The Express.
London, England, 1847-11-13 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 13, 1847.

Mr. Toulmin entirely concurred with Dr. Letheby, and
considered the deceased's death to have arisen from the
effects of menial poison.—Mrs. Sarah Nelme, the widow of
deceased, stated that her family consisted of 8 children, 6of
whom were at home. Mrs. Allnutt, witness's daughterin-
law, and mother of the prisoner, had been staying at de-
ceased's house for four or five years. The boy, William
Allnutt, was mischievously inclined, and had previously
stolen ten sovereigns, which belonged to deceased.—
By the Coroner: Could not pay how he had disposed of it;
but he said that be had put them in his cap, and some per-
son
had taken them out. Had not charged William with
having mixed arsenic with the sugar.— By a juror: His
mother had done so; but he denied it. Witness had been
at the bureau sehere the arsenic was kept, and knew that it
was kept for killing mice —By the Coroner: Had no sus-
picion of anybody being concerned in this affair. Suspected
the arsenic was mixed with the sugar by William Allnutt,
from the circumstance of the key that was taken from the
f.ld the suspicion all fell upon the prisoner. He
endeavoured to throw a suspicion upon the servant-maid
with respect to the sovereigns, but without the least founda-
tion. There is no doubt that we should all have been
destroyed by the poison, if it had not been discovered.—Mr.
Ballantine, for the boy's friends, objected to the Coroner
taking these facts down in the depositions, on the ground
that it was not legal evidence. A rather warm discussion
arose on this point, and likewise a conversation touching the
propriety of calling Mrs. Allnutt; and the inquest was
again adjourned to Tbursday.—MYSITERIOUS DEATH.—
Resumed before Mr. T. Higgs, at the Bull's Head, Clapham,
on the body of Mr. J. Orme, a retired draper possessed of
considerable property. At the former inquiry, which ap-
peared in our paper of Tuesday, it transpired that an
istrangement arose between the deceased and his children
from his having, after the death of his first wife, married
one of his servants, and it was only at long intervals the
family saw or heard anything of him. His death was inti-
mated to two of the sons by letters from Mrs. Orme, who in
one letter stated that the death took place on the Sunday,
and in the other Monday was mentioned. The letters, which
were addressed from No. 6, St. George's-place, Brixton-
road, the lest known residence of the deceased, informed the
sons that if they wished to see their parent before burial
they must gi o mmediately, and Aaron Orme went in the
evening of Thursday week, the date of the letter. The
widow said he could not see it except in the presence
of the undertaker, and he was obliged to go away
unsatisfied, Mrs. Orme, however, telling him that all the
property had been made over to her. It subsequently
transpired, that on that day the body was not at St. Geer/em-
place, but at a poor cottage at a village called Stock, in Essex,
from whence it was brought tst town by railway on Satur-
day morning. This fact, coupled with the hasty burial and
wasted appearance of deceased, led to as application to the
hey. Mr. M'Gill, the curate, and the rev. gentleman's re-
fusal to perform the service. On Monday morning Dr.
M'Donough, parish surgeon, made an external examination.
The body was much attenuated, and deceased appeared to
have been neglected. On Thursday Mr. M'Donough stated
that a post modem examination of the body proved the
general appearance to be healthy; the liver was, however,
of a greenish colour, and there was inflammation of the omens
tum and peritonium ; there was little or no food in the body.
There was nothing upon which he could form a decided opi-
nion as to the close of death.—Mr. J. M. Edwards, a sur-
geon at Ingatestone, deposed that he attended deceased for
the first time on the 15th u!t. He found him in a poor
cottage, in the village of Stock, a woman named Rasehrook
being the occupier of the house. Deceased was in his clothes,
on a bed. Witness then thought he was a pauper. He was
sensible, but appeared very much debilitated from old age
On his third visit he found deceased insensible. A lady,
whom be then learned was his wife, kissed him, and asked
deceased if he did not know her. The old man murmured
something unintelligible. His wife appeared solicitous of bin
recovery, and desired witness to pay great attention to him.
It was, however, impossible to save him, as nature was
Deceasedexhausted. De:ased must have been incapable of taking
food 21 hours prior to his death, which took place on
the 31st ultimo, and was caused by serum on the brain.—
Mr. Gilbert Orme, a son of deceased, and licensed victualler,
entered into a long detail of alleged grievances his father
had suffered ; but these assertions were not borne out by
corroborative evidence, it appearing deceased had be-
come childish long prior to his decease.—H. Harris, a tailor,
who lives in Mrs. Orme's house, deposed to uniform kind
treatment on the part of Mrs. Orme, who, he was aware,
had sent her husband to her mother's (or a change of air.
Ile knew from deceased that he bad left his property to his
wife, and he had himself taken a deed to a lawyer's to raise
money on. lie had been to halls and to Gravesend with '
Mrs. Orme, but did net accompany her when she went
dressed as a sailor bay to a masquerade.—The inquiry was
then adjourned.

IRELAND.
DUBLIN, Nov. ii.
The following most important document has been
just issued from the Castle, and it is to be hoped will
produce the desired effect. His excellency is deter-
mined to compel respect to law, life, and property,
and subdue that atrocious and ancivilising spirit
which agitates several distric's in the south and west.
This proclamation only appears as a sort of precursor
to more stringent measures should the modes of re-
pression suggested by his excellency be disregarded:

The numerous outrages which have lately taken place, and the
lawlms spirit which has Dern exhibited by the people in the distuthed
district% make it necesstry that the lord-Lieutenant should announce
his determination to exercise all the power with which be is invested
by law, as well for the .upprersian of disturbance as for the prevention
and detection of crime. Ilis eneellency deeply deplores the destitute
condition of a large number of the people; but although outrages
have bean committed under the plea of distress, yet it to noto-
rious that the robberies of arm+ and the night attacks
o ccesstantly occurring in the countks of Limerick and Clare,
as well a, the atrocious assassinations which hare also dins
graced Tipperary, King's County, and itcecommon, me not induced
by the erasure of want, but are the acts of habit.' disturbers of the
public peace, who web by the perpetration of such crimes to intimi-
date all other classes. The Lord Lieutenant, while affording to the
well-dimmed the protection of the law and the support of the execu-
tive government in their efforts to maintain order, earnestly arks for
their co-operation in auppreming ouch violations of the public peace
as hare recently occurred in the county of Limerick and in
! other places, and in endeavouring to detect and convict
thine who are engaged in the commission of similar crimes.
There is no clam, rave the guilty themselves, which is
not interested in bringing to punishment the highwayman,
1 the burglar, and the srammut, and the Lord Lieutenant hopes that • viico-
roue tam energetic co-operation on the part of those whom properties
and lives may be sacrinecd at the Donis of these offenders will enable
the authorities to carry out successfully the endeavours of the execu-
tive government to vindicate the law and protect her Majesty's peace-
ful subjects. The Lard Lieutenant, therefore, confidently appeals not
to the gentry atone, but to the well-disposed farmers and
industrious peasantry who reek to earn their livelihood by
honest labour, to aid Ina efforts in supervening a system of
terror, which he fecls studied is exercised by the few, but
which may be overcome by the energy and determination of
the many, whom it is intended to overawe. Ilia excellency hopes
that the misguided people who are often led into crime by • kw
wicked men may he persuaded to listen to better advice, and shun the
companionship of the felon sad the murderer, whose course through
life can often he traced by the misery which he has drawn down upon
those who have unwarily joined him in a career of crime. His ex.
oellency is resolved by every means in his power to Bumming the
wicked spirit which DOW disturb. the public peace, and retard, the
social improvement and the prosperity of the country. The constabulary
will be increased in all disturbed districts (whereby an additional bur-
then will be thrown upon the rates), military detachments will be sta-
tioned wherever necessary, in aid of the civil authorities, and efficient
patrols maintained; liberal rewards will be given fot information
leading to the arrest of offenders, and ample protection to all who
come forward and prosecute them; m short, no exertion shall be
seared for rigorously enforcing the law against thane by whom It I.
violated. The Lord Lieutenant, therefore, warns all who engage
either in resiatance token! authority, or in attacks upon life and pro.
Forty, to abstain from such crimes, which will be followed by the
severest punishment ; • he enutionathe people not to join with the hake
tualperpetratiws of outrage, nor listen to the evil connecte of men who
encourage opposition to the law for their own ends, and who will leave
those they have deluded into crime to suffer Its poalliment; above
all, he thinks it his duty to make known the parades that will be
incurred by secemories to mime, and that all persons are by law con-
sidered accessories who protect criminals against this parruers, who
afford them the meana to escape, who aid in their dlngidise, who mis-
lead these who may be in search of them, or who hinhear offenders in
their houses. The bend of every one should be NOM tbspametrator
of crime, and the law will pursue with rigour, set Om the admit
himself, but @entente to transportation or Ire prioseemewt all who give
him aid, shelter, or proteetlon.—By his exec llesers ismasaaa,
M. Sousse.... Dublin Castle, Nov. 9, tell.
The protracted session of the " lords, commons, and
gentry of Ireland " terminated to-day after a some-
what " long talk." The discussion on tenant right
was taken up early and continued late. Various and
conflicting were the opinions as to what tenant riicht
really was. Even northerns differed in the definition
quite as widely as the southerners, who practically
knew nothing about it. One Down landlord be-
held the perfection of tenant security in the
right, while another looked on it as quite a vision-
ary thing, and not at all to be compared
with the more solid and substantial charms of com-
pensation. After some remarks from several mem-
bers, Mr. Crawford communicated some supplemen-
tary knowledge, in the shape of a written statement,
to what his speech of the previous day contained—
thus fixing himself to some points which the compen-
sation men conceived he had been shamming, and of
which statement the most valuable portion was con-'
nected with the management of his own property, and
the beneficial effects to both himself and kis tenantry,
of the agitated right. Various speakers followed, and
on the side of tenant-right, it was remark-
able enough that the largest landed propri-
etors ranged themselves—among them S. Crawford
Val. O'Connor Blake, late candidate for Mayo, and
Mr. Fox, M.l'. for Longford. The vote was taken at
4 o'clock on the compensation and tenant-right ques-
tions, wilen the first was adopted by a majority of 2,
the numbers being 21 to W. So far the Irish council
has negatived the right; but you may judge of the
importance of the meeting which adjudicated on such
a grave question, when the whole meeting, including
strangers, only reckoned fifty members. The land-
lords all stayed away ; and so did, with a few excep-
tions, the Irish members in general. The Old Ireland
party were manifestly desirous not to mix themselves
with Young Ireland and its policy at the Irish
Council.

INQUEST ON THE LATE MAJOR M kliON.—Terence Shan-
ley, surgeon, of Strokestown, deposed that, on Tuesday, the
2nd of November, he was returning from Roscommon with
the late Major Mahon, in his phaeton ; and when they had
nearly reached the Bridge of Doorty, county Roscommon, a
shot was tired from the right side of the road, the greater
part of the contents lodged in the side and the breast of the
major; one of the slugs or ball/ lodged in the arm of dv•

poncnt. The deceased immediately dropped the reins
and leaned back his Oat fell off. The deceased
never spoke afterwards. Has no doubt that death
was caused by the gun-shot wound and the internal haemor-
rage consequent thereon. Deponent laid hold of the reins
as soon as possible after the shot was fired ; looked around
and taw in a field a man with a gun in his hand and
pointed towards them. The man attempted to fire, but the
gun burnt priming. It was dark, and cannot de.cribe the
appearance of the man ; but from the light caused by the
flash of the pan, he saw it was a cap the man wore. Depo-
nent immediately after saw a man in the act of passing them
on the road with a gun, who he believed to be the assassin that
fired the fatal shot. W. Flanagan, coachman to Major Muhon,
deposed that he accompanied Major Mahon from Strokestown-
house to Roscommon, and wasproceeding home. They reached
Doorty about six o'clock. Major Mahon, up to the time of the
attack, was in good health, It was then dark. Heard a shot,
and saw a man rise from behind a ditch or gripe; del:latent
stood up and caught Major Mahon as he fell back in his car-
riage. Deceased never spoke after he received the contents
of the gun ;he expired immediately. On proceeding about
two yards further another gun was presented at them ; it
burned priming, and did not go off. Deponent saw the first
man run away ; it was dark ; they were within 50 or 60
perches of three houses when the shot was fired ; when they
passed there was light in the house ; the doors were open ;
ssw no person come out of the houses ; nor did they take
any notice of the shot being fired ; thinks the distance from
where the shot was fired, to the carriage, was not more
than three or four yards ; the horses were going at the rate
of four or four and • half miles an hour ; the hood and dash-
board of the phasdon were perforated by slugs. The
following verdict was recorded, "That the death of
Major Denis Mahon was occasioned by gun shot wound.,
feloniously inflicted on his right side by some person or
persons unknown, at Doorty, county Roscommon, on the
2nd day of November, 1847." There are ten persons in
custody for the murder of Major Mahon. The remains of
Major Mahon were deposited in the family vault within his
demesne. The funeral was private. The body was deposited
in three coffins—a shell, a lead, and, outside both, an oak
one, covered with black cloth. He was carried on a bearer
by twelve labourers; the vault was lit by wax candles,
and the funeral service performed by the vicar, the Rev.
Joseph Murton, in a manner becoming the awfully solemn
occasion. Mr. John Mahon, brother to the deceased; Mr.
Pakenharn, married to his only daughter ; the Dean of St.
Patrick's, and Mr. D. H. Kelly, Castle Kerry, were the
chief mourners. Lord Crofton, who had been there, and
several gentlemen, returned to their homes about mid-day,
as they could not travel after nightfall, nor indeed in the
daylight, with safety.
KING'S COVNTY.—THE RECENT ATTEMPT TO SHOOT
Mn. GARVEY, J.l'.—The Kitty's C'our.ty Chronicle gives
the following precise account of the attempt to murder Mr.
Garvey, mentioned in the Herold of Monday last ; " The
state of the country' is every day more alarming, and
deeds of blood are becoming more frequent. A desperate
attempt was made to assassinate George Garvey, Esq , a
magistrate of this county, on Friday evening last, by some
murderous wretches, but, owing to the providence of an
over-ruling God, the life of that gentleman has been spared ;
but we regret to add that an intelligent and active police-
constable, who accompanied Mr. Garvey, was very severely
wounded. It appears that on Friday last Mr. Garvey
attended the Moneygall Petty Sessions. On his return
home, shortly after three o'clock, he was accompanied
by Denis Mean, his bailiff, and by Constable Dobbyn,
of the Moneygall station. On arriving at the lane known
as Dr. Bindon'alane, on the road towards Laughton,
Dobbyn, who was a few yards in advance, and near to
the footpath on the right side of the road, saw two men
looking over the wall on the opposite side, very close to
which Mr. Garrey was walking. Dobbyn at once ordered
them not to stir, or he would shoot them ; on which they
replied, that they were doing nothing; they were only two
poor men that were there sheltering themselves in the
plantation. Dubbyn cocked his carbine, and advanced to.
wards them. He attempted to jump over the wall, but he
fell on his knees on a heap of broken stones that were
alongside it. While in that position be was fired at; three
shots were discharged in quick succession, which wounded
the brave fellow ; eight pellet, were lodged in the left arm,
two in the right hand, and three passed across his left
bread, breaking the skin. When Dobbyn received the con-
tents of the first shot, he made an effort to load his carbine;
but both his bands being dreadfully shattered, he was
unable to accomplish it. He shouted to Mr. Garvey and
Means to fight for their lives, and to assist him. Two
shots were then fired, the powder of which blackened Mr.
Garvey'd face, and his spectacles were blown off his nose.
He and Mears, then quickly retreated. Mr. Garvey states
that he saw four men inside the wall. Both be and Mean
were armed with pistols. Rev. Mr. Gresson shortly after
came up, and Dobbyn told him to proceed to Moneygall,
and alarm his party. The rev. gentleman did so. The
police at once proceeded to the spot, but were unable to
obtain any trace of the assassins. Dobbyn was then con-
veyed to his barracks, where he was immediately attended
by Doctor Bindon. It was very fortunate for Mr. Garvey
that Dobbyn preceded him, or, in all human probability,
not only he, but also hleara, would have been shot; as we
have learned that it was known that an attempt would have
been made on that day, or on a subsequent occasion, to shoot
Mr. Garvey, and there is reason to believe that the four
miscreants would have discharged their lire-arms at him.
Mr. Garvey is agent to Lord Bloomfield, and has lately
brought ejectmenta against several persons. This is not the
first attempt that has been made on the life of Mr. Garvey ;
and the only reason that can be assigned for such barbarous
acts is, that he has become obnoxious to the ' agrarian legis.
latore,' by daring to discharge the duties of his employers.
In fact there is no security for the life of any landlord or
agent who will dare to assert the lawful rights of property.
Itraterday Constable Dobbyn was removed to the hospital
of this town, where he now lies under the care of Dr
Waters."
STATE OF THE COUNTRT.—LANDLORD NEOLECT.—On
Monday last there was a meeting held in Macroom, county '
of Cork, for the purpose of devising means of employment
for the hundreds of unemployed poor now wholly destitute.
Several gentlemen were present, but the meeting broke up
without having come to any practical conclusion. Mr.
White Hedges, a large proprietor, having refused to take
the chair, or offer any suggestions, " because there
was • .hort-hand writer present," the other gentlemen,
sympathising with Mr. Hedges' difficulty, followed bins
from the meeting. A Mr. Coppinger, however, fur-
nished some facts. There were, he said, 3.50 unemployed
labourers in the pariah of Macroom. At the rate
of eight peace per day, it would take TO/. a week
to pay that number, or 2,7301. to provide them with em-
ployment until August next. There were 455 acres of land
in the parish, which he said required draining, and at 61.
per acre that would just require 2,7301. to complete. Mr.
Coppinger called on the landlords to constitute themselves
into a meeting, and apply to government for an advance to
that amount, but his proposal was met with coldness, and
had no response. The maintenance of those labourers in the
workhouse, omitting all reference to their families, will be
up to August 8, 1,0231. 15s.

SCOTLAND.

EDINBURGH, Nov.ll.

Parliamentary notice has been given of the two
new bills for the municipal extension, and sanitary
improvement of Edinburgh. The first simply seeks
to make the municipal equivalent to the parlia-
mentary boundary, and to consolidate the police and
paving boards in the town council; and yet these
very moderate measures cannot be accomplished with-
out affecting thirty-two acts of parliament. The
sanitary measure affects eleven more—so that for one
city alone, there are no less than forty-three legis-
lative statutes. The opposition that will be encoun-
tered by disturbing the dust of so many eats may
easily be imagined, and the task of fighting with so
many interests is one in which some sympathy should
be shown. The legislature proclaims its intention of
taking up the subject of the health of towns,
the press and public opinion applaud, and,
in the spirit of the times, the magistrates of
Edinburgh resolve on setting their house in order.
But the moment they break ground they raise nests
of hornets about their ears, and at much trouble and
expense have to hew their way through the cumbrous
forms of parliamentary usage. The Edinburgh Sani-
tary Bill seeks power to erect an efficient police court,
to increase supply of water and public wells, to erect
baths, washing and slaughter-houses, to take charge
of drains, sewers, ruinous buildings and waste areas,
pigs and other animals of offensive keeping, to regu-
late
lodging-houses, and to remove all toll-bars from
within the precincts of the enlarged boun-
dary. These objects are worth contending for,
and in each a movement no compromise or abate-
ment should be permitted. The health and
lives of all are involved, and there should be
ino surrender. The only omission that we perceive
is the non-regulation of the monster nuisance of the
water of Leith. A mile or two out of town, that
stream is seen carrying its clear waters by the
nearest route to the sea; but, the moment it ap-
proaches the city, its channel is turned aside to drive
mills, and then on one side is a narrow brown stream,
and on the other a turgid river basin, filled with filth
and abominqtions, poured from the hundred sewers
of the town. The mill stream runs behind and un-
derneath human dwellings, and must carry damp
and fever to those houses; while the parent course,
receiving only the surplus water of the mill
stream, has just es much liquidity as to roll down and
diffuse the miasma, which might otherwise concen-
trate where the noxious matter was originally depo-
sited. The mill stream should be suppressed now or
never.

Mr. Fraser, sheriff-substitute at Fort-William, has
published a letter on Highland destitution. As the
testimony of an impartial and intelligent observer re-
siding in the Highlands it is worthy of attention.
He says :
I cannot hesitate to express my opinion, that those claws of our
population who were supported by the relief funds during the past
season, and who, without that support, or some equivalent support
apartfrom their own resouree., would have been utterly destitute,
will be in a situation equally dependent daring the ensuing season,
and that to their number must be added many of those who, during •
great part of the past season were able to support themselves.
During the last winter and spring a good deal of money was ex.
=ffby our principal landed pmprietons in labour under the
Act. Do mount at thoss %Ways has not yet, 1 andontasol,

r been advanced to them by the Enclosure Commissioners. they are
not monied men, and I mush fear that in the prevent state of the
money market it will not be found an easy matter to procure the
means of continuing their outlays. Should this apprehension be
verified, the estent of the destitution will be inereaseiL
As to the surplus, he adds:—
no 'emit* am I of the evils attendant upon the atiminLitration of
the funds hitherto, and of the difeculte, if net impossibility, of avoid-
ing them, that I ventured, a abort time ago, to make the following
suggestion to Mr. Sheer (secretary of the destitution board), though
not without considerable hesitation, and some doubt of Its practica-
bility. I assumed that our present poor law provided for all those
unable to labour for their own eub.htenee ; that the improve-
ment of tie land, by draining and trenching, would, betides
eV other and ultimate advantages, afford, for some years to
come, at least, staple employment for all the able-bodied
male population, by which employment they, and the women
and children dependent upon them, might be immortal.
provided only the proprietors were able and willing to proceed with
such draining and trenching, thus leaving to he provided for by the
relief board only those widows and single women who have no suns
or parents able to support them, and who, though able to work, can
find no employment- I assumed, in the second place, that the
money applicable to the improvement of the land, under the Drain-
age Alit, had bran a'sorlied by the numerate applbationsalready made
for it, chiefly from districts other than what are called the distressed
Highland districts, and that at any rate the delay in getting the
command of that money, and the,, difficulty and expense of pro.
curing Interim accommodation, made it no easy matter for many
of our Highland proprietors to take advantage of the Drainage xot;
and I therefore suggested that the relief board should referee
20,0001. or 24,000 f. for the employment and relief of the class above
referred to, of widows and single women, and to meet mnergenries,
and that they should offer to band over the residue, my 90,imilf,, to
government, on condition that government would undertake to ad-
vance a like amount, the whole 100,10 W. to he advanced to proprietors
in the distressed districts alone, for the purposes and on the terms
provided by the Drainage Act, with such matificatione as would give
the proprietors command of the money with the least possible delay
consistent with reasonable precautions for vas proper application.
The roads in Ross and Cromarty have caused con-
siderable local excitement. The promoters of the un-
dertaking have given notice of a bill to authorise their
formation, and two opposing meetings have been
held. The dissentients allege that, instead of 1,6001.
30,006!. would be necessary for the projected work;
This calculation may or may not be right, but the
motion rejected at the original meeting ran literally
thus:
That the meeting recommend to the herltors of the combined coun.
tics of Rosa and Cromarty end pmt of Nairn to amen themselves in
proportion to the respective valued rents of mid herders in the amount
of 1,6001., for the furtherance of making the Locinroom and Gairloch
roads and that such earn be conaidered aa in full of the grant of said
counties for tomb purpose.
To take credit, therefore, for refusing this motion,
on the ground that the counties might be called on to
disburse 30,000!., is manifestly absurd.
MEAL ADULTERATION. —1 EC following statutory enact-
. cleat in reference to the adulteration of meal, flour, &c.,
was not (says the Glasgow Constitutional) brought under
the notice of the late meeting, probably owing to the parties
not being aware of its existence ; but, as it provides ample
remedy for the public against all such practices as those re-
ferred to, it seems desirable that it should obtain publicity
6 & 7 Wm. IV., c. 37, section 9 : " And be it enacted, that
if any person beyond the limits aforesaid (namely, ten miles
out of London), shall put into any corn, meal, or flour,
which shall be ground, dressed, bolted, or manufactured for
sale beyond such limits, either at the time of grind-
ing, dressing, bolting, or manufacturing the same, or at
any other time, any ingredient or mixture whatsoever,
not being the real and genuine produce of the
corn or grain which shall be so ground, or if any
person shall, beyond the limits aforesaid, knowingly sell or
offer, or expose for sale, either separately or mixed, any meal
or flour of any other sort of corn or grain, or any other in-
gredient whatsoever mixed with the meal or flour so sold, or
offered, or exposed for sale, in every such ease every person
so offending shall, upon conviction before any one or more
magistrates, justice, or justices of the rity, county, borough
or place where such offence shall have been committed, on
the oath, or in case of a quaker by affirmation, of one or
more credible witness or witnesses, or by his, her, or their
own confession, forfeit and pay far every such offence any
sum not exceeding 20/. nor less than M.," &c. This act, we
understand, applies to England and Scotland, there being a
separate act applicable to Ireland.
Roan REPORM.—At the meeting of the town council of
St. Andrew's on Thursday last a communication was read
from the town council of Glasgow, requesting the co-opera-
tion of the council in procuring an alteration in the mode of
levying the funds for keeping the public roads in repair at
the plan proposed by Mr. Pagan in his work on "Road
Reform." The ecnneilreceived the communication favourably.
A NEW ANOLINO FEAT. A blacksmith at Belladruns
Bridge, Inverness-shire, had occasion the other night to fetch
in a bucket of water. After eating it on the floor he went
to bed, but was awakened in a short time by a strange noise
in the room. Lighting a candle to enable Dim the better to
battle with the evil spirit, he discovered, to his surprise,
that the noise was occasioned by the attempts of his cat to
capture a large trout which had been caught in the bucket.
A REM.' ASSOCIATION has been established at Montrose,
and the public are to be supplied with good beef at the same
price as the members of the association. Such a society is
much wanted, and we (Standard) hear that the gentlemen
who compose it will be able to reduce the price of beef
at least one penny per pound; and, at the same time, acco-
modate the working claws with pounds, half-pounds, and
even quarters of pounds when wanted.