... 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 ...

... |- 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 ...

... LOCAL INTELLIGENCE; SiR GEORGE STRICKLAND, BART., M.P. - Various reports were in circulation in Preston, yesterday, respect- ing the health of Sir George Strickland. The honourable baronet has been slightly indisposed, but we are happy to state that his illness has never assumed a shape to give the slightest apprehensions to his friends. CLReICAL.-On Wednesday, at the quarter sessions in this ...

... | -- OXFORD UNIVERSITY ELECTION. FOURTHI DAY. (By Electric Telegraph.) Oxford, Friday, 1 15 p.m. ?? 401 Percival ?? 376 Majority for Gladstone ?? 25 Five o'clock, ?? of the day's Poll. Gladstone ?? 468 Percival ?? 412 Majority for Gladstone ?? 65 S 0 U T H A M P T 0ON .-YrsTeRDAY. (By Electric Telegraph) The Hermann steamer, which left here on Wednesday, for New York, has put back to Cowes, ...

... Ii a PEACE VERSUS WAti.-.Ol Thursday night last, a Public mecting was held in the Commercial-hall, onl this subject, at which R. A. Thickneese, Esq., MI.P., one of the depit-liutrlatsof the county, presided. The meeting was ddrsse byMr. Stokes, of Birmingham, the Rev. Wmn. Roaf, M1r. Esplin, and several other gentlemen, and at thle conclusion a collection was made to defrayI expenses. ...

... -flA1LW~y UEPXRTCRES -O- JA R. ei RAILWAtY DEP IRTURlES FOP, JANTARY FROAL PRESTON. To Dlazkburti, Accrington,, Btvy, and XnchAfr..7.0 mix. 9.0 mor50n.; 1.45 5.0 7.5 mixed, '0.0 &ftn. On, Sundayso 7.0morn., 2-10 6.1fl Irtt., all mix,' (4 ko Accrington only.) Tt o 7 Bl~un urotiey, Colrw, SkiptoiN Braodford, 6r Leeds.- r 0 mix 9.0 10.50 morn.; '1-45 5.0 *7.5 mix., aiftr On San- days: *17.40 ...

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