... LO.CAL INTlELLIGENCE. MAJOR R. BICKERSTAFF, of the 6th Dragoon Guards, brother of John Bickerstaff, Esq., of this town, was guetted on Tuesday last, as a Lieutenant-Colonel in the array. ?? Monday last, Dr. Cocker, of Blackpool, possed the necessary examination and was admitted a Felow f te toyd Cllge f Pysclans, Edinburgh. On Tuesday and Wednesday- last, Mr. William H~enry Cocker passied the, ...

... AMIALGAMATION OF POWER-LOOM WEAVERS' ASSOCIATIONS. Ameetn of the Preston power-loom weavers was held Abral on Wednesd1y evening last, in the large reamof the Cross simo K~eys public-house, M9arket-place, in pursuance of a Wilffi ~raadwhich stated that II'the Committee of the Preston at Prest n'we-oo Weavers' Association, seeing the defeliceless Mobsir state of its members while they remain ...

... IMPROVEMENT COMMISSTONER' MEETING. A meeting of the Chorley Improvement Commissioners took- place at the Town Hall on Thursday last, when there were present-Mr. Richard Smethurat, chairman ; Messrs. Lightoller, Lawrence, Haolt, Hodgkinson, Brown, Pierce, El~iott, James Whitfield, Waring, Cliffe, Pearson, Mang- nail, Morris, Anderton, and Jackson, The proceedings of the last monthly meeting of ...

... Latest Intelligenee. FRANCE. TRIAL AND SENTENCE OF M. DE MONTALEMBERT. 4 Paris, Wednesday ?? case of M. de Montalem- bert was tried to-day, at the Correctional Police. Pro- ceedings commenced at twelve o'clock precisely. The f pleading lasted till half-past six. The Tribunal was one hour considering the verdict. The sitting was resumed at halfpast seven. The verdict sentences Mi. do ...

... ,1 TgE FonoxaEEis AT - On Tuesday, John Pol. a lard, proprietor of the Wi an Examiner, and also of the toi 'oltiery Guardiean, pub~ised at Crane Court, Fleet-street. to, London, was brought up, on remand, 'at the Wigan police as office, on a charge of forging certain scrip transfers, and at of tampering with other documents connected with the Wigan Union Benefit Building Society. The ...

... ) 7W ix, U. hu. I,. j~~c~~hceks ~ | 8aze. 8 C 31 AI stQ mix, .Oln Sundiys * -30 2-1s*6 61 5-'5 10' -(T oeonly.) O1A, l, To LYTHAN, BLAOKPOOL, AND FLEETWOO mix, 11-15 MORN. 12-55 '-50 6-28 A ?? 6-30 9-5 M, both ?? elm t gt Su ddasi To CHORLEY, BOLTONt, AND MANCHESTHR *3.) Imix, 8.33 10.0 BL 12.5 3-50 4.0 6-50 r'350 7 2 On Sundays: '3-50 8-35 at, mix. 6-10 7i 2 10-30 A.-(*StoppinD only at Bolton ...

... TNP u?- _- - r[AX FORGER; AND EMBEZZLEMENT CASES. - AU;AMINON OF JOHN POLLARD.-OU Wednes- ?? was again brought up, when Mr. Hilton 1n Houghton, coal master, who, in December, lhased two half shares from Mr. Pollard in the ion Benefit Building Society. Witness also her shares in the same society. The transfer ?? signed by witness and John Pollard. Saw .Of James W. Grime signed above where he ...

... .1 DaEuRicys.-The capabilities of the new vessels known as floating derricks have just been severely tested. On Tuesday, one of the smallest of these novel craft raised a brig of 176 tons, with a quantity of granite weighing 300 tons, from the bed of the Thames, and safely deposited the wreck and cargo on a bank of that famous river. ST. PAUL'S CAT}IEDRAL. -The Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's ...

... (From, the Times.) The Roman poet suddenly retracted his scepticism as to the existence of Jupiter because he one day saw lightning and heard thunder in a cloudless sky. We are left to conjecture the precise nature of the phenomenon, and the still more recondite process of reasoning in the mind of the observer. He probably concluded, however, that the lightning in this instance could not be ...

... MORE DEATHS. The excitement caused by the calamity at Bradford in. creases. New returns of illness and death are made almost hourly. It is impossible to keep a catalogue. Three deaths have been added to the 13 which we published on Wednes- day in the Supplement. Returns have been also madeof'per- sons who are suffering from eating lozenges, from various parts of the borough, besides others at ...

... | ~C~~I~oTONACCRINT6-T'N- ?? I I AcciINGTON L.oCAT, t. Ran - -- -e meeting of this Board was held on Mends Tbs Court House, Accrington. on MonCaylleasat hi fire engine and its accomnpanyn * -r rptethat Lbe handed over to him. y It aa p theref ppatus L i g h ti n g A t t b o r d e ~ ~rev a o rdr e d h a d b eninere be placed under thae Boar re Ote that thel V920i9 -u'tte-AnOrder was us5 o ...

... DEFORE Front Preston. To BLACBURN, AcoRINGTON, BURY, &I MANCE 6-35 mixd-9.0 11-0 K. 1-45, 4-5 5-10 7.30 m , . Sa-On Snadays: 7-30 PL 2-15 6-15 A, aU * Saturdys, aud to Accrington on'Ly.)' xe_ o TO BLqACBURN, BURNIacy, COLNS SWKIPTONBRADFORDI AND LRKDB.8.3;5 mix, 9-0, *11-0 K- 1.45 4-5 5.10 *7 IMlE, A.-On Sundays: '7.30 1L 2-15 *6.15;A, aU nxi', 1-3oCl Only.) TO LYT:A.K, BLAC IPOOL AND FLEROOD. ...