... the eel EARTHQUAKE IN RUSSIA. le; LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. ich A violent shock of earthqsuake was felt at Tach- rPS kent in Russia, on the 5th instant. It lasted ndnearly a minute, the direction being. from south. l west tonorth-cast. All the buildings were sbaken, at and most of them seriously duamaged. Nine men, nd four women, and two children were killed by the fall of houses, anid six ...

... I~~~ _ In the present position and tcemlpr of the House of Commons and of the Govarnmenti towards each other, it is very desirable thiat tile business of the session and of the ex- istiug Parliament should not be unneces- r sarily extended, but that, on the contrary, 9 the really needful business should be at I once clearly ascertained, should be sim-c pliflied as much as possible, and should ...

... SCOTCH GENERAL ASSEMBLIZB ESTABLISHED CHURCH. The General Assembly of the Church of Scotlad continued its sittings on Monday, Dr. Burkr moderator. Dr. Crawford submitted the address to the Queen in reference to the attempted assassination of the Duke of Edinburgh, which was approved of; and, on the motion of the Earl of Selkirk, the committee was continued, with power to frame an address to ...

... t @'i'EST . NEWS. RagFRIS LWINGCSTONE. BOXBAY, APRI 11. T ted lettlr of Dr. Livingstonehave Tbe long-' i,. the boombay papers. T'aey fully afir thed of his sfeoty. AMERICA. 'Br ATLANTIC TlIL)RAP11H. WASHImNTON, MAY ?? All the impeachment managers! counsel for the eaui.bave delivered their argumoats except Cr. Iigana, ho ...

... AD TELEGIIIC NEWS. LONpoN, THUBSDAY EVW1ING, rkets have been firm, with a fair The IstO'* d ' oig in 1ll the leading seourl- d lbve further improved upon %Io, T adshae f ui neo w AWP d ODl oi otook, induced by one er two ?? ciroumstabces connected with the Mo°U2d buillon umarketo. In foreign stocks the Viiol0pai inqury hiw been for the higher priced dodpriptlogi such as Egyptian, reravlan, ...

... THE TOWN COUNCIL. AND THE CHESTER CUP DAY.: There ought to have been A council meeting beld yesterday, but onec did ilot take place, for the simple reason that thoro was, in the legal sense, no council to do any business. In Other words, out of the 04 geutlemen who rejoice in the dignity of alderman or town councillor, 22 could not, yesterday morning, bn found to obey the sumnions of the ...

... A GEOLOGICAL TOUR TO SNOWDON, I AND THE GLACIER THEOTRY. AN the sown is approaching whenC tour1its and pedestrians will begin to invade the mountain scenery of North Wales, now rendered more acc%. sible by the extension of the Coeanway tailivay tb Bettws-y-Coed, a few geological notes (for this science is attaining a popularity unexampled by ,any othrer) ny amuse your readers, and llorhap, cay ...

... BI ?? COMMISSION. ?? - At the monthly ?? of thieboard, yeaterlay. Mr. M.tt jre'uideu,l nd the other I~ol~epresea wets Ml sara. J. laidw jun., Evans, Taylor, rns~ Shield, (slateouse, k'.pinaii, Birattan, H:iuaoau Cook, Poole, abnd Sidley, THE ATTEMPT TO SHOOT PRINVE ALFRED. Tbh ar1nan remarked that, e nce their last meeting, ti!e heart cf every EnJgli.ihm'in had been thlrilled with shame and ...

... At Southwark police court, on Saturday, Mrs. Annie Rickally, stated to be4!4 years of age, and daughter of a retired officer, residing at Sherborne, appeared before MAh Burcham for final examina- tion, charged with intermarrying with Robert Mills oln the 22nd of January, 1866, her first hus- banid, Charles Reeve, being then and now ]ivng. Also with intermarrying with Dr. Humphrey Purnell ...

... I POLLUTION OF RIVE>&S. o. Yesterday afternoon, the Rivers Pollution Com- o missioners met in the council chamber of the Town o Hall for the purpose of making arrangements for O a Preiminary inspection of the basin of the Mersey. The commission, it will be remembered held an inquiry at Liverpool some months since, Ibut since then other commissionersf have been appointed. The commissioners are ...

... A CATHOLIC PRIEST SUMMONED FOR NON-PAYMENT OF CRTURCH RATES. At the ?? police court, on Saturday, before W. Winstanley, C. R. Jacson, W. O. Pilkin ton, R. Pedder, and P. Park. Eslrs., the Rev. Heury Thrower, Catholic priest, in Woodplumpton; and Messrs. J. Wrigley and J.Dobson, inhabitants of that township, were summoned for refusing to pay the sum of sixpence for Church-rates. The summonses ...

... THE CHRONICLE. PRESTON, SA TURDA Y, MA Y 9, 1868. I WVho have they to be ? That is the question. We are drifting towards another election. The current is agitated. The full tide will soon be running. Nothing can stem it. Politically, we are on the eve of great and vital changes. Preston will share in the general turbulence which is at hand. By whom shall we be represented T The question is one ...