... I L A N C A ST E R. CRICtEiT.-The Lancaster and Ulverston Clubs lavC arranged to play a home and home game. The fii-, match is to come off at Lancaster early ii Junie. LANCASTEri AND SKErRTON MIAY Fmiis.-These li; were held ol Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday last. I.c Skerton cow fair held on Saturday was well supplied mviul cattle, which were bought up with an avidity ahnost ll- I equalled at ...

... I FROM PRESTON. To Blackburn, Accrin 010n, Bury,, ando ManfLCSoert,..6.45 mx 9.0 11.0 morn.; 1.45 3.25 5.0 7.5 mixed, '9.0 afttn. On Sunday.s. 7.40 momn., 2-10 0.20 '9.0 attn., all mix. (O To Accrington only.) To Blackburn, Bussotey, Coline, Skipton, Bradford, 8i Leeds.-. i6.45 mix., 9.0 1 1-0 morn.; 01-45 3.25 5.0 *7. 5 mix., attn On Sundays: '7.40 morn., 2.10 '0.20 attn., allmix. ?? To ...

... PROPOSED CHURCH IN FULWOOD, AND CEMETERY FOR PRESTON. TO THE EDITOR OF THlE PRESTON CHUONICLE. SIR,-In reading the letter to the Bishop of Manches- ter, in your last paper, I was struck with the discrepancy between the respective amounts of the rectorial and vicarial tithes of Fulwood, the latter being stated at £300 a year, and the former at only £90. I believe there is some official ...

... MEETING OF RATEFAVERS.-At a meeting of rate- payers, held at Chorley, on Thursday, the following petitibn was proposed for adoption, but after a long dis- cussion, was withdrawn, and a poll was directed to be taken yesterday whether the ratepayers were in favour of the improvement bill or against it, which resulted in 282 for it, 317 against it. The poll is conttnued to-day. A press of matter ...

... FLEET WOOD.. i ?? ,- T STEAMERs.-The North Lancashire Steam ,3pigatioll company's splendid steamer Royal Consort, ,,Ptsi Humphre-'O, which, for some time past, has been CaPthan from her station between Fleetwood and Bel- flt, to undergo an entire and effectual overhaul in hull, tohiery, and decorations, is now completed, and on Sgurday last, preparatory to her being again placed upon f5ll duty ...

... coittilln. i8giotU of t'>e bLfe. Commit securely to true wisdomn the vanquisbing and incasing -Of craft and subtilty, which are but two runagates.-Miltonu. if we would but only take care of the children, groivrn people would gonerally take care of thcneisolesl-rhatlclq. A man may as justly be punished for not being able to perform his duty, when he had it in his own hands to make himself able, ...

... I CLLTHEROE. STEerPL JACK- This renowned individual is engaged In fixing a lightning conductor on the chimney of Messrs. Bulcock's factory. On Friday afternoon (having previously, by means of a kite, fixed a rope to the top of the chimney), he made an ascent to fix the conductor, with his usual agility, in the presence of a large concourse of people. We understand that he has another ...

... I ce : 1 . Some important alterations in the postal arrangements of the country will be made next month, it being intended to accelerate the day mail from London to the north, so that it will arrive here about an hour and a half earlier than at present. So far, this will be an advantage to the community as respects the postal communication between London and the manufacturing districts, but if ...

... As a sort of set off to the Madiai affair, we suppose, a few members of the House of Commons have been showing that bad as Rome may be in its intolerance and bigotry, it has not a monopoly of these unamiable fea- tures ; but that certain super-pious members of the ! Church of England are quite ready, if they have the chance, of enacting in their own small way, pains and penalties for those who ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS.-MONDAY, JULY 11. The Earl of AaenoEsN stated, in reply to Lord Malmesbury, I that the government had received no intelligence of the occupa- tion of Bosnia by the Austrians. The Earl of HARoDwvcscs called the attention of the house to the order in council regulating the promotion and retirement of officers in the navy, adding that the whole system of promotions and appointments ...

... FLOODS AT WOODPLUMPTON9 SOWERBY ST. MICHAEV'S, ETC, I The late heavy rains so much swelled the brook that flows through the above townships as to cause, during the latter part of last week and the commencement of the present, the greatest flood that has taken place in those localities since the disastrous inundation of 180. On Saturday night last, the stream was so much augmented at eight ...

... In our last week's impression we inserted a hurriedly to written compilation of such particulars as we could collect WI of a disastrous casualty on the railroad, at Dixon Fold, ar between Bolton and Manchester. We now present an at elaborate and correct account of the occurrence, together with a report of the inquest. Thle train was an express, sa Composed of three carriages from Edinburgh and ...