... _ I _ _ __ _~ _ _ . = I THE HIGH SHEtIrFe.-We understand that Sir James P. Kay-huttleorth, Baronet, of Gawthorp Hall, will be high sheriff of this county for the present year. EARLY, PIR E.-At Mr. Robert Cookson's, Clif- t ton-street, Lytbarn, a large number of primroses may be C seen in full bloom. t REPRRSENTATION; or ST. JoHN's WARiD.-The election B of the mayor as an alderman causes a ...

... CORRiESPONDENC E. THE MILITARlY IMIURDERS. TO THE EDIrOR OF THE P'RESTON CHRONTOLE. SIR,-On reading the article copied from the eornaio Post in youir paperof WNednesday I wvecasq Ite surprisedatitsconuladinag paragraph-' Strietlyspcakiing, Ihowever, these orimestiuns coin. mitted are entirely causeless n1iid the sole means by whibh they can ino repressed is by the 'ectible exam le ma e of the ...

... Latest Jiitelligence. ?? ?? ?? ?? LORD STANLEY ON fRAGGED SCHOOLS. The inauguration of the Mirkdale Industrial Ragged Schools and Church, took place yesterday; the Right lon, Lord Stanley, M. P., presiding. Tle foundation stone was laid on the 18th of Aufnet, 1860, by the Earl of Derby, who gave the site on which the schools have been erected. There was a large attendance at the opening ...

... Latest Jiellige~le. ..1 111 11 ?? ?? -1 ?? ..1 1- . I 15Y BRITISM AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.J MONETARY. City, Friday.-The funds to-day arc N-ain b-tter, the f -- ther advices from America being conaijuered to point- more strongly in the direction of peace. A fresh rise of - cent, has taken place in consols. English railwavs, ,n n1a1- cases, are j to A per cent. better. All ?? scuritien al- ...

... THE CHRONICLE. PRESTON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1862. I The public mind was never, perhaps, so much wrung by any domestic calamity as it has been during the last week or ten days, by the sad news which, day by day, has been coming up in melancholy dribbles from the scene of the late tremendous catastrophe at Hartley. No writer of fiction, however inventive, no poet, how- ever imaginative, not ...

... T . . . . tb An ?? being asked why he wore his stockings wrong side out, roplied, '( ecause there's a hole on the ither s5 ie ov 'ewn. A papar cau publish ?? appointments after the coming iD 0o a new adnainistration, but what paper in. the world is la:rge caough to publish half the disappointments 7 'Is Mr. Drown aL man of meanms rL inquired a lady visitor of Aunt Eetsy. Yes. I should think ...

... PROTECTION To A MARRIED EWOMAN-At the Town Hall, on Wednesday last, the magistrates granted protection to Elizabeth Duxbury, wife of Christopher Duxbury, of whose ill-usage she gave the magistrates a sad account. Tv'dELY AID.-At the borough police-court, yesterday, it was stated that a letter had been received from Mr. John Eccleston, of Blackpool, enclosing a donation of Al, for Maria O'Neil, ...

... DIRECT ?? INDIRECT TAXATION. 3MEE TING IN THE CORN EXCHANGE. A p'ihli' meeting was held in the Corn Exchange Roomns, on Wedu.'alay evening, for the purpose of hearing addrosscs from 'Mr. ikdepiltation fromt the Liverp~ool Financial Reform A~soeociation, and other getintclen, on the subject of direct and lodk-ect taxation. There was al very good attendance. Mr, G. Toul'nin occupied the ehai-. ...

... . Join Mace, the pugilist, won the mile race, on Monday, in the contest with Bob Travers, beating him by 60 yards. Time, 5 minutes, 30 seconds. In the ease of Dr. Williams, which has been so long before the Court of Arches, the speeches of counsel were brought to a conclusion on Monday. Dr. Lushington's judgement wvas deferred. Mr. W. Blamire, for some years a representalive for the eastern ...

... i RECOVERY OF THE BODIES. New Hartley, Saturday, 6 ?? have to-day been witnessing the last heartbreaking scenes in the awful drama upon which we have been looking from the pit heap of Hartley, almost night and day, since yesterday week. By entirely working all last night, Mr. Coulson's sinkers gnt the cloth bratticing completed; and the shaft having been reported lear of gas and safe, a large ...

... 33arvowtb crifleg. 11 What fish is most valued. by a happy wife f-Her-ring. What part of a fish e eighs most I-Tho setles. When are weeds not weeds ?? they become widows. What part of a fish is like the oud of a book ?-The Fin-is. Why is a kiss like a sernmon f-lt requires two heads and an application. Why are teeth like verbs ?? are regular, irregular, and defectivo. Was Eve high or low ...

... (From tire Gardeners' Chlroaicle.) CONSERVATORY, &C.-zWhile frosty weather continues be satisfied with as low a night temperature in all plant houses as it will be safe to keep, taking advantage of bright days to increase the temperature, and using a little fire heat, in order to be able to admit fresh air to dispel damp, &-c. The proper night temperature for conserva- tories very much depends ...