... WALLASEY COMIUSSIONER& The usual monthly meeting of this board sav held last ewft- Ing, at the Queen's Arms IHotel, LSMYeard Holland (in the chair), Pooley, Penny, Hll, Coallbirne, and Harrison. From the proceedings of the road and improvement comin tee, it appeared that Mr. Brown, the surveyor of th, Mikran head dock works, had given in an estimate as'lluluing to £40 lOs., for the ...

... te OOURT, &o. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Df Stephen Henry Sullivan, Esq., now her Majesty's charge is d'affaires and consul-general in the republicof Chili, to be In her Majesty's eharge d'affaires and consul-general in the ie republic of Peru. A The Queen has also been pleased to appoint Captain the is Hen. Edward Alfred John Harris, R. N., now her D- Majesty's charge ...

... Po, The first news of the discovery of gold in our Australian e colonies came to us from Sydney, and in the commencement isof the emigration movement, the stream of adventurers EgI T. from this country was directed to the coasts of New South Ires eiWales. The gold fields of that province, which for a few the of months excited so much interest, awakened so many hopes, tut( he and attracted so ...

... AMENDED PRO II1IB1TORY OR DE R OF THE POOR-LAW BOARD. A nMeetiiig- Of ?? fron boards of guardians, Nvitli rate_ payers Haol otliirs, wats ielil it, the music sailooin of thle Alb ion Hotel, 'Manlchester, oil Moniday afternoon, for the purpose of re- ceiving a re port from the commnittee appointedl at a meetilig on thle 2;5tl October last, to hav,, ain Interview with thle poor-law board, wcith ...

... MISCELLANEOUS N\EWS. Roisvthie iabtber died at E-russolis, or, 'Tuesday last. TIoE MARie PT.-At a rilectig,~ of ironmiasters, at cj 'Thiursday Ilast, it was unanimoarusly resolved to -i- iepric. I? 01 0 :00 ?? a toy). MGJ.'i,,sioo, AND) Tl, UI ViERSITY Or OXcFORD.-. Co.nd. n tory paper's, the Morning Hem-Id and the viva~ are v~-r~ allxious for the, Chancellor of the Ex- l;qr 'o be oppcsed on ...

... lz.? ?? t ?? E~m~em SIZOE OP.USWI SEB5M5 MEAT ?? SAL- for, d nO D.-Oua Fridayt) last, Thomas D ale, sub- inspector of ivest, rin. Salford,' seized thirty dead sheep, and portions of t~wo' eal I bcssts,'it the vicinity of Cross Lane, Salford. After beinrg b I's viewsd by aeverel butichers, and declareid unfit for food,, the orgi al whole wias ordered~by the magistrates: tb')be burned. tie n-. ...

... |- TLONDON GOSSJP.-THURSDAY. I (Fcosa our own Correspondent.) Stale, flat, and unprofitable is at this moment the most appropriate motto for metropolitan intelligence: there is a lull in the political atmosphere-perhaps the prelude of a tempest of excitement, when the jarring elements of party strife come again into contact. In the person of the Earl of Clarendon, the new Foreign Secre- ?? ...

... I l I - - , - - ?? - I Tinr QUEEN AND Counr are at Windsor. Tier Ma- jesty is in excellent health. On the 1.5th Febroary Mr.7 Butt, MdP., who was counsel foe Kirwan, is to bring a bill forward in the House of Commons to make better provision -for the granting new trials in criminal cases. Prince Albert has given out Walmer Castle as the prize subject of' an Euglish poem to the ...

... _ F I .R EAN CE. The Monifeur of Friday publishes an imperial decree, appointing Kmng Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, and his descendants, to be heirs to the throne, in case of the failure of the direct heirs, legitimate or adopted, of the Emperor Louis Napoleon. The senatus coonsultum, modifying the constitution, was adopted in the senate by 64 votes to 7. According to the modifications thus made ...

... a THE CHRONICLE. PRESTON, SATURDAY, JAN. 8, 1853. l - - - - - - - - { a 't'THE REVENUE RETURNS. The returns of the national revenue for the quar- ter and year ending on the 5th instant have appeared, and they furnish matter for congratulation, as sheov- ing the continued and increasing prosperity of the country. The following summary of the Times gives an intelligible account of the condition ...

... IRATWAY as FP RTsRES VOlt SINUARY, iI __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ FROM PRESTON. To Mikun Aedrintn, Burj, anti Makvcester-7..0 iix. 9.0 10.50 morn.; 1-45 5-0 7.5 mixed, '9.0 afttn. On Sunidays: 7-40 morn,, '2-10 6-10 alto., all MIX. ?? Ancrington only.) To BMskltzsn, BUrmicY, Catne, Ski ptaf, Bradford, 4' oaeds.-. 7-0 mix., 9-0 10-So morn.; 01-45 5.0 '07-5 ...

... I THE WINTERS OF THE LAST EIGHfy - ~~~YEARS. 8 . e (From the Gardener's Chronicle.) It is a prevalent notion that the climate of this country ,e has altered; the winters, and more especially the months of y Decem ber and January, being now much milder than they s were in the end of the last, and beginning of the present h century. In order to arrive at a more. definite conclusion ,a on the ...