... . IlIO HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY, The Speaker took the chair at twelve o'clock. PROSECUTIONS FOR. ILLEGAL PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS. Mr. H. BAILLIE inquired whether it was the intention of the governm ent to order the Attorney-General to prosecute ail those who have been reported to the house as having violated the laws of this country at the late elections, or whether the prosecution was to be ...

... IT > ,, - ; I | BOARD .OJ ?? ' ?? :j | At ti9 4peeulg of the Bward, ot+Tesdy, ?? ?? Canon Par;; isrs. Walmaley, Bairatow, Car t Crook, Ramsay, Taberner, Gornall, Dlewburt Long' worth, Tbrrier, Lancaster, Abhwortb, Jobes, VFowrati, IDIxo, Banks, Whittle, Tayior, Banister, Ward, Parker, 5 Golding, Miler, 'hothersaill, 'hajes, Bffne:t,'au i . Sutton. E r . From the returns it appeared that the ...

... FOREIGN. NEWS. - j INDIA AND CHINk. THE INDIAN Em.TINTE& £ Alexandria; Aug. 20- - The Bombay arrive at Sues yesterday morning, bringing dates from Bombl y to the 30th of July. latest date from Delhi is the 14th of July, at V e m that city was still held by the rebels. . I. ;- w'e have parts of five regiments before DIelhi o' ;2,000I) Europeans can be mustered for any effective ztLt- ^, in ...

... THE HRONIC. ! PRESTOM SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1857.- =1 - 11 - - - - - - - 'There isa very strong feelihg. in, this' ountry, against4 wrhatiscalled centralisation. This feel- ing. springs' frpm the natural attachment vhich Eng_ lishmen entertain for their privilege of local self- government-a 'valuable power, and one which we .should be oorry. to, see, surrendered to any depart. ;ment f. . ...

... - i ipickfugo from 11 j1htntb. i -- --1.1 -- T?M- ?? r. Vernon Smith produces no Lnian~~ VOOT H is f¶)ihi We want to hear of only one kw Sex - ehi vture a now translation of ?? c ,1r~a~ al U~ibouS ; etus have no monument of tbedea bu agoo 'u.At res~twe seem capable Of an3y- ~,gbu~gd~~j ~j~thfriend~of ours, but. who is imbued agans the Irish, says that the failure sePT50 ?? cable may -be ...

... MAGISTR.TES AND ACTS OF PARLIAM NT. _ . .. . . . . - - Day by day, justice is administered in our Town. hall. A crowd of observers each day watches the proceedings, and busy pencils record the decisions. Scarcely a point is raised, but the pros and cons are noted by scores of hearers, and though now and then a decision may be questioned, it is to the cre- dit of our local justices that so very ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS.-MONtDAY, AU0 3. Lord MOaTE&oLn preseuted a petition from the Mayor and Corporation of Portsmouth, against the Mersey Con-. servaucy Bill. EMBODIMENT OP 'THE MILITIA. Lord.PANrmnu moved for leave to ?? in a bill, em-, powering government to embody and call out the mi'lltla- at any tnime between this and the 25th 'of March next, withouthavi-ng to oall parliament together againi. ...

... I - II. __ _ o _oZ A x.g .1r ; TUE EMPEROR AND EMPaRSS Or MPqr . rived on Friday at Osborne, on a visit to the Queen. Thursday was'theaibfr rtlf ?? Boyat Highness Prince Alfred. Last week the birth of 843 boys and 830 girls, in all 1673 childrea wre eg riterqd in L Ardo. ' - ; The Sooiety of Autiquaries of Vienna has decided that henceforth l&Tie. pwa bye ad, pmted, as megrs The widow of ...

... *11 (By E. L. Yates, late of this town.) Monday, December 15th, 1856.-This being embarka- l tion day, the ship was in a complete state of bustle and dry uproar, and the shouts and cries which met one's ears were sa bewildering in the extreme to all unaccustomed to a sea- sel faring life. Men and women were shouting, children cry- Tm jog, the pigs squealing, hens cackling; and'ducks, geese, in ...

... -3-oi.o1e rtwe%. The Boston Courier says there fs a dilemma in the coqurt at Boston, as in the House of Commons. In England, as to the pro. naloe suggests treading on his corns.i NS The opinion that the heat of the equitorial latitudes is what has produced-the blackness of the human speides is not confirmed b y the fact that the inhabitants of Van Dieman's Land, living in aeliarth a cold as ...

... I | MUSIC. * GEORGE ELLIS, ProVSaseo AND TEACHER oF INSTRUSMENOTAL MUSIC, Whose Band~s have won mnore prizes *than any othier Band in Lancashire, 13EGS to announce to the public generafly &hat he can Bo upply the best BRASS INSTRUMENTS by any maker, English or foreign, on the lowest terms. G. B. begs to return his grateful thanks to his nume- rous friends for their liberal patronage during the ...

... I PROMOTION; OF A CRIMEAN HERO. I S ^ t _ (From the Times) Si' William Codrington is appointed to the command of-the Prince of Wales. The Court Circular an- nounces that this distinguished general has gone to Kioaigswinter, on the Rhine, to be in attendance on the youthful prince. The public will perhaps, in these times of war and tumult, have anticipated other cummands for the great Crimean ...