... I BLAOIaBURN. .1 ELECTION Fro ST. PETFR'9 WAUiD.-Ofl Wednesday Mr. tiio Thomas ?? wag elected a Councillor for St. Peter'S COE War I, to fill op a vacancy caused by the death of Council. by lor Thomas Fletriher. bo3 THe: CORPORATEm ApeoNaucs NTRSe. - At a meeting of of the General Purposes Committee, held last week, at whtich of there wore present 44 members, Mr. F red. Marsh, of the tal ...

... .7 . . . .. . . .. . . I To get all the butter from the cream in the. least time use the Impreved Turn Churn, made by BAMBER, and Co., Friargate, Preston.-[Advt.1 MESSES. J. S. WARBURTON AND Co. have on hand a large supply of new One and Two Horse Mowers and. Reepers, and have also a large supply of fittings of every make of Mowing and Reaping Maebinea at their New Show Rooms, corner of ...

... I Mc DIABY OF A PRESIONIAN.- Th No. 4. fro With Butch a comprehension of what Niagara is, as the Tb grand eutlet Of the Vast lake which supply its never- is ce.sing Power, 0116 may, to some extent, understand what Ra a' f wa'ter is steadily rushing over this stony ledge, hei YOlIIbe~low ?? the wildest, if not the wildest, of fen natntC5 cavens, an abrading its sold bed, and year-by ma ...

... t LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE Op ; A NEW CHURCH AT WALTON*Lt f DALE BY THE BISHOP OF S XLFojtD aI - A_ - CzA_, _. . On Saturday afternoon his Lordship the B3isk~ A Sal~ford laid the foundation stn of theew C athl Church to be, dediated to St. Mary and St. Patrick I Walton-be-D ale. A description of the style nf tie ?? lug, which is after designs drawn ount by Ur. b0ilt. arht at is already ...

... TTHE CHRONICLE. P|IEST:: . SATURDAY, AUGUST 23. 1879. eldy TRIAL BY JURY. who The recent verdict of the pry in the Main- Iey waring case-or rather, the manner in -which tis that verdict was arrived at-suggests that LL behind all the recent reforms in our criminal procedure there lies one serious though almost unnoticed blot. We have already excellent judges, and some day or other we shall have ...

... Dejjarttres for &eptember From PRESTO' To BARTON AN.Aur.on BrOiIToN L7r3 4.-40 6-15 9S2A.~Shru~jlys: 8-i'10 ..o. - 6-0 7-30 S-S 9-10 10-u0o.i 12 5 . S 6-25 7-45 930O.--Su.3.ys 6-13 9 N. -- To BURNLEYAN ONnD.-!3-(7 '8.p e E-1 I0-.5 10-50 mt. 12-5 1-s20 2-0 4( 10 ;i'-20 . ?? 9-30-Sundays: 6-40 9-2).1o. 2-25 6-2j o To BRADFORD ANiD T.,11DS.-( . 13, 9 05 !0- 16 -3 l-;5 2-0 7'3 ,,j . ,( 11 To ...

... PRESTON CHORAL SOCIET. . . ?? The annual meeting of this society was held on Monday a evening, in the theatre of the Avenbam lInetitution. Mr. M. B. Copland was voted to the chair, and there was a moderate ?? Reljort.-The Area of the r corn Exchange, &C.-Mr. W. H. Cowell, hon sec., rend the report, in which it was stated that although the past year has been one of extraordinary depression in ...

... INTRODUOTION OF THE NEW VICAR OF ST. PAUL'S, PRESTON. On WednOesday evening, the ceremony of introducing the now Vicar of St. Paul's, Preston, the Rev. R. V. Barker, M.A., took place in St Paul's Church, before a large congregation. The ministers present were the Revs. Archdeacon Hornby, Canon Armstrong, J. H. Rawdon, (Vicar of Preston), and R. V. Barker. The usual evening service having been ...

... -. HOUSE OFLORDS.-YESTrERDAY. _. . . . . -- , _1 I . I l . Their lordehips met at five o'eclock. ls Ireply to the Earl of Carnearrol, Lord CRAaNetoolt 3jusified tho intended ?? of the Indis . Savera ills having been advanced a slagc, the SLUt. rQUIS of S LI5nUE'Y, in reply to Lord Strathodeos aa Camnp- bell, atated that the whole of the territory to be evacuated , by the assians, uader the ...

... BLAOKBURN. PROTErCTON ORDoEis-At the police court, on Thursday, If B Mr. Walton obtained an order of protection in favour Of B Mary Marsden, of Livesey, whose husband, had deserted affa her many years ago. Tht WIFE BEATINGo.-Onl Thursday, at. tbe Blacklburn police bun court, Reuben Burton wes charged with assaulting his the wife. Defendant was ordered to pay the expenses and ?? est sureties to ...

... .. of k BTA.BBINUI AT LEEL. acti At Leek, yesterday, a young. man named Trafflord fas coi committed to the assizem for stabbing a youth named teon Bowyer. duti FARMERIS; AND RENTS. Cour A large farmers' meeting, held at 8tranraer, yesterday, que passed resolutions in favour of a reduction of rents. T FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT. tr Another fatal boat accident is reported from the coast of Ass Suffolk ...

... - THlE RIOTS AT QUEBEC. The ship laboorers' disputes are Understood to have been settled by agreement between the contending societies. MORE RIOTING AT LUA1GA.`N crowd broke the windows of a Protestant house in L ergaon Tb Trs rdy night, b at the police speedily dis- pepers the mob. TEE VICTORIA CROSS. Lord William Bereafoad is to be promoted to a Brevet Mlajority in addition to receiving the ...