... THE ! SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN ] KNOWLEDGE AND THE SOCIETY FOR PROPAGATING THE GOSPEL. IN FOREIGN PARTS. A meeting of the subscribers and friends of the above societies was hold on Thursday, in the offices of the Local Board of Health, Church-street. There were present -- Dile Mayor (in the chair); Revs. Canon Parr, J. Ketton, Wilson Pedder, Newsham, T. Clark, MW. Shilleto, A. T. ...

... FOREIGN. MISCELLANY. The Viceroy of Egypt has declined the Sultan's invita- tion to accompany his Majesty to Paris. The number of cases of rinderpest in the kingdom of Holland for the week ending May 25th was 39. The fortifications of Dantzie are to be considerably en- larged, and 13 detachedforts aoastructedaroundthe town. The present Emperor of China is but twelve years of age. It is, ...

... STA5TDIONS OF THE BRITT'SH ARPIAY (/ulPrVpprs no - - . 00,9RECTED UP' TO JUNSEs 1867. [Where tro- places are mentioned, the la-ta named is that at which the depot of the regimn~et is t~tatioaed.i CAvAlSy. 32nd Mauritis- ist Life Guards; Knightsbridge ..Colcbeser 2nd ditto, Windsor 33rd KurracbSliie8 RylHreGuarda, Regentes- 34th on ?? park 35th Nololtan-Clsmepstsmort lest Dragoon Guards, ...

... THE RELEASE OF MR. JEFFERSON DAVIS:. I n mu T .t I. -- -- -- & -t __ . ._ . r Ia I r With the release of the ?? of the defunct Southern Confederacy may be said to end the history of that dreadful struggle which for so many weary years engaged the attention of the world. The people of the United States have long since ceased to regard their prisoner with fear or to anticipate danger from his ...

... lPARLIA.MENTARY INTrELLIGENCE. HOUSk. OF LORDS.-MONDAYS. JuNE 3. Various bills were advanced a stage without a discus- sion ; among these, the bill regarding prothonotaries in the County Palatine of Lancaster and arny etilistnient bill passed through committee. MOaIE Brisa's.-When the report of the amendments on. the bill for the increase of the episcopate-was brought up Lord Lyttelton moved ...

... | CLEMENCY TO TH-E CONDEMNED FENIANS. t stnn:an AAd:11 *W 1. .- - _7- .- * - - .- We suppose that there will be little difference of opinion hereafter, whatever may be the feeling now, as to the wisdom of refraining from putting into force the I sentence of death lately passed on Burke and other Fenian leaders. It is quite right to say that persons I who have so misled their ignorant fellow ...

... I 62ND L.R.V. CLITHEROB SHOOTING (Crurrm -T1h. - -1 X. I > 1-Krlsnr Ddouuvuxeu ULuB.-tbe second monthly competition for prizes took place on Saturday last, at Pendleton Hall range, when four prizes were comr- peted for. Notwithstanding the beautiful calm day the shooting was only moderate. The following were the suc- cessful competitors :-First prize, Sergeant Simpson second prize, Sergeant ...

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... 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 ...

... THE CHRONICLE. PRESTON, SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1867. . ,, ?? ?? ?? .. ?? ?? .. ?? ?? . _1 - ?? .. .. . .. . ?? ?? . ?? The spirited debates that have recently been held in the House of Commons have resulted in the settlement of the franchise question. Half of the government Reform Bill has passed through committee, and the prospects of that other half which deals with the re- distribution of ...

... Drnme Clro-srG on ?? . _ ?? PETTY SEssiONS, TUESDAY.-(Befcre E. E. Silvester, J. Blundell, J. Rigby, W. Bretherton, and G. H. Ligh. toiler, Esqrs.)-Rlenry Hunter was charged with forging the names of two farmers, named John Ainecow and Seth Rigby, to a cattle removal certificate, at Sbevington Moor, on the 20th May.-Adjourned for a ?? Poulton was summoned by John Parker, relieving officer for ...

... Mr. Smith Child of Stallington-hall, Stone, has given £800 for the erection of a block of cottages for conva- lescents and incurables in connection with the North Staffordshire New Infirmarv. CAB TRAFFIC IN LIVERPOOL.-The Hackney Coach Committee of the Liverpool Town Council on Wednesday recommended for adoption a re-modelled plan for the regulation of the hackney coach and omnibus trafficof ...