THERE being before the public the strange proposal to abandon these Her Majesty's possessions, or the larger part thereof, the following brief historical sketch may be acceptable to our readers. Thirty years ago such a proposal would have been received with a shout of derision o

And at 134 DUKE STREET, LIVERPOOL . GABRIEL'S TREATISE fully explains the system, and be had gratis, or stamped envelope. THE PATENT WHITE ENAMEL, which effectually restore. decayed front teeth, can only be obtained as ab°v e ' -- Observe the numbers. PREPARED WHITE GUTTA PERCHA

WINES from SOUTH AFRICA. PORT, SHERRY, TWENTY SHILLINGS PER DOZEN. These Wines, the produce of a British colony which has escaped the vine disease (the vintage occurring in February may account for the same', are, in consequence, wholesome, and are warranted free from acidity an

Scotch, frcat exhib who are getting up at Aberdeen a of Scottish historical memorialsit)le Prince Consort presiding—are about to ask the th can Chapter of Westminster for the loan of theiat"e from Scone, the famous stone on which ki ngs were crowne d, l ong an d st ill a part o

D'rcatlCE: CITY ELECTION. SERIOUS VOTS, MEN KILLED AND FIVE " °UNDED. . LIMERICK, WEDNESDAY EYENING. k e ' t 7 is in a fearful state of excitement. ies of military and police are parading Instationed in the streets. about six o'clock, it appears the b . were assailed with stones,

_ _— ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.—At the evening meeting, on Monday next, the following papers will i be read "Notes on the Lower Danube," by !MU" Stokes, R.E. ; communicated by Capt. P. F.R.G.S. 2. "Observation on the GeograPll Central Africa," by James 31'Que.en, Esq., F.R.G.81

THE war which was last week commenced without any previous declaration has been since formally declared by the manifestos of the belligerents. We this day publish these documents. The FRENCH EMPEROR is remonstrant; the EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA is apologetic; the KING OF SARDINIA full

ureom b e, Wilts, and son of the key. Fiennes Simnel Trotman, of Dallington, Northamptonshire, to A nne Symes, d aug h ter o f Peter Cox, Esq. DEATHS. On the 24t1 ult.. the Rev. John Ashley, M.A., Rector Of Tever s h ' am and ' Canon of Ely, the 18th Feb., at Graham's-town, Sout

Mr. supported the main principles of the bill, especially the clause adding hard labour to the punishment for bribery. Sir G. Gam . felt convinced that, before legislating on this subject, there should be a searching inquiry into the operation of the present law before a Se,ect

EFFECTS OF TIIE luisn REVIVAL.—The usual return of the prisone rs comm i t t e d to take their trial at the assizes for county Antrim has just been made to the Crown Solicitor; and the return is such as reflects the highest credit 'on the population, for the form is simply marke