The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-02-24 00:00:00

BIRTH.

On the 7th November, 1856, at Bourke-street, Melbourne, the wife
of Mr. Robert Davies, brassfounder, formerly of this town, of twin
daughters.

MARRIAGE

On the 23rd inst., at St. Luke's Church. Mr. Wm. Carrie, joiner,
late of Dumfrie, to Margaret, eldest daugh'er of Mr. P. M.Taggart,
builder, Kirkcudbright, Sco land.
DEATHS.

On Nov. 11, In Australia, aged 35 years, Mr. A. Campbell Brown,
formerly of Liverpool.
On the 19th inst., at Ruth Park. near Belfast, John M`Neale,
Esq.

Births, Marriages, and Deaths, are cr,iy inserted wheo sent

to our 'Office duly ituthenticated.

A letter from Cadiz says—After having exhausted all
means of conciliation, Ai, de Sorela, Minister of Spain,
had demanded his passports, quitted the city of Mexico,
embarked on board the Perla, frigate, and anchored in the
Bay of Vera Cruz, which had been placed at his orders by
General Concha, Captain general of Cuba. It is said that
several French officers have asked permission to serve
with:the Spanish expedition against Mexico.

PROSPERITY OF THE NORWICH UNION LIFE OFFICE.-011
Saturday last, a bonus was declared by the Norwich Union
Life Office upon all participa•ing Policies. The surplus
distributed was £159,711 st. 7d. in cash, equal to £180,627
ss. 7d. in reversionary additions It appeared that the
policies in force were 10,132; the sums assured upon all
risks, .£5,592,427 13s. Id ; that during the preceding five
'years in'urance had been effected for £1,340,513 155., and
£1,048,112 3s. 3d. paid in claims upon deaths—namely,
£864,977 19s. 31 sums assured; and £183,134 4s. bonuses
thereon.—Times City Article, Feb. 9.
FOLEY'S AMERICAN GOLD PENS.—Charles Willmar,
wholesale and retail stationer, 19, South John street
respectfully intimates to merchants, traders, and dealers,
that he has been appointed sole agent for the sale of Foley's
celebrated American Gold Pens, which are universally
acknowledgpa ..i.oractureo
either in America or this country, They are sold cheaper,
are made of the best gold, with superior points, and are
warranted to wear at least ten years. In America they
have been extensively used for that pried, and are pre-
ferred to new ones. The prices range from five shillings to
a guinea each. Supplied wholesale by Charles Willmer,
19. South John-street. Liverpool.—Advt.

TdE CALIFouNIANI PEN.—The everlasting question of
" is this a good pen" has been answered by Mr. E. T. Hall
of South John street, who has succeeded in producing a
metallic pen, which he designates—not inaptly—as above.
There is hardly anything more annoying than a bad pen—
every one knows the misery. The pen made by Mr. Hall is
fit, for any hind to use—light or heavy—and, what is of the
greatest value, it dies not corrode, hut will work with equal
facility in any ink. From experience of metallic pens, we
can say that this one, which is polished as gold, and will
last nearly as long, is the best one we have ev r used. One
box, containing six dozen pens, sent free on receipt of 2s 6d
in postage stamps. Agents wanted for the country.—
Advt.

RArs.—There are two objections to the common mode of
killing rats by laying poison for them ; first, the danger to
which it exposes other animals, and even human beings,
second, the possibility that the rats, having partaken of it,
may retire to their holes, and dying there, cause an intoler-
able stench, and produce numerous crawling insects. Greer's
Patent Anti-Vermin Mixture for the immediate destruction
of rats and mice, is tree from these objections and has
effectually cleared dwelling houses, ships, and other places,
that were much infested with these destructive and
disagreeable inmates. The smell of the bait will attract
the vermin from their holes, and it being such a special
delicacy to them, they will devour it with greediness,
and die on the spot. To be had at the Anti Vermin
Office, 49, Brownlow hill, Liverpool, at Gd, Is, and 4s each.
Can be sent free by post to any part of the United Kingdom,
America, Australia, &c.—Advt.

CURIOUS STATISTICS —By request and for the sake of
euriosity, we have been furnished with the following
curious statistics, showing the aerations of one of the
most novel and original sanitary departments extant--for
who ever heard of an Anti- Vermin (Vice ? Such is now
established at 49, Brownlow hill, Liverpool,--an office,
having for its object that of furnishing the public with
a newly discovered scientific and rational remedy for the
extinction of vermin of every description, without danger
to any of the higher order of animals ; and how I
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 flee that, in the spring and
summer seasons, their irunqtes are often obliged to choose
for their night's resting place the stops of their doors I In
poor families, at such tunes, 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 timo, are free of
one or other kinds of vermin ; and as no nui.
sance to human beings can be more inconvenient or
troublesome, and none hitherto more difficult to remove, 1
the utility of such an office can only he appreciated by
those who, from necessity, have fairly tested its merits.
Au idea, however, of its utility and appreciation may be
somewhat formed from the following detailed account of
its operations during the first six months of its infantile
period, ending December 31, 1856 :—Dwelling houses
cleared of bugs per contract, 207 ;" of fleas, 89 ; of cock-
roaches, 104 ; of crickets, 22 ; of ants, 19 ; of rats and
noic,, 74. Ships cleared of bugs, 19 ; of cockroaches
(East India kind), 4 ; of rats, 42. Orders supplied at
counter, per post and parcel conveyance, to different
narts of the United Kingdom, America, and Australia, to
chemists, druggists, and others, fur the destruction of
different kinds of vermin, 32,453. 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, that '‘etehulaerer
was nothing to destroy bugs," by giving 0
demoustratiou 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 leeturea
delivered on bugs, 4. Number of persona employed
exterminating vermin, and inanufaeturing preparations
against vermin, 51. The above speak volumes in favour
of the energy anti perseverance of the ingenious and enter-
prisin
who,
whichpro
priethoard, Mr.
want i); wainQ,nfarotmheanpdoionrg the
poorer
rcigasrseeast
(amongst whom his many
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supervision ars' avocation.
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official, under the
naturally brought him in contact) for some efficacious
remedy against vermin, 8'
Fresh, ssha,n sanitary
dy
combiu'ing safety, simpli-
city of
application, and cheapners did not think it
beneath bin to devote is share of 'his attention to the
discoveoy of such a remedy, till at length, after much
and man exetiments
research, ho has now supplied the
,
great desideratum, yby 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 his services,