... PICKINGS FROM OLD MANCHESTER NEWSPAPER-.No. X. e A SA1FORD 1'lnannu.-Maneiester, April, 3 (1709). It is reported from Salford, that atl attempt hath been made d to take away the botly of the late John Grindred, executed at !X- Lancaster, and hung in chains at Sallord, aforesaid, for li murder, pursuant to his sentence last assizes. All well- )st disposed persons are shocked at this account, ...

... ttp?flbEnc2. The Editors do not hold themselves respornible for the sentioents avr contained in the Letters of their Correspondents. to sI THE EARLY-CLOSING MOVEMENT. n ti! To the EDITORS of the MANCHESTER TIMES. hi DEAR Sins :-You will confer an extreme favour upon ni me, and those young men with whom I have laboured tI since January last for an early-closing movement in this 6 town and ...

... FOUNDATION OF AN INDEPENDENT CIIAPEL I AT WILMSLOW. P.'1RTY SiT HffsIWTH~ilN .UAHLL. on Friday last the foundation-stonc of a neiv Indc- pendent Chapel and School was laid at WihuISlow. The site ot' thle building is to the right of the road leading' from Wilmislovy to Alderley, and at n distance of three'- quarters of a mile, or thereabouts, from the old centre of' 'Wilmoilow, so that when ...

... onbcn(c. I 2The ?? do not hold theinsslres respansible fbr the sertintents contailned in the Letters of their Correspondents. t CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC. To the EDITORS of the MANCHESTER TIMES. t GEsNTLrEPN :-WMay we be allowed, through the medium of your cotisistont journal, to caution thle public agaillst some parties who are going about the town selling what they term the best East India gul. ...

... _Corresponbeflc. The B)ditors (lo not hoisd themsselres reslonsible for thiesenlsients contained it Itoe Letteos of their Correspondtents. REPRESENTATION OF MANCHESTER. To Mie E D I T 0 S of the ILA4NCH B 9 TER TiDES. I beseech you, sir, have a roverend care of your health.' GF;NTLrem3N:-Certahily it indicates no ordhialry stretch of disinterestedness that you should advocate the claims of Mr. ...

... 0 L D HA A M. SANITARY REFOrzx,._On Monday and Tuesday even- ings Mr. S. Kent, of Liverpool, delivered two lectures in the Working Man's Hall, Oldham, on the physical, mental, and moral cultivation of the people, as well as the cause of temperance and universal peace. The audi- ence Was not very large, and although the lecturer made use of many valuable facts, accompanied by occasional ...

... ORDER OF UNITED ODD FeLLOIVS.-On the lst inst. the Duke of Clarence Lodge held their anniversary at the house of Mr; John Silcock, sign of the Queen Anne, Chancery Lane, Great Bolton, when about sixty of its members, and a number of friends, sat down to a most sumptuous dinner, provided by the worthy host and hostess. After the cloth had been removed, the chair was taken by A. G. M. Robert ...

... - - ?? ?? . ?? - ?? . ?? it TO READERS AND CORRESPONDENfS, at ASTi-corOOLAw LilorcThel SlIVEctI ion of R. R. is wvorthy of )f? consideration. W shl ?? to the proper parties. W ~e are miccch odupeld to ?? T1. for his filialcermos suggestions, and shall givo themn clog attention. e, Powrty.-Wearc this ivoalt again cliliged to throw aside a large mno ner oficoetical aontrclcitiloi~s, eceral of ...

... - ci ASHfTON AND STALYB3IIDIJE. POST OFFIcE AnHIANGEMENTST.-The Commtnissioners of G police, in the town of Stitlybridge, Ilave directed their law tl clerk to draw `iiP It tilu!iotitd to thle Postumaster-Genera], it praying that there may be two post deliveries in Ii day, and d oneion at Sunday, andil also thakt there may be a mail depar- C tore at such an honr as will. meet the mnid-day ...

... K NUTSFORD. . QUARTER SEssIoNs.-These sessions commenced on' Monday, before Trafford Trafford, Esq., chairman, and a very strong muster of the magistracy, including the Marquis of Westminster, E. J. Lloyd, Esq., Egerton Leigh, Esq., Colonel Tomkinson, S. Jacson, Esq., W. Egrcton, Esq., J. F. France, Esq., Major Townshend, P. E. Ma-rsland, Esq., Captain Antrobus, P. Legh, Esq., John IHowiard, ...

... I - - I TESTIMONIAL Or RhsPECT.-The congregation meet- ing at St. Paul's Independent chapel have just presented PIa very handsome silver tea-service to their indefatigable and worthy pastor, the Rev. W. Roaf, in comamemora- tion of the completion of his first seven years' labour among them. At a meetinl of the subscribers three gentlemen were nominmated t present the testimonial, which they ...

... DiR. VIAUGIHAN'S LECTURIE ON PERSIA. o Ui e On Tuesday evening, the Rev. Dr. Vaughan delivered, at g ,- the Mecllatics' Institution, a lecture on aicient Persia, as v e ilinstrated by the ruins of Pcrsepolis. The lecture ?? e s delivered in connection with the Mianchester Sundaly School ui Union, aid ?? attended by a Ilarge aid(l respect ble aun M d dieuce. Dr. Vaughan said thit the subject ...