... SOTREE OF THE LEARNED SOCIETES OF LIVERPOOL. The unique and, most interesting gatherinig of the asiociated literary, scientifie, and art societies for of Liverpool, which was held last year for the first sel time, was attended with so much genuine success an to fully warrant a repetition and continuance of Jari a sexies of the soirees which was thus so happily di9 inaUgurated. The second re ...

... [RauTErW'S TELEGRAMW.J PAnrq, Fn7DJ1v.-M. Grevy, the President of the Republic, will shortly take up his residence at the Elysee. There is no foundation for the report that Marshal Mac. Mabon would at once leave Paris. He will remain here for n few days in order to render asBistance to . Greavy in the details connected with the latter's asumptiOn Of office. The exCPrerident has already ...

... LO.ZDON. SA TURDA Y, FEB. 1. Our Special Correspoudent ' at Jeilalabad tele- graphs that a rumour iso urrent there of tbe death of Shere Ali, while returiingjfrom Turkestan. No contirmation of tbis, news. had, however, been received, and Major Civagnari was iuolined to doubt the story. Accordingto intellig'ence re- ceived in S4t. Petqrsburj, 8here Ali hsd reached the Russian frontier.. The, ...

... a. - AROH AWD THE NATIONAL I AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS' UNION. . Mr. Areh is disgusted with the Union, and addresses the following letter to its members:- To the Memiers of the National Agricaltural Lnbourers' Union. Barford. January 27, 1879. Bretbrcn.-For seven years I have led you to the beat of my ability; but under existing circumstances I can do so no longer. Your Utnion is not what I ...

... NI I ! 11 *, 1 d 0 U Sl :L 3 i b ~ 3- , v, I DUIRI3)1A(1 UtAlIEDllA. SATUL;AY, lix.,LtUARY 1, 1878. mt litug-Service OaNit in B itint. Airtiel '137): lie chit. 1talt elltalO (UOenelssehrJ). isevotilg gSorv, i: 't1i1illii it) 13 fnit. Anillem (429): Tiht sTildorueBs (Liee). SUNDoY, FEB!IIARlY 2, 187D Nioreiett--SaiiRo 8 itqo ii A*. Anthem (423) 1 As tor me (wsetiy. .luirotr (18 : Lrad, for 'nhy ...

... M. YULES GRE VY. PARIS, Jan. 31. IT is something like a joke of Fate which designates as Marshal r MacMahon's successor to the Presidency of the French Republic M. Jules r Gievy, whose name was for a long time associated chiefly with an . amendment in which he had moved that the Republic should have no I President at all. This was in i848. The 43rd and 45th Articles of the Constitution ...

... CONGRE GATIONAL TEA PARTIES, &-c. .INORTH.IOOAD WRSVEYAco CHAPEL.-A tea meeting WAS Bheld in thle Wvalker-street.scboolroorn. on Tuesday eveniniz Lin aid of objects connected with the circuit, and aboat 800 people partook of tea. This namber was larcely increased aat the meeting hold afterwards. The chair wae taken by S the Rev. J. Shiphasm, suit among those on the platfitorm were the Rev. ...

... tOOAL ,NOTES.: There will be a grand let-to at the South-Eastrn .meeting today. The reent exchanges of cour- tesies through the piees have 'made it evidentthat this time :t is to be war to the death. Mr. Hugh aon,1 hear, intendn to be present at the meeting- for the Bft time,:I bliaeve, in his life.-ad to speak in favour of the policy of Ves800. Bibby, Bae6on, and Bcley, 'and the mjorityo the ...

... DIRECTORS AT EDINBURGH SOUTH AFRICA- ENCAMPMENT OF FINGO LEVIES THE strong probability that ere this hostilities have actually begun between the British forces and the military monarchy of the Zulus under Cetewayo (undoubtedly the most formidable nation of Southern Africa) adds much to the interest of sketches from that part of the world at the present time. The engraving now under notice will ...

... - LIVERPOOL WORKING MEN'S t CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION. I ?? _ -.I d; The mnusal meeting of this association was hd eo lat nigljc in the lowtr room of the Lord Nelson. so street OnLcert HaIll. Mr. Griffith Thomaseocupied of tie chair, and there was a fair attendance of jc Lititnbers. The balance sheet showed that the Et- total In-ne, including a hbs ance from last year of te £&C6 ITs. 6d., ...

... STRAY LE AVES. MEETING was held yesterday afternoon at the Royal A Institution, Albemarle Street,to promote a testimonial to Professor Clifford. It is unfortunately only too well known that Prof Clifford has been obliged, on account of the state of his health, to retire from active work, and to make a stay in Madeira. His absence is a general loss to science and pro- gress. We feel sure that ...

... THE ALBERT HALL Au exisibition of pictures in oil aund water colours 6aa been formed by the Council of the Albert Hall in the spacious circular gallery at the top of the ball, which will be open to the public on Monday next and till the',end of October. More than a thousand works of art in oil paintings, water colour drawings, sculpture, wood carvings, etchings, eugraviugs, autotypes, ...