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STATIONS OF THE BRITISH ARMY

... STATIONS OF THall BlUETSS AR.IY. Where two places are mntu itil, tile last named Is that at which the depat of the regimoent is stationed ?? Life Guards, Regent Park 25th lst bat. Bengaly Plymouth 2nd Life Guards, St John's 2nd Plymouth Wood 211th Aldersl-ot Hamilton Royal Horse Guards. Windsor t7 b Malta Colchester lot Dragoon Gdr., Aldeshot 28th Singapore Bristol 2nd do. Dublin 29th ...

Published: Saturday 04 January 1879
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1063 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

WORK AND WAGES

... AVOIK ANI) AVAGES. GRE;T (.OLLLIERY DtsPUTE.-A great strike ii fealed bt be impending ill the vist colliory district thiolittiout Southt Yorkshire and North Derbyshire. The elfilo ye)I late! iven notice of a reduction in wages to thecxtioit of 7' per cen t. on steam coal and 112' per cent. ou louse coal, and tie tumn arc apparently determined to i'St. Should i stilke ob resolved upon, it is ...

Published: Saturday 04 January 1879
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 578 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

Local News

... Io al -1-vs. PRESrOS NumSstnY GARDENS Co'-The annual Cone eeling ofr thiA company waes held yesterday, T M. on Shuttlenorch, Ei . lchliiulan of tie company. pe'sidiflg. tbo The repel t aid stateluent (if accornts, Whic were not of at th %tcysasiia't iio etliaracter, were reesived; the TetiriniI by G Icecler, Mr. Ml i arg, wac re-ippointed ; and a vote of bh lanlei v. c' lie to tice chiairman. ...

Published: Saturday 04 January 1879
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3478 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

CORRESPONDENCE

... CORRESPONDENEE. l ?? ?? . ?? . ?? ?? TAe cditor is not responsible for the opinions and state- vientis of Correspondenfts. ST. S&VIOUR'S SCHOOL TEA PARTY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE PRESTON CHRONICLE. SEB,-Will you kindly permit me to inform your read- -Ars that the balance from our late tea-party, after pay- ing expenese, is £170 12s. 41d.; and also to thank all those who in any way helped us to ...

Published: Saturday 04 January 1879
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3236 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

Departures for January

... I DePartures for January. i, ana ING heir tNA 78. Ines e5. tent TYrom PRESTv0a~ 4.4 6.1 ON NI Ba~ouosroN_7 l30. 855l.3 4 40 6 16 9-20A. -Sund`JyY: 810 4-.iO, 5 1 To 1L1411UHttNAOUHINGTON Ijlt 84-trdny, QI) -6-0 7.30 a-s 9.10 1-50°0., 12,io 20 20 to iomi 6.25 *.0-s-ul~u~tys. 6.40 9.25 w . 2-25 6.2'0 .-20 5.15 To BDRNLEY AND COLN1,-6.0 7.30 3 54.4 8 e 9.30 10-0 10-50 . 12-10 1.20 2.0 5 1 4u 20 ...

Published: Saturday 04 January 1879
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1516 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

POPULAR DESPOTISM.—THE TYRANNY AND WRONG OF TRADES UNIONISM

... POPULAR DESPOTISM.-TAE TYRANNY I AND WRONG OF TRADES UNIONISM. I A writer in Sci-ibner's Magamine for this month says: -There is a popular theory that a despotism always consists of the arbitrary and oppressive rule of the many by one or a few; and it seems hard for people to realise that the only despotisms or tyrannies that we have in this country are popular. We have had receut occasions to ...

Published: Saturday 04 January 1879
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1309 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

GENERAL NEWS

... ! I _ The diminution of Peter's -Pence is, it is said, canusing muth anxiety at tbe Vatican. an 10,500 children aye attending the schools con- nected with the Muller Orphanage, .Bristol.st 471 lives were rescued by the boats of the Na- tional Life Beat Institution last year. VIb The Spanishi Cartes have voted 100,000 pese- De tas for the reparation of Cordova Cathedral. Sir Thomas Fowell ...

Published: Saturday 04 January 1879
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3932 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

SUPPLEMENTARY RECOLLECTIONS OF CLITHEROE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

... SUPPLEMENTARY BECOLLECTIONS OF CLITHEROE AND TEIE NEIGH- BOURHOOD. hey and (By art ofld Eowe hasseaslire A1fae.) uap but less [CscxPTsca 10.1 the The heirship to the old estsite of Rowley :11all, strictly of itly entailed, fell into doubt, was thrown into Chancery, aind and, the result of investigation pointed out Lawrence ery Halstead as the rightful heir. In hie youth, and shmost seni Of to ...

Published: Saturday 04 January 1879
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1895 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

PRESTON BOARD OF GUARDIANS

... ti The weekly meeting of this Board was held on A Tuesday, at the Overseers' Buildings, Lancaster-road. a There were present-C. R. Jaeson, Esq. (chairman); W. o F. Anderton and W. P. Park, Esqrs., exc o/1icio3; lessrs. a D. Ashecroft, Bee, Benson, Bretherton, Carr, Clarkson, o Dickenson, Edelston, (Iraystop, Gudgeon, C. Hargreaves b (Trinity), J. Hargreaves (Fishwick), Lackabane, Langtree, a ...

Published: Saturday 04 January 1879
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1481 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

THE ELECTRIC LIGHT

... ,ccrdilg to the last American papers received from *Iew York by tbe White Star steamer, Mr, Edison has 'eted his lamp, and is now at work to ascertain the camrp tion of generator that will prodnoo the greatest ?? Itwl0e eea amunt of electricity per horse puwer. It wlllbe several arnoes before he can make a public exhibition of his 0'n ?? obtained several patents, but he will not 1,etlem out ...

Published: Saturday 04 January 1879
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 744 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

PRESTON COMMERCIAL SCHOOL

... I I The annual distribution of prizes at the Preston Corn- mercial School, Knowsley-street, took plaoe on Thursday afternoon. The Rev. J. H. Rawdon (vicar) occupied the chair, %and he was supported by the Revs. Thompson, Thistletbwaite, Spencer, and Hey, Ur. R. Newsham (the founder of the school) and Ur. Blakewell (the head was- ter. There were lsogn ainumber of the parents and friends a of ...

Published: Saturday 04 January 1879
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2480 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

AGRICULTURE

... ALMANcACS Fou FaRMERS, &a.-.imanassebf this class- illustrated and containing much valuable information for all engaged in farming or gardening-are sold at the Chroicetc office. Landlords require to be educated into a more generous dealing with their tenant a in reference to game, freedom of cultivation, and compensation for unexhausted im- provements made by the occupier of the ?? Farmeer. At ...

Published: Saturday 04 January 1879
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3483 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News