... ST1~I oT cir A-10 ^t.A A - I . tub --§_li~it~ ttl'C coals howtl J Itly this apinorismn haidly hegIl1 ti1 ork nearer to say coals are dma10111. i, ?? for diamonds theyhave Ia been t the that on Tuesday, coals at Sltfle' ,i ved zned 4s. per tOII tli i he e Ins. | harf iS ?? e l ded ton. With lvintry w eatlier Gi l5f 1y t to approaching, cold coamfort it is t i i' tra- still advncing, ...

... PRESTON ELECTION, YESTRDAY, . Running about for candidates, securing them, address- issuing, sveech-maling, much placarding, a periodical attempt at squibbing-a fortnight's excitement of the second-rate order: this is the sum, substance, and his- tory of the political proceedings in Preston which cul- minated yesterday in- The Election. The Election is what we have all been talking about, ...

... Another endeavour to crack the remainder of the nuts given out by the editor of the Chronicle on the Alliance question was made by Mr. Fothergill, of Kes- wick, on Monday evening, in the Temperance Hall. Mr J. J. Cockshot occupied the chair. The LECTURER, after admitting the correctness and fairness of the Chronicle's report of his last lecture, said that the part of the subjeet that lie ...

... I EveLning iditioll I THE flL OT. wling ito, the aefect of Mr. Lef~thblu'e 1mtl~nonnthe 4th ,clotsel, of Th~rdX~ay night, a special meeting of the Ballot Society'5 Committee is announced for Monday next, at two orceak. WHITE BLAaRso naster f a blach- bird's nest was tefor ?? ne bourthod of Hitchin, Hertfordshire, an migtt eyon oesweto with white pla of the se ie adteoer is now in fine cod ton ...

... THE, COIO PAPERS. I (From Punch.) 'GRoOnPHY ON 'CHANGE.-Portly stok jobber(lg6inU; OThose bonds are down again! It appears the AmOrieana Mlae taken umbrage- Stumpy ditto: The douce Say have! Whereabouts is that? !! 'HxnuLE PiE.-Mr. Bull: Humble pie again, WU1 a !n!-yougave me that yesterday?' Head Waiter: ' Ye, air-no, sir-that were Geneva humble pie, air. This la Aerlin humble pie, sir!! ...

... Mr. Froude's fifth and concluding lecture in New York of was delivered on the 25th, to a large audience, the pslat- He form being crowded with American men of letters. The thf lecture, whose allocial subject was' Tile Union and the th( Ireland of To-day, is considered by the New York papers we to be the most interesting of the course. After tracing the ea3 events of the early part of the ...

... I . ?? gano is frequently 00 ?? day, pls;ter of Paris, ochre, and Vit.adUilterated guanos. We have often examined sepr55ll),I tsining from 30 to 60 per cent. of serll earthy or other useless matters. When dier tl)I f ,e0d quality this kind of guano has a light ,ie a jdob eolonr. It consists of powder com- 0 ,* jirsd lumps, which on being broken exhibit a Ksceiieite I a acrystailifne ...

... I 6ardat (ppratiouo. I . I From the Gand6ncr's Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette. HARDY FLOWER GARDEN. THE PABTERR AND MIXED GARDEn.-Take every ad. vantage whilst the weather is mild and open to push for- ward any alterations now in hand, and be prepared for severe frosts. Annuals to stand the winter will probably require some slight protection; a few yew boughs will often prove sufficient. ...

... sony *y, it A short account of the origin of the Institute, and the Who rise and progress it has made will doubtless prove interest. the ?? merit of its first conception belongs undoubtedly land to the late Mr. John Catterall, of East View. His mind rous seems to have been very much occupied by considerations ome of the unhappy position of the poor blind in the town ome and his thoughts ...

... A TEETOTAL NUT-CRACKER AND HIS. NUTS. The other day, the public equanimity was disturbed by an anuouncemeut that Mr. Fothergill, of Keswick, would deliver two lectures, under the auspices of the United Kingdom Alliance, in the Temperance Hall, in which he would crack the nuts which had appeared in the Chronicle's leader a few weeks ago, and also that he would deliver a further lecture, in ...

... rre?ptfl?C. ?? We in no tai, hold ou~rselves responsible for the opinions of corresponbdents. Wre offer a fair field to all, and shall osevfr refuse insertion to letters, from 7onsohomoccc they come, sinless they are totally irrelevant, un.- reasoraabl.V long, or personally abusive~.-Ed, P. C. THE CLOTHES SHRUB. TO THE EDITOR OF THE PIO5STON CHRONICLE. Sir,-Is it possible that the earthly ...

... I I PRIOFESSOR AND IRS. FOWLER AT THE CORN EXCHANGE. OnMonday evening, the eminent phrenologist, Mr. L.N. Fowler commenced a series of lectures on the science of Phrenology and Physiology. A vast collection of paintings, representing eminent characters, modern and ancient, of both sexes, was presented to view, a great number of books treating of the subjects, were exposed for sale, and a vari- ...