... - When we wrote last week upon the state of affairs on the continent of Europe, we expressed our fear that Austria would not accept the invitation to a Conference which the neutral powers had sent to her. We are ex- ceedingly sorry that the belief we then entertained ha8 proved to be only too correct. Austria, having imposed restrictions on the deliberations of the representatives at the ...

... - -- -- - 1 - - - - I- U LA\NTCASTlER 1, QUAY COwliISsio.NEns.-At a meeting held on Wednesday, the retiring ?? were re-elected, and Nlr NV. Satter- ?? a e;i appoin ted in the roon) of it gentleman dleceased, Fliitr LANCASHIiRE MILitiA.-We havO again a favottrablo report to miake of the vonduct of this regienout during the past I week, The training swill ba brought to a ehse on c Saturday next ...

... T H E W A R. The Times says the war has now begun in earnest. Prussia has not hesitated to treat the vote of the Frank- fort diet, as a declaration of ho tilities on tho part of the States which supported the Austrian proposal, and yester- day the Prussians entered baxony onl the one side, and Hanover on thle other. The crossing of tle Saxon frontior brings the largest military levies that ...

... il At a public meeting held on Tuesday evening ait fnLuin- fi eld, at petition t parlialment was adopted qgainL nLI; inequality of rating bc-tneen that ajid large towns to which the Cattle Plague Act gives tice. During the past week 265 animials Were Slaugliterd under thle Cattle Dliseases Act in tho West Ridilig. as compared with 348 in the week preceding, and 3636 in) the week prior. Of tine ...

... RENT NIOIITS.-On Tuesday night last the tenants of J. Peel, Esq., partook of their annual supper at the Poel Arius, Burnloy-road,Aceringtcn. About]100personssat.down. The health of their lasdlord and steward, Mr. John Moore, was given and rceponded to by Ar. Moore. The proceedings were rought to a close soon aiter 12 o'cloek. On Monday night, Mr. William Dewburat's tenants had their annual ...

... THE PRESTON BANKING CompANY.-Last Saturday was the day fixed for the hearing of the petition of Mr. Bickerstaffe, one of the di retors, and Messrs. Chartley, Son, and Finch, solicitors, for the winding up of the I bank, but in consequence of the efforts that are being made to re-establish the business the consideration of the petition was adjourned until Micbaelmas Term, which begins on the ...

... ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? BorrolutV Crffle5. What nation produces most natrriages *-Fasei-nation. it is thought that toned pipor should be good for pirinti r music upon. Nover say lie. unless you ate a hairdresser, ad have an invellliln for doing away with grey h tit. Mrs. Partitigton sits, very ?? if tile bills before parialicoit are not coutietefeit, why ?? should be so maell difficulty ii) passing ...

... TISCEULLANEOUS NEWS. I it There has been a complete colap~e of the recent extra- le ordinary speculation in iron wuartruts. The price, which le two months ago was driven up to 82s. is now t65.9s. re Brother Ignathis has issued a statement of the present condition of the Monastery and Order ot St. B nedict, t, both of whicb are in very low water The debts upon the is mission at Norwich are ...

... * n HOUSE OF LORDS.-MONDAY, JULY 16. The royal assent was given, by commission, to the Drainage Maintenance (Ireland) Bill ; the Burials in Burghs (3eotlaud) Bill ; the Lunacy Act (Scotland) Amenriment Bill, and 76 private bills. D&CLARATIONS:-O1 the motion for the second reading of the Transubstantiation, &e., Declaration Abolition Bill, the Earl of DuSRBY said that if there was anything felt ...

... i! . i THE CHRONICLE. PRESTONV, SA TURDA ?? A UGUST 4, 1866. i PROSPE.CT.S OF PEACE IN EUROPE. Whfn Richard Cobden spoke of crumpling up the Russian Empire like a sheet of paper, he was laughed a at. It seemed impossible then to entertain the idea of I a long-establisbed government being overthrown, and a v vast territory passing into the hands of strangers. The recent campaign in Germanu, ...

... l^1 .QErl, - ., _ E . The Erato, of Whitehaven. Essury, sailed from Villa Real on the 28th of D)ecember for Liverpool, and has not Ehince been hoard of. A boat manrked ?? Rato, of White- haven, was picked up the 26th of January off the Lizard. MUTINY nZ CHSINESE COOLTIiS.-Hongkong, Jan. 15.- The Chinese emigrants on board the Pride of the Ganages, Jack, which left Whampoa 9th of December for ...

... MISCE-LLANEOUS NEWIS. The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred went to Windsor yesterday week, to attend the funeral of Sir 0. Phipps. Thoe 0ardeaers' Chronicte duggests tbat the Thames inabankinent be planted with trees, and thus give a boule. vard to London. Lard Russell has intimated that he must decline to re- ceive, at present, any further deputation on the subject of reform. The death of ...