... THE AFFAIRS OF AliR. JAMES LEECH. ADJOURNED MEETING OF CREDITORS. EXTRAORDINARY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. Yesterday afternoon, an adjourned meeting of the creditors of Mr. James Leech, whose affairs we referred to last week, was held at the Castle Inn, Market-place, in this town. The proceedings commenced soon after three o'clock, and were not concluded until nearly six. There was a numerous ...

... . - =l I .11Ii 2VE Editor is alot responsible for the opinlions a(id state- ments of Correspondents. SCENES IN GRIISHAW-STRIIFT. TO TIE EDITOR OF TalE PRESTON CRP.ONICLE. SmR,-I am not much of a lawyer, but I think any indi- ! 'vieual can summon a disorderly person for committing a I huisa5ice, at le.ast I have known it to bed one. If the- in Habitants of Grimshaw-street will combine and ...

... | I j _ _ _ _ . .. . .. . . . - . - .. . ?? ?? ?? LYTHAA. NEW STAINED GLASS WINDOW AT THE PARIsH CHuRCH. -During the past week a stained glass window of beautiful design, has been placed in Lytham Parish XChurch, in memory of the late Jamos Cunningham, of Lytham and Blackburn. The window is placed in the south aisle of the church, and is a three light one. The subject pictured thereon is the ...

... U I it The weekly meeting of this Board was held on 0 Tuesday, at the Overseers' Buildings, Laneaeter-road. i- There werepresent-Mr. C. B. Jaeson (in the chair); ts [ Messrs. Teebay, Bee, Langtree, Thompson, Osbaldeston, n C. Hargreaves, drown, Clarkson, Woodhouse, Grayeton, ), Smith, Pye, Kay, Waddington, Lackabane, Bourne, f Bretherton, Dickinson, J. Hargreaves, and Roweroft. d The minautes ...

... local Betuo. I I I hiarai O)PENING. OF AN AUiCTION MART. - We in- arui spadted, yesterday, a new auction mart opened by Mr. G. evider W~rightson, a well known auctioneer, of this town. Thle inth premises are those formerly occupied by Mr. Ewbank, Wesle upholsterer, SS, Fishergate, and nearly opposite tile filled. TIheati'e; they are commadionis, well lighted, con- .B veniently situated, and ...

... APPALLING CATASTROPHE ON THE, THAAIES.-G00 LIVES LOST. One of the most fearful disaeters of modern times oc- )t corred on Tuesday evening in the river Thamnes, at W'Nool~iteih Tfie Princess Alice, one of thle largest saloon if Fsteamers of the London Steamboat Compeny, with abont 700 souls on board, left London about ton o'clock on 'a Tucesday morning for Gravetend and Sheerness, the fine ...

... _ i . .. .. .. . -. - . ?? _ ?? ?? _ _ _ . .. _ .. _. . ?? __ _ _ _ _ --F-LE-ETMWOO ?? YELLow Favan ox BOARDc A SmP.-A Lloyd's tele- gram from Gibraltar reports the arrival there of the barque Adeliza, of Fleetwood, from Lagos, West Coast of Af rica, with fever on hoard. The veasel was pot out under strict quarantine. Two men had died and threeI more were suffering from the diseaso when she ...

... THE CHRONICLE. PRESTON, SATURDAY, NOVE.BfBER23, 1878. ADULTE RATION-AN AMENDMENT NEEDED. Although a very considerable benefit has accrued to the public from the operations of the Act passed three years ago, re pecting the adulteration of food and drugs, that statute has, in some respects, been a failure. When the Act was passed, we were told that the days of adultera- tion were numbered; that ...

... . ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? A well-known authority on dairy matters, Herr R. t Schatnmafl, recommended the application of a decoction ti I of ground pepper to cheeses as a sure protection against [ the attacks of their accustomed depredators. A couple of d Iwashings with such a preparation will effectually free a f cheese from any number of mites. The vast qeantity of foreign potatoes consumed in Eng- ...

... = -_ _ . - A ; I - I The Editor is aot responsible for the ?? ?? state ments of Correspondcnts. A HINT. TO THIE EDtTOR OF THE rRFTo, coNere-CLE Sin,-ThI spinners of Preston 1have put forth an appeall to the inhabitants of Great Britain for support, on the I ?? that they are in Preston willing to work on thle ma',ters' terms, but the masters won't allow them ?? the Blaeldn)lsin operatives will ...

... I BLACKBiURNs BoA~ if)OF GWIUAnsIAs.-At the usual Weekly Imeeting of this Ileard. on Saturday. beyond hearing the relief cases, there was no other business. TH'll SIT, OP, THE NE-'W POST-orrich.-Thse transfer of fthe site of thle new ofiile in Lord-street from Daniel Tbwaites, Eeq., III.P., to the post-office authorities, after much delay, was completed on Tuesday. CORPORATE F ?? montbly ...

... - BL A CHURN. BLA.CKBUR BURNEDn To DEATHo-Mr. Deputy Corone 3l hd an inquest at the Lord Howard Arms, A udl er leli hel touching the death of Mary Ann Sharpies YLlu Tuesday police-constable, residinag In Snapc-str~ee aghter of from the effects of burns received onatheprevioa3 edioi- It appeared that on Tuesday, the 22nd (If Jlu Alics Ferran, the sister of 'the deceasepiad~uarv Rr lgtd paraffin ...