... THE POLLING. Whatever amount of excitement charaeterised the lo nomination of candidates for the representation of this it borough on Thursday, that feature of the election, after , the different polling booths were opened for taking the . votes, at eight o'clock on Friday morning, was altogether .changed. There was no turbulence, no clamour; but the Le crowds of persons loitering in the ...

... I l The adjourned meeting of this body took place on I Monday, in the council chamber, Town Hall. Present:- The Mayor (in the chair); aldermen Monk, Birehall, R. Pedder, J. Paley, jun.; coufcillors G. Smith, Goodair, Rlaw, J. Livesey, Carr, F. Armstrong, Threlfall (St. Peter's), Naylor, Spencer, J. HIumber, J. J. Myres, Threlfall (St. John's), J. Swainson, R. N. Livesey, Robinson, Parker, ...

... 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 ...

... It1 PrSGON SIOOTING.-O. Wednesday last, a Sbo0tr match took place at the cricket ground, betwee~n NCnig Birley, and Mr. Sanderson Barnes, of Accrngton J. £10 a side, fifteen birds each. Mr. Barnes u,!* for nine out of fourteen, while Mr. Birley only killed 5ili 0 of thirteen. The match had the effect of drawri It gether a large concourse of people. 9 to. MILITARY MOVEMENTS.-Since the 79th ...

... - onc ~ - s y - L - Tiie nuber'o~regiatered loldging hbusee in, Sheffeld 'is b Dow 339, accommodating.2,894 nigtlylylodgers. The 'aggregate' value of the Liverp'ool tea, UA ad, last year,. m is stated to haxebleeinX 00,9O,000,' ex~du'ty. -Some of the freemasons rof Liverpool arc niokig PrePal', rations to pay a visit. of conogratulation to their brethren in, Dublin' '1 'The town council of ...

... . .: . . E . - LouoaBorotaoo .-The fine weather of thiis week has been hailed with delight by the farmers of thie neighbourhiood, end large quantities of hay have been secured. Should thel fira weather continue another week, the hay harvest in this locality will be at an end. :NowR~ LmeooLNSeuena.-STOCxS OF WHEAT.-Tbe cor- respondent of a Lincolnshire paper says, speaking of North ...

... lI- -- - --4 th RELIGIOUS SERVICES ON BOARD THE AUSTRALIAN EMIGRANT SNIP THE sh STAR OF THE EAST. co I . .- . . Several circumstances conspire to impart a more than dis li- ordinary permanent and prominent interest to my vale- id dictory visit to the Star of the East, among the remi- of I\ niscences of my missionary labour on the Mersey. The pri k- elegance of her model, and her expected ...

... I Y A petition hisi been presented against the return at the ?? last election for Sligo. ?? fishing has already commenced in Carnarvon 3. bay, and will eoon be general. Y The Earl of Derby has presented a donation of 100 i guineas to the Radcliffe infirmary, at Oxford. e This year's Wesleyan conference is to be held in Bradford. ?? last was the first Conference Sunday. Since the lot of June ...

... I I REITHE SULTAN ABDUL MEDJID, | |REIGNNG SOVEREIGN OF THE OTTO.AN EMPIRE. | FROM THE P'EN OF A LADY SEVERcAL YEARS RESIDENT sn IN THE LEVANT. cours (Translated from tie Concstitutiomiet, in tie LiverpooZ .11erxxin.) Tbi The complications which have lately arisen in the East attract universal attention to that part of the world. The ambition of Russia has suspended thle Eastern question On ...

... II EXPENDITURU OF TIE FYLDE UscoN.-Mr. Farnall, the Poor Law Inspector for the north-western division, has furnished to the guardians of the Fylde union a statement of the charges upon them as compared with other agricultural unions. From this table it appears that the total expenditure for the Fylde union, for the year ended Lady Day, 1852, was muet by a levy of Sid. In the pound on the net ...

... CORItESPONDENCE. PRICES OF CHEESE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE PRESTON CHRONICLE. SIR,-Until the last month or two your contemporary | the Guardian used to favour his readers with the price of cheese per cwt. in his reports of the Preston markets, bat he does not do so now. Is it not singular that he should discontinue the practice at this particular time, when cheese farmers are especially anxious ...

... ?? ~A rII HAuvEsT PROSPECTS IN IRELAND.-Altliough the present e month of July is, ia most respects, dissimilar in features a from its predecessors of olden times, no reasonable corn- F it plaint can be laid to its charge on the score of unseasonable- r, Doess, The blaze of sunshine and the clear blue sky are no e doubt wanting, but their places are not inappropriately sup- F, y plied by great ...