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PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE

... 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 ...

Published: Saturday 12 February 1853
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 6222 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

IMPROVEMENT COMMISSIONERS' MEETING

... IMPROVEMENT COMUISSIONERS' MEETING, I I el iu L The monthly meeting of the Improvement Commission. ers was held yesterday in the sessions room,-Wm. Hoole, Esq., in the chair. The following commissioners were present:- Messrs. Thos. Hart, Jas. Parkinson, Christo- pher West, Jas. Boyle, Al. Baron, Jonathan H{argreaves, Joseph Parker, Waterworth, Jackson, and Christopher Parkinson. The minutes ...

Published: Saturday 05 February 1853
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 728 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

BLACKBURN ELECTION PETITION

... [FnoM OURL OWN' SEPOtTflIt.) Idie Thre committee appointed by the House of Commons to inquireI e into the petition against tlie return of W ia Evceis, Esq., for re the. borough of Bliscrkbiirn, for alligel brvibery and treating, buld 1liel their first sitting, at twelve ''li'olel S;itlrirlas' last, in thre Corn- ntrl mittee Roomn No. 9. TIre comm ,ittee coosisrel1 of Winl. Deerles, lint Esq., ...

Published: Saturday 26 February 1853
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 18661 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

TO CORRESPONDENTS

... I X. Y. Z. is inadmissible. J. D., Clitheroe, is received. C. R. will see his question answered in another column. S. E. N.-We shall be glad to hear again from this correspondent. A READLIt OF Dusrxrrs.-Ur. Disraeli is in the 48th year of his age. P. L.-The trustees of Savings' Banlcs have no power to advance money for building purposes. Their deposits are invested in government securities, A ...

Published: Saturday 26 February 1853
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 694 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

DEPUTATION TO THE POOR-LAW BOARD

... || A deputation, emanating from a meeting held at Man- chester on the 10th of last month, and consisting of gentlemen representing boards of guardians, ratepayers, and others in Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Nottingham, waited on Wednesday on the Poor-law Board, at Gwydyr House, for the purpose of asking the board to rescind its amended prohibitory order of the 14th of December, 1852. Nineteen ...

Published: Saturday 19 February 1853
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1962 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

ANOMALIES OF THE REPRESENTATION

... I IV. h - ^ -I h- -LSAAe vv e nave oetore us a Parliamentary return of the polu- hation and number of houses, according to the censuE of 1851, of the counties and towns of Great Britain retu-n- ing members . to parliament, and of those towns above 2000 inhabitants which are now unrepresented. From ;his paper we make some extracts which cannot but be rwad with interest, as showing that in any ...

Published: Saturday 19 February 1853
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 909 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

BURNLEY

... BIURNLEY. I TEmrzRANCE, LECTUEE.-O1 Wednesday evening last, a meeting was held in the Court House, for the purpose of hearing a lecture delivered by Mr. J. Livesey, of Preston, upon the effects of alcoholic drinks. The chair was taken by Geo. Stansfield, Esq., who, after a few appro- priate remarks, introduced Mr. Livesey to the meeting, who delivered a long and interesting address, pointing ...

Published: Saturday 12 February 1853
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 544 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

RAILWAY DEPARTURES FOR FEBRUARY

... RAIL WAY DEiPARTURES FOR FEBRUAPOff. As our Time Table could not be relied on after Mooday next, we have withdrawn the greater part of it, prefer- ring to leave it out rather than omit other intelligence. FROM PRESTON. To Blackburn, Accrington, Bury, and 3fanchestcr-6.50 mix. 9-0 10-55 morn.; 1.45 5.0 7.5 mixed, 9. 0 aftn. Oil Sundays: 7-40 morn., 2-10 6.30 afttn., all inix. (O To Acerilngton ...

Published: Saturday 26 February 1853
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 484 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

IRELAND

... I Two persons, named Smith, father and son, living near Cootehill, went to bed on Wednesday night, and, melan- choly to state, were both found dead next morning in their bedroom.-Saunders. Mr. Maurice O'Connell, M.P. for Tralee, has published an address to his constituents, in which he takes the judi- cious and manly course of disconnecting himself totally from those Irish members who have ...

Published: Saturday 05 February 1853
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1095 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

MEETING OF THETOWN COUNCIL

... The quarterly meeting of the members of the Corpo- ration took place on Thursday, in the Council Chamber of the Town Hall. Present:-The Alayor (in the chair); Aldermen Shawc, Monk, Miller, Paley, sen., Palsy, jun., R. Pedder, Brown, Birchall, Catterall; Councillors S. Smith, Spncner, Knowles, Watson, Yates, Goodair, Carr, F. Armstrong, Threlfall (St. John's), G. Smith, Threlfall (St. Peter's), ...

Published: Saturday 26 February 1853
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3103 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

Borrowed Crifles

... 93orraeb Crifle,| - r. - . 11 - - - ?? - ?? . Tine TRTosi.-Genleral, Lane saul one day, At Indianopolts, in tu iiis speech after dininer, that lie set, ?? lea fatjji o troe' not HOWe TO Ge-c AN ENiEstv.-Lt'itl at nian at sninall, tin of money for at day. Call iioti lain inl a week for it. W~ait two tioittls. In three imoritlis itisist Uponi ?? laying yon. lie will got angry, denounce and Speak ...

Published: Saturday 05 February 1853
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2303 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

FPREIGN

... -FOREIGN. 11 = . _ _ ?? I FRANCE. ter ?? of Paris has issued an ordinance exi The tie Ujniters, oin account of its extreme Ultramon. an( gg~jnit o bs The arChtijsoP cautiens his clergy against p ta~e °lfor, or in anywise encouraging, that journal. The tra riti~o of Leviers had previously issued a similar ordinance. let HUNGARY. ibe( hne GeriCa papers state that a rising was anticipated thr I I ...

Published: Saturday 26 February 1853
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1259 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News