... 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, ...

... (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 ...

... 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. ...

... EXCISE INFORMATION.- Yesterday week, at Bury, William Whitworth, of Heywood, an old offender, was fined £50 for having an illicit still in his possession. SIX DR}NIeNG FOUNTAINS are to be erected in Salford. At the base of each will be a trough, at which dogs may drink. DRowNED IN A WELL- A few days ago, a plumber named Edward Dewhurst, while repairing a well at Brad- ford, fell into it, and ...

... ->;ELLANEOUS NEWS. J _ __ _ ' 1 I IeC~PL :- On Thursday last, the, __F Z('-W~'ESLfY Wosey_ cbape wa laid inBrighton- Brad V.oV RAW CoTToN.-At the Roahwh 1, POSSES Wednesday, James Pickup was cline Me Oyfor having 451b. of cotton improperly in his PO8 £10 ~~ SDAL~ was seriously ~~jnired by a fall, whilst Hl Ifi th Eoyh hounds eonid lorda Fortunately, for t Oont Wihere broken, and the ol odi ...

... A RELIGIOUS BATTLE IN It M (From ae Tinza- j LAND. I There is a case which is now fll and throats, and echoes, and oth ng the Irish mind. The circumstances a exponentstof ?? was h ?? beee~elof g i Cateetthe g ireow ?? aent o iembesdoor tof th at h Y of Toa bod of men-the risc e an se was not sup iiose Jon priests, and ther thas en o ever went outsideh J de r loads t h this sotead phemansane ...

... THE GALES. ORB XT DOSTRUCTION OF SRIPPING. EBlrtlepool, Monday evening.-A vi6lent gale has blown on this coast. A great number of vessels managed to reach the harbour after encountering a rough sea., The brig Hope, of Whitby, arrived at West Hartlepool on Sunday, having on board part of the crew of the fishing- boat Stai, of tie East, of Yarmoutb, which vessel was run on board of by the Hope, ...

... Ilatest Intelligence. [BY BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETiC 'lTELEGRAPH.] London, Friday Evening. THE PRINCz CoNmomT and the Duke of Cambridge, accompanied by several general officers, went to Shoe- buryness, near the mouth of the Thames, this morning, to be present at some experiments with Armstrong s breach leading gun. MAJOR LINDSAY, The Gazette notifies that MajorLindsay is authorised, by royal ...

... THE FRENCH GOVERNENTAD THE I 1 -NORTRUWR1 F1ES. The uitqru ~es issutedby the French government to the uturists t of hthe northern counties as to the operation o~freethrandehave been answered in the county of Northmberlnd ?? 3 reyof Dilston, a well- as follows _- elfatl. Thqu~eprrieeys, vfwith the replies, are i Has the area of land under culture been extended or .minished Diminished in some ...

... I THE CHRONICLE. |PRSTON, SATURDA Y, iO VEMlBER 20, 1858. In those old days when Greece gave law to the bistori- cal countries that lie between the Italian peninsula and the mainland of Turkey in Europe; in those old days when Greece was first in civilization, refinement, and liberty-when to be an Athenian was to be a foremost citizen of the world, and to be a Spartan was to he a sol- dier ...

... I The following memorial, numerously signed by members a ins of the Church of England and others, representitg the pa several denominations of Christian communities, 15 iU- 3P5 tended for presentation to the Earl of Derbyt-: Ihe Your memorialists appeal to your lordship on the ma principles which may be fairly expected by the people of stil England to guide henceforth the course of ...

... '(From the Ma ehestes- Gardiasi.) The echoes of Mr. Bright's eloquence have ceased to reverberate through the country, and the calm observer of public affairs can now judge of the practical effect which has been produced by the Birmingham demonstra- tion. Among its apparent consequences the most conspi! cuous of all will be found, in our humble opinion, 'to be the damage it has inflicted on ...