... AGAINST THE LONDON & NORTH- WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. In the Court of Common Pleas, on Wednesday, Chief Justice Bovill and a epeolal jury had before them the case of Worboyi v. the London and North western Railway. It waan action to re. cover damages for injuries sustained upon the line of the defendants, who paid £300 Into oonrt, so that the only question to be tried was whether this sum was ...

... IATEST TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. I I [REUTEiR'S TELEGRAMS,] AMERICA. ID! ATLA1IO TIIRanl WASnHaTON, FPn. 1. Congress has passed a new bill respecting the abolition of the cotton tax. It repeals the internal tax on cotton Immediately, and removes the duty on the importation of foreign cotton after the lot November next. NEW YORK, Fan. 1. The National Oompany's sorew-steamship Wrin, and the Inman ...

... By the arrival of the above mail We have advle3 from Ceylon to Jan. 16; Madras, Jami 13; Hong Hong, Jan. I; Melbourne, Dec. 27; Sydne, Dec. Al; Adelaide, Do. 28; Brisbane, Dec. 19, &O. INDIA. There art no advice. of importance from India by the present mail. CHINA AND JAPAN, The Chrina Mail contains the following Item of news Reports concerning the Nientel are mor en- iouraging for the ...

... I | .~ [nvY TELEQW&H.] TUE MINISTRY. The Time mays the labour of forming a Ministry, even under the moat favourable oircumstanoces Is slo greet that it must be accepted aM singul~ar evidence of the willingness of the members of the late Administration to serve under the new Firsnt Lord of the Treasury, that MW. Disraeli prooesds thismoringto sbore t la beore her Majesty theprpo~d ompsiio ofth ...

... SECONDs EDITION. I [BSY TULEOIAPH.] The Times Is hopeful that the discussion onk Ireland, commenced last night in the House of Lords, may encourage the Governmentto produce a bold and othtesmanlike scheme. A Dublin telegram in the Tmme snays there Is no foundation for the report that the Attorney- General has withdrawn the proseoutions against the orangemen at Dowupatrick. THE DIOCO VERY OF MR ...

... We have been favoured by Mr. S. R, Graves, M.P., with the recommendation of the Boundary Oommiosloners Is regards Liverpool. It la as follows :-From the point at which Uilet-lano leaves the preeent boandkry of the borough along said lane and Suaithdown-lane to the point at which SmIthdown-lane to oromsed by the Gmitoro Rallway, thenco northward along the railway to the point at whioh it ...

... 1 On Tuesday, at the Newbury Petty Sessions, Maria Giles, a midwife, who has for many years borne the sobri- quet of the Cunning Woman' and William Tranter, a labourer, with whom she cohabited, were placed in the dock, charged with obtaining divers sums of money from Isaac Rivers by false pretences. Giles is an old offender, having been convicted on three occasions of crimes of this class, ...

... 11 ?? ?? 11 POULTOM-LE--On Sunday last, sermons were preached in the Parish Church, at this place, in the morn- ing by the Rev. C. J. Astbury, of Preston, and in the afternoon by the Rev. T. Clark, M. A., Vicar of Poulton; after which collections were made on behalf of the Colonial and Continental Church Society, which amounted to £9 3s. 6id. PREsENTATION.-On Wednesday, at the White Horse Inn, ...

... I . Il 1 - - - CANDLEMAS SPORTTS.-PIGEON AND SPARROW SHOOT- ING FOR AMATEURS, As MR. HENRY KIRKEAM'S. WREA GREEN, NEAR Kxm&si.-Caudlemas, from time imme- morial, has been a holiday time for servant men and maids in country places. In consequence of this Mr. Kirkham decided to give his friends a treat in the shooting oe He therefore sent out posters stating that a match for amateurs would takep ...

... PRESTON. POST OFFICE. ?? DRSPATCHES. BOX xtra closes. stamp. I'o the North (Piieht mail) ?? I (a.m. London, Manchester, Liverpool, Bolton, 3a. Leeds, & c . a.m. Blackburn,Accriegton, Darwen,Burnley 30a.m. & c . ?? - 5 2. . Blackpol,Fleetwood, Kirknam Lytha4ri &c . ?? 4 30a.m. Goosnargh, Hoghton, Leyland Long 4 ridge, Fulwood Park, &c .45am ?? a. Croston, Tarleton, Bamber Bridge, &c. S 45a.m. 5 ...

... FOIUEIEFN NEWS. - A M E R I 0 A. New York, Feb. 21.-The National Company's steamer eveta has arrived out. Gold, 141j; sterling exchanzo on London, I10 5-20 1882) 111.; 6520 (1885) 1093: 10-41. Bonds, 10o; i'laois, 1S39 Eies, 70 J; Cotton: Middling Uplands, 294 ; Petroleum, S6andaru White, 26; Flour, extra state, 10 dolars, 30 cents.; Corn, old mixed, 1 dollar, 26 cent. The House of ...

... ..I FRANCE. Franoe bas agaln purchased a large number of horisa in 31xungary. It 9 said that no less than 25,00) will be 9ueoeIsey despatched from Peath to Strasburg. Rplyng to an artioh in the .New Pruasian cross aere, t'he £endard says that the arrival of the nano. Varian iefugoee in French territory surprised the French government more disa bly than that of Prussia. The xtepe spontaneously ...