... ICE BOUND AT -THE ELBE. | i : . _ ?? A CHRISTMAS ADVENTURE. s Aboard, aboard for shame-! the wind E sits in the shoulder of your sail, and you are e -stayed for, No summons :was ever attended e to morepromptl5y, though thete were circtun. stsnm and drawbacks in the case not o to. i make us seriously paaue, but think twice, be- fore undertaking a mission :which, as the sequel will prove, was ...

... -- LIVERPPOOL CI'-Y CO'NC'Iil. . - ?? - ?? tifnz oF An ad-mrned rronthly end s;rcoal acetiii of 6 ?? was held vesterdlv, in the Counctl camginter 3a the Town n-1ail, inoyaryr Y ?? ?? H. Caokio2) presidin. Tbho ottiet ma.-beri ?? ?? proceedingss ?? en Jon lfcrhbes Liv:ieszs'l. lJenninSs, Griadley, Mao- lorwer, -n-d Shalncrofs , , en toiiOl3 J~eB. U nit0, Ho-ldereOyllarn Furcell, Taroart, ...

... { )S. BIRT'S SHELTERING HOMES. A meeting of the friends and mubscribers to the Liverpool Sbeltering Eomes for Orphan, Father- less, and Destitute Children took place yesterday afternoon in the Council Chamber at the Town Hall. The committee of the institution extended a cordial invitation to the meeting to all who are Interested in reicuingy the poor children in our streets from physical and ...

... IECCLEM1STICAL RM LIGENCE. The-Rev. Herbert Brooke. Jae i _cmer ef St, Bride's, Liverpool, has been appoid ?? oi St. Mary's Chap1 Readier. The Bishop o iverpool has appoted CaaOn TBIr to preach the ordination sermon in the P- Cathedral on the third Sunday In Advent The Rev. Johu Bridger. of thisltv preached yesterday afternoon in Durham Cnedrl on behalf of the em tion work of the Society for ...

... O ORATORIO AT ST. LU.KE'S. ?? The growing.tendency towards developing xasi of the higher order in churches of the Establish- ment in Liverpool received its latest hsn s on Thursday, when a selection from the Messi was given at the Church of 8t, Lzke. There was a very large coneregation, but some people' looked askrance at the laibels on the seats in the centre of the nave bear.ng the wtord ...

... IHOLY TRINITY RAGGE'D SCHOOLS. I if The annual meeting of the friends of the Holy Trinity Ragged Su-hools, Beaufort3etreet; and the Cei titied industrial Schools, Nile street, was be'd yeserday at the -Nile-street Schools. The Mayor oF Liverpool (Mr. E. H. Cookson) presided. and there were also present the Bishop (Dr. Ryie), Archdeacon Lefroy, Revs. Canon Burbidee, Canon Postence, Canon ...

... (Tirmfool 41rTfutg. SALtS Porem LmX SliPEAl. I WED-NESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 188.& The Queen and the Empress Frederick Journeyed from Windsor to Osborne yeater. day. The Royal party were delayed some timc before starting by the fog, which was general in the South of England in the fore- noon, but the passage across the Solent was racde in bright weather. The Excheqluer returns from April I to ...

... i)ENTS. t.nrn coinr.unications of urselves. Comonhlui-'atioes -y written in int, ruod on wao- length increases the ?? acm. WVhatever is Intended for authenticated by the name end ~ender-not r.eoessily for publice.- ?? of good :fatL letter- not o haYs, been passed for inserion, and 'hen space pennrts.I presontatans. socia thecinee private ns stc., cu% lyho noticed sijei pai lor Lsnewt 1 C' ...

... ,LATEST EWS.. ,COURT NEWS &c. MR. JORN BRIGH Mr. Brigbes condition yesterday morning re- -inaned uncbanged. He-pased a good night. In b-e afternoon, after seeing Mr. Bridht Dr. Hayle -reported-tha his patient had passed a fairly good night, and was bettor generally. The state of the lungs bad Improved a littl more. His atrewti was fairly good, and temperature-quite natural. The constitutional ...

... ) The London Gazetfr ot la nizbt contains VI 3following :- War Office. Decestbe 14. ?? )Infantry: 3rd Battalion the Lanca-bire Frsii ?? H. T. Heaiey redsi hae conn:S .- 3rd Battalion the Eist Lanca&hire iteg-, Lieutenant H. C. Dobson to Ee captain. Zr. C 4th Battalions; ?? Re ine&t-S,' 3Cnilife Martin. certlemaa to be seeond t:ie,t-n-. 4th Battalion the Prince of Wale-'i >W e, e Yorlkshie ...

... THE NEW CORPORATION BILLI I ?? MEETING OP RATEPAERSE. LIVELY PROCEEDINGS. Af meeting of the owners and ratepayers ef the cty of Liverpool was held yesterday morning, in r Ite Council Chamber of the Town Hall, for the I purpose of ConSenting or otherwise to the pro. a motion1 by the Council of the said city, of a bill in Parliament in the ensaing session to amend 'The Liverpool Corporation ...

... MONwDAY NIo.-ID tbe ?? of ?? long antievoloniO system has existed over Great Britain and the north of France, and thick cold fozs have prevailed at many of our central stations. The maxirmum temperature in London has beon only 39 degrees. On our western coasts, however, the barometer has fallen somewhat decidedly, and strong south-easterly vfinds with rain have set inz over the west and south ...