... ACCRINGTON & IIASLINGDEN. MIDNIOGT MASS.-On Cbristmas-eve, service weas celebrated at St. Oswald's, Accrington, the R1ev. Joseph Walmnsley being tbe officiating priest. Imtimediately after Christnms morning was ushered in the grand mnidnight mass was performed, the cloir singing Webb's Mass, No. 2. A very eloquent and inipressive sermon was afterwards preached by the Rev. J. Walmsley, bis text ...

... LANCASTE R. . CHRIST3AS FESTIVITIES.-Tho joyous season of Christmab hasa this year been observed hi Lancaster with much greater decorum than it has been our lot to witness for many years. The day a falling upon Sunday may have been one cause for this, but even _ on Saturday afternoon and Monday (both of which were kept as holidays) there was less intoxication and disorderly conduct than ...

... FALL OF A BUILDINOG-About eight o'clock on Thursday morn- ing, a portion of the premises partially injured by the late fire at Messrs. Potters' paper and staining works, and used as a store. room for paper hangings, suddenly fell down, owing to the bad state of the old foundation on which it stood, which was some- what weakened by the trench made at Its base to receive the foundation of the ...

... D ARWEN. I AccIDENT.-An accident happened on Friday last to a young woman in the employ of the Messrs. Potters, car- pet manufacturers, Darwen, under the following circum- stances. It appears the young woman is engaged as a filler in the factory, an occupation attended with little or no danger, and at the time of the accident was endea- vouring to replace a strap which had got off the drum ...

... THE CHRONICLE. PRESTON, SATURDAY, YDECEMBER 10, 1853. 1 -I- ?? A gentleman, by name Mosely, with the academic initials B.C.L. tacked on at the end by way of garnish, has published one of the dryest of dry pamphlets on the question at issue between the belligerent parties in the East of Europe, to which he attaches this title: Russia- in the Right, or the other side of the Turkish Question. ...

... Marroiul 'Criffle. Some days ago, a simple-looking countryman was observed to throw a letter into the box at the post-office at Charleroi, and then to remain for twvo hours without moving from the spot. At last the sentry, who had perceived the whole proceeding, ad- ,lressod him and said, M ty good man, what are you doing there with your eyes on the letter box for these two hours? Why, ...

... iI SPECIAL MEETING OF T'HE TOWN COUNCILL On Tuesday evening, a special meeting of the Town Council was held in the Assembly-room, Heaton-street; the Mayor, Thos. l l Dugdale, Esq., in the chair. The following is a list of the mem. bers present: - Aldermen Thwaites, Hoole, Parkinson, and Rutherford; Councillors Ashburn, Johnston, Johnson, Shackle. ton, Brindle, It. Railton, Boyle, Forster, ...

... | IhMP'ROVEMNENT COMMISSIONERS' MEETING. l I Irn' - . a1 A -1 - _;A . I . A A; I The monthly meeting of tie above body was held in their gr office, In Dock--street, on Mlonday last, and excited more titan ass de ordinary amount of interest from the importanco of the business to be traneacted. There were present-NV, Elletson, Esq., in the ebair; Mr. Pitt, clerk; F. Kemp, Esq.; .J. A. Turnter, ...

... CLITHE10E. | CiRIsrarTs.-In consequence of Christmas day hap- pening upon the Sunday, the mayor issued a notice re- gluesting that tradesmen and others, so far as was prac- ticable, would close their places of business on the Monday. This appeal for a day's cessation of labour was generally complied with, and thus an opportunity was afforded for persons to attend tea parties and other ...

... ~ ' I - - - - - - _- _- _ _ TO TILE EDITOR OF TlHE PRESTON CCURONICLE. r SIR,-I have been informed that the letter I addressed g to you on the 24th ult., has been printed and posted; this se I did not expect, and it has been done without my know- d ledge. I felt sorry to write upon the subject at all; still, if any good will arise towards the working classes, I care not for any odd individual. ...

... - !en On Monday evening last, a public meeting took place in the his Theatre, at which, It was stated in the handbills announcing It, the u1various delegates would be present prepared to glve an honest He exposition of the matter now in dispute between the master 1he manufacturers of this town and their workpeople. At seven ve- o'clock, the time proposied for the commencement of the pro. ho ...

... THE CHRONICLE. PRESTON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1853. It is often said, and perhaps almost as often believed, G that men know how to look after their own interests, and re that they in every case understand what is most beneficial of for those interests. But this assertion, like many to others, is only partly true, and must be taken with modi- ci fications. If it were absolutely true that men ...