... The negotiations between Austria and Prussia, relative heb, to thei-conclusion of a treaty of commerce, are said to be an approaching a satisfactory termination. aloi Altefromn Naples states that amongst the arrivals mmi are Lord Blantyre and family, Viscount Emtlyn, and two int sonls of Mr. Glad~stone , one of whomn is M.P. for Chester. 000 Af American bibliographer has published a catallogue ...

... * HOUSE OF LORDS. -FRIDAY. [BY BRIT181t AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEBRAPH.] The Lord Chancellor took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. l COMPLAINT BY LORD REDESDALE. Lord REDESDALE called attention to a pamphlet pub- lished by a Mr. Francis, reflecting upon his conduct as chairman of committee in connection with a branch l railway between Mould and Denbigh. He insisted that there was not ...

... SPECIAL MEETING OF VQUNTY MAGISTRATES IN PREWON. A special meeting of the magistrates of the county of Lancaster was held on Thursday last, at the Court House, I House of Correction, in this town, for the purpose of ap- pointing a keeper of Lanenster Castle, in the room of the late gaoler, Mr. Arthur Hansbrow, deceased. Hitherto the appointment of gaoler has been in the hands of the High ...

... CORRR'FPON )ENCW. I THE PRICE OF GAS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE PRESTON CHRONICLE. SIR,-A few days ago, I was shown a ?? of the report of the directors of the Preston Gas Comlany, submitted 1; to the meeting of proprietors last month, in which occurs the following passage: 'The consumption of gas in the neighbourhood of Walton-le-dale and Bamblr-bridge i having considerably increased, the ...

... THE CHRONICLE. PRE STON, SAlTURDAY, FEBRUA R Y 9, 1867. w.. ?? ,- ?? . .. ., ,, , ?? .. I ?? iiT The plan that the Tories have adopted in their ar- rangements for the introduction of bills in the new session of parliament displays genius rather than sim- plicity. It reminds the country that the leader of the House of Commons was known as a novelist before he became famous as a statesman. Every ...

... j3orroweD Criffo- il - . I - I Wht ' hedifrerc between celery and salary ?-The lc miathe diitlak befte you can get'it the othaer yoL e>4 5t efoe yO ca bak it. reb asked lif hiekremembered a certain benevo- reilied, He was a good man. Me te pir~ ~ ldybeing asked by aI boring poll- ?? t in favour of, replied that .raem lanid a partlly the wearing of whiskers Ala. Py is one of the fashions I ...

... rT1HE FYLDE. t ExsyR Y les x -On thei 18th ilt., Nr. Jo.eplh lHolden, farmer Throstle Nest, Winaisrlcigh, badicig(ht lambs yeaned, and several mom, on the Ist inst. T;IF: ASSESstE'i UOMliITTIE.-A meetingoftine committee wvas lel oa ?? afterjooun last, at the Rloyal Oak lnn, Oarstaig, but thle busiuess possessed no feature of public interest. SErioUs ACcirrNT TO A LIRSTANG TRATDTESSNAI.-On ...

... GARDETN IG OPERAT IO%, S F (Froe ?? Grcldenet-s' Chro;icle ) PLANT HoUcsES-Stove climbers genci--lly * -eceive their final pruining nod ?? r mandas, dipladenias, c!,sus diseolor, amd learii, require pruning back to wood o, icj oeding summer s growth, except ig whbere it may be necessary for any partielllar z> 1| oceupy a large space quickly, when two or the soi: strourest of the young gro'vtbs ...

... The annual general meeting of the members of this society was held at the Bull Hotel, in this town, on Saturday. The Rev. L. C. Wood, of Singleton, occu- pied the chair. Amongst those present were several gentlemen from Kirkham, Westby, Burnley, Weeton, Ituflord, Wigan, St. Michaels, Hapton, Towneley, Inakip, Lancaster, &ce The CHAIRMAN expressed his regret at the absence of landowners, whom ...

... _cn lI E.1t |E. 1:) Tv SESIO SAt tbe i PETTY ZDESISIN t' - 5$30.Ls ...

... I LA t N A ST ER. i norA leewa dionerel afew nights agO, en cue It F[roo atfile was diesrcJksooV ' cotton mill, Queen- t Foratuntately ithod 0ot gained muchstrength, -e disaiuoer would have ensued. t o oonsoo etiairshd, but portions of cloven acre de trayged The damage is estinated oirs AccRNT.~An B .baccident, which at is feared * ?? ofatal tih r Lan a-ter Arteler e Pies, on Satur- na 'a ?? ...

... 1 -Q-ua CHOR'LEY. l O0i Pfl.EOSiON OF nUNr.lvY fTRADorNG 1, LIQUOR.-On I Mr ?? liv ovonioig, a meeting. convened by circular, bat |me ' lltiery attended, was held in the Co-oiperative Hall, thrm ?? er t ie plegldency of A. E. Eccles, Esq. There were nur oelt ol the plattr'rli the pev. A. hornetville, Rev. J. fac to 1l r. NIr. E. \iddowvs, hlr. J. Hodgkinson, Mr. J. resol itrand Mr. Grtndy, ...