Cheshire Observer

APTISBD 1? THE DEE—A nui?wr of Denbi-'h?hi,e rev.'? convp"?. ?n?"??? t?o I&d?s. were ?blic?v ba.pti?? on ?nm!?- ?t ?f r?? Dee y?cv?Hte. n? Ru??. in t)?? nr??ce of a t^ SlnnX. The r.nnver? hailed from Garth and VroncysTlIte TtH??. whpnc. nrow?ona ??mnanied them to t?e n?r?d? The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Evan Wil1i3, Bangor College.

I AGRICULTURE. The advent of the dreary" month on Wednes- day was quite characteristic-rain and fog through- out; and after the dry season through which we have been passing it seems more than probable that we may witness a development of a compensatory turn to which we are led to believe all things in nature have a tendency. At all events the change is not altogether unappreciated at present, as the rain has materially alleviated the situation as regards the water supply, although, on the principle that it "never rain3 but it pours," we have news of floods in North Wales and elsewhere. The milder atmosphere, too, is welcome in many respects, and but for the check the work of the farm has progressed steadily. The recent frosts have not affected to any appreciable extent the mangold s that remain on the land. the roots being well protected by the leaves. It is time, however, that roots of all kinds, except, perhaps, .swedes, were well under cover. The bright intervale have remained favourable for threshing, and from reports that reach us from all quarters there is general satisfaction with the yield of wheat, which runs mostly over the average. Oats are poor both in grain and straw, and barley, though about an average yield, is not so bright in sample as could be desired; and as regards potatoes there is the same o!d story of prevalent 1 disease. The Council of the Royal Agricultural Society have set themselves to work earnestly in the task of regenerating the institution. The new secre- tary, who is not to exceed forty years of age, is to reœive £600 a year. This appointment ranks among the most important items of consideration, and whoever may be the recipient, he will find the duties of an arduous nature during the first two or three years at least of the construction of the society on the new basis. The Aspatria Agricultural Co-operative Society have had a prosperous year, the turnover amount- ing to upwards of £ 15,000. The largest item dealt with was feeding stuffs; manures were second, and the other materials dealt in included seeds, bags, saddlery, grooeries, sheep dips, etc. The management expenses amounted to JE610, and the profit for the year to JE279. 166. lid. At the reoent meeting of the Staffordshire Chamber of Agriculture, in the course of a dis- cuss ion on the effeck of birds on agriculture, rooks, wood pigeons, sparrows and larks were oondemn-ed as the greatest nuisances, and the aecretaxy was instructed to write to landowners and others asking them to be good enough to keep the rookeries they maintained within reason- able limits. A discussion on trespa?ding a? affecting mushroom and watercress pickers, etc., resulted in the passing of a resolution that it was most urgent that the law of trespass should be altered, so that owners and occupiers should have the sole right to the produce of the soil both of natural and artificial growth. THE THRESHING OF BARLEY. I Complaints have boea frequently made of late by brewers and maltsters of the injury done to barley in the process of threshing, owing to the fact that the drum of the threshing machine is set so close that many of the grains are cracked or b.'oken. The presence of these injured grains greatly reduces the value of the barley for malt- mg purposes, inasmuch as the broken, bruised or skinned grains fail to germinate, and soon shew signs of mould, thus loading to unsoundness in the malt and bad results. m the brewery. When farmers commence x day's threshing, therefore, they are advised by a leaflet issued by the. Board of Agriculture to carefully examine the grain. If it presents any signs of injury the concave of the drum of the machine should be slightly opened. It 's better that part of the beard should be left adhering to the grain than that any risk should be run of injuring the value of the grain. In tihhs connection the work of the threshing machine should ba examined several times durmf its work. A new machine wiil break the v:m more than one which has been u&ed for t:me and in which the roughness of the b^d,t'eis has been worn eft On the otlier hmJ, m a machine which h<J. bè>"n much used the drum and ooneave become worn more in the oentre than at the ends, with the result that damage to the grain will also occur through the latter. TIra can only. of course, be remedied by putting on new drum beaters and concave ribs. Great attention should also be paid to regularity of feeding the mach'ne, whuji should bo driven at a moderate pace and not "rush" on any account. Heavy bushel- weight is no longer preferred by maltsters, and does not command .1. higher price, grain of a moderate weight (from 541b. to 561b ) being pre- femed- GOOD PRICES FOR SHORTHORNS. Some exoellent prices were made last week at the sale of Mr. Jolliffe's shorthorns at Goldicote, Stratford-on-Avon. Sixty head averaged 2120 5s. 2d., the highest price being 370gs. for a bull. Primrose Pride. bred by Mr. Duthie, and pur- chased by Messrs. Denny. The cow. Rose of Lynedoch, made 355gs., to Mr. Duthie, and Broad- hooks 15th 340gs., to Mr. Mitohell. Other high prices were Jessica, 3 £ -0gs., Mr. C. H. Sanford; Hazel, 160gs., Mr. F. Ames: Rosebriar, 130gs., Mr. S. Mitchell: Sycamore 4th, 135ge., Captain Whit.tmg: Hazel 2nd, 120gs., Mr. F. Ames; NN'hit.ting 120gs., Mr. Sanford; SteDa. 105gs., Hon. C. Portman; Jessamine, 135gs., Earl of Scfton; Sylvia, 125gs., Hon. C. Portman Hazel 3rd, 145gs., Hon. U. Portman; Flora 4th, 170gs., Mr. Sanford; War Dance, 1909" Hon. C. Portman; Golden Wreath, 220gs.. Mr. J. D. Willis; Golden Arrow, 255gs., Hon. C. Portman; May King, 220gs., Mr. Ames; Golden Shaft, 200gs, Mr. Sanford; Choir Boy. 2C0gs.. Mr. M. Marshall; Chaucer, 250g.s., Mr. W. Nicholson. Forty-six cows and heifers averaged JE111. 3s. 9d., and fourteen bulls £ 1-60. Is. 6.i. SHROPSHIRE SHEEP AT THE ANTIPODES. this breed of sheep have again been making a prominent mark iri Au6tral;a, where at the Mol- bourne Show some excellent prizes were obtained among a good entry, and record prioes at the subsequent sales. Messrs. A. Mansen and Co., of Shrewsbury, have received the news that Mr. A. E. ManscJi won first and sooond with pens of throe rams, and sold ten shearling rams at an average of £ 10?. 2s., the chief figures being 2G5gs., 160gs.. and 105gs. Mr. H. Williams won 1st for shearling rams in a class of forty-five entries, and 1st and champion for aged ram, which made 130gs. and lOOgs. respectively, and the same owner reali-^ed an average of 30gs. for seventeen shearling ewes. We are further in- formed that the champion ram exhibited by Mr. Harry WTilliams and nephew, was practicaJIy a Whiston bred animal, being by Whiston Beau (11,324), bred by Mr. Matthew Williams, by Bonny Dreamful (9,362), the dam being a choice in-lamb ewe given by Me. M. Williams to his son when he emigrated to Tasmania about two years ago.

AGRICULTURAL ORGANISATION. MR. YERBURGH'S PROPOSALS. Mr. Robeit Yerburgh, M.P., last week addressed the members of the Glasgow and West of Sootland Agricultural Dl-scussion Society on "Agricultural Organisation and Co-operation." At the outset he touched upon the position of co-operation as it was developed upon the Con- tinent. In order to ascertain whether there was any scope for co-operation let them reflect on the manner in which the farmer conducted his busi- ness. So far as he had considered the matter he found the farmer employed a very large number of people to do work he could do very well him- self. He employed a man to sell his stock, a man to sell his milk, and he paid agient-s com- missions to purchase artioles for him. He paid the banks high rates of interest for money ad- vanced to him, and he had likewise to pay the railway companies heavy llreights which he could materially reduce if he adopted the principle of co-operation. If he would sink his individuality and oombine forces wth his neighbour he would find he could dispense to a large degree with the services of nearly all those gentlemen who really lived at his expense and derived profits from the land. That was a point to which they must direct their attention. They could not possibly i hope under modern conditions for any riso in prioes in this country by virtue of the imposition of protective tariffs. The country would nevdr for one moment listen to a policy of that kind, j and they might dismiss it altogether. I WHAT FARMERS MIGHT DO. I W hat was the best method they could purue He thought they could do two things. They could decrease the price of production. That was to say they oculd decrease the charges they had to meet at present in producing these ar- ticles. Then again, they wanted to sell, and they wanted to take care that the profit went into their own pockets and were not shared by other people. Thsæ were two problems they had to Bolve. They had been solved on the Continent, and if they had been solved there surely they could be solved in Scotland as well. They had been solved on the Continent, and in England and in Ireland also. He could not understand why the farmer should not be able to sell his milk through the agency of a oo-opentive society of which he would be a member. Why should he not sell h" Ls stock in the same way? Why should he not be a member of a credit society 1 iromiwhich he could obtain money on easy terms? And why should farmers not combine to obtain low freights from the railway companies ? The speaker then gave statisbioa to shew the progress of organisation societies in Ireland and in Eng- land, and remarked that they constituted a very fine record. Turning to the question of railwiay rates, he said that from a close study of the raties in force on several large railways in England it was quite clear that if farmers combined they oould glet very low rates indeed—reductions />c 40 or 50 and even as high as 60 per cent. their be got by farmers combininz toj- It was stock instead of sending it indivi/?panies for re- not quite fair to attack railwaint of initiative on suits which were due to th emse l ves. If fanners the part of the farrc/ulk their orders together would combine fvat the railway companies were they would jy to meet them. In considering co- quite PM he hoped they would think of it as a opflciple which could be applied to whatever in- dustry was most promising in their ne-;ghbour-: hood. At the same time farmers must be abso- lutely loyal to the society and to one another. Scotland was essentially a country of small hold- ings, and while co-operation helped the large farmer it helped the small farmer more. There- fore Scotland offered a splendid field for the oper- ations of co-operation, which he believed to be productive of so much good. (Applause.) PRAISE FOR MR. YERBURGH. A writer m the i leld says:—ih-s week an impetus has been given to the to-operative move- ment in Scotland by the presence of Mr. R. A. Yerburgh. president of the Agricultural Organi- sation Society, at a representative meet:ng a.t Glasgow. Mr. Yerburgh is a confirmed believer in the economical and practical advantages of sound eo-operation, and it testifies to his shrewd business instincts that he has succeeded where others have failed in piloting the movement through the troublous stages of infancy. The ohief explanation of his success lies in the fact that, while enthusiastic, he has never betrayed that want of toleration for the views of others or adopted the uncompromising attitude which is common among pioneers of new enterprises. Mr. Yerburgh has not attempted to drive, but has sought rather to act the delicate part of leader, and the outcome of his policy seems likely to be of incalculable benefit to the agricultural indus- try. The Agricultural Organisation Society has made steady progress sinoe he assumed the presi- dency, and, judging from the widespread interest which has been aroused by his visit to Sootland, we do not doubt that good results will ac'crue to the movement north of the Twed."

AN AGRICULTURAL GROCER. A FARNDON BUSINESS. On Tuesday, at the Chester Bankruptcy Court. before Mr. Registrar Gibs, the first public exami- nation took place of John Cornelius Comes, re- ading at Stocks-lane, Boughtcn, and formerly carrying on business with J. Arnold, as "Arnold and Co." at Farndon, as grocers and provison dealers, and lately carrying on business without a partner under the style of "Arnold and Co." The summary of debtor's statement, of affairs shewed grcss liabilities arrrOunting to Et227 14s. 9d, and assets estimated to produce 951 3s. Id., leaving a deficiency, of £ 1,176. 1!s-. 8d. The causss of failure as stated by the debtor were "Losses on farm at Hurleston, near Nant- wich, losses in grocery business at Bramhall, and losses at Farndon by taking over a business there, -Iig over a business t h ere, the liabilities of which were misrepresented to 11 me." Mr. A. E. Whittingham, solicitor, Nantwich, appeared for debtor. In reply to questions by the Assistant Official Receiver (Mr. Tobias), debtor said he had no fixed abode. He rece-ved letters at the Three Pigeons Hotel, Nantwich. He commenced farm- ing on his own account in 1898, when he took a farm under Mr. Henry J. Tollema,c,he. at Hur- leston. He previously assisted li;.s father, and he himself had stock to the value of £ 100. The farm was 186 acres-, and the rent was 2400 a year. It was a. dairy farm chiefly. The farm was pre- viously occupied by his father, who handed over everything tnat was upon the farm. The value of the effects, oo-mprising stock, produce, and furniture, was about £ 1,200. He agreed to pay E700, also debts on the farm to the extent of L300, and, in addition, £ 50 a year to hiis father. He opened a, banking account with money realised from the sale of some stock, and JB126 or J6150 borrowed from an uncle. He continued to farm until Michaelmas, 1904. He (debtor) I gave notice to leave because he was short of money and was pressed by the bank for mom'y. A Mr. Boffey took over the farm, and paid him ) £ 1,415 for stock, etc., which he took over. Mr. Manley, who acted as, valuer for him, disburmd a portion of this sum in discharging liabilites at the bank, etc. Debtor received the sum paid by Mr. Boffey betwren JB570 and £ 380, with which he opened a banking account at Bramhall after paying several, accounts. He agreed Mr. Manley must have disbursed 2700 at least. He was willing to furnish, a statement (which he had) j of the disbursements by Mr. Manley en his be- j half. He did not discharge all his farming liabilities. He owed at that time £ 700 to his father and £ 130 to Irs uncle. There were also- trade accounts. Asked why he did not pay these oebts so far as he could, debtor said he was not pressed by his parents at that time for it. Debtor further stated that at Bramhall he' opened a grocer's shop at Christmas, 1904. Asked if he had any knowledge of grocery, he said he- had no knowledge of some parts of it. Of tho cheese trade he had a very good kinowledge. The rent of the shop was £ 35 a year and rates. He traded under the name of Cornes and Scott. Scott was his brother-in-law, was a practiear grocer and managed' the bus ne-.s for him. Scott ) was not a partner, and debtor de-nied that he had led the public to believe that he was. The shop at Bramhall was taken by Messrs. John Williams j and Sons, who paid him B21 for fixtures. In February, 1905, he entered into negotiations first with Mrj Arnold, senr., and subsequently with Mr. Johrr Arnold', jun., with a view to join- ing in a grocery business at Farndon, and in March he advanced Mr. Arnold, jun., 950. and later on JE25 and' EIa, in addition to which he nemoved the whole of his Bramhall stock there, the cost priee of which was about LICIO. Th,re never was any definite arrangement as to partner- ship, but they signed .oheques together, and he really became a partner from February, NOFS, Mr. Arnold' superintended the business, but he- (debtor) went there every week and had a right to half the profits. He sa;d he did not make sufficient enqu:r:es about Mr. Arnold's posirion before he ente.red into partnership with him. He was given to understand he owed JB112 in, all, and he afterwards found he must have owed- over £300. Al"nJÛ{f was negligent; all he (debtor) had out of the business, he thought, was about 36s.. the remainder going in the ordinary way of business. Abottt May he assumed resnonsibiT1- ties on his own shoulders, and directly afterwards tried to make an arrangement with his creditors, because he found he was overwhelmed with debt. He mad ? an assignment to a Mr. Martin, of Man- chester, and lie had a meeting of his cred tew^- and they declined an offer of 5s. in the £ Ques- tionect as to h:i stated ciuses of failure, debtor said he had bad heavy losses every y"ar through cattle and bad crons at HurVsiou. FTc had lost, hundreds of noun da in 'ftntffe. He Tost £100 in the grocery business fit BVamhail and £ 400 at | FVmdon. The examination was adjourned, debtor hem? ordered to furnish by Novembebr Sth a oash ac- i count for the last two years. | for itbd last tw O years.

[CoPYBIGHT,] CHESHIRE CHEESE. ———— ———— By T. STANLEY BALL. At a certain well-knoiv-n tavern in London, bearing the above name, they have a Canadian cheese which is called Cheshire, "because it is of that make the word Cheshire applied to cheese is only a name used to distinguish a chcc-vse mild in lfavour and has no reference to the county of that name." Thus the traditional distinctions of localities fade. Is not the celebrated Everton toffee, the succulent Eccles cake, and tho rioh Bury simnel now made throughout the land, and why, tkerefore, should not Cheshire choose bo made in Canada or anywhere es.e? Tne fame of tho county for cheese-making, how- ever, has existed for centuries, and it will pro- bably remain noted for the production of that im- portant artiole, in sp:te of the enormous imports of foreign produce. There is no doubt about the antiquity of the manufacture in Cheshire of a palatable and popular oheese. In the reign of Henry II.or, to be precise, in the year 1190- one, at least, of the aristocracy &et an example to the modern titled dairy-keeper, for it is re- corded that Constance, wife of Randal Blunde- vill\ Earl of Chester, and daughter-in law of the King, "kept. a herd of kine and made good cheese, and she made a valued present of three cheese < of her own make to the Archbishop of I Canterbury. In the 12th oontury also Giraldus Cambrensis bears honourable testimony to the excellence of the Cheshire cheese of his day, and the county have not in the years that have elapsed since then tarnished its reputation far oheese-making; for with them. it has never be- come a lost art, but on the contrary, seems to liave been a continually prospe-rous product. Old Gerard the Cheshire herbalist, who wrote towards the close of the 16th century, referring to "Saxifrage," says: "Our English women used to put it in their running or rennet for cheeso, especially in Cheshire (where I was born), where the bast cheese of this land is made." Then again, confining- himself to Cheshire, he writes of the herb "Ladies' bedstraw," found in the county "The people in Cheshire, especially about Naatwich, where the best cheese is made, do use it in their rennet., esteeming greatly of that oheeoo above other made without it." About the same period William Smith, one of lhc authors of the "Vale Royal," thus boasts of the groat staple of the county: "They [the far- mers] make great store of oheese. In praise whereof I need not to say much, seeing that it is well-known that no other county in the realm may compare therewith, nor yet beyond the seas, nolu, not Holland, in goodness, although in qualt;èI H far exceeds. E.mpatJ<? enough fp¿. &l'v,l+ y. -¡ "J. andpr?wort.hy for ;tf ?va?ietiM of Cheshire Some cur=ou? Randle Holme's extrao?n? cheese 0™7 of Am?ry," published in 1638 "?bw'? k con?ina & ? ? b?)ok contains a dcM-nptjo.n of all tl? a? cultural implements and Lho various ter? S m ? Sda.i? ry ??d ?fa.rm -? work generally. The d;?<'r? ku? of ch-3? n?ntio.Md are Sw?.t ? Ch?se ?S? or Mint or marigold oheese, Flet ch--c-io, c-lio()Ge, Mi!k cheese, two-milk cheeS{}, faded chooso and parm:tzinü or old choose. Tbe p;wnt> of Chesliire is known as who1e milk ch?ese--that is, made of unskimmE'd mj]k. Pro- ba)ly th-2- Pa.nnazino mentioned by Holme waa th ParmŒsan. Of the otbc?rsnamed  is St-;Il occa,sio:1ally made by mixing the ju, t f th. sage plant with the curd, which ?, ?. I ta in Oa mri/reirshod1 by1(2S!S 5r°°and a flavour mlCh rcI:shed by WIlli:' [cople. suprioSv1 of0^^ of tho county in the eupriOi-jty of thei r cheese is roflected L- a- -,d wg. writkn in 1735, of whic.h fhere a. t "o or th,e ve.,sions, but the following are the word! a3 i orpnally produced —. ?"????d A Cheshire man sailed into Spain To trade for merchandise* When he arrived from the main, A Spaniard him espies. 'Yho   rogue look ?.o. ??ha.tfn.uts?nd .9?iC?c?s fine look ho™. Our land Produoos twice, a year l'hou hat no &uch in thine. Tlie Cheshire man ran to his hold, And fetched a Cheshire choose' And saId, h,- you dog, behold J Nk-C, havo such fruits as those! Your fruits arc ripe but twice a year, As you yourself do say, But such as I present you hore Our land brings twice a day!!? viab:rrg'with fchc music, and two other vtons of the- same story, wc,?e reprinted in 'I Ch £ f r S 1 BaJlad8 and I?gend? of Ch!rc" ohard Brad?haw—a relative of tho President  a   merchants  'tt cls ??- izr', M??- ? Ct.e.r after the Civil ??? a-'? urged t?t r??was a necess:ty for the forces in Ulster JWt Smria 1 ion ending ? h.s being asked be sup- ?or .h? t?ops 30 tons of "?und amI good ?0, ? at the of forty-one shiJh?a per liledw,-I,-I,t of 120ib., a. prioo which was pro- 1y not a poor one for such a large older, which w out at a little over 4d. per lb Bradshaw later appointed English Hesident at Ham- a d plomat'e poot then hold to be of high valry in tho several districts of Cheshire has boon very keen, the people of each area that their own is the best and the famous ty. "Every cat thinks its own kitten the -so ruils the old proverb, and the far- j claini the same distinction, not only for tpaiticular district, but their own dairy. To extent this rivalry accounts for the superior wnce of Cheshire cheese generally, for the o of the manufacturers to excel their neigh- Mias over been productive of .good to the district of which Nantwich is the centre u nways claimed to manufacture superior C, and their claim has often been conceded, tor^ ds of the old herbalist, Gerard, being ? as being the final word on the subject ".te theer i' print an' he sed naught abite other plœoo bud Nantwioh." But in the of the Stuarts that town had its rivals, as r now, in the cheesemaking field: for Jiby, when traNk-Iling from Bowdon towards ) lore, m 1682, went, he says, "thence through a. P!easant vale abounding with wood and U pastures whch produces the famoue I Cre oheese. quaint oustoms which formerly aOOOm- p the periodical oheese fair have for the mart been discontinued, and the cheese n of a country town is one of the most pure- ljmercial places now-a-days. At one time it w? custom for the dairy farmers to have a pshow of their cheese early in the morning of air day. Factors and other buyers came umarket from far and near, and keen com- pi ensued for the best dairy between the L and other dealers from large centres. Tioes realised were often excessive, the Lers ?eneraHy beating the provincial bout of the field for the cho.ccr sampa. f the dairy men and maids whose maatcr !ki produce for a good prioe, for it meant a hue present for them, and many a bright s) was spent in ribbons and flowers with Whe men decorated- themselves and their > h wagons and whips, afterwards making a! tiant progress through the market town,. and liar state to their own village homes nnection with the selling and weighing: oae by the farmer, some curious oustoms ajiTdices prevailed. Until the publication 1. newspapers of the current "market: pit waa the invariable rule for the farmer n, disclose to his wife or dairymaids what ttfuce of the dairy fetched in the market; 'ls by way of being a chivalrous notion. ift as it was believed that the best chee? irounty was made by the farmer's own w a ? not deeme d wi.se to destroy the PHM it was not deemed'w?c to destrov the' dher:ehed illusion by a oomparison of the pTtaaned at the cheese fair. ,eculiar feature in the soiling of cheese- was always existed is the weighing of H the cwt., which seems to have had no oigin than the fact that 1, ia easier to c: the price of a given weight thaiii if wat the usual rate of 2121b. The ancient: tweig-hing 100 or even 50 cheeses was a cund labor.ous one. Aa a rule the- falJIJer Oft read or wr.:te, and a couple of OOlb. vaided by huge boulder stones and a. nail tch on the wall successive signs of the nl. wps all that was available in the way- of IllIn Of weight-at the best a tedious, Accurate, system. As a custom of weigh- i method, it is eaiid1,, was quite oommon I iti; so late as the early years of tha. mine- i tent(iry. I gh the cheeses are now weighed' in a rmannor, the aversion to ohango--wh,i.ch sisclf when the Cheshire farmers objected tepeal of the corn tax-still accounts for frfcion of the long weight. That the latter i iosr to use in ascertaining the prioe of a gght, in the alisenoe of a ready redcooe-r, j srom the foUow-rag Sgures: — Veig-ht- Cheese at Sd o< 61 8 (1121b.) „?s 11 r eiht- Cheese at 3d. 8 (1201b.) go 0 i 80' 0 0 II 8 predoitMMLt- the Lw"a,). Was easy -ng, the ?an. i?s easy i offcioni by tOO illiterate Vendbr and pur- i t i .the Ia.c?6t cheese on reoord was one ?eighty years ago, s?d: to ba? bo?n t ofa "oart whc?." and made by ? ?rs.y, of Barton, ncay Churt?n Heath, Ch.e anœs:tl'e63 of Lom Braasey. They  eows' and farm w?s then ow lr ?°'?? St?I?, of Hooton, the chee ma.? for the la?r for a comin,- I of'(3rn in 11is ??'?- Mrs. B??y's rfa ?"1 and one of the most notable 'of't?nct she was creJit?cf with paying t.b? i largl$ ever known &)r dairy servant—?) m<* fingers long in a country district. | I —

Tporated Accountants Journal in its eariber has a comprehensive articles on "lJ3ills of Sale," in which the subject f whtnts are, and what are not, bills of sale is A lectuve, on Depreciation and Rels another iastructive contribucioa to the C— Do not aecert. Just as zood hut insist I npche crenniva article, Horiiirraii's "Furti Tea. A" I"e thiit. yrin hai-e H. and dor:t. be put off substit*tfl. Fn!l waigbt without the pa^M by -Chester: W. Alam Davies, 10, CoBt.fMfcoiesnle agent); Co-op. Society; Cryer. I 25,n-rd.: Holborn Kestaui-jntv £ 9, Foregate-at. I Ne Uttsle Sntfcoii: 8w;n^«;iw. Rhuddlan I Boer. Bromborough Pool: Co-op. Society. M. tto-op. Society. "Kolti Junction: Co-op. gtfole; Joneo lit Dav'as. Wrexham Felton. 1 SnJoBom, Wiusford; Whitehead. TattenhaU; J,

I CHESTER FARMER'S AFFAIRS. I "TOO MANY IRONS IN THE FIRE." On Tuesday, at the Chester Bank- ruptcy Court, before Mr. Registrar Giles, the public' examination took place of Mr. Edwatfd Kendrick, residing" in Parad.se-row, and carry- ing on business at Goss-street and Brewer's Hall Farm, Chester, also at Point Farm, Sealand, coal meroiiant, farmer, grooer and provision and general dealer. Mr. E. Braseey appeared for tho debtor, a summary of whose statement of affairs shewed gross liabilities amounting to L4,163, in- cluding 49 unsecured creditors for Jb575. 15s. 4d., and three creditors fully secured for £ 3,491. Tne estimated value of tne security was SOL down at £ 4,3iJU, leaving a surplus ot ±;8ii9, whicn, witii other assays, was stated to leave a surpius ot assets over liabilities of £ 309. 19s. 2d. Tne cauues of failure as stated by debtor were "ijad tracie and too many irons in the lire." It was stated in the Official Receiver's observations that tnu receiving order was made on the debtor a own jKUition, which he filied in consequence of the seizure of his effects by the Sheriff at the su-t of a creditor. Tne debtor was adjudicated a bank- rupt on the 16th September on his own appl-ca- tion. Debtor was examined by the Assistant Official Rcoolvor (Mr. Tobias), in reply to whom debtor said he now lived at 12, Paradise-row, having re- moved thither from No. 6, Paradise-iow. He was not engaged in any oooupation at present, and was a "gentleman at large." (Laughter). He Started fanning at Brewer's Hall eighteen yeairs ago, without capital. The landlord was Lord Howe, and the rent was JElM. 10s. Fourteen years ago he bought the Goss-stivet property, where tor twelve years he carr.ed on business as a grooer and general dealer, for £ 350. Ho occup-ed the front portion, and let the balik premises for about x25 a year. The purchase money of that property he made up by raising JB250 on mortgage, and paying B100 out of his farming aooount. He had spent £ 100 on the property sinao that time. He continued1 the business of groaeT and general dealer up to the time of his bankruptcy, with the assistance of a manager, until the last two years, when he had managed it himself. About the same tinja as he took Brewer's Hall he set up business as a ooal me^rdhant. About ten years ago he purchased Point Farm, Sealand, for £ 2,650, the farm con- sisting of 43 acres. He got £1,800 on mortgage, and made up the remainder out of h:s business. At the time 'he was pretty flourishing. At the time of his bankruptcy he was farming Brewer's Hail, and had a manager thero. nest,011 have been in a considerable way of busi- sh: ? farming at two places and carrying on this .4hop. „i^c nttio ¡'o."¡A ;p S' 7°.u a^se^t that ?' ?IvciMy was partly  lars-e a way of busmS3?-I am ,] &fc.'VX"66 s "w ? bu  .? ? a? r<? many lrons in tile 6re?-That is about it CQuld not you give attention to all ?-I could give attention to all, but I could not find the moi?y when tho wolf came down. You bad not enoug.h capital?-I had not enough to r pay the wolf out. You aiso say it is due to bad trade?-Yes. There i. s a great deal of bad trade about every where. ??'-T? i. generally skri > everywhere. k -1 Are you speaking as a farmer or sliopkeerx^r 1,ses am spoaking as a farmer. The produoe r got very little when you have got it, and you J to wait a 1-9 time for it.  yes' Did you employ enough labour?"' yes; plenty ot ?labour. Did you stock your farm sumoier-?"? with live stock. ago? r h ree yearis ago? Can you shew you were solver what 7? ago? —I b8heve I am solvent to-da- ? there to aliew to the contrarv? Your statement shews it remains to be seen whether that is so, doesn't-t.-Yes. Tho Registrar: What you mean when you said you had not suffi-en,t to nieet your debts when "the wolf cam d-n"? Which is the wolf?—The pressing editors. The Registrar: 10 not talk nonsense. Call them by their rig1- name. I did not know what you were talkie about. you woAre ssisttaalnki'iO> iffcial Receiver: You had not Tho Assist-aii,Official auHicienr moo? when they came down for pay- mf'11t -l har'not sufficient. Is your (,Iy hop, that some balance will come from .rournortgaged property?-No; I had the hope tire it would all come from the farming stock ifA had time to realise it. Did you put your farming stock down at £100 only9:-1 did not suppose it would make its full vaii--i from the way they have sold it. little before tho bankruptcy you had a valua- t bn 9-Yes. I Tha.t was a very substantial one. How much? —- £ 649. 10s. On tho faith of that document you were able to raise more money?—Yes, anotlier £30 to keep the man quwjt. I You have been rather lax about your books' Yes. When you get into a fix like I have done you cannot get things in order. They are quite moomprehensible, are not !they'-Yes they are, I dare say. You kpt no accounts regarding your farm- ing?-No. Replying to further questions by the Assistant I Official Receiver, debtor said he had not paid 6T much mto the bank during re?ent y?ara; no naa oji d a huo had Paj• d away some money ovor the counter He used the bank no more t K he could 'help simply because -he paid when they camo into the place and so saved opmmiision. He had no state- ment or book to shew what became of his money latterly. It might have been that in 1900 his banking account fori half a year was something like £ 1.200. It was vno doubt true that latterly in ?"?"-year had it exceeded more than ?120 Dabtor admitted there was a mortgage on Point Farm of £ 2,600 principal, and £11:)1 arrears of interest. With regard to tho Goss-street pro- peiiy Pan 3 Bank lent him £ 550 at ono time, and it wils paid off the sama summer. He sup- posed it was worth that. There was je750 due on it, together with a further charge on Point Farm. I-To had Let 61 portion of Point Farm to Mrs. Hewitt-tho house and three or four acres at a ivntal of je40. Tho mortgagee had taken poasoM.on, ana of the Gass-street property. Mr Robmts wM now th? sole mnrtgagoo of 1VIr- property. Ho gave various other charges to Mr. Kooerts on his growing crops, and straw and- hay N,t h* d'd not know what they totalled He ?(?'? btor) also held land on the foreshom' of' th& river Dee at a rental of JB8 a. year, and thoro,,wa& £12 àw at the timo of his bankruptcy. The aiiG,, .ords in that case had distrained upon; a hOi. but no account had been rendered, and Ko' co?d not say whether the distraint saiisned HM dlebt or whether there was any balance. You have been pressed for a considerable num- ber of yeais by your creditors?—Yes, five or six: veal's- Why did not you filo your petition before this? j —Because I did not want to file my petition, as long as I could pay them. As long as you cou!d hang on you did not file your petition?—I daresay there are a. lot,in court. toaav who if people came down uponi them would not DO ab e to pay. Did you contract debts knowing* you were iiit these straightened circnmstances ?-1 did: not com tract dobts unnecessarily. But you contracted debts as long as you, could 7 poople gavo me credit natur- ally. A hey will do as long as you pay them ancp I always paid them. Yc.u admit you have boon pressed for veais? Not so badly as this last year or so. In further examination, debtor said'all the fun- mtu-re was the property of his wife, having been ptficn?d wi.h her own mon?y. Questicncd ? to. e.?M ho dd not admit that under an a,-ree- mcnrt with Mr. Roberts he was to account to h!m for money he received. Bees not the document you signed set out that; T'™ sre net to sell without his con.scnt? I believe ?'J"? y" ?ount to Mr. Roberts ?-No. i Had he to continually send a.fter you?-Yæ. ) Did yon sat:sfy him: as to what you had done voiir n'l"'eY?-)[Cs; ? was satisfied, fTe g*at a share oP it. Can you say what you did sell?—No. Call you say what you did with the money?- I pa a it away ;n the ordinary course of business, nave you any money at the bank now?—No. Jfr. iirassey: You say you were solvent at the Stme you filed your petition?—Yes. You support the- statement of your assets bv two valuations of them?—Yes. Debtor said Messrs. Ch, Erfhick and Co. valued Point I1 arm a. £ 3.770, and according to their opinion, as wed as his own" 'if the Point Farm w-cr real- j"2d he would hsw0 a very considerable margin ? h? "editors. TFh?y had since said they-would' to say but what they could get £ 4 of<T 3ay but wh?t they couid get 4. The Registrar:- You bou?. it for ?2:650?— Y.-s. biit I spent money on it. J £ r' BraSS'ey: Have you ??on to be Mt?sf!?d n.l J.iiT mamwr in which your estate is being w,th 1,1, ?ll man. --i,r in wbI e h your estatp is, bci, it sir; vi2,iy di?.3atis fi?e d t l iiroll. it Debtor, in going into that a second crop of clover, wcrili f,75 or, had beon loft uncrown and left on the ground" Do you complain of other things being dis- posed of at inferior prices?—Yes, I db — Debtor proceeded3 to support his.- assertion by detailed figures. ilfr. BVassey: You ha se said enough to shew that a very severe loss had. occurred to the credi- tors from tk" way fchesw things have been- real- ised ?—Yes, shameful losses. I boHeve a great deal of money has been io- vested- by you upon that farm at Brewer's Half and which it is impossible to get back ?—Yes. Landlords mproveoic-nts practically ?—Debior answered in tho affirmative, and! mentioned that h: had mado f madway to tho house at a cost of £5&. n !md ??o carried Jut other inm' rove- l0nPs ai1^ in deepening ditches. Fur- ther! u had OU iIt tho houso and fan;n buildings. I-TI-T total outlay W[$3 £815. Ms. The landlord had contributed £ 60 b.wards the house, and fire field gates at a; oost of 14s. each. ]^foie debtor went thûro the. tarm was a "wild, waste place, and now it was in first-class order, and had since his re- moTa? bc?n let ?t an ?orc?scd rent of £ 50 a year, which was still under its ??lue after his (debtor's) improvements- • Re-examined by tb& Assistant Official Receiver debtor sa.id &e reason he had estimated in his statement the growing crops at £100, whereas Messrs. Charton, Elphick and Co. had valued them at 2600, was that he knew how they would be realised. With regard to the clover, he did not admit that it was his misfortune to have become bankrupt just when the season was too late for harvesting. He, however, did not deny that ex- perienced men had gone over the crops and said they could not be harvested, and were only fit fop grazing. It was not a fact that Brewer's Hall I Farm was not fenced at all. It was well fenoed. Tho examination was adjourned, debtor being instructed to furnish a cash account of his trans- actions during the last two years.

I MR. STANLEY AT GUILDEN SUTTON. ( LIVELY MEETING. The inhabitants of the village that Oliver Crom- well could not find trooped in considerable num- bers to the National Schools on Friday evening to hear the Hon. A. Lyulph Stanley, Radical candidate for Eddisbury. The proceed- ings were unusually lively for a meeting of Eddis- bury Radicals, and the villagers so belied their reputation that Mr. Stanley was compelled to stop in his address and take the audience seriously to task for their interruptions. J^Ir. R. Cathcart Smith presided, and introduced Mr. Stanley as their future member, a witticism which provoked two faint Hear, hoars." The Hon. Arthur Stanley gave the meeting a full and detailed explanation of his views on tho Education question. Afterwards he passed on to other subjects, and he was somewhat staggered when a man asked him what he would do with the Education Act, forgetful of what he had already said. Mr. Stanley, in reply, patiently summarised the first half of his speech. On the religious question, he said the State should have nothing to do with religious education, and in defending the attitude of the Free Churches, he said they might not be as rich as the Church of England, but he did not think anyone would say they were less robust. Their work was just as good, and in many other cases better, than that of the Church of England. Passing on to the land question, Mr. Stanley said it was the duty of the State to force landlords to make it possible for labourers to live decently on the land and be well housed, and have something more than the routine of agricultural work. (A Voice: "That's what drives them to the towns." Another Voioo: It did not drive me to the town Tf. w,^ thl duty of the State to give larger powers to Distrb Councils to obtain land on reasonable terms Æ which, if landlords will not build cottages, may build them and let them out in smal1, ings to the labourer who will take such cot ^T's* A Voice: In Guilden Sutton you car? have allotments on such a footing. (Hear ) ?'- ) -Mr. Stanley: Why not?—A Voice: Rent ")o b i,,? Another man in the audience said ? ?"? ??? r,ent of land £ 3 an acre.—Mr. Stanley said coma not be kept above what it i £ i 8110 u coma not be kept above what It",1; 23 an acre it the land about there was renter -? acre it was because it was good !aj)d??-,? ?'?'? labourer would be just as w?- ? P?V ?? an acre as the farmer.—Fir?"??"P?? I don't know, sir.-Mr. Stanley sa;,? T?"? P?posin? ?' at   ""?? thev to make landowners lct+^ wnich they could let at JES He ? ??'? ? posatb!e to let the agricultural ^rCr get ? at the same to let the agriculturInother Intrrupter: What price as the far T-?n? that is running wild, such woul d you do with -?.'? 's running wild, auc h ?r. '?tanloy: I do not wish to as large parks landowners.—At £1 take away lartt?? from lan d owners.— A t £ 1 take away lara no price at all. I want to see I an acre?-Na" ? ? r- ?? ?'- I want to see N all cl.L-,?-. s. Stanley invited fair the ^"6 ? ? speech Mr. Stanley invited ?t the f? ? ? ?skcd him if he thought we questions 6,1,d an° wuJora at t.he present t.me-,J??- .? ?? ?hM, y'")-Mr. St?Jcy? had ^J-r; We vclro epending money too an J it, army' and did not believe we f o getting any better article than we had ten ears ago at half '? cost. He did not Sv the vage paid to so.diers was excessive, but the monev ? wasted on genera m?dmini.traJon?e ?UMtioner: We might have as good an Army at ess expensc.-Mr. Stanley: Cerfahdy A sn amusing incident took place at the close of Mr. Stanley's speech. The Chairman said he would move the followin.- resolut,On-" That we acœpt Mr. Stanley as candidate, and pledge our! seives to use our best endeavours to forward his tone ,!R,vb ?e ^cdMy- ?- A. R'?-Y toseecnd. M r to Mr. Rigby spoke + ? chairman in an under- tone and after some conversation the Chairman withdrew the resolution and called on Mr. James lomkinson, M.P., to speak Mr. Tomkinson dealt at length with the Fiscal question. Speaking of the difficulty farm labourers had in obtaining small holdings, Mr. Tomkinson blamed the farmers, and said it was their fault, bocautio they were jealous of the labourers having land. A Voice: It's the landlords'. Mr. Tomkinson: We11- I don't know. It i8 very for a ??' to ? ? f«™« to gi,'e up a fidel. At the doac of Mr. Tomkin?on's??ch. the Chair- man apoJogised for .h? m?takc. He saidhe thought the reol was to have b<?n moved bpfo? Mr. S?yMt. That JVas not so and he c?d on Mr. ??y to movo the r--eoliiti??. Mr. R?by  i* ?" meeting of electors of S'e Eddisbury d.?on thanks the speakers for their addressee condemns the Government for its reactionary legislation, and pledges itself to use the opportunity of returning a LiBeraI mem- ber for the division." This motion was carried.

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I A STARVING BRAIN I REBUILT BY SCIENTIFja FOOD. A lady living in. Bournemouth, writes:— Just after rny; little girl was tvwijw; o»Miths old we bag-an to notice she was ratber vacant and I stupid. After consulting our family, doctor I took, her to a, well-kaown London sWeialist, and he, after a long examination, gave me to understand: that .she, was. certainly wanting, irt brain power., and that she y/auld require tho utmost care andi attention, indeed, he called it an.anxious ca,"e.' "He told me to give her a. food of a pre- digested nature. 1 carefully followed tha speciahfsts directions and gave her Grape-Nuts. Xo the surprise of my nurse and myself, she very soon rofusad any other supper or breakfast food and cried for Grape-Nuts. She- yet talk, but directly we give her- Grape-Nuts she is sajttshed. VIOr; tilan this, and what is to us the meet marvellous fact, of all, she Oegact to shew mre intcUigcneo, to walk better,, less given to ron. vnlsive ailaoks (though still cutting teeth), and altogether more like other children, gettiny well and stronger every day. This is five or six months ago, and she still has her Grape-Nuts twice a day. See never has a disturb; ,«i night, sleeping eleven and twelve hours at a stitch. 1 .-jhall be only tocy pleased to give anyone writing mo strong proof of my faith in, Grape- Nutsi. I may further ss^-thafc my faith in 4 foods has been of the poorest, and had it not been that I Vai\ tempted by the IVain-tgiving qualities set forth, I shouldn't, even, have given Gr.vpe-Nuts a trial. I am only too thankful I did." Name given by Grag>e-Nuts Co., 66, Shoe Lane, Lcss-dbn, E. C. The child was not receiving from vhe food she had formerly oaten the necessary nuounshmenli for the brain and nerve centres. This is plairt from the condition-, of her mind anù the suffering from convulsions and teething. Grape-Nuts furnished the phosphate of potash, the food for rebuilding t.ho grey matter in brain and nerve centre-.s, and the results were soon evi- dent in the quickening of the mind and the relief from convulSJ.\9ns. because the r/erves were being properly fed. The physician wisely advised the use of pre- digested food, for he quickly saw the little one'a syst-em was reduced, and could not properly take care of and extract nourishment from ordinary foods. The makers of Grape-Nuts treat selected parts of wheat and. barley by mechanical manipulation, time, moisture, and a slow process of cooking from ten to twelve hours, and thus change the starch in the grains into a form of sugar whieh is thoroughly digested within an hour, and quickly passes into the blood. Grape-Nuts food is there- fore pre-digested and is quiokly and easily assimilated even by those having the most sensitive stomachs. There's a reason for Grape-Nuts." 7d. per packet, Ask the grocer.

MUSIC EXAMINATION AWARDS  DUCHESS OF WESTMINSTER K Vni VRlNE DUCHESS OF WESTMINSTER AT CHESTER- The „ucce3Afut local C3,lldida;0S at the Teœut examinations of the k..soc:ated Bord .of the Board of the R   d   R. A .M. an d *>T"t j£ £ Soon at the Town Hall cenia?e.onTue.- ?..1 ? Town Hall &t Óe baud. of her Grace K Marine Duchess of Weatmmster. The jrM? a? yo? ??? ??, Westminster. The i V u-nppaunied on the R. Larcb) prided and 1'"1' rTIl by the Mayore?- ?? ?e Kahanne p,3..o. 1 f Clp.-t. Duc't of ssfszs** **? e;o. S? Ilc.r? I?oyd. the Sheriff ,)3: '1Ia:J¡ and 1" la.nn. the Arc;hd:a:xJn of Che:tc. Dr. tol1;ertot!l. Mr. --?-?.?-?? Mr. G?rgc M?n? ??-?? W<2!'Ye unable to be D?cl.?.. ?? ?'?ur.h. I.P. and Mr. pr6&Cr.t :ý P,. A. ™<I» KLTSE.«*• «° *vl"' Cecil :iad :\Irfo.Padœr, ck, Ion?l and? 'VN'ilford g^l^S/Sto-o. J. C Bridge.. d DM rl' Bridge. 1 .j +he \530c1ated Board J. TC? Mayor co??? at h.t?and ab™d, on ^ei- the Coloni.. He a, oongrawlat;d 111:5:1 Rce^ on Sa. taining to two prize6, trie Duke of Westminister s prize :;¡,;=: ?r. Yerburgh s prize. Ptfr Crei"hton. distant -secretary of the Board expl.a:.ned the system of examinations conducted by the i?oard.' ^^G^Rariiffth. hon. locaj representative of the Board announced that, a?l ih candidates who ? pri^ont-ed themselves fei pa^ the examina- t?n without there being one laflure. It spoke very h?Hy for the teachmg pTofe?io.,n a.n?d fo?r ?he &Tucient,? the?nol v Whereas the number of ? tS-?ghoutthe United Kingdom was «*>me-  ?wcen sixty and .e?y per oent of the cauc?dal?. it had been th? year in Ch?e?? r one hundred per cent. (Applause.) Her Gra.ce Katharine Dnohees of Westminster graciously presented the prizes. Sir Horatio Lloyd proposed a vote of thank.5 to her Grace, a motion which he said would be most. heartily received and oordiaily responded to by all. It it had not been for the pleasant character of his aat v. he doubted whether he ought to have been cresent at all, because -hire was no one so C'UprI,Ul"y bnorant-he regretted to say—of music as himself. He did not think anyone could com- pare with his poor knowledge, of music in its orincipk'fl. scienoe and practise. He ventured to nay for himself that he was quite sure no person iu that, room enpyed listening to music more than he d; d-, appla aFe) -wlierevc- it came from, and on all kinds of instruments. Perhaps, on re- flection. he <should not -say all kinds, because he had recollections, when one had been reading, of a bar.-oi-ergan uitpleaeantlv near one, and he drew trie line at that. (Laugher.) Mr. George Dickson seconded. Tro motion was cordially passed. Her Grace, in reply, said: May I express my very grateful thanks for the very kind way the vot-e has been proposed by Sir Horatio, and seconded and received by you. I am very glad to bo able to come here this afternoon, to be able to add one word of congratulation to the Asso- ciated Board for the great, success of their most intere.t.in g and widespread work, which we have just heard had been so successful. We only wÍóh it may go on increasing in year? to come. (Ap- plause.) May I congratulate those who have been eucce^-fui this a fternoon, and I hope it will be a beginning only of many future musical trials. With their delightful talent. the music will bring pleasure and joy to many others who have the pleasure of hearing them, as weil as of themselve6. (Applause.) The Bishop moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Croisrhro-n and tlie following resolution That this system of examinations is a powerful factor in the cultivation and development of instruction in music, and is worthy of the support of the teaching profession. He said he was rather s vrv "to Hear Sir Horatio fk-ciare he had no taste for music, because he had an unpleasant recol- lection of some words which told us that tne man who had no music in his was rather more or less a villain—(laughter)—and they would not like to thi"k that was precisely true of Sir Horatio L! vd. (Lau<rhte.) He had made the position brighter bv saving he co?J appreciate mu?c b:- 0? b" v i3vin,, ?ie cod,li appreciate mt]6,c in t.'n,, btrei I organ in the ?;t-ept. Ttiev ing ?hen engaged in other studies. It wa? a very deii^h'f'il thing when massing down not one of the brig"htest streets in Chester or some other town to s-v hew the street piano had the power of civins delight to a number of children, whose htt1.. feet. were set in graceful movement by the inu-ie of the barrel organ. As to examinations, the Bishop they were good or bad. according to the wav they were carried on, and ruthinsr c- -,Uld he more mUehievou? than that they should haro a number of different examining bodies on the same subject with different standards, and therefore misleading both to pupils and teachers a >>d to the cenor'iI cubic. The Associated Board endeavoured a system of examination, a^id th^ had proof of the eveeher.ee of that ex- pmining bodv in the e'equent and convincing fact that pupils .had p1£",ed in the Chester centre in the p'O;)()nion of one hundred per œnt, agatjMt 3ixty or ?v<—tv pc" 0?nt. in other centres. He added h? conc?-?ulati??-. to tl?? ?c had pa??' the examination, and those ?-?o had givP!l ?em musical "-l?. lq(4 thog-- afternoon. i""I t, 1,Em that if any of tlvsn got married they wou.d not t.hat up the of th-ev %)?u!d not The ".?tion. af?:?- being -eoended by Dr. Stolter- foth, was carried. On the motion of the Archdeacon of Chester. seconded by the Sheriff, the Ifayor was thanked for presiding and for the ase of the room. Afterwards the Mayoress kindly provided tea in the Council Chamber. Duriag the afternoor, an interesting musical programme was gone throngh by some of the ?uecM.?ful candtdi?tes. The to lowing wa? the pro- %L;tacca?to-Cap, ice,, (Max Voarrieh*, MJ*€? A'iie Whitehouse; violin ,«>lo, wv) "Romaioe," 2nd Concerto (W iemawski), (b) "Irish Reel," Op. 54 (C. V. Stanford). Miss (b) R?. op. Marjory G. Rees (accompanist. Mr. Horace Hasel- den) song. The Enchantress (J. L. Hatton), aiics Mildred Leach: pianoforte solo. Impromptu in A flat (Chopin). Miss Allie Whitehou.se: violin 0010.. Andante from Concertino (Ham, Sittl, Miss Annie M. Wells (aeoomparwst. Mr. Horace Ha-el- den): sons. A Psarl (Herbert Bunning), Miss Mildred Leach: violin eolo, C-oncerto in A minor. No. 9. Op. 104 (de Beriot), Ahss Marjory G. Roes (accomoanist Mr. Horace Ha.-elden). The following U the prize list:—Advanced Grade —Honours: Mariory G. Rees, St. Oswald's, Rliyl (Ir. Horace Ha.-Picien), violin. Advanced Grade —Pass: Winifred E. Cla-k. Howell's School, Denbigh (Miss B. Griffin), pianoforte; Katherine A. Clerrenoe. Dr. Joseph C. Bridge, pianoforte; Corustance M. Elderkin, Penrhot College, Colwyn Bay (Mi-s A. S. Jackson. A.R.C.M.). pianoforte: Elizabeth Johni"> Mi&; Theresa Anderson. L.R.A.-N. pianoforte; Mildred Leach. D-. Joseph C. Bridge, singing: Caroline Newman. Dr. Joseph C. Bridge, pianoforte; Gwynydd Siason, Mr. Wilfrid Jones singing: Allie WThitehouse, Mr. William Dunning, pianoforte. Intermediate G-ade —Pass: Dorothy Ellis, Mr. Horace Haselden, violin: Mary C Simpson, Howell's School, Den- bigh (Miss B. Griffin), pianoforte: Mabel F. E. R. Summerhilt. St. Oswald's. Rhyl (Mr. W. E. Belcher. M.A.. Mu, Bac.. F.R.C.O.). pianoforte:, Annie M. Wells, Arcville College, Rhyl (Mr. Ho-.?c? Ha?eid?n). violin. The following parsed in rudiments of muHC:—NeDie T. Br'id?n.fv. Dr. Co'-bett: M?b?l D?viM. Mr. J. A. Parting- ton: Dorothy H. Green. Howell's School, Denbigh B. GrifSn) May Lloyd, Howell's School, Denbigh (Mis? B. Griffin): Maggie Skidmore. Dr. Corbett: Norah K. A. M. Williamson, Blencathra. Rhyl Iyl M. P. Trou -dell). School examinations for Chester Centre and Chester District, 1^05- Higher Division: K- Agnes E. "oodoock, :fC,-celn H. Atkin. *h'l' M. Ellis, Sophia Hornby. Gladys NieholL-. *Mo:ia Smith. Miss Beatrice E. Clay. B.A., the Queen School. Chester, pianoforte: Venour Heolev. Miss E. B. Stainton. Wrexham. Lower Divi-.ion: Norah C. Archer, Eleanor Oid- meadow. Gladys Reynolds. M'ss Beatrice E. C'ay. B. A.. the Oueen'^ School. Chester, pianoforte: *Mariorie R. Stainton. Miss E. B. Stainton. Wrexham, pianoforte: *Ethe! Hisoock. Madarre Blackett. Dee House Convent. Chester, pianofo-jte. Elementary Divi-ion: Isabel M. L. BeswiCK, tsoel Orsm. MJ-V E. H. Atcherky. Hester M. E. Archerlev. IVat-riee Clay. B.A., the. Queen's School. Chester, pianofo-ce. ^.Distinction. The Duke of Wesfcminster s eold medal W.13 won by Mirw Marjory Rees, who obtained highest hono»>v: ;n the advanced grade. She a lw won. Mr. Yerburgh' prize for violin playing. It was stated bv the Mayor that the award of the silver medal offered by her Grace Katharine Duchess of Westminster and the nnze offern.cl by Mrs. Pitcairn Campbell had not been decided.

ASTHMA CAN BE CURED. I A NOTED PHYSICIAN WILL PROVE THIS I TO ALL SUFFERERS. Th- Mtoni?:?? statement, that Astnma cin b? I cn?ed. ciming from so wen k?own authority as Dr. Iu(ioi-3?i AVIII be of int?-?t to ?-.thn? -uH'e.r??. The ?po-'ence of inost Asthmatics ha- beo? that K-?? if ?7 a7,I been iScr?d them by tJ? methods "p!-ct??o"c ?mp?-c< and. in {Mt. th? claœ has up to now I been regarded as incurable. This noted ohysician h. hoivever, after a lifelong study of Astnrna and kindred dkseases, discovered a remedy which not onlv relieves the severes1- cr-ses of Asthma and Bronchitis, but has actually cured thousands whose cases have been prononnced incu-a'ole. So complete is Dr. Sohiffrnann's confident in his remedy that he requests this paper to announce that, h" offers tond a liberal sample package of Sch-dimann's Asthma Cure" free of toO all persons s-nd:ng him the:- name and add-es-. plainly written 0:1 a post-card, within the. next 4 | d<l\ 14 He 'oe'ieves tint an actual test will be the most onvin'dnsr and in fact- the only way to overcome the natural prejudice of thousands of Asthmatics 1 have heretofo-e sought relief in vain. Al. though most chemists in Great Britain have so,d j his Asthma Cure. ever since it was introduced to the Bi-ii'. h public, still the Doctor fears there are pome r>erson,s who have never heard of it, and it is with a view to reaching these that he makes j this liberal off-e-. I An opportunity to test, without oost. a remedy so celebrated and promising so much certainly should be v gr,t ir>-(i by every Addres. Dr. R. SchifFmann, British Depot, 32. Snow Hill, London. E.G.

CHESHIRE CHAMBER OF AGRI- CULTURE. [FEOM OUR OW-i REPORTER. 1 A general meeting of the Cheshire Chamber of Agriculture was held at the Crewe Arms Hotel, Crewe, on Monday afternoon. Colonel Cotton- Jodrell, C.B. (president), occupied the chair. I COUNTY ANALYST'S APPEAL TO THE COW. The Secretary (Mr. Charles B. Davies) alluded to a circular setting forth in tabular form the result of the county analyst's visit to numerous farms and his analyses of milk, together with particulars of different foods given to the cows. Each member of the Chamber had received one of the?e circulars, a &upply of which had been fur- nished by the County Council. He read the fol- lowing letter from Mr. Charlea E. Linaker, Frod- sham:—" The extract from the county analyst's report is very interesting, and it proves con- clusively to my mind that the only fair way to deal with milk producers who are accused of tam- pering with their milk is to make it imperative that there should be an appeal to the cow. Mr. Carter Bell's leaflet proves that milk can be poor and yet pure, and I do not see why the law should step in to compel a man to feed his cows artificially in order to produce an article of a given standard. l k came f-rom the con- If the demand for rich milk came from the con- sumer and the miilk dealer the thing would regu- late itself. I do not, of course, mean to suggest that any person who wilfully tampers with the quality of the mrlk should not be prosecuted. Railway companies, too, should be compelled to permit the miik churn to be locked, so that there could be no 'suggeston of the milk being tampered with in course of transit.—The Secretary men- tioned in regard to the latter clauM of the letter that railway companies now did allow the locking of the milk churns, provided there was outside the churn the tare weight of the churn itself. With regard to the appeal to the cow, so far as Cheshire wis concerned it was the practice in sus- picious ca<-<os for the county analyst- to go to the arm, see the cows milked, and test the milk. It was also strictly In accordance with a circular twice issued by the Board of Agriculture. MOTOR CARS AND CROPS. r A letter was read trom tne Antral uiamwr 01 Agriculture with refero-nee to the question of in- jury to roadside crops by dudot from motor-car traffio.—The Searetarv (Mr. C. B. Davies) invited members who hid any iiiformaton of cases where serious injury it-id been done to send his particu- lars. which he would forward to the Central Chamber.—The President remarked that tney were all agreed that the nuisance was extreme. (Hear. hear.) RAILWAY WEIGHBRIDGES. I Another communication from the Central Chamber gave rise co a short discussion on the facilities at railway stations for weighing goods. Mr. A. R. M. Legh mentioned a lack of such facilities at Adiingion.—Mr. Cartwright moved: T iat, in the opinion of this Chamber, it should be obligatory on all railway companies to provide capable men to weigh goods coming off or being put on rails, as between buyer and >eller."—Mr. T. Parlon seconded.—Mr. Sadler said they should also raise the point of the charge to be mado, otherwise the railway companies might charge extra for weigiimg. He wa.s not at all certain of the advantage to the farmer of such an arrange- ment. Some cheese of his was weighed at a railway station, and they entered it 2cwt. short of what his own weighing shewed it to be. Mr. Byrd said that for a nominal charge they oould get the weight of goods at Beeston Station. Mr. Pre-jcott 3aid railway officials would tell consign.ors the weight, but would not supply a ticket of the weight. The motion was carried. CONFERENCE WITH RAILWAY REPRESENTATIVES. The Board of Agriculture wrote suggesting a conference betwoen farmers and representatives cf railway companies, to which they (the Board of Agriculture)* were willing to send one of their inspectors, to discuss any difficult! that occurred between railway companies and the farmers with respect to the carriage of goods, the rates charged for that carriage, and other matters. The same letter had been discussed by the Cheshire Milk Producers' Association, who wrote representing that as it was desirable that the whole county should adopt the same line of policy, they recommended the Chamber of Agriculture to appoint a sub- committee (suggesting Mr. W. J. Dutton, Mr. Baxter and the secretary) to meet a sub-committee of their association with a view to united action being taken. Mr. Stokes (Runoorti district) thought that at the conference the question of carriage of seed potatoes from Scotland might well be discussed. In the district where he lived there was a great demand for seed potatoes from Scotland, but the rates of carriage seemed exorbitant. Last year he had a wagon load down, and he was charged 28s. per ton for carriage. If something could be done to reduce the carriage rates there would naturally be an increased demand, and those engaged in the industry in the North would benefit. A man had told him that he had offered £ 1,000 to the railway company to deliver 1.000 tons at W arrington Station, and the offer was refused. There was good cause to go into that matter. The President thought the matter raised by Mr. Stokes might advantageously be considered. On the motion of Mr. Prescott, seconded by Mr. Stokes. Messrs. Dutton and Baxter and the secre- tary were appointed a sub-committee to confer with the sub-committee of the Milk Producers' Association. I SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE. The Secretary announced to the satisfaction of the Chamber that Mr. Thomas Goodall. Wrenbury, had been elected to a pension of jB26 a year for life by the Royal Victoria Benevolent Society. Mr. Goodall was the candidate whom the Chamber supported. DECEASED MEMBERS. Mr. T. Parton moved a vote of sympathy and condolence in connection with the death of Mr. Goodwin, of Nantwich. Mr. Corbett seconded. and the President supported the motion, which was carried. Each speaker referred to the excel- lent qualities of the late Mr. Goodwin. The Chamber likewise deplored the death of Mr. Jame6 Davies, Warrington, and a similar vote of sympathy and condolence was passed, on the motion of Mr. Baxter, seoonded by Mr. Baker- Wilbraham. RAVAGES OF ROOKS. The Roval Society for the Protection of Birds wrote with reference to the subject Birds and Agriculture," which is down for discussion by the Central Chamber of Agriculture. The society looked with confidence to farmers for help in the general work of bird protection and for their special support in the following instances:—(1) Better protection for those species which, like the plover, do only good on the land. (2) Discourage- ment of the operations of the professional bird- catoher, whose presence on private land is usually un- desirable, and whose capture consists for the most part of useful species, such as goldfinch and brown linnet. (3) Protection for the birds of prey. which devour enormous quantities of rats and mice and II assist materially in keeping down the numbers of small birds. (4) Securing the observance of the Pole Trap Act; the victims of the pele traps include large numbers of owls, kestrels, cuckoos, and other most useful species. Mr. Parton: In that list, rooks are not included as being useful birds. (Laughter.) We consider them a great pest and great "rest-disturbors." There are certain neriods of the year when one can hardly sleep for the thoughts of the havoc those birds make on the crops. No sooner is a crop [ sown than they think they have a rkdit to a great deal of it. We pass on until tho potatoes get to I a certain stage, and then they think they are nice, and my word. don't they go for them! (Lau? ter.) I think the worst feature is this W??p 1 have done your utmost to secure they or mangold plant they in tl?irw--?ould be, and are not quite as healthy? ?? I have seen fL u for o clone, and I have suffered thoni.,be-rds dio a great amount of injury the havocthey? ? a great amount of injury <J?ops- I would suggest not that they gr'riMted, but that they be reduced to one- f?.?h their number now existing. They spend the night in the nearest tree and are up in the earliest light, and if you are not up with them they do the damage. The President said neither the secretary nor he knew the basis on which the discussion would take place at the Central Chamber on the subject of birds and agriculture. j Other membi-rs mentioned that neither sparrow3 nor blackbirds were included in the list of ugeful birù. ? ? Mr. Cartwright endorsed what Mr. Parton had said regarding rooks. He suffered from them most particularly in his turnip crop. It was almost impossible to get, a good crop of swede turnips in his d;strict. Mr. Baker Wilbraham sa;d the remedy was in the fanners' own hands. They were not pro- tectcd birds, and could be reduced. The trouble- some thing was to do it. Mr. Stokes believed sparrows did more damage than any other birds. The damage by sparrows in grain fields was something serious He had two fields of wheat this season, a.nd when he cut the crops it was pitiful to see the grain on the ground. It was not altogether what the sparrows ate; they made a, blow at a head of ripe grain, which was thus littered on the ground. Some steps should be taken throughout the country to reduce spariows. Mr Parton moved, and Mr. Cartwright seoonded. tho following proposal :—"That in the opinion of this Chamber the quantity of injurious birds such as rooks and sparrows should be re- duced by three-fourths." Mr. Stokes I would exterminate sparrows alto- gether. (Laughter.) I think rooks do a certain amount of good. Mr A. M. R. Legh understood that in some respects rooks were useful to agriculture. Mr Emberton thought the proposition was im- practicable. since the remedy was in their own hands. They might send a request to the land- owners asking that after they had had their usual enjoyment of rook-shooting, they should invite their tenants to follow it up. On the question of sparrows, they ought not to pass any resolution, for the simple reason that they were already at liberty to kill them. Ho dared say Mr. Stokes had neglected to keep them down. Mr. Stokes said if he were to destroy all his sparrows, his neighbour had plenty. It was a general neglect. A Member: You should set youn neighbour a good example. (Laughter.) Mr. Emberton moved that a letter be sent to tho principal landowners pointing out the great damage done- by rooks, and asking them to ro- duoo the numbora of rooks. Mr. Legh said invariably they invited their farmers to shoot the rooks at Adlington. The Secretary said that eighteen months ago the Chamber passed the following resolution:- "In view of the increasing number of rooks and tho consequent loss to farmers, owners of woods in which rookeries exist should endeavour to re- duce their numbers Mr. Dutton said the Nantwich Farmers' Club took similar action in the matter with remarkable effect. Rooks used to go there from Dorfold. Mr. Toiiemache took the hint, and they had not suffered anything like what they used to suffer. The President said it was almost impossible to lay down any precise proportion by which the destructive birds should be reduced, and suggested that the words "very largely" should be substitu- J ted for "three-fourths" in Mr. Paiton's motion This alteration was accented. Mr. Bostock was strongly of opinion that if birds were unroasonably reduced farmers would suffer as much from insects. Mr. Byrd asked if the Chamber would not he ridiculed for asking that sparrows should be re- duced. Sparrows were in their own hands. Eventually Mr. Parton added Mr. Emberton's motion to his own, and it was agreed that the first part should be sent to the Central Chamber and the latter part (Mr. Emberton's) be com- municated to the principal landowners. RATE-BURDENED LAND. The Liverpool District Farmers." Club communi- cated the following resolution:—That it be a recommendation to the Central Chamber of Agri- culture and the County Associations to press upon the Government the urgent necessity of relieving agricultural land of all rates in connection with the Education Act." Mr. Emberton, speaking in support of the fore- going, declared that the relief granted to agri- culturists under the Agricultural Rates Act was taken away by the additional rates imposed by the Education Act. It did seem to be very un- reasonable that agricultural land should have to bear the cost, of, at a!l events, elementary edu- cation. Looking at the intention of the Govern- ment in the first named Act, he thought they would got land relieved from; the burden of ele- ,,eu l tur i -?" w6uld t6k for mentary education if agriculturists would ask for it with a unanimous voice. They wero quite willing to share tho burden of the elementary education rate so far as their houses were con- cerned, but that the burden should also fall on tho lancl seemed utterly opposite to every senti- ment and idea. of real justice. He moved that they support the resolution. Mr. Millingtoo (Middlewdch) seconded, behov- ing that if they wore rated on their houses and buildings for elementary education purposes, agriculturists were bearing t.hi!ir fair share, and d'iing as much as people living in towns did. (Hear, hoar.) Mr. Bostock pointed out that on th? land weie labourers' cotta.ges. The labourers' children had to be educated, and if farmers objected to pay for that ,education then somebody else would have to nay. Mr Millington said the labourers' cottages wero a'ready rated to the full; they did not get any benefit.. Mr. Sad'cr: I do not think it is a generous ,thing at all to. suggest that farmers object to pay for the education of tbeir labourers' children, I regard the- education of a labourer's child!i«n, or anybody e.1ses children, as a national matter, and the cost should come entirely out of ti-,c Nat-io,ial Exchequer. (Hear, hoar.) The motion- was carried. THE HOG TRADE Mr. Bostock asked if anybody ccnli give any i explanation of the Board of Trade retms. whicii shewed that there were 500,000 fewer hogs than Isst year. People in tho provision bade-, he said, knew there was a huge combine tj-tt the other s-da of tho Atlantic, and they hoped to get the who'e trade on the other side. It seemed to him Cheshire fanners were neglecting a fine oppor- The Secretary sa d the reduotim was equal to 15 per cent, loss pigs in the ooc«ntry. Mr. Sadler said the decrease had been going on for two years, and the reaozai was that pigs wero losing farmers' money the breeding and1 fng of them. Like sensible men, the far3 deeded to keep -and breed te?r tie had no doubt sonM of Mr. BostoCK 3 neignbours and associates had been sufficiently far-seeing 3IS to provide against the scarcity,, and wero now taking advantage of it and doing pretty well.. Even now. havin regard to tho price of feeding stuffs, he did not think thoie lai such an amount of profit in it as Mr. Bcstock seemed to thmk. Mr. Bostock mentioned that there was a can siderable reduction in fisightage on. b.oPQa from America. Tha meeting then concluded.

CHESHIRE POLICE COMMITTEE On Saturday a quarterly meeting of the Cheshire Standing Joint Committee was held at Chester Castle, the chairman (Col. Franco Hay hurst) pre- siding. TWO CONSTABLES REWARDED. J-IIO committee, on the recommendation of tho Chief Constable, decided to grant a. gratuity of IDs. to Constable Joseph Kennerley, Aitrincham division, for praiseworthy conduct in stopping a runaway horse at Hale, on (Jet. 7th. The Chief Constable also recommended a similar gratuity to Constable James Edwards, South vVir- ral Division, for vigilance when on night duty and determination in the apprehension of a. man in possession c)f stolen Property at Basthain on the 5Uth August, It appeared that P C Edwards s action was warmly commended by the tried1 before whom tlie prisoner was '11; _u PENSIONS. .L1l1tJ MMunmao granted pensions as follows: bupt. James Bowyer, aged 51, 30 yeais' sem.oe, & ??' ?' P???', Sergt. John Rateu? 40 years of age, 26 years' servioe, £ 62. 17s. 2? ^1111111'' Sergt, Thorns Jonea, ;C62. 1 of ago^ and 2? ye?s' ??ice?, £ 58 9. 2d. wr vo?- COUNTY OFFICES AT THE CASTT/tt The report of the. Chester Castle Courts, and bounty Buildings Sub-oommittee, of which. 6jr HOlaLo. JJoyd is chairman, recommended maiinir furtber prwjs.on requ.?sd by the City A-cc*?uile ?sd?partm?t by transferring to thJu? SuS cior 1^ a.t prossnt oceup?d by the C?n?? Surveyor, éUld providing acoommodation for the the careta!fIrJOr m ro(}ms over the house of tiie? caret?ikor, now ? ?? ?? the Eurpose of s s??-i.-r? ? r??rd?. Th? cwt of adaptation, of tho reoo.rd fOOm& for the moOO Of the Surveyor wm stimated at £350. —— ? ?'S??  the rcoommcadatton was adopted, as was also f"™1; 1 oomme 11 dation of the sajM co?nutt? to pamt ti? Counc.l Chamber at a oost of £ 9. Sir „ Horatio Lloyd remarked that tho Cauned Ohamber would be repainted not in its prc?nt bu^m'fl Wia'^°Ut c harmony with the chairs, hut m a hRht &hade of sage gi?n. (Hear, heaxi THE INEBRIATES PROBLEM. Tho /A/Ti« T> n.,i rcaci a oscular from ¡ bhe Homo Offioo dire'clting' attention, to ac- oompanying extracts from the last report ?f his Majeaty's UlB¡x.<Jt'Ür under the Inebriates Act. Mr. W. J. Crossley said the Inspector's, report which was enoouragng, shewed that prompt action by magistrates was the best th:M, and that committing young and reformable oa?o Str rtead of aliow:n^ to king on ior a long time, was more "?i-o?ul and he t ?°u', d thik, g.41 de¡Ù. cheapr. The re?ort also shewed that most of the old-standing drink- sodden, ca? were hopeless and ^capable, of be- ml refon?d. -iho per?nt?c it ga?? of cu? eifoo.ted in inu-brlates' lK)m"^ they oouJd hardly aS? -ee wwiitth h. The percentage of r?<overy was givon. at 61 per pent..n. m?es and 58 per cent ?h?? -???'- Cro?ley'.) exp?i? was TlI.thp,. fV\YIc:r;rJflnh!r>. J..L ?'?'??"18 matter. He, wag in te-med. in a home for women only at FaU?wSeId and the peroantage tl}er? did no? exc?dM per i P^Hamersley/s report it was shewn that eix Cbesh.re cases sent for treatment were all ?dur? After stating that long det?n was extrerr?y expensive to the count Crossl^ urged that a trial w?hich ??h?ad g? i?y, Mr' S?r? s? urg-cdthat a trial shc?d be /toue? ?n?d nto this count,y f for the bee? n a;&,?S? and S' been ?"'? S1€d and ?'?d to p.' ?i t ? verv ta^°°T- He proco?d?d to read  af /5 r2Jy- Lady Henry Somer? testiL7?-,ig to the e.Tciency of a, well-known ssjv. -fstteem o? f treating inebriates. He <?i? the ?tter wa,?? a??companied by ?mc details of wonderful cu?s. ^Sh^ i^hhad i >tf °3 wrought by. (ibis method. He pleaded fu tho met?od3 might 00 anolra sc'entific methods might be He ^nl«Tt r< laL'ie caaJs from C h es h ire. A ^eLS ^it+tvWh S0VCral* œses S setecred, say by Dn. Hodgson, so LL??.ot thev might fc-st whetner it was not possible for &ometh;no- to be done better than the slow 11Ind cumbrou3  ?i? '?' "'? ?'' ii"iir  tbt?e years.  ??)?id th? -as a question 4.great pubEc n?mcnt Unfoirt ,,natc e was  unable to agree with M.. Cros?y T? ?d had read out by Mr. P4 at a?v? --ting the opii, cyf those ? had ?ri5,i   new methods, and the result was not at all sat:sfact?o?. .a Mr. Cr,?,sloy ?j?erbaps they were drink-sodden cases such as ?hey bard'?y h?ped to be benefited: Dr. ijodgso? M.d he was not surpriS2d to &nd ?y cure recommended by Mme-cstimaMb pM?n Whether it ?5 a patent p:? or some other dis covery they would always get an archdea.Min Jr some o.her ^imable P?"? to ?commeBd it (Lauhter.) He had perso?Hy tried these cures^ (Lau?h?r.? He did no? mean on himself- re (Laughter. He d,.d nott mean on bims(,If-(re- newed Ia?ter)-but on othr people, and he I had never found any sa?action. Th?re was no special n?trum, whet?he? ?.hodcx or hece-odox SreL''f1?0 eure for dr?nn?' The repcrt of the Go?rnmGnt InsMct.jT- wanted reform^bfo case.tob?d?!t with; yZ T Mr I Crossley did for his sjaack remedy. mr. \Jrossley: Why quack9 Dr. Bodgpon Because it is quac? Mr. Crossley: That is no argument. Dr. Hodn said he did not mean to be offen- 6?. He vvoud c?M it heterodox if they liked f(LT aug_h,ter.) Dr. Hodgson contended that the  was no gl'ea of doELling with cases by -,?end- cost was no greater of dealing with c?a by ?n? ™ than of h??g repeated ^n- Tiction.s. He emphasised the importance of con- ,oert{>d action, and said it would ? a good thing if all the magistrates m th?e ? county could be c?r- cular?sed and shewn how they might deal with reformable eases. Mr. Beeley referred in terms of disappointment to the unsatisfactory results attending the six Cheshire ca, and said they had cost the OQunty i £ 50Q, The ?a<?ua9ion c?etuded without any reso?? tion bein- moved. ?% a?e appenrti in our lad gatuv&Y BtMa?a Edition.)

COUNTY POLICE COURT. SATURDAY.-Before Messrs. H. D. Trelawny (presiding), J. M. Frost, and Rowe Morris. FOOLISH FROLIC AT SHOTWICK-Two young men named Arthur Woods and Herbert. W ilkiuson, of Shotwiok, were summoned for wil- fully breaking a window of the house of Mar- garet Henshaw, residing in the same locality, on the 2211d Ootobor. Defendants did not appe.ar-- Complainant said at eight .'clock in the evening fine heard two men outside her house. She after- warus found the yard gate lifted off its hinges, one cud of it having come in contact with a win- dow and broken it.—A constable, to whom Mrs. Henslmw gave information, saw the defendants, and Wilkinson said "I had hold of one end of the, gate and Woods had hold of the other. We lifted it off its hinges and carried it in front of the house, when Woods let go his end of the gate, which broke a pane of the window.—Complainant stated that the defendants had frequently annoyed her in a similar manner, and when she threatened them with the police they only laughed at her.- Defendants wore fined 10s. and costs each. fcMERE PORT CHARGE.—John Davies, labou:er, of no fixed address, waa charged in custody with stealing a pint glass,, the property of James Atheitoa, licensee of the Canal Tavorn, Eliosmoro Port, on the 26th inst.-According to the evidence of two men. named George Ciews and Thomas Clarke, the prisoner visited the Canal Tavern, and after drinking some beer took a. giaas from tho table and put it ? his pocket. i'?. he left a oomplaint was made to the land- 'o.d, ajid prisoner waa arrested—The landlord, giving evidence, s-?id the lo?s of giaases was a frqu()nt oocurrcnM in his Wise.—The Chairman: Do customers put classes in their pockets?—Wit- ness. xes.Witness added that on the way to the, police station prisoner assaulted him. twice and threatened to take his life when ho came back. in the police station he also took up a ruler and threatened to strike witness with it.-P.C. Bo-yle lmormed the bench that prisoner also threatened to -ako his life.—Tho Deputy Chief Constable suggested that prisoner should be remanded, vs nothing was known respecting his antecedents. lie would a-sk the justices to sign the usual form authorising the police to obtain prisoner's finger- print impression.—-Prisoner was remanded for a week, and the bench directed thab in. the mean- time further summonses should be taken out against him for threatening the poioe and the publican.

HAWAKDEN GUARDIANS. A meeting of this Board was held on Friday. Mr. W. Fryer presiding. CANON DREW AND BURIAL. FEES. Hie Clerk read the following letter, from Canon Drow, rector of Hawarden :—"We have been oom- pa. ing tno fees payao.e at the parish church. with thoso at present 111 the chapels-of-eajae in. the parish, and have found various differences.. I have been in correspondence with the Ecolesi- astical Commissioners on the subject, and aaa informed by tnem that tha foes payable at the parish church are in their amounts equally applic- able to the district churches, and that they should bo brought into line with tho parish, church A revised and printed list of the foes is being- pre- pared, and will be placed in each church porch for the help of all concerned. The burial fees at Broughton would thus bo slightly increased, coming to 8s. instead of 6s. 3d. TbiS fee is of course applicable to a funeral from the Union, and under the charge of the parish, as it is to ono in the charge of any private individual. I may say that for many yeara past the rector'a fees at Broughton have been handed to, a church- yard fund for that district, and that this fund was of the greatest value in the recent addition to th& burial ground there,'—It was stated that the guardians had, in consideration of the low burial tees at Broughton, contributed JB20 towards tho recent extension of the burial ground.—On the proposition of Mr. Catheraii, seconded by Mr. Wright, it was decided to_ask that the increase might not be made. applicable to burials that came from the Union. DISTRICT COUNCIL. HAWARDEN SEWERAGE CONTRACT. Iho Council affixed their seal to, the contract with Messrs. Cowburn, contractors, of Handley, near W igan, for carrying out a sewerage scheme for the Hawarden special drainage area, which incl udes the tovvnshps of Hawarden, Ewloe" Aston, Shotton, Queen's Ferry and. Sandycroft. Tlio total amount. of the contra.ct i3 £ 15,860, and includes urn of £ 5,4S4 to be paid, to Messrs. Hughes and Lancaster, of Ruabon and London, tor one of Shone's patent pneumatic cic-etoTs.- The Council had received 107 applications for. the position of clerk of the works for carrying out the above scheme, which wero reduced by a hpeetal committee to the following thma:- Messrs. Percy Dufton, Pud-3?y, Yorks?; W.. New- ton Butcliffe, Boiton; and —" Col ling wcod, nork to?-i 6uteliffe, Boltoii;,and (?ol.l]n,wcod, D-or k THE FEVER HOSPITAL. ui\ ivODerts, irtawarden, was appointed to at- tend to the patienti, in the fever hospital, at. 5s. per visit for one patient and 2s. for each ot the other patients. THE DEATH OF A COUNCILLOR. The Chairman moved, and Mr. J. Millin^toa seconded, that a vote of condolence be passed, with the family of the late Mr. Morris Jones., which was passed with expressions of sympathy.

I (The above articles appeared in our last Saturday Evening JíJditwn..) THE WAVERLFiY NOVELS—Lord! Rose- bery, speaking at the meeting of the Scottish History Society, in, Edinburgh, on Sal or day, said that the period over which the operations of the society should most properly extend was, he thought, the period begmnmg with. the in- vention of printing and ending, roughly speak- ing, with the publication of the Waverl-ey Novels. He chose the latter as the iinishin? pb?n't, b3- cause the Waverley Novels really cte X*n b3 put an end to the isolation of Scotland from tho rest of the world-the isolation whicik.really made Scotland pecukar and interesting.