... 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-. ...

... ' EXHIBITION OF PICTURES. TO THE EDITORS 0or THE LIVERPOOL IdEROURY. GENTLEMBN,-It was Impossible to notice the number, the good order, and the deeply-interested demeanour of the masses attending the recent exhibition of the works of living artists, during the evenings of the cheap admis- a ldn, without feeling Induced to ask these beet able to answer the ?? such a source of Instructive ...

... RAILWAY TRAFFIC Name of Rallway. This Aberdeen ?? 1589 Belfastand Ballymena.. 683 B'head, L., & Cheshire . 1396 B'burn (Ite B. C. & W.Y.) 790 Bristol and Exeter ?? 38S6 Caledonian ?? 9146 Chester and Holyhead. . 2903 Cork and Bandon. ?? 143 Cork, Blackr'k, & Passge 141 Dublin & Belfast June., 927 Dundee, P., & Aber. J.. 623 Dundalk & Enniskillen., 160 Dublin and Drogheda 1016 Dublin and ...

... ' | The appointment to the various offices under the new premier have now for some days past been before the public, and many of the leading members of the new ministry have issued addresses soliciting re- election to the seats vacated by their acceptance of office. A first glance at the names contained in the ministerial roll might probably strike a strong par- tisan as being composed of ...

... Frei FRANCE. prt PARIS, TnuasDAY.-The Russian ambassador haa pre- Cpo. t seated his credentials to the Emperor of the French. Ghoo.-led ministers of the United States, Wurtemberg, Bavaria, Tuscany, Hanover. Baden, and SaxoflY have also received their credentials, and will shortly Present them. ARRII The following persons have been convicted before the police court of Paris 1for using ...

... |- 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 ...