... New Brighton College was destroyed by fire on Monday evening. Prince Napoleon and the Princoss Clotilde arrived at Southampton on Saturday. The death of Mir. J. G. Stapylton Smith, judge of the Lincolnshire county courts, is announced. The colonelcy of a battalion of the 60th Rifles is ren- dered vacant by the death of Lieutenant-General Sir Wm. G. Monre. A lady from Odessa, finding, it is ...

... Latest Jitellig-enie. MONETARY. City, Friday.-The stock markets to.day are firm. The funds are quoted at a further improvement of 1.16 to 3 per cent. There is also a slight upward movement 1In En,'ltsh r4lwatys. Shortly before the close of business on the Stock Exchange this afternoon, considerable excitement prevailed on the an. nouncemenut that the arrival of the Persia,* from New York, had ...

... PUBLIC DAY AT THE GRAMMAR 11 SCH4OOL,. On Thursday last, the annual distribution of prizes took place at the Grammuar School. As usual, the Mayor, accom- panied by a number of members of the Corporation, and other entlemen, woent in proossion tothscolpreddbte 'orporat e officials, besringtl aphmlao dignity. On arriving at tho school, thle yanh greedii Worship with a round of hertcheig ...

... HOUSE OF COMDIMONS.-WEDNESDAY, MAY 14. || The Sper her took the chair at five minutes past twelve Svevral petitions were presented against the unconditional aboli tion of church rates. CHi'actr ?? J. S. TPnzLArWNY moved the second reading or his bill for the abolition of church rates. The hen, brronet attributed the result of the division on the third read- lg, last year, to the expectations ...

... 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 ...

... LOCAL INTELLIGENCE DEFAULTERS.-On Wednesday morning last, the pre- siding justices at the Borough Police Court, in compliance with an application from Mr. Hoyle, colector to the Local Board of Health, granted summonses against eighty eight persons for the non-payment of the Local Board rates. THE Tows HALL-The block plan for the new Town Hall was received from Mr. Scott on Thursday. He pro- ...

... DEATH OF MRS. MAnTrw.-On Monday last, Mrs. Mar- tin, wife of Mr. Martin, Superintendent of the County Constabulary, stationed at Ormskirk, died from injuries received by her on thb 5th ult. Painful rumours became prevalent, and an inquest was held on Thursday, before Mr. Driffleld, coroner. The witnesses examined were Jane Robinson, domestic servant to Mr. Martin, Ellen Roth- well, oharwomin, ...

... DEPARTURES FOR NO From Preston. To BLACKBuRN, AoCRINGTON, Buny, & 11AR T 6-35 mixed, 8-15 9-511-5 Mx. 1-45, 4i5 5 10 7BE.3 '9-5 A.-On Sundays: 7-0 t 9-30 M. 2-15 6 3° -30 ?? Saturdays, and to Aceringto Accrington only.) ly. To BLAOKBURN, BURNLEY, COLNE, SKIPTON BE AND LEEDs.-6-35 mixed, 9-5, 11-.5 x. I4 N BROfEl *7-30 mix, A.-On Sundays: *7-° x. 2-1_5 ,1 A. all ?? Colne only.) .-1l To CIIoRLEY ...

... CONTEMPORARYPRESS.__ THE DREAM OF TRANSPORTATION. (Froma the Econaeniwt.) The prevalent outcry for the revival of transportation as a mode of punishing and disposing of our dangerous criminals will not, we are convinced, survive many weeks' consideration and discussion of the subject. It could scarcely have arisen, had the guides and instructors of the public mind, either official or amateur, ...

... The weekly yieeting of the guardians was held yester- day, in the offices of the union, Lancaster.road. There were present-Mr. Ascroft, chairman; Messrs. Newsham, Jacson, J. Catterall, Addison, Oliverson, and Goodair, ex-ofjicio guardians; and the following elected guardians: Messrs. Howitt, Tait, Abraham, . ancaster, Bennett, Taberner, T. Dewvhurat, Hayes, HI. Holding, Fowler, Stock, Howarth, ...

... I So great has been the interest excited by the Guild in other parts of the country that, in addition to the repre- sentatives of almost every Lancashire newspaper, the leading London papers have had their special correspon- dents on the spot; and there have been two or three artists down, sketching for the Itlmtrated Loadoa News. POST-OFFICE. We feel pleasure in being able to etate that the ...

... ANoTEaR STRTIE.-The men employed by the Norley Coal Company are now on strike. They received notice of the intended reduction of their wages a fortnight before the intimation was received by the men employed at the other collieries, and accepted their wages at the reduced rate for two weeks. Their employers, refnsing to be bound by the action of the other proprietors, persist in the reduction, ...