There are five Newspapers in Manchester; four of them weekly, published on Saturday; and the fifth, the Guardian, published twice a week, Wednesday and Saturday. We annex their names and politics, and their circulation, as deduced from the stamp return for the three months ending 1st March, 1838:— GUARDIAN, Whig 5050 ADVERTISER, Ultra Radical 3412 TIMES, Moderate Radical 2529 COURIER, Conservative 2824 CHRONICLE, Conservative 1382 *** For further particulars we refer the Stranger to the Manchester Directory. PRINCIPAL TOWNS NEAR MANCHESTER. _Altringham_. Its chief manufactures are yarn, cotton, and worsted. Population, 2,302. 8 miles S.W. of Manchester. _Ashton_. Woollens. Population, 9,222. 7 miles E. _Bolton_. Muslin, quilting, and dimity. Population, 22,037. 11 miles N.W. _Bury_. Cotton. Population, 10,583. 9 miles N.N.W. _Fairfield_. A Moravian settlement. 4 miles E. _Knutsford_. Thread, worsted, and leather. Population, 2,753. 15 miles S. _Macclesfield_. Silk. Population, 17,746. 18 miles S. _Middleton_. Cotton. Population, 12,793. 7 miles N. _Newton_. Fustian and cotton. Population, 1,643. 16 miles W. _Rochdale_. Woollen and strong cotton goods. Population, 61,011. 12 miles N. _Stockport_. Cotton. Population, 21,726. 7 miles S. _Warrington_. Cotton. Population, 13,570. 15 miles W. _Wigan_. Cotton and linen. Population, 17,716. 18 N.W. INDEX. Acton station, 58. Aston church, 13. — hall, 14. — viaduct, _ib._ * * * * * Basford station, 45. Barr Beacon, 16. Beeston castle, account of, 51. Bescot Bridge station, 19. Birmingham, account of, 1. — antiquity of, 2. — bankers, 111. — brass founders, 106. — British plate manufacturers, _ib._ — button manufacturers, _ib._ — buildings and institutions of, 7, 9, 97, 98. — canal conveyance, 113. — commercial boarding houses, 112. — cut and plain glass manufacturers, 107. — etymology of, 1. — glass works, 107. — gun and pistol makers, _ib._ — hackney coach fares, 111. — inns, 112. — iron founders, 108. — japanners, _ib._ — jewellers, silversmiths, and emporiums for every description of cutlery, plated wares, &c., _ib._ — lamp, chandelier, candelabra, lustre, &c. manufacturers, 108. — manufactures of, 4. — manufacturers, miscellaneous, &c., 109. — metal rollers, 108. — newspapers, list of, 112. — omnibus offices, _ib._ — pin makers, 109. — places of note adjacent to, 114. — places of worship, 8, 9, 99–105. — platers, and manufacturers of silver and plated wares, 109. — post office, 110. — public amusements, 98. — public charities, _ib._ — schools, _ib._ — screw manufacturers, 109. — station house, 12. — steam engine manufacturers, 109. — waggon warehouses, 114. — water works, 15. Bolton Junction station, 85. Bridgeford hall, 37. — station, 36. Broad Green station, 70. Bury-lane station, 85. Bushbury hill and church, 26.