... (By Eliza Cook) King Bruce of Scotland flung himself down In a lonely mood to think; 'Tis true he was monarch, and wore a crown, But his heart was beginning to sink. For he had been trying to do a great deed, To make his people glad, He had tried and tried, but couldn't succeed, And so he became quite sad. He flung himself down in low despair, As grieved as man could be; And after a- while as ...

... -- ; jj THE FORT OF FLEETWOOD. To the Editor of the Preston Chronicle. Sta,-You will oblige many of your readers, who take an interest in the ports of Preston and Fleetwood, by givigo the amount of Customs, receipts at tlte latter port for the last two years, as I understand that there has been a considerable falling off during the past year; notwith. Standing which it has been lately made an ...

... I IRELUND. - ?? At Cork sessions, last weck, the judge gave damages of £17 2s. Gd. against a inan for assisting a tenant fraudu- lently to remove his crops. The act of parliament creates a penalty of double the amount of crops so removed. ROnBINeG OF vME 7AIL.-SOme few nights ago, as the mail car was on its way from Nenagh to Templemore, the driver was attacked near Money-all, and the mail- ...

... C1RORLEY DISTRICT. FP11RnrOLno(V AND !lIFeaa6.RL.V course of four popular lectures, was delivered at the assembly-room of the Royal Oak Ion, on these interesting subjects, by Mr. J. S Butterworth. The first lecture was given on Monday evening last, to a rather slentler audience. The attend- a nce at the remaining lectures was better, and considerable interest was shesn in the stijects chosien ...

... SOUTRsY ON TUE DEvnL.-You ask me why the devil rides on horseback? The Prince of Darkness is a gentle- man, and that would be reason enough; but, moreover,' the history- doth aver that he came on horseback for the old woman, and rode before, her, and that the colour of the horse was black. Should I falsify the history, and make Apollyon a pedestrian ? Besides, Grosvenor, Apollyon is cloven ...

... WIGANi Tas ADJOURNED ThNQs ST.-The jury re-assembled at the house of Mr. John Jolly,'the Harp Inn, at three o'clock in the afternoon of Tuesday last, to resume their inquiries touching the death of a child of which Ann Fairhurst, residing in Cooper's-yard, Scholes, had been delivered on the 26th instant, and on which there had been some suspicion of foul play. Mr. Fisher, surgeon, detailed the ...

... lTO the Bditor of the Preston Chronicle. .Si,-Yon will perliaps allow me the medium of your paper whust I notice a Darwen correspondent, whose epistle, signed Paul, appeared in the Dar*en news of your paper of the 1st instant. And, first of all, I would thank him for the labour he seems to have taken to analize and distort my. droll statements; and as he inti- mates he has done this ...

... On Saturday evening last, the third anniversary of this society was held, at the house of Mr. Thomas Worthing- e ton, New Inn, Grimshaw-street. The room was beauti- e fully decorated, by Mr. W. Rogerson, with evergreens, i fruits, and flowers; and an excellent supper wrq provided, e at which upwards of eighty individuals, including the wives, daughters, and friends of the members, did ample ...

... A LEssoN ToucHINa POVERTY.-Burns was born poor, and born also to continue poor, for he would not endeavour to be otherwise; this it had been well, could he at ouce and for all have admitted, and considered as finally settled. Poverty, incessant drudgery, and much worse evils, it has often been the lot of Poets and wise men to strive with, and their glory to conquer. Locke was banished as a ...

... LONDON JOURNALS AND THEI CORRE- SPONDENTS. The great circulation of the leading newspapers of the metropolis, and the large and well organized corps of editors, reporters, correspondents, com- missioners, and other contributors, give to many of those journals a vast amount of influence ia the direction of public opinion; while the courteous readiness with which ordinary and extraordinary ...

... 1:1'- .o athe Editor of the Preotlon Chronicle. Sfr,I am glad to see public attention at last drawn to the local government of Blackburn, and I hope, whatever change Is effected, will be duly considered, and no pro- acedings adopted which will not bear the test of investiga- tlon. - The public affairs of this town, in a judicial point of view, are entrusted to irresponsible magistrates, as ...

... I HOUSE OF LORDS.-TimlSDAY, AuGuST 15. THE PROROGATION. Parliament was this day prorogued by Her Majesty the Queen, in person. The corps diplomatique were present in great force, including the Nepaulese, Turkcisil, IRussian, Prussian, Austrian, French, and American Ministers, with the at- taches of different legations. The peers were all attired in their full robes. At twenty-five minutes to ...