... | Numiansa 2. O'Connor was petitioned against on the ground that being a County Member he had not a sufficient property qualification, i.e., £500 per annum arising from land. He went before the Election Committee, and was weighed up, when, in consequence of some of his land being on the other side of a broek, he was held to be short of the Jegal £500. He lost hia oeat, and was expelled the ...

... THE CHRONICLE. .- - -- -- - - . L : . X Et- ',g,4ToNV, S-TUR)AY, JANUAiR 3, 18so. _ _ - = - - - -- -- Irlish 'Thle social history ot this country during the of Co ear just closed, lihas been an uneventful one. did th litil wvithlin the last week the terrible accidents they ,,hiCh followcd one another with such start- thle ,l;D rapidity in the previous year have been wider conspicuous by their ...

... gual BjW0 I T. WILFRID'S LONG~RIGE.-ThO atnnul CAN IChristmas tea party Was held in St. Wilfrid's School, Pitt- Aintliff tastefully decorated, festoons and garlands of evergreens, DANI fancy paper chains, &cc., and appropriate mottoes adorn- for leani ilog tho walls. About 100 sat down to an excellent tea, M which was prosided over by the following ladies :-Mies arrived.. Annie Waring, Miss M. ...

... I 1. . I ..7 -- ' ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? nk P le in ~KIRKHAM. liver TEACHERS AND SINGESoi' BALL.-On Saturday evening, tin- the teachers and singers held their anneal hail in the lowa N~ational Solhool-roona, irlebam. About 200 sat down to iola- ten, after which dancing commenced, and a moat enjoy- my able evening was spent. Songs and glees were inter- ions spersoed throughout the ...

... MR. GLADSTONES' BIRTHDAY.-CELE- BRATION IN PRESTON. A grand Liberal tea party and meeting in celebration of Sr the seventieth birthday of the. Right Hon.- W. E. The a'i Glad stone took place in the Assembly Room of the Corn origin Exchange on Tuesday night. An excellenlt tea 11as TemrpE provided and heartily enjoyed by about 690 persons, presids amongst thle ladies presiding being the ...

... I - LONDON E T ,ERS (FROM A OtRIBBSPONDENT.) For the moment the terrible aceident at Dundee has thrown every other topic into the shade. The deepest in- terest is taken in every detail which has been received since the first news was published on Monday morning. The first arrival of the news in London produced a con- siderable sensation, and recollections of thc Princess Alice disaster were ...

... Dar ST. JAKSO~'s CHnCHno, PLaoCHOAT.-On Wednesday, a Iat ti Christmas Tree and a fancy bazaar wero opened by Daniel N Thwaites, Esq., M.P. The attendeancs, owing to the un- Rev, propitious weatber, wasl limited. The proceecds are to be horn devoted to church purposes. ture COTrONe TRcADH.-A deputation of the Operative aite Spinners' Association waited upon the Bliackburn Master's evidi ...

... I Mc# TRAIN CAPSIZED AND SUNK IN WATER, AND it LOSS OFf~EARLY 100 LIVES. DuPring the heavy gale of Stunday night a portion of the (.Tay Bridge, near Dundee, was blown down while the train lefrom Edingliurgih was passing over it. The train was precipitated into the water, and the first official report stated, it contained nearly 800 passengers, besides the com- pany's servants, all of whsom, ...

... rbed Achilles, Mediterranean. Jaekal, Rothsay, Bate N. r Agincourt, Cban. Squad. JUmna, Ind. trp. sorvice azi. Albacore, Bermnuda. Kestrel, China tria Albatross, Chatham. Lspwing, China Alberta, Portsmouth. Lily, Shanghai rity Alert, special service. Lord Warden, Queensferry I be Alexanara, Mediterranean. Magpie, China Antelope, Constantinople. Mlallard, Rio de Janeiro- Ariadne, Portsmouth ...

... VOTERS.IN NORTH AND NORTH-EAST I JLANCASHIRE. The following tabular atatormeut Shows the number t county voters in North and North-lfast Lancashiro, C, C. pared with the number On the register last year, andat o the general lection in 874. The increaon or decrease Pin each polling district is aleo give', cap NO5TH .LA'5OA5HII5E. In1crease Doorment Inc Dec. he Oi oil Oil Onl Ml 1874 18791) lS' ...

... IDeiartures for December From PRESTON TO BAa-row AND BROUGHTOW-7-300 8-5 b0.c 124 4.40 6.15 9-25A.-SUUdays: 8-10 4.50. (Saturd5ay On3y) To BLA09BURj, A0ORINGTON 13VRYA SDlWAMOi~., - 6-0 7-30 8-5 9.10 10.50Ma i2. a 2.0 -205.1 6.25 7.45 9-S0.-Sundnys; 6-40 9-25 M. 2-25 6-20 TOBURN~LRYAND CoLvE.-6.0 7-308.58.45 8.509.09S 10.5 10-50 x. 12-5 1.20 2-20 3-45 4.20 4.3s 5.156 -25 7949 9-30-Sundays: 6 ...

... MEzSSRS. J. S. WARBURTONJ AND Co. have an hand a large supply of Chaff Cutters, Turnip Cattoro, Oil Cake Mills, Grist Hills, anod every other requilisite for thle. farm. - Corner of Orchard-street and Covered Market, Preston.-[idvit.] ESTAIILISHmtil, 185S2.-Thoobald's noedn Horse and Cattle Medicines, for all ailments in HIorses and Cattle, can be had at Ika Manuefacturing Works, Clifton- ...