... [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., ...

... 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 ...

... GREAT SNOVW STORM AND LOSS OF LIFE. The recent severe weather, which has continued for nearly a week with all the intensity of an extremely cold n winter, has not been equalled, at least in this country, n for many years. The wind still prevails from the h piercing quarter of N.N.E. and there is every indi-.z cation of the frost continuing with increased severity. I In the course of Saturday, ...

... r TiE LANaASHIRE AND YonKs.SlriE.-The half-yearly' report of the directors of this railway, to be submitted to the general meeting on the 2nd of March next, has rbeen issued. It appears that the total capital amount is £11,809,360. The balance of revenue for the past half- e year, applicable to the payment of interest and dividend, L- and other fixed charges, is £262,401 9s. Id. It is recom- Y ...

... That Mechanics' Institutions have been more than partial failures so far as relates to the immediate ob- ject for which they wore originated, there can be little doubt, Look through the list of members supporting any institution of the kind throughout the country, and it will be found at a glance that the horny-banded mechanic, the man who really lives by the sweat of his brow, forms but a ...

... 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 As our Time Table could not be relied on after Mooday next, we have withdrawn the greater part of it, prefer- ring to leave it out rather than omit other intelligence.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 ...

... 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), ...

... 1- - - ._1 . ?? . . ?? - 1 - - -. ?? .. ?? 'voag ?? ?? ?? ^ ?? . .. _ _1,A^.11 ?? , ?? ?? nssof T5itATE-RO0YAL-Tbe management have at length Wng announced the London Adelphi version of Uncle Tom's ng L Cabin. It was to be played last night, and by way of explanation it is remarked that the piece does not profess I .9d., to be a mere stage version of the tale, but a play in whi oli I ,are ...

... -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 ...

... MJLttUm INPA-Rvo .. ton ?? Mrd' Stanpley, ~M.Po yii ?? OkI lo.0 a th - pesiof the mayor the maunifientdontio eo he p 1000, for the purpose ~of ~stablishing & tow relbay tte cok A silver cola aboull iefa l' fO, a fudonb' ',an a sandbank near ls~~yMr. John ariosenke day ii ily, Cockermoteth, of, the, relon of Queen Elfb tbaigstreet his very distinctly thedte1T. b A few days ago, a labourer in ...

... ir ,.0 .- ~ ., - - ibat Motion made, That this house do resolve itself into acom- ton aid mittee, to consider the act 8 and 9 Vie. c. 25, being 'An act his to amend two acts passed in Irelaad for the better ess education of persons professing the ?? Catholic In'l religiouand for the better government of the College ili established at Maynooth for the education ofauclpersonS all and also an ...

... re It is gratifying to find, by the reported proceed- NrgigtohA Ct ings of the Dock Committee, that this important h question is in good hands. Mr. Gladstone has Very Australia' Us properly called upon the Finance Committee to S. Austra en produce a scheme for carrying out the object int *siiltre, 'ed view, and, if need be, to seek further powers from land, T87 ror Parliament; but at the same ...