... 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held at Chorley, on Thursday, the following petitibn was proposed for adoption, but after a long dis- cussion, was withdrawn, and a poll was directed to be taken yesterday whether the ratepayers were in favour of the improvement bill or against it, which resulted in 282 for it, 317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 ...

... ?? . , - W ,_ Eir. in Id. Or let ;he to oil hi itt ci, tht in oh be rit li- r. in ae to g. ty al a 3r id 1- 3- id in in is ~d it L. it 0 '5 ii 17 '7 '3 r9 16 19 17 !2 14 .7 . * ?? and Times Office, Three ?? a1.- H 11OUSE OF COMMONS, LAST NIGHT-(CONTIbiUXD.) eI : (By Electric Telegraph.) SOUTH SA, 5tA . ?? COMMUTATION sXIL. Mr. THOMAS BARING supported the amendment Mr. WILLIAMS was opposed to ...

... Thernomination of candidates for the honour of repre- renting the boroogh of Lancaster, in Abe room of Mr MO Armstrong, wvbo was unseated by the committee on the t' tition, took place in the Town Hall, on Monday morbing. Eho nonmination vwas fixed for ten o'loolc, and shortly before t' that hour the candidates, Mr. Greene, who formerly ,-epre. sented the borough, and Mr. John Amrstiong, ...

... Local2 A isclfncn .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TI 11 1 . ig T|E. HOWARID SUf~BmCaerTIoo FuND.-The nfame of Alr. 2.. iF. Whe litst 1 Corporationustreet, was accidentally omittea i hlitof the committee advertisedl in last Saturdsy's Examiner and Times. td SOUTH LANCASHiRE Aesrz.V The businessin the Crow re Court was brought to a conelusion yesterday, at coon ...

... TH?E LIVERPOOL Ta-ERCIJL1 TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 1858. SALUS POPULI LEX SUPRENA. t6 liMt! MA B Y. Int the goiotse of Commous, on Friday wn5l rate last, the Chancellor of the Exchequer ?? tioa the nature o>f the propositionls which he bedt to doub' make, Ont the rpart of' the soverflme lt, 'vith work respect to operations onl the natiou-l debt. IHe we I did not recommendlt these propositionsus ...

... SECO)ND1: EDX 'ITION.N I m Annvt10 'rv nrtrnrL v at on C- en hce ca- in - of cii- iry ati ide tic, the the ed. 'Is- cud an- eld iewv cre- to mdc- sold rlb. ants meds is in the rket ther PARIS, 3IOYiDAI!.-tP to the 4th inst. nO Bailing orders had reached the Biritish fleet at Malta, and no pre'para-v tions ishetever were mnaking for its ?? the Parfis hourse fiends wsere buoyant, at an advance ...

... ARCHITECTURAL AND AROEiEOLOGICAL SOCIETY. OVUL.o± I tr, LocAL, IMPROVEMRTS.-The usual fortnightly meeting of this l f society was held oml Wednesday evening, in the lecture tkeatre s of the Royal Institution. Mr. Verelst, the president of the so- vc ciety, was hi the chair. Animprovedstereoscope, latelypatented, e was introduced to the notice of the meeting by Mr. Foard, pho-I tographic artist ...

... DOCK COMMITTER. Mr. Shand presided at the meeting of the dock yesterday, and there were present-Measrs. B berC Hlgnio, Brohlebank, Bold,, Chaloner, Gladstone, Gregnonb H.,g, , Langsdale, Littledale, Lockett, Malcornson, Molyneux Rank., Boyden, and Tobin. Tenders for the supply of v irsi . ,were accepted, on the recommendation of the t1 su- cles le on works. The warehouse department ...

... Examiner and Times Office, ETlree ?? Las. HOUSE OF COMMONS, LAS-r NaOHT-(CONjTINUXD.) (By Ekectric Telegraph.) CHktNCELLOa OF THE RXC9QUZt EE'S FINANCIAL P30- Mr. J. B. SMITH agreed with Alderman Thompson that Ia more favourable opportunity, of arguing the question of . the national debt might be found. Sir FITZROY KELLY thought that the three proposals for the conversion of the three per cent ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS.-MONDAY, APRIL 11, SO! Their lordships met at five o'clock. ha Lord Stafford, of Harmsondsworth (Lord Enfoeld) took the oaths el and his seat. ag CANTERBURY ELECTION. The Earl of ABrERDEEN moved that the house should concur IV with thle cominons in an address to her majesty for the appoint- mu ment of a committee to inquire into the corrupt practices which mn prevailed at the ...

... Thomas William Walker, an insolvent, aged 95, and born in the reign of George II, was discharged from 1 Whitecross-street prison. London, last week. P John Speer was tried at Gloucester assizes, on Wednes- tL day, for the murder of his wife at Bristol, on the 19th of il October last. He was found guilty of manslaughter, and e sentenced to transportation for life. The estimate of the further ...

... SERt(oNS. -Oh Sunday last, after two sermons preached tl in St. Paul's Church, by the Rev. W. H. Wright, of Liver- it pool, £21 were collected to defray the current expenses W of the church and choir. Some donations towards the si same object are ?? same day, the Rev. G. it Alker, A.B., preached at St. Peter's Church, in aid of the hifant schools connected with that place of worship; and on ...