... SHLRIFI'S' I.NAUGLUIRATION DiNNER. Last evening, Mr. Alderman A}ire, the new Sheriff for Londor asid Middlesex, uave his inauguration banquet at thio Land n Tavern. About 170 gentlemen were present, includin. Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart, M.P. ; the Hoe. and R1ev. lienry Iegge; the Right Hon. the Cursitor Baron; the Lard Matyor Elect; Mr. Masterman, I.P.; Mr. Chap. lin, M.P. ;sMr. Swift, IM.P.; ...

... I FREEMEN AND THE MARSH. ls To THlE EDITOR OF THE PRESTON CHRONICLE. Judi 'Ssa1,-1 am a freeman of your borougb, and formerly sijc leept a cow which pastured upon the Marsh, 1 free' Of tote expense. I am informed that by an act of Parliament, lately passed, that if 1 put a cow on again I Shall have to Pay 26.per week. Is this the case ortnot? a Please answer in your next, and oblige SUPI ...

... A ACCRING' ON. ELECTION OF TnE FIRST LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH.- Upwards of sixty gentlemen were nominated to fill the important office of members of the local board of health for Accrington, but we are glad to learn that arrange- ments were made by which this number was reduced to the eighteen required by the order in council, without the I necessity of a contest, or the creation of any ...

... L Before Captain Hewett.and the Rev. Evan Morgan]. CAUTION TO DRIVERS OF VANS AND CARS. William Thomas, of lS ...

... The Board, according to the resolution adopted at the former mectiog, to assemble weekly, met again 011 Monday morning last, when the following gentlemen were in at- tendance ;— Mr. John Evans Mr. Lewis Lewis „ David F.vans George Overton C. H. James „ Daviil Rosser „ John Bryant Lewis Morgan On the motion of Mr. John Evans, Mr. C. H. James was called upon to take the Chair. The minutes of the ...

... Wit gli [uuwgor. I say, Bill, did you ever see tables move by the aid of spirits from the spirit world ?? No, Sam; but I saw a stool move, and it came towards me with a perfect rush.-'0 Were you not a little frightened?- Yes, but 1 dodged it.- ?? made it move, Bill?- Why, my own sweetheart! she throwed it at me because I made fun of the wray she puts her hair up in papers.- Oh, get ...

... Thle annual meeting of this association took place on Wednes- cc day last, the exhibition of stock, implements, poultry, &c., being inl held on thea same ground as last year-~a field in the ?? of Mr. Butcher, near the independecnt Chapel, Poulton. Taken en altogethr the sow was asuperio on; there were two or three a very god buls exhbited some ery ecellet miuch cows, young b horss, e.,thi ...

... TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 12.-The Egyptian troops who left their camp at Unkiar Skeliessi on the Bosphorus last Monday, on board numerous steamers and trans. ports, destined for the Turkish camp at Schumla, did not arrive at Varna until Wednesday night. having en. countered rough weather in the Black Sea. Theempty steamers returned on Friday. There is little of local importance to report ...

... The movement for an advance of wages among the operatives in Lan- cashire still continues. At Preston the number of hands unemployed and dependent for support upon the contributions of their brethren in that and other towns is about 2,000 Serious as is this state of things, and disastrous as must be its consequences to many, it is in- significant compared with what may be expected if the ...

... mri II, TI L'N OSI)X AlU' LEEDSi -Ayi) LOSS' O' SIX LIVES.l Peartiniairs of the explosion of a steam-engine halr tL--xd, which resulted iil thle death of a number of orrle-l- 1pearetl IOis w I ' te Iteaily Yeivs. Th;e -k pla~ce ait the~ mi.i of' Mesers G-eorge Hein- 'p:Soll, nix spininers, L~ow Fold Mill, en Monday lbeer -ix perions have died from linjuries f ?? enqiiet. which has beien adjee ...

... RECEIPT STAMTS.—The new !aw on receipt stamps will in a few days take effect. It is expected that by reducing the uulv to one peuny, and making it commence on the payment of £2, it will increase the revenue. It appears fioiu a return to the House of Commons that in the year ended the 5lh of January last the number of stamps issued was 5,290,061, and the amount of revenue was 1; 194,0 48 91. 9d ...

... TURKEY AND RUSSIA. FRENCH AND BRITISH SHIPS OF WAR ORDERtED TO CONSTAN- TINOPLE. - The announcement which appeared in last week's ' Examiner,' that several ships of war had sailed from Besika Bay for Constantinople, has been confirmed. On the evening of the 10th ult. the French Ambassador sent his Chief Secretary of Le- gation to Besika, to ask the two Admirals to send some large vessels to ...