The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-02-17 00:00:00

BIRTHS.

On the 15th inst., at Prince's Park-terrace, Mrs. J. W. Seaburne
May, of a daughter.

On the 16th Inst., at Burlington-street, the wife of Mr. Jonathan
Woodcock, coal merchant, of a son.

MARRIAGE

On the 15th inst , at St. Michael's Church, Mr. John Armour,
master cooper, Paisley, to Mi.,s Mary Nicholson, Marco Polo Vault,
Regent-st reet.

DEATHS.

On the 2nd inst., at Athol-street, much respected by all friends,
Eliza, wife of Mr. John Wainwright, shipwright.
On the sth inst., at his residence, 18, Vulcan street, Bootle, Chad.
Bunting, master mariner, late chief officer in the B. & N. A. K. M.
service, much respected by his brother officerl, who followed his re-
mains to the grave. He has left a widow and two children to lament
their loss.

On the 11th inst., at St. Helier, in the 72nd year of his age, John
Formby, F.sq.

4.1- Births, Nfarriages, and Deaths, are only inserted when sent
to nur Olilce duly authenticated.

THE EXPENSE OF THE COMMISSIONERS IN LUNACY. -Oil
Saturday a return, printed by order of the House of
Commons, was issued, showing that, in the year ended the
31st July last, the expense of the Commissioners in Lunaoy
was £14,491 16s. 10d.

CURIOUS STATISTICS —By request and for the sake of
curiosity, we have been furnished with the following
curious statistic, showing the noerations of one of the
most novel and original sanitary departments extant—for
who ever heard of an Anti Vertn.'n Wice ? Such is now
established at 49, Brownlow hill. Liverpool,—an office,
having for its objact that of furnishing the public with
a newly discovered scientific and rational remedy for the
extinction of vermin of every descrption, without danger
to any of the higher order of animals ; and how
essential is the existence of such an office, particularly to a
town like Liverpool, where, in the lower localities, the
dwellings of the poorer classes are so densely and fearfully
overrun with the bed bug and flea that, in the spring and
summer seasons, their inmates are often obliged to choose
for their night's resting place the steps of their doors f In
poor families, at such.times; they are like Pharoah's plague
of frogs—" In their bedchambers, and upon their beds,
and in their ovens, and in their kneading troughs."
Few houses, Indeed, at any time, are free of
one or other kinds of Vermin ; and as no titti.
, sauce to human beings can be more inconvenient or
troublesome, and none hitherto more diffjcult to remove,
the utility of such an office can only be appreciated by
those who, from necessity, have fairly tested its. merits.
An idea, however, of its utility and appreciation may be i
somewhat formed from the following detailed account of
its operations during the first six months of its infalliiie
period, ending December 31, 1856 :—Dvfeliing hone a
cleared of bugs per contract, 207 ;" of fleas, 89 ; of cock-
roaches, 104 ; of crickets, 22 ; orients, 19 i of rats and
micD, 74. Ships cleared of bugs, 19, ; of cockroaches
(East India kind), 4 ; of rats, 4;2. Orders supplied at
counter, per post and parcel conveyance, to different
parts of the 'United Kingdom, America, and Australia, to
chemists, druggists, and others, for the destruation of
different kinds of vermin, 3 e,453. Irrespective of this
number, there was, of poor, supplied gratuitously (for
bugs only), 209. Number of bugs bought to experiment
on at counter to convince the public, to remove scep-
ticism, and to disprove the popular fallacy, tbat " there
was nothing to destroy bugs," by giving occular
demonstration of their real antidote, 202, for which in many
instances were paid as much as Id per head, and in some
instances even more, in exchange for bottles of " Anti-
Bug Lotion," to encourage sellers. Public lectures
delivered on .bogs, 4. Number of persona employed
exterminating vermin, and manufacturing preparations
against vermin, 51. The above speak volumes in favour
of the energy and perseverance of the ingenious and enter-
prisin proprietor, Mr. Greer, who, from finding the great
want which had prevailed among the poorer classes
(amongst whom his many years' avocation, as sanitary
official, under the able supervision of Mr. Fresh, had
naturally brought him in contact) for some efficacious
remedy against Vermin, combining safety, simpli-
city of application, and cheapness, did not think it
beneath him to devote a share of his attention to the
discovery of such a remedy, till at length, after much
research, and many experiments, he has now supplied the
great desideratum, by which he calculates ridding Liverpool,
at least, of so great and formidable a nuisance of centuries ;
and in his calculation we wish him every commensurate
success. His having resigned his office under the health
committee, from the pressure of his own business, and to
attend to it exclusively, will enable the public to receive ;
more largely the benefits of hie services.