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 Exchange. It is a large quadrangular edifice of stone. In this the judicial business of the Assizes, for a portion of the county of Lancashire and the Borough, is transacted; and in it also are held the Courts of Quarter Sessions of West Derby.

The Telegraph is situated at the bottom of Chapel-street. Strangers may visit it by applying to Lieut. Watson, at the office.

The House of Industry is situated on Brownlow hill.

The Infirmary and Lunatic Asylum are handsome erections, and well adapted to their objects.

The Churches in this town are twenty-four in number. The following are the most worthy of attention:-St. Luke's, at the top of Bold-street; St. George's (the Corporation Church), at the top of Lord-strect; St. Nicholas's, at the bottom of Chapel-street; St. Paul's, in St. Paul's-square (it is a miniature representation of the London Cathedral); St. Catherine's, in Abercromby-square; and the Blind Asylum, in Duncan-street East; the latter is well worthy of a visit, tbc service being most admirably chaunted, as in our cathedrals. It may as well be here stated, that the clocks of St. Peter's Church, in Church-street, St. Nicholas's Church, in Chapel-street, and St. George's, in Lord-street, are illuminated.

The Chapels of the Independents are Bethesda, Duncan-street, London-road; Gloucester-street