... I The Editor is not responsible for the opinionS and state- ments of Correspondents. RIBBLE NAVIGATION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE PEl'STON CHRONICLE. St-I hope our Corporation will lose no time invn tilating this most imeportant ques0tion to the town of Pres- ton, nd tat ou Pariamen m imers will take it up and assist the Corporation in this os ins doe netakng The leading tisen of thle town., whose ...

... i iKIBRKHAM CLUB DAY. i t 11*_ ._ - IL: -] &1-1 I:_ I . . The celebration of this old establishewd clui a place on Thursday, under very propitious cibr ayumt~ With the exception of a slight shower ofran1 noon, the weather was very pleasant,ad belcotr town wits a scene of much gaietyan ao iltal Ithrough the day. Kirkham club day isprasorf h Imost jovial of its kind in thle neighborodo r~~ and ...

... BLACKPOOL WINTER GARDENS-OPEN- * ING CEREMONY BY THE , LOD MAYOR OF LONDON, reY PtROCESSION, BANQUET, ILLUMINA6TIONS, &c. the as Feetivities in connection with the opening of Blackpool Olin Winter Gardene were inaugurated on Thursdav forenoon, and will be eustained until to-night with macli eclat. With respect to the Winter Gardens and Pavilion, they hav rdybeen constructed et a cost of nearly ...

... = l.;NEItAL 5NENA'S- _ ?? r.al itt:, is 1U0X in Obanl. hlal sjiiigcO- regtta OLn use a3111 lily ?? ruont. hlis recent dis j.~l j11~~hton hatil~'itsl capitalists ii ' ll te in aud aroand B soaim. a LIlot visiitedil th Gros- atI toI li ~~~III hlas been inlvestedl fus 'I 1 liito le c ite. well own lecturer Be,, is 1It~y Rusti 'III CII II s 01trr tiite, vacant Garter age, olltlowl citcen, Rug nt1 ...

... BYT A WAIF a- NuiLME5S 4. X.One of the first excursions we made whilst remaining at iy Pietre Afeintjes Fontein was to Viak Kraal, a distance of ae 80 miles, and within about 70 miles of Ileaufort WVest. The [1 time teken by us in going to and fro was six days. The sad average distance done per day is from 25 to .30 miles in a o- Cape cart and pair. We hava done nearly (60 miles with a. four ...

... I Lady Pigot's beautiful cow Zvesda, a celebrated prize winner has succumbed to tho effects of foot-and.mouth disease, she having caught the infection which led to her return journey from the Paris exhibition. Correepondence continues in the agricultural papers in favour of improving the breed of goats, and of their being far more extensivaely kept by vottagere and married farm labourers. The ...

... THE CHRONICLE. PRESTON, SA TURI)w FY, JUL. ?? 187. CONGRESS, ENGLISH POLICY, AND) MIlE T'URKS. Lords Beaconslicid and Salisbtiry al'e at ] home again. They lauded on Tuesday, and ever since then, wherever seen, they have betn either praised to tile skies by political adl- mirers, or clecered in the gleat' andi po- longed style by enthusiastic Constitutional- ists, or eyed, by members of the ...

... THlE CHR{IONICLE. I- PRESTON. SA TURDA Y, JUL.Y1.. 1 is. DISPLAt1 Y, WVASTE, ANI) '1111F'l'. In tineslike the-e, whlien (b2)tc-Cel hit'iloles and diminishing wvages forin the stal)le of . gelncal complaint, the itlprol)riety of extrdva- gant display, the evil of wa.te. antl the excel- lence of economy, ftone tintoutelves into prominence. Latterly. there has been soinc discussion regarding-the ...

... |Ii PA.RFLIAJMET. HO1USE OF LORDS.-MoNDAY. The chief interest of the sitting was associated with the announcement of the terms of England's possession of Cypras.-The Lord CtANCELLOR announced that the In- dictable Offence Criminal Code Bill, which it would be im- possible to pass this session, would be referred to a Comn- mission.TUSAI TUESDAY. The Mersey Dock and Harbour Board Bill was read a ...

... GENERAL NLIVs. mI I N The reports from thle grouse districts ,T this shie ae uusually favourable. luses I THE BRITISH rLAG AT Ce'rnusTe Litj ea flag was hoisted at Cyprus last Saturday el, The Lord ?? liuiisteriad ?? tale 0,,co On tbs emd of August, a .,d Eal ed 1 8t will be present. 0 The operatiolis for remlov-ing thle Eyd r 1 bein sucssu. On Thursday sh wsrle ii a mile and a half, h a eoe ? ...

... To lovers of asparagus Le Cuthiateur draws attention to a method of cultivating this highly-prized vegetable, known as the system Argenteuil. The beds should be dug out, and the earth raised about 5 centimetreq, the exca- vated space is then filled with tan. Asparagus so grown is both prolific in the number of heads, and the size is greatly increased; another great advantage is that the growth ...

... I TRIP TO SOUTH AFRICA, BY A WAIF. NucmuEa 2. Worcester was reached juetin time toenable us to select our hostelry, and to wash ready for dinner. Being dark, we were not able to sea much of its architecture or arrange- ment of streets. We were put up at a one storied house, with fine large rooms, passages, a good stoop ii front, and a capital garden behind. Dinner over, we had' a quiet ...