... l l T HYAOINET4. z; have been Induced to pen a few observations an tho euccesaful ?? of theme universal faviburles,; be beauty and fragrance of which are notlsurpassed by any other flower and it may w ...

... MR. MONICKT'fON MILNES, M.P, ON AMERICAN AFFAIRS. LMUDS, TnURSDAY NraHT. The annual soi, de of the Leeds Meohanics' Insttit. ?? erasy Seelety, and Fhl of Arthas j UBttalken place, and passed off wvith ...

... -t TEE REV. HUGH STOWELL BROWN ON DEFAULTERS. Last evening, the Rev. Hugh Stoweli Brown t delivered a lecture on IIDfutr, in connection t with the Young Men's Christian Association, in the Collegia ...

... 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 ...

... PRESTON TOWN COUNCIL A meeting of the members of the Preston Town Council was held on Wednesday, in the Assembly-room of the Bull Hotel. There were ?? Mayor, in the chair; Aldermen Pedder, Parker, Goodair, E. Birley, W. Birley, -Myree, Miller, and Hunmber; Counnillors Benson, Dawson, Ridiags, Hiumber, Wilcockson, T. Goodair, R. Goodair, Seed, Williamson, Arkwright, Woods, Myres, -Noblett, ...

... IMplRTAN' RAILWAY CAsSE.-On Tuesday at the Ormnskirk Cntv CourtJ Mrs. Elizabeth Barnes, of Hyde, Cheshire, sued ohn esii, out-door porter at the Southport railway station, fr Xo the value of a box containing dresses, jewellery, ic., wbi clb lad been lost while in his charge. From the evidence it peared that in July last Mrs. Barnes visited Southport, and 2aterher address had been written on ...

... 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 ...

... FEARFUL OOLL RY BPLOSION.-SlAAEEN .IVES LJOST. I . .. . .. . . . .. . .. . ?? I A most terrible calamity has occurred at Walker Colliory, within three miles of Nowoautlo-on-Tyno, which has brought back all the horrors of the Hartley catastrophe, and, bat for a fortunate ooncrmronoe of circumstances, the lowe of lifo might have equalled that at Hartloy. Last 8aturdaywe pay. day at the pit, and ...

... SECOND E.IWTION., By XLOTBIm all MAniga TILWF~j'W The Marquig of IBreadalbano is ?? 111 at Lucerne. A marriage Is arranged between Viscount hs:ereford and the Hon. nary Morgan, yonagefit daugh.'81r of ...

... FALUS POPUM LRX *5VPREMA. SUMMARYJ I DOMESTIC. Another Cabinet Council was held yester- day. The Paris correspondent of the Morning Herald, whose hostility to the Palmerston Government seems to have b ...

... ITE PROGRES8 OF TEE WAR THE IN NAMERICA The news brought by the Peral strengthens the belief that the campaign in Virginia is ended for the present year, so far as opera. tions with a view to permanen ...