FURNITURE, - J • ady's chair, and six elaborately of __ articles, old are all on best cistors; the covering is brit scarlet French morocco, all buttons seats and backs, and trimmed to match Collection ever offered by the company. - sold to clear out for 35 guineas. • G E ORGE ASH

LECTURE IN TIIE OLD MILL, ST. HELENS.—" Q. C. 1 6, queer customs and queer customers," was the subject of an amusing lecture delivered by the Rev. H. J. Weatherhead, in the Old Mill, Liverpool-road, on Sunday afternoon. There was a good audience. Mr. Lowe read a chapter from the

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T HE MONETARY ADVANCE OFFICES Are prepared to Advance Sums of •.; _ _ to Ll,( 00 ON DAY OF A.PFLIOATION, TO FA.RMLIZS, r. TRADESILVIt. : , • , gicI,I7EaOLDERS„ PROFESSIONAL GEIN'TLEMEN 7 " • ' And others, • ON THEIR OWN •SEC CRITY, Repayable.loy Fl.Ry Instalments ; . Also on DEPO

BEFORE AR PLYING elsewhere for a Loan, send for Prospectus of the T ONAL MERCANTILE BANK, LIMITED, 3, (ire& Charles-street, Birmingham, Which will show where advances are made from £lO to ,04.000 at a day's notice, in any part of England or Wales upositiote of Land alone, or upo

,16 OF A RUNCORN CLERK.—On the Sing of Christmas day Mr. Wm. Guest, aged 59, clerk, of _buncorn, died very suddenly whilst on a visit to his aged mother at Astley, near Leigh (Bedford Leigh). Deceased was a native of Leigh, and a sufferer from heart disease. CAMDEN LEPROVEKENT C

Private William Sadler 9 36 0 10 0 Private Thomas Boyle Private Thomas Hampson 3 8 18 • 3 0 Private Hodvon 8 6 14 0 2 0 The CHAIRMAN thought that the reading of that list of prizes was most satisfactory, eviiencing the manifest interest of all classes, high, low, rich, and poor,

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chairs, all turned and carved legs to match, and covered in rose-coloured silk, all buttoned seats and backs; the trimmings are rose colour and amber, which give a very pleasing effect, along with a handsome English gilt mirror. This is really a great bargain, and will be sold d