ?? .1I N.W. 2 H..I. Okarbord 30S'rl:nd4 14Wa: ..W. Ijk. en! ?? 30 lbg~m 4,3.14 53 108 74 . 2, I w8r. 004 ?? 80 fl3rI1§ j 47 703 E. li 2' N ; .0. ...

... T qHE MUNICIPAL ,ELECT1nO At five o'clock Ir evening, bepnomina e not hon of candidate'4 for the arntal municipal hanud, election on Sp m' ay W *as completed.. Of Iained th e , effidateB retiring, ?? ere o the o .Aves,' and seve were Liberals.- FiVe AberalB and four ConservativefihAv4 .anges been, eturned unopposed. Seven only of Conl- ' wards are to be. contested. Five 5ident irbals -are ...

... TO cO EsPOXDa,. I W$ DOt undertake to retnin COeA unkfltlonofld which we e0 DOt ?? Ouselves. O Asmmiations shonldi says be ?? written in In, ad es on d de of the F- 00;. l 81 536 h Use diffielty oD ftnding space for them, Whatever hP hitended for insertion must be Authentiated by she name and address of She writel-not ?? l. for sublioation bat as a Pn we of his good f f, AG s not otherwisa ...

... POLITICS AND MUNICIPAL. HONOURS. on. Though it is quite true that in Liverpool for municipal honours have for many years Us been the invariable reward of party services, his it was a great blunder on the part of Mr. it's Whitley to attempt to defend the system, int as he did in the town council, yesterday, in do supporting the nomination of Mr. Alderman In Walker as mayor for the ensuing year. ...

... ?? LRX B ltVtA . fiALTH TOPtI-ILE SUPREMA. DOMESTIC. The amount received into the national s2xchequer from lest April until 1st Novom- ber was £40,;664,776 against £40,138,187 in the corresponding period of last year. The amounted expended was £47,554,219 as Rgainst £43,351' 777 last year. The balances on the 1st inst. were £2,147,524, against £4,256,7-28 at the corresponding date last year. ...

... THE SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS ON SUNDAY. A public meeting for the advocacy of the closing r public houses on Sunday was hold lat evening at the Queen's Hall, Birkenhead. The meeting was inder the auspices of the Central Association for Stopping the Sale of Intoxicating Liquors on z Sunday, and was numorously attended. The Rev. E Dr. Blakeney presdded, and, In commencing the proceedings, ...

... t CAPTAIN VERNEY, EN., AND THH RAILWAY SERVANTS AT HOLYHEAD Captain Verney, BYN., whosdnring the past few (lays has been actively canvassing Holyhead, ad- dressed a hastily-convened meeting of the railway porters and others at one of the waiting-roomrs in the Holyhead Station, last evening. Captain Verney expressed himself indebted to Mr. Masilng: berd, the station master, for an opportunity ...

... LATEST TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. THE OVERD1UE AMERICAN' MAIL STE AMEES3. [srxClA.L TRU1IOA8O.] r Lost evensing, the missing Inman steamer City of IRichmnonda was towed into Queenstown by the cempinys steamer City of Montreal, which tell in with her at two a.m, oni Monday, the loth, 850 miles West of Fastilet. she -was then under close - reefed Topsails, Love to in a strong easterly gale and confused ...

... I Last evening, the Rav. H. S. Brown delivered, before a large congregation, In his chapel, Myrtle- street, a, discourse on Confession and Absolutlon. After stating that confession and absolutonv were very closely related, the confession belng the con- dition on which absolution Is granted, and the absolution the benefit for the sake of wthich the confeesbin Is made, the reverend gentlemsan ...

... I - m S L Tl]P NEW SCOIOL I)I 3Al~!) We can now estimate the value of list week's gains and lo5 s:s, and usO the results to point a moral aud adorn a tale. Though we could have desirod greater success than wo have had, and, indeed, exp3eted it, we are by no means inclined to iamke wry ttees abouzt our partial disappointment. If the election had taken placo a week latter, or if the clerical ...