... A correspondent of the Timsves thus humorously writes about the comet Last year we were rather frightened about the comet and ready to attribute every possible phenomena to its agency; but now it has come upon us so quietly and so free from all alarming reports that eventhe most timid can admire it night after night without the dread of losing a favourite tabby, or of being prematurely plagued ...

... OUR MEMBERS AND THEIR COIN| R - STITUENTS. Mr. W. E. M. Tomliueo-n M.lP., and ME. Bl.. W. S H n nbury, M .P. addressed their ?? in. the b INew Public Hall, Preston, on Wednesday night. Aldder- fr man Birley, president of the Conservative Association, bt ocoapied the chair. There were also on the platform, rin addition to Sir. Tomlition and Mr. Harnbury, in ?? Bibby, Forshaw, and Roper; ...

... iEVEN INGEDITION MUIIDER B.Y A BLIND MAN.-Yesterday FirdIeld, a, blind man, who is charged with rari death of his wife at their honse near GrayaiU~tu tbr was brought up at the 0ow.Htreet PoIice.OOyrt ra mitted for trial. MR. O'BRIIN AT OTTAWYA - Yeaterd gram from Ottawa announced that NI - I a loae. tured there ou 'Thursday, and that ha rind . U Bria cI on returning to their hotel were mobbed ...

... AN OTHER INVEST IGATION MADE WITH I I . THEt SAME RESULT. The investigationis which have recently been made in many of the northern cities by the local press resnecting a matter of vital interest to all, from the faet that it concerns an article now being extensively advertised and sold in Preston, led us, in the interest of our numerous readers. to investigate the subject ourselves. With this ...

... THE' EASTE RN FERK.ENT.-DIPLO- 1ATI.TC WORK.' Is A conference of Ambassadors on the Bul- le garian question, to be held at Constantinople,, s seems to point to a foregone conclusion. It is the, diplomatic way of ratifying with the , pen what has been already decided by the sword. It must be said, in justice to these , Balgarians, whom their worst enemy has not accused of anything more than of ...

... gl;ocal gaug. I TIoN COUNC[L MEETING.-THa RIBBtH SCKL'mIE. -At a specsal meetiug of the Preston ruwn Council, to be held on Thursdtiy next, it will be proposed, in coin. pliance with a recommendation from the Ribble Com- mittee, that the Coatnoil approve of the Promotion of an Application to Parlialluent in the ensuing e8ssion for sanction to borrom an additional sumi of £510,000, for the ...

... LOCAL CILLT-CHAT. A. very extraordinary statement, bearing upon the alleged procedure of a local le.al gentleman, wias published, on Tuesday, by one of the halfpeniy even- in6 papers, and either simultaneously or soon after- wards an epitome 'of it appeared, we understand, in another journal of the name sort, Aetions for libel will, it is reported, be the result. Whatever may be the upshot, it ...

... CORREsrONDENCE. Letterso the Editor shoutd be -vritten on ONO szrleof the sheet only, antd in in guc Rditor is Sot respoO bibl6 fcr the statements .nd ovinieJS ofcorrerondents. Comimnicatins of an anonolos charafr wile tA rejected. Evde)y letter Irnut be Fcecnpanied with nth proper nare nnd addrces of the lorzter theirecf,. t necessaril' for publicalion. but as a proof c the horlasy of thae ...

... OPENINGOF PARLIAMENT. not QUEEN'S SPEECH. body, IParliatnent was opened on Thursday afternoon, when the following address was delivered My LoRDs AND GINTLEMEN, etotal During the brief period that has elapsed since the I out- close of the last session, nothing has taken place to ome, affeot tbe cordial relations which exist between myself ial, in and other powers. irown The operations which ...

... LITERARY SELEC'IoNS. CIHEAP Noroninry. .-Tlio utmost power of a1 ?? exeried in drawing a heavy load al;ong the sireet will exoite no attentlion; bat half the power put forth in rearing and plungill' evill draw a crowd about him. The oponing of . and tbe hissing of stemn will tattl. : and be made i subject of reulcarlck but lot sputter of tho escaping vapour are noaiing coun. jaced with tho ...

... The 27th annual contest wag resumed on Saturday last at the Longridge Range, and consieted of a series of Tradeamen's Prizes, at 400 yards, five shots. There were severty entries, and altuoaoll Lie weather wag anltsvounr able some good scorea were made. Wef append a list of the occesetlil eompetitors. Tradesmen'- prices at 400 yards, five shots. Private 1}. Taylor, coal, J. Blundell and Sons, ...

... I --- -STRIAY NOTES. I a At Blacklburn, ?? Technical School move ea ment is progressing ; but the pace of it is no re very quicL. Financial and executive questions i apparently, retard its advance. 'These questioni nare, however, on the municipal anvil, for tlh to purpose of being hammered out ; they were ro Is. forrod to at a meeting of the Blackburn Towr as Oouncil, on Thursday ; and, by ...