... TEN DAYS FROM HOME, WITH A PEEP AT THIE PARIS EXIIBITION. NoT --,t .NO. V11I. fl (Written fqr thse Chronicle.) ti a, Viilome Tussaud first operiod her exhibition in the a' P hio Royal, Paris, in the year 1772, and removed to Lon. g r,~182 onsequently it is now in the 95th year of its Mriee. For the sum of one shilling and sixpence each g sweeat liberty to examine the entire contents of the ~ ...

... FPESToN GUIlD-At some period subsequently to the granting of the charter by Henry 11. the burgesses of Preston established a custom peculiar to their borough of revising the rules and regulations under which their affairs were managed. This custom was observed once in twenty years, its designation banded down to modern times being Preston Guild. The first of these interesting observances of ...

... INSOLVENT FRIENDLY SOfEEIS. -Now that the true aDD equitable rateo. of contribution necessary to secure all the benefits assured by friendly societies can be obtained without the slightest difficulty, it is imperative that all honourably disposed persons should caution the unwary against the specions advertisements referred to. There ?? be little doubt that, ere long, the attention of Parlia- ...

... jpct¢ino from 'iVutcb. 1 THE ROUNID OF P.EXAsURE.-The trois-tempS step waltOUGHT ON THE KNIH'EBOARD.-The truth is Ald sometimesuninteutionally. For instance when one sees ?? Rumanity on an omnibus ! ASYLLABIc AUGaENT.-The Atkanceuem speaks of ee riding Cantatas by three different musical com- posers. Ought not these works to be called Canter-tatas? ?? Bantam: Well, guv'ner, if tb'ser ...

... MA?IOHESTER ET EXHIBITION. THIRD NOTICE. There is this year a very noticeable difference in the arrangement of the pictures in the Institution; for instead of using the corridor as au exhibition-room, and where it was cite impossible to see the pictures, a fourth room is addb, to the evident gain of the exbibition, for though it gives prominence to a good deal of rubbish there is space and ...

... SCOTCH CAREFULNESS. -A lady of ancient Scottish filutv, accustomed to visit her poor dependents, called on an eucellent woman to condole with her on the death of her nephew, with whom she had lived, and whose loss mtst jave been severely felt by her. The lady remarked, '.hat a nice cap you have got on, Margaret. In- deed, aeas, av, sae it is ; for ye see the gude ]ad's wind- in. sheet was ...

... II A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW. Quoth the boy- I'll climb that tree, And bring down a nest I know. Quoth the girl- I will not see Little birds defrauded so; Cowardly their nests to take, And their little hearts to break, And their little eggs to steal ;- Leave them happy for my sake, Surely little birds can feel ! Quoth the ?? My senses whirl; Until now I never heard Of the wisdom of a girl, Or the ...

... I YOUR MTSSION. If you cannot on the ocean Sail among the swiftest fleet, Rocking on the highest billows, Laughino at 'he storms you meet; You can stand among the sailors, Ancbor'd yet within the bay, You can lend a band to help him, As they launch their boats away. If you are too weak to journey Up the mountain steep and high; You can stand within the valley, While the multitudes go by; You ...

... Our Exchange-rooms were, on Wednesday evening last, the scene of a gay and festive throng, the occasion being the ball,-the first annual ball-in aid of the funds of the Preston and Lancashire Royal Infirmary,-a charity whose claims to the support of the benevolent are of a most pressing character. The arrangements for the ball were of a very satisfactory character, and there was a fair at- ...

... Rlcma.-Since the first introduction of races, which was inaugurated at Chester in the reign of Henry Vill., the royal family of England has always supported the turf; indeed, history tells of instances where certain members of it do so, not wisely, blat too well. The example, however, thus set by these exalted ones has been ?? followed by a host of those whose positions have enabled them to ...

... i~ LT'i'EIRARY EXTRACTS. I i = -- : i11. WVATERTON, w ho al nays wrote well anod to the pur- poe, Say s Of at p)(t ?? lia brouight uip, that of all known birds therc is 1none to be found so docile, no clever, and so amosing, ats thle raven. 'Ibis pat., hle assures US, was as plty fol as a kit ten, Ile showed vast aptittile in learninlg to talk, andI lie WtasSo CrTeO~t ati imitator of sotitds ...

... TRE HOLL Holm, or is still know, and other vi have been de once grew it the Green Hood and c identical wit Sherwood an counties.-( CERTAITNL the purposes greer decor avai'. 'le, wl would proba time is rayli heaping of b as well as in and if the t strictly in a' charm of be huilding. from their upon bands taste of a sI nice work fc are properls very effect poin tig up used in the used to ...