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NOTES AND EVENTS PAST AND PRESENT

... icat 0ect [BY A NORTH LANOASHIEE ROVER.] ARTICLE 3. hen It appears eva are not at present to annex Zaluland, Iree fromdiscussing thi policy of which I am prohibited. But age could we not annex that country where the dreadful and East is all tLh1 wind that blows ? I don't know ?? tlfrmtheex tuld geographical position, but judging from the ex. the perlenso of the past few days, we should ...

Published: Saturday 29 March 1879
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1837 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

CORRESPONDENCE

... Tiae Efitor 55 not respostboe for the opinions and state ments of Correapondents. THE PRICE OF BUTCHERS' MEAT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE PRsESTON 01uNItOLE. SEAR-Wben yunr correspondent of last week laas Jolee down, and can look at things csalmly, as they are in reality, and not in imagination, he will feel astounded that he should have given way to passion on the rect It of his butchers' bill, and ...

Published: Saturday 08 March 1879
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2065 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

Local News

... I ?? 4#991 'q two. 1 SEBious ACCIDENT AT A ofLL d, d accident betel Christoper Holloway, of 'So y street, employed at Messrs. Calvert a13 5 lel1g E Waltonl.e.Dale, on Tuesday. Hollay J ed machinery, when his arm by some meins lower tart between two wheels, the result being that tb ow tken it of bis arm was severely lacerated. He w aeipttte Y to the Iufirmary, where it was found necos'srytO I ...

Published: Saturday 01 March 1879
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 7233 | Page: Page 4, 5 | Tags: News 

BOARD OF GUARDIANS

... BOARD OF GUARDIANq. The weekly meeting of tbe members of the Bard WLoe held on Saturday morning, in the Board-room, King-8treet. Present-T. Clngh, Esq. (in the chair) ; J. Johnton, l,. 1i. Wraith, and J. Fish, E-qrs., ex-offlco * Mdssrs. Chew, Billingtou, Bradshaw, Barton, Hindil, T. Eccles, Weriley, C. Shor- rock, Mercer, Ward, Smith, Reddish, Watson, Sutcliffe, Lawacn, and I.ougtn.-The ...

Published: Saturday 01 March 1879
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 911 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

Departures for March

... i DePartures for March. I _ __ 3'rom PROESTON To BARTO;U Ahli BRooGHiTON..7.o30. 5.5 10.0 1?. 4.40 6.15 9-20.t,-Sundays: 8-10 f-50. (*Saturday, 8Lj-? To BLAOHnURNcAACeSIvNo-ozN BuY, A A DIlANL -6-0 7-30 8.5 9.10 10-50.m., 12.10 1.20 2.0 .j.3 > 6-25 8-0.-Sundays. 6-40 9-23 M. 2-25 6.2o -0 To BURNLEY AND COLNE-6-0 7.30 S.- '10-50 . 12-10 1-20 2.0 3-40 1-40 5-15 6 - u° o Sundays: 6-40 9-25Y. 2 ...

Published: Saturday 29 March 1879
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1448 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

THE ZULU WAR

... TH WAR. CETEWAYO'S CHARACrlEfR.-THE ZULUS AND mui THIRARGUNS.-THE COMMAND Or, 'THl BRIl- w wh TISH FORCES. cor The Rev. Mr. Otto Witt, the missionary at whose place t~ii at Rorke's Drift Licnts. Biromaead and Chard and their Au companions made their heroic Staudt had, esys that thes Xing Cetewayo invariably viewed all big ubjects, no with suspicion who came to the missions to be taugbt, abl ...

Published: Saturday 15 March 1879
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1654 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

GENERAL NEWS

... Mr. Butt, Q.C., has been very seriously HIll 3The University boat race will take Place 01 IApril 5th. IPrinace KraPOtkine, the governor of Citark, ihas beent aseassinated. a Mrs. Liston, whose namne will be famniliar i theatrical circles, is; dead. The seat for the Haddiugtoa Burgh, has be(.D retained by ?? party. A serions collision occurred on Thquas morning at Sankey statiou, near ...

Published: Saturday 01 March 1879
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1911 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

STRAY NOTES

... -t TAY NOTE - I Very mild is the stipendiaiy magistrate of Salford. On Wednesday a man named Igo, was brought before his worship for nearly hun- gering to death a number of sheep-for giving them neither food nor water for half a week I And for that diabolical piece of cruelty Igo, who had no defence, End was, therefore, abso. lutely guilty, was only fined 80s. and costs I The real puishment ...

Published: Saturday 08 March 1879
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3225 | Page: Page 4, 5 | Tags: News 

THE INDIAN IMPPORT DUTIES

... THE INDIAN IMPORT DUTIES. red I A town's meeting was held in the Area of the Preston the Corn Exchange, on Tuesday night, to s~isniler the pro- to priet5 of usging upon the Government tire necessity of Suid abolishing the Indian Import Duties. The hall was Mycrowded, end the prorceedings weere of anl Orderly and en- am thnusinatic character. Alderman M. S. Maynard, in thle 3el. absence of the ...

Published: Saturday 29 March 1879
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3555 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

GENERAL NEWS

... I| I - g Mr. Butt is now reported to be out of dan~er 1.The steamer Dunmoro, of Aberdeen$ has LC, 5 wrecked in the F~irth of Forth. Crew caved. e df Several persons have been killed and houses have been destroyed in the Austrian Tyrol by the faj l toavalanches, a The Village of Vernet, near Vichy, con of 10 houses, has, it is stated, been entirely burnt doive0 j, Lord Brooko (C) has been ...

Published: Saturday 22 March 1879
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2100 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

THE ZULU WAR

... THE DEFEAT AND MASSACRE AT ISANDUSANA. -COLONEL PEARSON SURROUNDED.-EM BARKATION OF TROOPS, &c. According to an account of the battle and massacre at Isandusana, telegraphed from Madoira, it appears the advance guard of Colonel Glyn's force being engaged with the Zulus, Lord Chelmsford and the Colonel pushed for- ward with the main force, leaving the five cormpanies of the 24th and other ...

Published: Saturday 01 March 1879
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 638 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

AGRICULTURE

... I Contagious Pleuro-pnenurOnia, attributed to imports. tions of COWs from Italy, has appeared in tha south.east of France. A ewe belonging to Mr. Thomas Evans, Percelley, Peon. brokeshire, gave birth to five lambs a few days ago, and all are doing well, says a local paper. Last month France bought of Great Britain 170 horses, for which she paid £10,390; all other countrics put to- gether only ...

Published: Saturday 22 March 1879
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 7163 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News