... I The Preston Guardian, last week, contained a long article on the above subject, in which appeared a long tirade of assertions respecting ourselves, which, as being wholly devoid of truth In most particulars, and wilful perversions of facts in the remainder, is unworthy of reply, in all that was meant to affect our character. With respect to our connection with the Lioerpool foercsry, in the ...

... RAILIVA! SPECULATION. 11 '5 uring the past week, the Railway esare-markets hare experionced fluctuations amounting, in some insttnces, to a decided panic; a result which hias been attributed, partly, to the strictures of the press upon the numerous bubble schemes which have been projected; partly to the screw which the Bank of England has tulen the precaution to apply to Wonetary advances I ...

... LEYLAND. VCE.TH BV IIANGING.-OI Molday lost an inqitest nas held at Leyland, before Mr. R. Palmer, touching the death of William Fish, a boy about 15 years of age, son of )Ir. John Fisb, yeoninn, of Ley. lend Lane. It appeared from the evidence aildiicel onl the inquest, that the deceased, onl Saturday lost, met with lils death from playing with a pair of scales in his father's balr, whiichi ? ...

... _ R I MiATHEA ThI ~ CS. Question 9.-B'v Mr. It. Harley, Blackburn. Given the apparent ?? depth of a ffish tinder water, to find! the direction in wvhich an arrow must he eliot so fig to lift it. Answered by the proposer. Since the apparent depith of the fish is given, the point from which the light emerges froim the siurface of this wuticr Is also given, therefore. the anglo of incidence lit ...

... THE CHRONICLE. ?? ?? ?? I4 ?? ,PRESTON, sS'ATUDAY Fss U, r2, 6 le i _ THE BUDGET, ? , rd The financial statement of Sir Robert Peel, (of which bve were enabled, in an early aecoad edition of last week's Chronicle, to present neasy the Whole of our town sub- scribers with as ample an ahstraet as ctiuld be tendered by means of the preceding night'5 malls, and that simultaneously or with the post ...

... ?? LDSTRICT NEWS. ?? - -- - - -- - - -- - - - - - - - -- O KIRKH NAM. go rsirnivm FAin.-At the autumn fasir, at Kilrkham, on Saturday last, there was an average supply of cattle. Good drapes were in great demand, and were readily disposed of. Stirks and calves were rather inferior in quality, and did not chango hands to any great ex- ol tent. Mitch cows and fat stock were scarce, particularly ...

... ~l LEYLAND. BALI, AND SUrrEn--On the evoning of yesterday week, a ball, at. tended by a numeroue party of ladies and gentlemen of Leyland and to neighiboUThood, was leold at the Union Hall, Leyland. A splendid SnPPer Wan served on thle occasion The evening passed off with the gracest dt,. On thle following nigh1t a party of upwards of one hunidred invited guee5 partook of elapper, at the same ...

... A. R. H., BLACnnuare.-TlesJe love dittys are not adapted fr thepoet'scorner, We invariably eschew them, unless they are something ve superlative. PLATO.-This correspondent does not- reason well, else his pleasing hope and longing after print, would certainly not have been disappointed. Be evidently does not under- stand anything about the corn lauws. Amicus,-The scurrilous but innocuous ...

... I. T. ROYTOi.-There is a good deal of merit in this compo. silion, but it is not of a class which we usually select for insertion. HuMAIlTAs ihateuer blame is imputable to the relieving officer, we conceive that the system, is itself the source of all the evil, because it is eminently calculated, and we believe by its authors was intended, to generate a cold-blooded in- differcnce to the ...

... ' , . ) i |: S - WiNinson, FaxiSAy, DEcEnsniUa4--Sii Samuel Woods, from the Herald's-office, hlna bcen engiged'during the week in the clioir of St. George's Chapol, in laking down the ban- ners of several of the decieaed Knights of tlii' Gater, ane' putling up those of ?? who have recently been elect. ed companions of that most n o ble and ancient order. 'All the. other banners have been re ...

... * SUBSTITUTE Fon FOUNDLING HosPITALS.-In other islands, a mode is occasionally adopted for throwing on the Chamber the burden of supporting superfluous infants, which is as novel and original a plan as Swift's modest proposal for bettering the condition of Ireland, The mother puts the baby in a basket, and at pight, when all are in bed, deposits the burden outside a neighbour's door. If the ...

... deal. _ OlDHA?, ItOCHIDALE, AND On -IC ?? lJIt,1inIN A PUJ11,1 HROU8E. ainuillest was held nt Hollinwood, near'Oldham, respecting the death of Thomas Jones, hoat bilder, of Hollinweood, who dedsuddenly on Wednesday morning, It was said that his dth had ween produced by violence received in a drunken away whivih occurred at the Royal Oak public house, on smiday evening, lie had ?? witll one of ...