... I | DIVISION OF THrE COUNsTY INTl' T'HREE I I RIDINGS. me - - - - ?- ?? -U I4AA- 1APAAA Yesterday, at twelve o'clock, a meeting of the magis- trates of the county was held in the County Court, Lime- street. The eircular by which the meeting was convelced stated that certain resolutions would bo submitted for consideration on the subject of the projeted division of the county palatine of ...

... In noticing a fortnight ago the provisions of the Public Health Bill now before Parliament, we adverted to what we considered an omission in that measure, inasmuch as it contained no enactment for the establishment of ceme- teries by the local governing body. We made the sug- gestion from a conviction that the business attendant upon such an undertaking would be as efficiently and certainly ...

... 1. 11 (From our own Correspondent.) London, Thursday Evening. The frost has disappeared, to the great joy of every- body except the skate sellers. Imminent indeed had the state of affairs become. The bread riots attempted in two or three instances in the Metropolis were no doubt the work of scoundrels to whom the art of living on the fat of the land is no secret even in the worst of seasons; ...

... FuNERAL SEnRMon.-On Thursday evening week, the Rev. Dr. Beard, of Manchester, preached a most interesting sermon to a crowded audience in the Unitarian chapel, Padiham, on the death of the Rev. Henry Dean, late resident minister. His text was the 4th verse of the 11th chapter of Hebrews,- He being dead, yet speaketh. The discourse was listened to with tire most pro- found attention. Mr. Dean ...

... I RO FROM PRESTON. To Blackburn, Accringion, Bury, and J1fanthe der-G. ra3i5 9.010.55morn.; 1-454-05-107-30mix,'90atftn. Onsundy. 7.30 morn., 2-15 6-10 aftn., all mix. (OTo Aoeringto, on Saturdays only.) To Blackburn, Burnley, Colne, Skipton, Bradford, er lne - 6-35 mix, 9.0 10-55 morn.; 01-45 4.0 *5-10 *7-30 mix aftn. On Sundays: '7-30 morn., 2.15 06-10 aftn., all mix. (TTo Coloe only.) To ...

... THE WEATHER-THE THAW, LooNDooc.-A rapid thaw, with a southwesterly wvid, xi hailed by ?? of the industrious classes in the 01m polis last Saturday morning. Labourers were a!ese o'tJ work to demolish the ice in the basins of the servral D:b in the Thames, in order, if possible, to get the ,bi'cetilr DOn Sunday the thaw was more decided, end thesno~Taala- which bad accumulated in the ...

... VUL Among the reforms which may be expected to the grow out of the calamities and disasters of the del war in which we are engaged, there is none more ay important than that advocated by Lord Goderich Ve in the House of Commons on Thursday last; for ve the system of promotion by purchase in the army, fur while it is wholly indefensible in theory, tends or practically to diminish the ...

... NOTES ON THE VENTILATION OF THl KITCHEN I OF DOUNE CASTLE, PERTESHIRE. RrAD nErOiW THTE ARCHITECOTURtAL SOCIETY 0' LIVERa- he POOL, BOY JOHN HAY, ESQ., ARCHITECT. had Onea Visit(t the ruins of Doune Castle, in Perthshire, Me I observed a mode of ventilation in the great kitchenl fori that seemsg identical with the principle adopted by Dr. nut Arnott in the valves so extensively used in ...

... |. - HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY. The Speaker took the chair at four o'clock. Mr. G. BOTT brought up the report of the committee on the Barnstaple election petition. It was to the effect that Mr. Guin. neas had been duly elected, but that Mr. Laurie had not been duly elected. THE ARMY. Mr. LAYARD gave notice that on Monday he should ask the Under-Secretary for War on what ground instructions had ...

... ?? -TEE SUNDAY OPENING OF THE MANCHESTER BOTANICAL. GARDENS. .. .7 _ nf ilpth. Manchester yVIA. v -- We see that the annual meeting of the Manchester e Botanical Society is to be held on Monday next, n and that the question of opening the gardens of the n society to the proprietors on Sunday, is again to be a, mooted. A resolution in favour of such opening is 0 to be proposed by Mr. JAXES ...

... FOREIGN INTELLIGNCE. -I ~I - - ?? FRANCE. alone be BOULDGM1, MkRcH I, HALl-PAsT ?? omperor The cc has jtarie t la eafter visiting ?? inspectingexctd the camp at Helfaut this morning. Th to uer also contains the following reply by the V~F emperor to Lord Elgin's cemmhuflc~,acmaynme corrpao th drsso h Canadian legislatUre, which had divided: the.22nd its aodtributof s to the Patriotic fend ...

... Msacunrav OpFIG;TURSOAY, MARoC 6, NKIN1 O'CLOCK, A.M. thr dei ?? TUl ELECTRIC AND INTERINATIONAL TELEGRAPH.] iti thn The cabinet council met at twelve o'clock on Monday. dhi Shortly before three, the Earl of Clarendon proceeded to h, have an audienee of her Majesty. The council broke up thi at a quarter to four. InE The Crmesus steamer arrived at Portsmouth on Mon- til I day, with invalids ...