... The sixth anniversary of the Blackburn Mechanics' Institution was commemorated on Thursday evening last, t by a tea party and ball, which took place in a spacious t room belonging to the Bolton Railway Company. The i attendance was tolerably numerous. Tea over, a meeting for the passing of a series of reso- lutions was holden, the Mayor (wearing the badge re- cently presented to him) in the ...

... PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGs. Yesterday week, the Earl of Derby wo.ed for the appointment of a committee to inquire into the operation of the Charter of the East India Colr. pany, which was granted; and on the same evening announced that government did not intend at pre sent to interfere with the Maynooth grant. Are the government for playing fast and loose on this subject as with protection ? If ...

... Flax setting has commenced most extensively in the north of Ireland. The erection of the new Custom-house of Belfast will cost £28,000. The subscription fund to the late Archbishop Murray's testimonial monument exceeds £1,000. The Earl of Derby will retain the Vice-regal Court, in Dublin, which Lord John Russell sought to abolish. The Rev. Daniel Foley, of Clonmel, has succeeded the late Rev. ...

... We give in another part of to-day's paper ample details of the loss of another of the Queen's steamers ; lost within sight of land, on a well- known reef, the weather calm, and the sea smooth at the time. The vicinity of the vessel to Cape Danger (an ominous-name), one would have thought, would have been sufficient to have warned the cap- tain not to have indulged in the practice, so common, ...

... TRINITY CHURCH SCHOOL.-On Monday last, the teachers and other friends of the Rev. C. Robinson, the incumbent, celebrated their anniversary in the school room adjoining Trinity Church, which was decorated for the occasion. The room, which is very large, was quite full. After a substantial repast had been partaken of, the meeting was addressed by the Rev. C. Robinson, Rev. H. Burgess, Rev. Dr. ...

... JENNY LIND'S LATE COACs[MAN.-John Dove, the un- fortunate man who drowned himself in the Serpentine on Friday, the 2nd instant, had, it is ascertained, been coach- man to Jenny Lind, who, upon her departure for America, was under the necessity of dispensing with his services. From her liberality and his own economy, he had acquired sufficient capital to open a coffee-shop, but failing in this ...

... There is a great scarcity of sailors in Liverpool at present. The sum collected by the various committees, for the people's monument to the late Sir Robert Peel have at length been brought together. The total amount is £1,737 Os. 6d.; which at a single penny for each persom represents more than 400,000 subscribers. A gravestone in Middlesbro' churchyard was broken and defaced, last week, by ...

... I ?? ELECTION or CnUaVnwAnDENs.-The annual meeting for electing the churchwardets and sidesmen for the ensuing year was held on Tuesday last, in the vestry of the Parish Church, when the greater portion of the wardens and sidesmen of the out-townships were re- elected, and Mr. Bryce Dean was elected one of the churehwardens of the Parish Church, in the place of R. Darlington, Esq. MEETING OF ...

... The question everywhere asked at present is-.WIat are the real principles of the present administration? lo nobody seems able to answer the enquiry. Die doubt whether Lord Derby or any of his colleagues could Solve the puzzle themnselves. They entertain all sorts of api. nions, but have nO definite views; they are proteetionist, and free traders according to the exigencies of the mo. ment; but ...

... | ?? RAIKES,l ANDT THIE REPRESENTATION OF PRESTON. I There appeared in the last Preston Pilot, two paragraphs referring to an article in the preceding number of the Chronicle. We feel tempted to give our readers the benefit of reading, in extenso, these choice productions. The first, it will be seen, con- tains an acknowledgment that we have exercised great influence in the forthcoming ...

... , I1 ACcIDENT At A COTTON MILL NEAR - 01 On Wednesday morning week, the gable end of a build- ing in the cotton works of Messrs. Catterall and Co., at Catterall, fell in, and the accident might have resulted fatally but for the quick eye of one of the females em- P ploved at the mill, who gave the alarm to the parties UI working in the building. We believe the occurrence has ti been caused in ...

... PRESTON MARKET.-THIS DAY, Twvelve o'clock. There was not much wheat in the market, and the sale was dull, and declined at least Gd. from the pi-ices of last week. Beans were about Gd. per winidle lower. There was no alteration in meal and potatoes. Pork was a farthing lower than at last miarket. WIHEAT, white per windle of 2201bs ?? INs Od to 21s 6d Do., red ?? ?? IS 9 , 20 6 FL.OUR, superfine ...