... THE ABYSSINIMA CupAIGND Since the Abyssinian campaign appears to be inevitable, It would have been satisfactory to leari that our forces are not likely to meet with so many perils and obstacles in pushing to their destination as was at first supposed. The Topographical Department of the War-office has collected a mass of information concerning practicable routes in Abyssinia, in the hope, ...

... _ The Pall Mall Gazette repeats-in a somewhat positive form-the report that if no tidings reach this country of the release of Consul Cameron and his companions, par- liament will be called together in November to pass the supplementary votes required for the prosecution of a war against King Theodore. A man, named Neale, is in custody at Wolverhampton, on a charge of murdering his wife. It ...

... GARDENING OPERATII&NS. * X aA . I1 .. (From the Gardeners' Chronicle.), HARDY FLO;ERU GARDEN.-SoW ten-week and inter- mediate stocks for early spring flowering.. Pot any auriculas requiring that attention without further delay. A good, thoroughly decomposed surface-loam, with a fourth of well decomposed cow-dung, a little well-washed road driftings, and silver sand, Will suit them well if the ...

... 4 - _. ROYAL GRAMMAR SCHooL ATHLETIC SPORTS.-These annual sports took place on Tuesday afternoon last, in Querumore Park, kiiidly lent by W. J. Garnett, ESa., and were of a most successful character. There wea a large assemblage of visitors, among whom where the Rev. Canon Parr, vicar of Preston ; and Iia'ailtoIL Parr, Esq., governor of Lancaster gastle. The Rev. Dr. lse,. head master ...

... Second Edition Lar ERMITW AND IRt8IE RAILWAY AFFD B The traftic receipts of raihways in tb for tby week ending Septer; ber 7th bhm all .iD £C51,205overtheeorrespondinwekols ?? ?? DiyNs ableyt itteis~ hstae pthlat t , tyk5. Ittwy Company iB about to ras 4- e ERast T4 ealitto complete the undertaking Q'° ?? workingorder. a d brifg it utl THRE ABYSSINIAN EXPE ; The riva says that according to ...

... THE CHRONICLE. I PRESTON, SATURDAY, SBPT.EAfBER 21, 1867. , ?? _ ?? .- - ?? ?? -- -.1- . w ?? ._ . - A man may call his house an island if he likes there's no act of parliament against that, is a remark which is attributed to the notorious Mr. Wackford Squeers, of Dotheboys Hall. And there is, undoubtedly, a great deal of truth in it. On the principle which it contains society continually ...

... e- )n THE OPENING OF THE TowN HALL.-The various committees have held meetings this week, and much pro- id gress has been made in the arrangements with reference y, to the coming festivities. In addition to the list of festi- he vities published in last week's Chronicle, it has been de. Ig termined to have a balloon ascent at three o'clock on Fri- day afternoon, the 4th of October. Mr. Coxwell, ...

... The half-yearly meeting of the North of Englatid Rail wtsy Carriage and Iron Company, Limited, was held on Thrursday last, at the company's works. Dr. Heslop, esairman of the directors, presided. There was a large attendance of ?? C;AIRMAN moved the adoption of the report, which was published, in extenso, in the CAronicle of last Saturday. It stated that in con- aeace of the depression in the ...

... RESCUE OF TWO FENAN HEAD CENTRES. ~eat live THREE PERSONS SHOT. rictI The Fenians in Manchester, on Wednesday, made a desperate attack on a body of the city police, and suc. of ceeded in rescuing the notorious Colonel Kelly and Cap- tain Deasey, the two head centres of the movement, who gin were recently apprehended there. Kelly and Deasey, en were on Wednesday remanded by the magistrates to ...

... l M&ARRIAGE BROKERS. It will be a highly agreeable piece of intelligence, the Saturday Review thinks, to hosts of harming women andi fascinating men when they learn that a company is in existence for the purpose of promoting matrimonial alliances. We have before U5 a lengthy prospectus or circular, printed on paper of a lovely tint, which was a few days ago sent by the coarse medium of the ...

... I ENSDOWMENT OIw T111 01jaLM Go ROME utia1aD. fs -We are assured, on the authority of the leading organ au of Catholic opinion in Ireland, that bishops, priests, and th laymen of the prevailing creed, concur almost unanimously no in deprecating any and every suggestion, whenoesciever in emanating, for Catholic endowment in that country. Tbis Pi is the more significant and remarkable, because ...

... THE TRADE UNIONS COMMIESION IN I MANCHESTER. The examination into the cirewasfauces attending th6 ourage at bimpson's was proceeded with on Friday. George Holland. said be had been a member of the Stookport Brickniakers' Society fouraeen years and about .eight years ago he was treasurer. He was a member of the council in 1,86, when it was resolmed to deatrqy Simp- son's property. This was ...