... 0 RM SKI R K.I THE REV. W. E. RAWSTORNE, M. A., vicar of Ormskirk, has 0 intimated to his parishioners his Intention of resigning his inctm. P bency in the course of a few months. b INeunsr.-An inquest was held in the Court-room, on the I th instant, before C. E. Driffield, Esq., on the body of John White. r side, aged six months, son of Mr. John Whiteside, innkeeper, t Ormskirk, who came by ...

... I i HOUSE OF LORDS.-MIONDAY, FEBRUARY 28. weI d The Earl of DERBY presented a number of petitions the if from members of the Scotch Church in Canada, praying to D their lordships not to interfere with the arrangement en- Ultl L tered into in ? 810 on the subject of the Clergy Reserves n in that province. The noble Earl then entered at length e, into the question, and concluded by protesting ...

... 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 ...

... PARLIAMIENTAr l',Y INT ELLIGENCE. t E HOUSE OF LORDS.-THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10. Their lordships resumed their sittings to-day, after the recess, at five o'clock, Lord Chancellor Cranworth pre- s siding. LAW RSEFORIM. The LOIto ?? gave notice, that on Monday next, lie would state to the house the intentions of her Majesty's government with respect to legal reform. Lord CAMPBELL made some ...

... TnE FLEET has arrived in the harbour of Cork. TIlE LOR1D-LIEOTENANT or IRELAND has accepted an invitation to visit Limerick on Wednesday next. Txiu MAY OOTI1 ColeMissroiv.-The commissioners held their first meeting yesterday at their offices in Dub- li' Castle. There were present the Earl of Harrowby, chairman; the Chief Baron, Dr. Longfield, Dr. Twiss, and Mr. James O'Ferrall, together with ...

... l3orrnlctl 0viffeq, Pedantry cramns our heads with learns'? lumber, and takes; out our brains~ to intik'' rein1 for it. What statte couldd fall, 'islit liberty decaty, If the zeal of mark's noisy patriotisma were tso purc as Lthe silent loyalty of woman's love ? A gentleman, it i.. announced, is one who promptly pays ' for hi', newspaper. Whatt truth and simplicity!I flow brief, yetJ h iw ...

... I On Thursday last, the church of St. Mary's was re-a opened, after being considerably enlarged by the erection I of transepts, &c., of which, and the other improvgmeuts I in the church, we gave a detailed account in our last num- I ber. The appearance of the edifice was much admired E by the members of the congregation and the strangers I present. The Rev. H. R. Smith, the zealous pastor of ...

... in THE CHOLERA.-Three cases of cholera occurred on fc Tuesday, in Dublin. On the Guiding Star, emigrant ti. ship, which has put into the port of Belfast, twelve per- vi sons were found infected with cholera, and seven had died as on the passage from Liverpool. An infected emigrant ti ship has also arrived at Cork. run REPnESENTATION OF CLONMIEL.- The Cork Reporter ti announces the death of the ...

... 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 ...

... CORBRESPONDENCE. THE RIBBLE COMPANY. C TO THE EDITOR OF THlE PRESTON CHRONICLE. i SIR,-For some years back I have seen nothing in the I f newspapers respecting the Ribble, except an occasional d note stating the progress of the improvements. How- .. ever, on reading the Chronicle of tile 9th instant, I was l greatly surprised to find that the Queen claimed 5 per c cent. of the reclaimed lands, ...

... ACCRINGTON & IIASLINGDEN. MIDNIOGT MASS.-On Cbristmas-eve, service weas celebrated at St. Oswald's, Accrington, the R1ev. Joseph Walmnsley being tbe officiating priest. Imtimediately after Christnms morning was ushered in the grand mnidnight mass was performed, the cloir singing Webb's Mass, No. 2. A very eloquent and inipressive sermon was afterwards preached by the Rev. J. Walmsley, bis text ...

... LANCASTE R. . CHRIST3AS FESTIVITIES.-Tho joyous season of Christmab hasa this year been observed hi Lancaster with much greater decorum than it has been our lot to witness for many years. The day a falling upon Sunday may have been one cause for this, but even _ on Saturday afternoon and Monday (both of which were kept as holidays) there was less intoxication and disorderly conduct than ...