... , TIME TABLE FOR APRIL. FROM PRESTON T(f BUiRN11lRY ?? COLNP--6 40, 7 25. 8i5 6S lnO 121 1 2 ,325, 4 5. 4 50 5 20, 6 53, 7 SS 9 S ; Sundays, 9 S57I ; 2 65, 6 40, 9 40a. ° CHOIOLEY. BOL ON, and MANCFWRSTER_-. Preston - 6 25. 6 55, 7 25 9 0 9 50. l1 20m; 1 20 (, only), 120, 145, 3 0, 3 25 4 0, 4 10, 4 56 5 635, 7 16;' 8 30, 10 30s. Sunadays, 8 0. 9 20; 1 25 7 15. F1ARINGTON.-To Preston- 742. 7 ...

... GENERAL BOOTH',S BIRTHDAY. I ?? ..g. IA.. . . U.1..1 d,,_ I. The other aflteruoon, at the Congress Hall, Clap- ton, London, a banquet was held to celebrate the 60th birthday of General Booth. Mrs. Booth, two of General Booth's sons, and two daughters, were present, while there was a large gathering. From statistics of the Army, which were presented, it appears that it now has a total of 3,362 ...

... PRESTON TOWN COUNCIL AND THE SEWAGf QUESTION. TO TIIE EDITOR OF1 THEt PRESTON CHRONTOLE. Sta,-It it historic that the Bourbons learnt nothing and forgot nothing. They are likely to be eclipsed by the moving spirits of the present Town Council, who add to the defects of that unfortunate race that they re. member nothing. This is what took place at a Council meeting between four and five years ...

... I - *0009t! do t - p. (From Sue World?. 6 The Queen has arrived at Sandringham and is to, 0 stay there all the week, unless Princess Beatrice's 0 health should renceir an early return to Windsor o necessary. I hear that her Majesty is to visit o Houghton Hall sad Castle Rising during her 0 sojourn at Sandringhamf, and it is possible that obe 0 may pay a strictly private visit to the Lord-Lieu. ...

... \ I M1ILITARY EXAMINATION. - INFZMTRY. - C. 0 CRuslsnd, late student of St. John's College, Grim' sargh, - e.r Preston, paseed successfully, having gained 1,432 marks. MEETING OF Mmiesrm.-There were several meeting a Of miners irn the Barneley district yesterday. and reso- lutions were passed in favour an advance of 10 per cent in wages. THE SHAH OF PE I I&.-The Shah will arrive at St. ...

... On the 3rd inst. the campaign over the Ribble Bill was opened, before a Special Committee of the House of Lords: on Thursday afternoon- fighting .laving in the meantime been kept up with miroh vigour-there was a suspension of hostilities until the 7th of May. If the case could have been concluded by this week end, the Committee would, no' doubt, have refrained from the suspension named; but as ...

... TIE RJ RPRESENTATION OF CNTRAL ! I - ?? . Jh BlaRsIN.+HA.. I In political circles on Tuesday there was naturally great curiosity as to the auswer' which 'Lor4 Xiaudoiph 3Chutchill would give to the invitation or the BirmiDgliam Conservative Assouiation to contest tho seat vacant by Mr. Biight's death. His Lord. ship, it will be remembered, was a candidate for the Central Division in 1880, ...

... I Oecitp Goooiv# , I . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ?? ai~~~(rom Tlte Morqr~. The Queen, having decided not to go to Osborne, for Easter, is now settled at Windsor Castle till she goes to Balmoral towards the end of May. The election of a successor to Professor Henry Morley, at University College, in the ehair of English literature, will not be as closely contested as it promised ...

... From Ths Birmoingham Saturday Night. The sudden restoration to health of Mr. Thomas Edwards, of Birraingham, who has been an invalid for maDY yoarg, is now quite the talk of the city. It poems that for a number of years he has been a great sufferer from rheumatic gout, sometimes being bedridden for six months at a time. He has tried various doctors, and need many so called rheumatic remedies, ...

... I - STATIONS OF TiEH BRITISH NAVY. by Achilles, Channel squadron Jackal, B.C. of Seotland totive, Training rquadron Jomne, troonp service _ atgammnon. Malta Jeno, Chotbam tglincourt, Cael sqnadrsaEanearo. Portsmouth r Ajax, Greenoek Kestral, Sheerness. AlorsityPttionth forChinat(iogfishar, ?? Indies Bite, Portsmnuth Albato a, C tham; pay ofl (apwizig, Chatbhna Albertt, special service Lark, ...

... A L'Azy, over -ed lad, roturning trom canner to hie work, was asked by the master if he had no other motiou tban that. Yes, replied the boyA rawling out eaoh letter, ' but it's slower. Miss TnAvis: Don't you think Iny new dress is too sweet for anything ?? Miss do Smith: Ob, lovely, exquisite ! I do believe your dtessnasker oould make a boan-pole look graetul. The late Professor Fawcett ...

... ILOCAL OEIT-OHAT. be How will it end?-we refer to the fight novr going on, in of London, over the Ribble ill. The majority of people in qG Preston hope that the realt will be favourable to the Cor- 3n porat on, who nre the promoters of the Bill ; but in some e6 quartero permeated by feelings running quite counter to the oppositionista-quarters in which the weather sye ig is cutely moving, ...