... IDINNER TO PATRTCK MOIR BYEES, EsQ. OF O N T. N Y. tea The tenantry on the estrae of Tonley had the bononr of en- in, tertaining their' respected proprietor at dinner, on Wednesday me last, the 14th curt., in the Tonley Arms Hotel, Whiteley. A 5 good many of the neighbouring proprietors and tenants being bei invited, 150 sat down to dinner, at half-past 4 o'clock. Dr to Morrison, Guise, ...

... NEWSPAI'EIE STAMP RETURN. T'IE return ordered by Parliament of the number of newspaper ?? at one penny issued to news papers in thle Umited Kigiloin, fur the year 1854, has just been issued. The follouving table, care- fully comlpiled troma the return, ?? the circu- lation of the Belfast newspapers during tile past year:- c ,0UxcuEATION OF TIt BELFAse liss5,i flow ot'teu Name of NeWsPaptr. ...

... Tnr despatches just received from the Cape of Good Hope contain, we rejoice to say, no intimation that the disturbances recently thought so imminent on the Eastern frontierhave octually broken out, and we trust, therefore, that the country may this time be spared so unwelcome an addition to its burdens. Atn incident, however, in ?? reports before us is ofna nature so striling it itsecif, so ...

... W1 g I rut+ -4 OSBORNE, MARCH 17. Prince Ernest of Leiningen left Osborne for Ports mouth yesterday. The Queen and Prince and the royal children walked and drove out yesterday. MABOR 18. The Queen and Prince and Prince of Leiningen drove out yesterday afternoon. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday after- noon at the Foreign-office, Downing-street. The Ministers present were Viscount ...

... WS>OOnB5EtIC,' Wedncmdar. March 14. _ . - SL._ PL_: V' I'm. X Esq.. Captaidin Blotomfield. Charres Wa5ford, Eqc.. tbe b Fev. T. D'Eve Bctts. Captain Schrciber, the Rcv. t, v Tarier. the tev l iL B. Estan, Captain Apuin. F. Cor.!i ranet. E~sq., R. NI. Shawe, EsqI., J. Mfosetey, Esq. It hwve e ouht rn, thC v~dere bedbthat th rioca. The C.AlatAN, in his hife=, remo d tehr t o t . wayeit2dwbhih p ...

... TUE -WARO BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPR. LATEST -IEWS.,- A Vienna deopatchbdated Monday night, states that Intel- ligence had been received from Codntantlnople, of General Pelissier hbaing advanced against the heights occupied by the Russians, to the rear of Balaklava. Nothing further wan known. No dat n 8giv1. The Berlin correspoudent of the Chrosiebe says-, That the cry of the populacet of St. ...

... T1iHE VIENTNA CONFERENCES. am 1-1--44sir~ -.rozXnsa 4liul o Anr . TIHE diplomatic conferences which are to deter- es mine whether Peace shaill be restored to Europe, were olpened on Thursday last, at Vienna. At that central fr point, the negociators of the West and the East had s( Inet, with those also of Central Europe, in order to a. ! settle the question, where, and howL strongly, the line ...

... MomICIALss RATIN4G..c-The ovefaeers of Bradford bI ire abduttfoippesal th -thebQcarterhes69ions, as -theydid-in` Il e 1853, agaisist the amount assessed upon them as a borough it ca rate. by the Town Council, on the ground that the other 2B Lb townships in. the borough are not assessed, according to their g is fair and just value. It is alleged hy the overseers that thcs ol d valuation. of the ...

... FIRE, AND LOSS OF LlZE. 5hortly after two o'clobk yesterday morning the inhabi- tants of St. Bride's, Pleet-8treet, were aroused by an exten- sive fire, which broke out on the premises of the White Swan, Salisbury-court, Fleet-street. in the occupation of Mr. Cook, and which was, in a very short space of time, laid completely in ruins. Property of the value of several hundreds of pounds, ...

... MR. FAIRBAIRN'S LECTURES ON STEAM/ BOILERS. i On Wednesday Week, Mr. Fairbairn delivered his 'second ah I ecture before the members of the Manchester MeetojEis.; pro Institution; a numerous audience, includirig seeral ladies, WO the Lord Bishop of Manchester, Mr. Thoeýas Bazley ,And the Othir gentlemen,, being present. Mr. £rifver Heywood pro. val aided, and briefly introduced the lecturer -Mr ...

... THE SCHOLAR AND THE FARMER. Sir,-It is curious how d ifferent minds regard the same subject. I give you an instance:- On the 14th of September, 1817, Mr. Custos Corfe thus wrote to a professional gentleman at Woodbury:- You speak of 'Paseyism' and unpopularity' as grounds for removing a clergyman; but may I be permitted to observe that the first (Puseyism !) can convey no charge at all; for ...

... THE CHRONICLE. PRESTON, SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1855. | Time was when to talk of a standing army as a perma- nent institution of this country were of itself petty trea- son. How many immaculate patriots have there not, since George the Third was king, stalked into place and pay on the strength of their unpurchaseable oppo- sition to this traditional enemy to national liberty. National feeling ...