... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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, ...

... _1 , - SHow SHEEP.-At tho Cannock Society's meeting, Mr. Henry Smith,,of Sutton Maddomk, said :-He would like to take that opportunity of protesting against what he re- garded as a crying evil, which, would end in disappoint- ment-the excessive fattening of prize animals, especially male animals. 'They should not look so much at size as at what the natural and -nrtificial pastures at their ...

... 11 . . . - -I CAN' A FACTORY OPERATIVE'S WAGES BE FOr.EITED? -This interesting point of law was raised at Haslingden Collazy Court, on Tuesday last, before Mr. J. S. T. Green, judle. lr. Torr, barrister, instructed by Mr. Collett, a bachburn, appeared for the plaintiff, James Ralph, fa3tory operative, Accrington ; Mr. Dean appeared on telaif of the defendant, Joseph Riley.-.Mr. Torr said that ...

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... At the weekly meeting of the guardians of the Preston union on Tuesday, there were present-Mr. Aseroft, chair- man; Messrs. T. B. Addison, J. Cooper, R. Oliverson, and C. R. Jaoson, ex officio guardians; and the followingelected guardians :- Messrs. Satterthwaite, Howitt, Taberner, Taylor, Longworth, Gornall, Dixon, Whittle, Shepherd, Sutton, Ward, Ramsay, Abraham, T. Hiolden, (Jharnley, T. ...

... iz (Fc ron the Spectator. The calamity which has overtaken the operatives is in no way due to any deficiency in their own industrial char- acter, and they know that it is not. At the same time they had not been improvident in the past, and yet they have not grudged to spend the last farthing accumulated by their providence before they would ask for aid. They have fought against the pressure ...

... Lady Elgin is about to leave this country for Calcutta. Ic From a book lately published in Austria, it appears r that there are at present 7,231 Jesuits. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's fleet now _ amounts to nearly 80,000 tons. On Monday the new suspension bridge at Lambeth was k thrown open to the public, r The first stone of the new works for supplying the city C of Dublin with water, ...

... DEPARTURES FOR NOVI-flpjR From P'esloi1j To BLACKBURN, ACCRINGTON, BURY, & MAX 6-35 mixed, 8-15 9-5 I1-5 M. 1.45 4-5 5-l ?? *9-5 .-On Sundays: 7-0 -9-30 M. 2 15 4 3 ?? Saturdays, and to AcMrine0 I Accringtou only.) . . ToBLAKBSURN,BURNLEY,COLNE, IlPTN B, AND LBrED.-E6-& mixed, 9-5, 11-5 M. 4 43 TAb04 *7-30 mix, A.-On Sundays : *760 M I 'a1 If A. all ?? Colne only.) -15 g'l TO CHOHLEY, BOLTON, ...