... I _ W. P. MILLER, ESQ., of this town, has been appointed a lieutenant in the 3rd regiment of Lancashire Militia. EXCHANGE FOR P'RIESTON. - On Monday last and yesterday, meetings of the joint committee representing the Corporation and the subscribers were held in the new Town Hall. Various preliminaries were adjusted, steps were taken for obtaining information respecting the management of ...

... I c I I. -A L[Y BRITIS3 AND IRISH MAGNEIC TELEGAPHE. London, Friday evening. GENERAL NEWS. The Pall .4all Gazete says there is no foundation for the report that Baron Chanell intends to resign. fhe Lord-Lieutenanut of Ireland wsill leave Ireland for Lon- don about Monday next, andd will probably not return to Dublin until the middle of July. The Pall Mall Gazette says there are some rumours ...

... O A I RIOTS AT BIRMINGHAM'. il TRE MILITARY CALLED 0OUT. - SERIOUS DESTRUCTION TO PROPERTY. a On Sunday Mr. William M1urphy, a lecturer against it Roman Catholicism, comrmenced a scrie% of lecture, in a ai Wodnbuilding erce -o the purpose in the centre of thle town. A large mob collected outside, and stones were ti thrown at the building, and three of the nucket takers a i were seriously ...

... PRESTON BOAR -I 3 A t I - The usual weekly m ,tin ..r e Iessrs uj seletlY meeting of th chair; T- B d d ison, B N' WakR, B. Dixon, Sumner sflt, and IP Para . Walker, Whittle, Clark5o e'A iler 0, Aecraf Ut I slton, Cldtheroe, Wilcock Tn Icr ' ;OD Hothersall, Teebay, Pie-c'Te' p * dington, Waring, Lund, 'gedieiyae, r Gudgeon, and Dewhurst, ' (J GS I RELIEF.-It was reported that d there had been ...

... PARLIAMENTARlY INTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF LORDS.-IMoNDAY, JuNE 24. IRISH RAILWAYs.--Lord : KIMBERLEY presented a petition from the Corporation of Dubliu urging the purchase of the Irish railways by the government. The noble earl observed, that, in his judgment, the subject deserved ?? DRBBY said a committee of the Cabinet had been appointed to consider the question, and it would give the ...

... Il MISCELLANEOUSNEWS. | I I _ _ _ _ _ I a vi KThe Preeman's Journal announces the death of Dr. T7 Kilduff, Roman Catholic bishop of' Ardagb. of 'TVhomas Hasp, a Hunslet! relieving officer, has -been a ait committed for trial on charges ofembsezzling 1:109 belong- A jugto bi uin Job Th dyworks of Mr. William. Gartside. at Healey-in. et-ti Ossett, near Dewsbury, were destroyed by tire on Satur- ...

... __ . _ ?? A 1E RICA. [tY ATLANTIC TELEGRSAPH.] New York, June 14th, 6 p. ?? New York iournals publbsh intelligence from Mexico ainoonueinig that itlaxi- miliai, had been tried bv a court martial held seuietly. New York, Monday, t p.m.-lnie!iierence received here from Melico states tiat the Emperor Maximiliai claims fvom the court by which he is bei-u tried the liight of trinl by is Congress of ...

... THE BAND of the 3rd R.L.M. will play to-day (Satur- day) in front of the Belvedire, in the Miller Park, between the hours of five and seven. THE PROPOSED NEW EXCHANGE.-A meeting of the committee of management of the proposed Exchange and News-room, was held yesterday, in the new Town Hall. A draft of suggested rules was submitted, and, after being considered, and slight alterations made ...

... A t TI, iiA1 . HAYtieiING.-The grass crops in this neighbourhood look well, and haymaking has already commenced in one or two places-a field having been cut near Ripley's Hospital, on Wednesday. with one of Wood's Royal Agricultural Society's First Prize Mowing Machines. DRAPERS' RALF-HOLMDAY MOVEMENT. -Encouraged by the example of the Lancaster Backing Company, who have adop6A a half-holiday ...

... . | HOUSE OF CTOMMONS.-THRItSDAY, JUNE 13. The Houne re-assembled this evening after the Whit- suntide recess, the Speaker taking the chair at 4 o'clock. REFORM BILL.-REDISTRIBUTION.-NEW SCHEME OF THE GOVERNMENT. -The JRouse went into committee on the representation of the ptople ?? CHANCELLOR of the ExaaHEqUER laid before it the chief features of his new redistribution scheme. Premising that ...

... |I. be A child, two and a half years old, was crushed to death 'by sore waggons which were being shunted at Winder- ab mere the other day. eel At Bradford, some time ago, a man, named Fox, was to seriously hurt by a boar pig which attacked him. The mi owner of the pig has had to pay £21 damages. an The Armna and Navy Gazette has reason to believe that ha steps have been taken by the Admiralty ...

... 'OR'EIGN NEWS. I _ = = -- I AMERICA. ARiBIVAL OF THIE CITY OF BALTIMORE AND *. PERUVIAN. The luman screw steamer City of Baeltimore, Captain Ulirebouse, from New York on the 1st instant, and the Cbaedian screw steamer Peruvian, Captain Ballantine, Em Quebec on the let instant, both arrived iu the il-essy on Tuesdayv. The yacht Vesta, one of the competitors in the late race f*a New York to ...