... - re- - Cit KIRKHAMt. SAD SUCtecro ni A FAnsicic-Al inquest was field by M# Gilberteou, coroner, at thle Grapes [noa, lRibby-witlc. ~il Wrea, on Saturday, on the body of Richard B~iiliis~ton, syfarmer. Tule ovii-tinca adduaced went to show that ter deceased hail been very low-spiritoll since thle death of his ple wife, which tooic placea abaut twvo months ago. Oa BI. Friday morning, a little ...

... News from the Cape to the 10hi inst. has been tele. graphed from St. Vincent. The preparations for an advance were as nearly as possible complete, and in the course of the next day or two Colonel Wood's division would march from Kambula, and Colonel Crealook's division would advance across the Tugela, the bridge at Fort Pearson being completed. Colonel Newdigate's division will co-operate with ...

... Departures for June, .rom PRESTON To BARTOW AN8D BROUGHTO.-7-30. 8-5 440 6.15 9-25A.-Stndays: 8-10 4-50. (Saturdlay 1 To BrLAOKBURN, AOCRINGTOs Bu R YsAODU l -6-0 7-30 8.5 9.10 10-50H1, 12.10 120 6-25 7-45 9-S0.-Sundays: 6-40 9-2S1 . 2.250 4 2 To BURNLEY AD CoLNB-6-07-308-5 8.45 8*5o10 9-0 10-50 x. 12-10 1.20 2-0 3.40 4-20 4.40 5.1-b 6'°- 3° 0-30-Sundays: 6-40 9-25m. 2.25 6-208.303-6 To ...

... 'fbe ?? Of cashmere are suffering terriblyW ?? Io tlhree serious failures in the Clvean rd is unced ~that Mr. Justice Mellor will Roy ~.l1 hery in June. t frointb5personshave been arrested at 2nd burg ~ ~ of bavinR set thle town ORntile. 3rd Her rce, eldest surviving Son of 4th MarquS of yle~bry, has seceded from th oy 6th :t ~ingl=1ain, on Wednesday, .two labourers ls Akilied by ljghtning. ...

... ! NOTES AND EVENTS PAST AND PMESENT. LBY A NoiR7 LANoksAu RovER.] That master of clap-trap and man of mystery-the Premier-succeeded the other day in giving good advice; not on politics indeed, but on Art, and his advice will boar repetition for many a year to come. It is quito time our artists turned from hoary saints and martyrs hairy, and the sweet portraits of the Virgin dary,-from ...

... THE AMEER'S JOURNEY. g r Monday.-Yakoob Khan arrived at Buthak on th 3rd ?? Majqr Cavaguari will carry oat the negotia- tios wvith him. The. Affghan troops in Turkeataa are A@ ?? telegra state3 that Yakoob had been received ,8t the frontier by Mlajor Cavagaria. The Afghan 'rlost DO time iD assaring our representatives of his desit5 tor tha e ie.Qtabliahmenlt of pesce. ...

... Departures for May, To PRESTON.-6-88 7-58 8.55 94 2-27 2-32 S.11 4-9 5-17 5.28 6-18 7-6 8- 11.4) Sundays: 8.30m. 1.30 4.0 7.45 10-10A. TO SLAOKBURN, ACORINGTO: BUInyA DIAD MA% -6-0 7-30 8-5 9-10 10 50,, 12-10 1-20 2.?0 XI' d.62 7-45 9-30.-Sundays; 6-40 9-25 Y. 2.25 ° To BURNLEY AND COLNE-6-0 7.30 8s 8-i so 0.0 10-50 m. 12-10 1-20 2.0 3-40 4-20 4 . 3109 °3° 9-30-Sundays: 6-40 9-25m. 2.25 6.2U 8 ...

... The weekly moeting ol this Board was held on Tuesday, ver, at the OVrersers' Buildings, Lanucaster-road. There del were present-Melssrs. C. R. Jacson (in the chair), cal Asheroft, Banks. Barrow, Bee, Bourn, Clarkeon, Etel- wl ston, Grayston, Gudgeon, Handley, Hargreaves (3), Ray, ] Lackabano, Langtree, Lund, Naylor, Ormaudy, Osballes- ton, Rowveroft, Snaith, Strickland, Sutton, Toebny, Wad- pl ...

... GARDEN O 'ERATIONS. I ?? ELASTIC WATERPr ROOF CEF Ner ?? Tnes.-Take one quart of fine North Carolina tar and boil it slowly three or four hours. Add to the boiling tar 4 oze. of tallow and 1 lb. of beeswax, and stir till well mixed, then remove the vessel from the fire and stir till the conteots begin to thicken. Have ready 1 lb. of dry and sifted clay, and stir it thoroughly until you can ...

... ON CONSEflYATIVE WORFING- pBSTO MEN'S mCLU, C-oantl nnserva li fel meeting of tho Preston tcen el -n-a I' oe Eking. meng Club was held on Monday evening, in tivi .room of the club. There was a lrg attendance tnber8 The chair was occupied by the preedetit ol °' ?? Vh. M Tomlinson, Esq. 'bcE. °EDe wh C~iclwe o., the secretary, read the annual prt Iromieh w0 oxtrrct thf iollowing :-The com. ' P ...

... I STATIONS OF THE BRITISH APly, Where two places are mentioned, the last nsmso, I ta t whloh the dopatottberogimentis staxotie4 a Ist Life Guards, Regent Park-24th, Ist bat Natal. B 2nd Life Guards, St John's 2nd Natal, ilreycoa' 'eo11 Wood L5tb lt bat lilngal Royal Horse Guards, WindsorI 2nd Devenport' 4th let Dragoon Gds., C of Good 26th Aldershot lia.l;h klopo- Aldershot t27th Hong Ken ...

... O OP.BOTTOMS FROM BLACKBURN. And so the thing's come off at last I We have an en- larged boundary, and an augmented license to borrow money. It does seem a pity we couldn't lay hold of Witton-it would have improved and simplified matters so; water, gas, sewage, police, rates, &a., &e., could have been so easily extended. Besides fellows in distress make the trouble less. But thanks to the ...