... ?? ?? . ?? ?? ?? ?? - - .1- .1 - - - - - ?? - - - . ?? [B3Y T~EE BaITcSEV AMDO~ SUBMARINE TLEGRAPH1.] ?? BOMBARDW1~NT OF SEBASTOPOLW c it was said in Pgris thus evening (Monday)that'a, 'A iopatoh, dated the-9th instant, from General Clarobert;, .announced that the bomlsardment of Sebastopol, bad L coommenced on the StisIand that it wasstill con',inued en .0 te 1th, henthe despatch was sent off ...

... LAUNCa OF Two FLOATING BA;TThIEs.-Oa Tuesday slel afternoon, two large screw floating batteries, called the ties Meteor and the Thunder (constructed for the govern- the ment), were launched from the yard of Messrs. C. J. Marc ?? and Co., at Blackwall. These floating batteries, or enor. Cit mous gunboats, as they may be called, present a very her imposling appearance. Their length between the ...

... Guns. power. E Duke of Wellington, Captain Caldwell; flag of g Rear-Admiral the Hon. R. S. Dnndas,O.B.; Captain of the Fleet, the Hon. F. T. Pelham 131 700 D Exmouth, Captain W. E. Hall, flag of Rear- I - Admiral Michael Seymour ?? ?? 1 400 Retribution, Captain Fisher, flag of Rear- Admiral R0. L. Baynes ?? - 8 40D - royal George, Captain Codrington, ?? 102. 400 James Watt, Captahl George ...

... METEOROLOGICAL RESULTb DBDUCED FROM OBSBIVATIONBTAREN AT TEB LIVERPOOLOBSERVATORY, During the week ending SaturdaV, April 7, 1555. Latitude,53S24'48N. Longitude, 3'O'1' W. STATE OF THE ATMOSPHERE. zone(0-10),at p.m. | ?? | pal fro N.: an, bol 0 Ozone(Oo), at 9 a.m. j ?? C W oo t Timeoccpsl o~oo > cf C a ollottlingauge I a Mr 0 80ft.abvegrouud | Sat 4, o al olota : 2C 001>l4- C moon of air. : ...

... WAYVR TRFE LOCAL BOA1RD uF HREALTH. ,3 VYA V LiW4Ar JUIu 1 J DaSx UA a ?? ta'n Lain e Tbe usual ronthly merting of tbis board was held last the eovening , In the absene of the Rev. Wlbiaml Bidnall, the bur, n chairnioa, through illness, Mr. Thoimas Chalfer prcsidel. The fiou iL other members present Were Messrs. Halhaed, Picton, Auder. HIee toss, Gore, Davis, Clarke, Hill, and ?? the nmotibn ...

... rTOWN'S MEETING 'AT ST. HELEN'S1. aillg I yctotrday, a large oald inflosentlil meeting of tho ratopayere is of St. iiealene anti the neighbourhood was hield at the Town were lital, for the purpoasi of considerhig a report of Mr. Johnson, U1 I the law-clxrlc, with referonce to the above bill. Mir. JOhG insto IMarsh, the obeirmonai of the local commissioners, oceupied the Rus, chair, end a ...

... mI _ - - ?? Prulic LmRaAnY.-The interest first manifested In this institu. tlon still keeps up, the number of books tajcen out far exceeding the expectations of its most sanguine promoters. During January 859 volumes were Issued; February, 794; March, 1,023: making a total of 2,676 volumes during the first three months of the year. The number of subscribers at present is 200. CONCERT AT THE ...

... FROM PRESTON. To Blackburn, Accrington, Bury, and Man7hester-6-35 mix. 9.010.55 morn.; 1-45 4-0 5-10 7-30 mix, '9.ea aftn. On Sundays 7.30 morn., 2.15 6-10 aftn., all mix. (To Accrington on Saturdays only.) To Blackburn, Burnley, Colne, Skipton, Bradford, 47 Leeds.- 6.35 mix, 9-0 10-55 morn.; 01-45 4-0 '5-10 '7-30 mix, aftn. On Sundays: *7-30morn.,2-15 6-10aftn.,allmix. (*ToColns only.) To ...

... THE CHRONICLE. PRESTON, SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1855. I IIOW-NOWNTHINGISM. Our transatlantic kinsmen have for some time been P making such a clatter about a mysterious political party f that has sprung up in the union nobody knows how, why, e or wherefore, that at last we are forced to take notice of it, ri inasmuch as it is beginning to have some importanteffects v on the actions of our own ...

... c~pn~e~we+ d TO READERS AND CORRESPONDENTS. s PR S. The Editor does not hold himself responsible for any opinions ,e expressed by correspondents. .y No letter can be attended to, unless authenticated by the signa- n tuve and address of the writer. d Letters intended for publiontion on Saturday onght to be received not later than Thursday; and thoee for Wednesday on Monday. 0 0 Jo. DAvIES.-We ...

... .A BY BRITISPE TE1EGlIAPIX. THE CRITUA.-The Clyde has arrived at Mar- seilles, bringing news from Constantinopl6 up to the D 29th, and from the Crimea up to the 27th ultimo. The new camp at Marslek was beginning to to assemble. The Imperial Guard were gradually 1 arriving. Omer Pasha had occupied two villages situated half a league from Eupatoria. The circle included in the fortifications ...

... Weae mple Quartear eleaeions, ani'los!tpone we; ite d We are compelled to O5 o per Ster Sessions, Bl o a PeSce . .eet , pre- Saturday. eae e tlsho ltlh The Bishop of Nlanohesteh IT Chid d instead of the Bishop of D -5 nder,,t 414 health will not sllow him to atil whosi a 0 %s11 p perform te d ge -?nQd l, by MAYORAL HoSPITALITy X illy Itte 1 of Ross, Esq. entertained at dinner I 11yor of at ...