... LOCAL NE WS. I POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS.-On Whit-Moniday ti the Money Order and Savings' Bank blusigess will be sue- Ma pendeci at one p.m. The third delivery by' letter carriers P. at 7.15 p.m. will not take place. Wi NEW POORt-RATES.-OQf Monday last, now poor. me rates were signed for the townships of Bispham and Ruf- the ford, as follows :-BIis9pbam :-At Is. in the pound; deic ratesble value, £1 ...

... GARDEN O PERATIONS. PARAFFIN OIL W. THE PARSLEY GRUB.-About a month ago a long row of parsley in the liitehen garden here be- came quite yellow in the leaves, and showed every sign ofi heing badly attacked with worms at the root. I mixed a wine-glassful of paraffin to every six gallons of water, and gave the row a thorough watering. The result is that the plants are growing vigorously, and to ...

... PRESENTATION TO A P. P. GRAND MASTER. dict kiul The very vasluable and disinterested services which Mr. Mr James Appleby has rendered to the cause of Oddfellowaltip of isa this town, particularly during last ypar when lhe was -n Grand Master of the district, have not pasdaway unno- fi ticed, but have merited for him a anbstnt= recognition gu at the hands of his brother Oddlfellows. A abort ...

... | I j _ _ _ _ . .. . .. . . . - . - .. . ?? ?? ?? LYTHAA. NEW STAINED GLASS WINDOW AT THE PARIsH CHuRCH. -During the past week a stained glass window of beautiful design, has been placed in Lytham Parish XChurch, in memory of the late Jamos Cunningham, of Lytham and Blackburn. The window is placed in the south aisle of the church, and is a three light one. The subject pictured thereon is the ...

... ?? ?? ?? ?? .. .. .. . ?? ?? - ?? . HOUSE OF LORDS, MONDAY. The Duke of RICHMOND intimated that the report on the Burials Bill was fixed for the 18th ?? Earl of BELNOnE moved a resolution respecting railway accom- modation in stations, but withdrew it after a few remarks by the Duke of RICHMoND and Lord REDESDALE. TUE SDAY. The Solicitors' Examination, &c., Bill was read a third time and ...

... LANCASHIRE FIRE BRIGADE FRIENDLY I -- - SOCIETY.I Had a large mill or other fire occurred in Preston on Saturday we should have been well supplied with fireman, engines, and all the necessary appliances for arresting the destructive progress of the flames, for on that day the Lancashire Fire Brigade Friendly Society held their an- nual demonstration and meeting in this town. The brigades ...

... I I ir- ! Mr. Cross will receive the freedom of Glasgow Dg on September 28. d Sir James Campbell, head of the Conservative at party in Glasgow, is dead. ke Mr. Justice Quain died on Tuesday, at his Lon- bv don residence. ela A London police constable has been -fined X10 be for absconding from the force. n, forgeman, named John Parry, attempted to re murder his sweetheart, Margaret Ash, at ...

... U I it The weekly meeting of this Board was held on 0 Tuesday, at the Overseers' Buildings, Laneaeter-road. i- There werepresent-Mr. C. B. Jaeson (in the chair); ts [ Messrs. Teebay, Bee, Langtree, Thompson, Osbaldeston, n C. Hargreaves, drown, Clarkson, Woodhouse, Grayeton, ), Smith, Pye, Kay, Waddington, Lackabane, Bourne, f Bretherton, Dickinson, J. Hargreaves, and Roweroft. d The minautes ...

... I own ANCIENT FOOTPATHS, &c., AND THE RIGHT OF ish- THE PUBLIC TO THEM. TO TIM EDITOR OF TIM PRESTON CHRONICLE. med Srn,-It is with concern that I have for A considerable itted time past observed that the church-yard, &e., of Pen. and worthnm, so long open-as all church-yards ought to be was -has been beautified ?? with high and unsightly iron and railngs and a massive gatej varying from six ...

... ST. PATRICK'S DAY. A crowded congregation assembled at St. Walburge's Church, Maudlands, on Saturday evening, to hear v panegyric on St. Patrick, by the Rev. Father Moore, late of Limerick. The PAscxuGYRIsr took for the text of his discoure, the words, His memory shall not pass away, and his name shall be in request from generation. He said if that judgment had been pronounced by the Church ...

... FLEETWOOD. FL3EETwoGo Doas.-We understand that all the berths in the new dock are already s poken for by various ship- owners, and that Messrs. B. Whitworth and. Co., of00 Manchester, desiel a much larger accommodation than u they have been able to obtain, only one berth being atD 4JLITHEROE. fu MONRY TO LEND.-NO SURETIES REQUIRED. at N. B. HART begs to acquaint Farmers, Shopkeepers, af, ...

... oner, The weekly meeting of this Board was bold on Tuesday, somst at the Overseers' Buildingsi, Lancaster-road. There SOM were present-Mr. C. R. Jacson in the chair; and wool -Masers. Robert B~enson and. William Philip ordit Park, ex-officios, Bretherton, Brown, Clarkson,DIerham, espei Dewhurst, Dickinson. Foxton, Giedhill, C. Hargreaves, sentV J. Hergreavcs, Laskcabane, Langtree, Naylor, ...