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A PRIzE-The Massachusetts, Medical Society of
ters prize of 800 for the best dissertation on the
following theme: "To what affection of the lungs
does bronchitis give origin!'
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ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SuICpE.-On Monday
night, at Lancaster, Pa, aman named John Show
ers, made nurderous attack upon his wife with a
razor, infiicting two shocking wounds upon her
neck and throat which, ii is feared, will prove ia
tai lie then attempted TO cut his own throat, but
the wound is not dangerous and he is now in pri-
son. He is an Incorporate man, and charges his
wife with infideity.
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TYIFIVF = I7I 7 II Z II II I''FD OII3O ~
~ his office 10 the third house, South of Trinity
Church, south side. and about ono hundred yards he
low the Exchange Hotel DG T. continues to treat all
syVhlitc 4ld zunurihoal complaints; and having had
mugh practice iu th- line, hnterr himself that he can
give very general satisfaction. call from those lii
t.T,-tri D. solicited;
Dr. I also makes and yends oil the best restoIR-
tive Chemical Extract uf French Flowers for con
stlfutiuAal weakness, ever offered Ia the public.
Dr. = may br consulted Coutidcutialiy by letter or
otherwise Medicines securely packed and sent to or
d"r. in almost any direction.
Office hour from ) 4, VI. till 9 A. VI. Franklin
cct near the Exchange Hotel, Richmond city. Va.
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FIRST LoyE.-What more precious Offering can be
laid upon the altar of mans heart, than the first
love of pure, earnest and affectonate girl, with
an undiSed interest in eight corner lots and four
teen three story houses.
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FOR RENT-The new Brick Tene

~ FOR RENT-The new Brick Tene.
LII mcnt on the Brooke Plank Road opposite IT,.
toll gate, mile from Richmond. The house i
large new and iii good order, having kitchen and al
necessary out houses, all new, and fine well Of vate
n the yard 1t is altosrEIer most desirable res
tenCe for any deing business in town and wish
ing to reside short distance in the country. koa
terms, apply to
JOHN 81 DARRACOTT,
Office on 18th street, in rear Of the
Jy ll-3tawts Merchants Insurance Co \ tatlee
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The FIRE IN ST. lOCIs.-By the fire in st. Louis
ON Sunday night Cavender Marston had 5000 or
1000 painted buckets, 200 bro0ms and a large
quantity OF willow ware destroyed. Loss x27 900
to 100000; insurance $20,UU0. David Rankin owned
the building; valued at 10000 and insured for go
po0. COnant Co. sustained loss of $1,000, but
insured. The loss of the proprietor of the Monroe
House is about $4,000. Robinson 4 Co, of Ports
mouth, Ohio, owned the building occupied by Co
nant Co.. and were insured for $1,000
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BOARDING, &c.

BOARDING. - Several very desirable
ID ROOMS, With Closets, Dressing and Batniug
Rooms annexed 10 be had at the Edgcmont House.
~ 59.3t NIrs VI. {. MORTON.
BOARDING -Boarders can obtain good
broonls hy the month OF year. the usual terms
iu Cen,ra and pleasant iShbOIhood Six or eight
gentlemen can also be provided with meals, at the
residence Of Js. Brow H. jr on 7th street, between
Grace and Franklin. Jy 1T.
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THE DEATH BED OF BERANGER.-The steamer
which arrived here on Sunday brought the sad
Intelligence that the poet Beranger lying on
his death bed Probably the mortal part of the
poet ere this has been embraced by the earth. but
his influence will still live in the hearts of the
french nAtiOn.-N. L pnnsr.
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~ FOR RENT-A Brick Tenement

= " WIN
ELL tHo doors from corner Of 1th and Clay street
containing rooms, with gas, city water and IN
necessary back buildings, suited for the accOmuoda
ton "t grnteel family, and in good order app, /,
T.. A. j. CLOPTON,
Cor. of Wall and Franklin strecIss
opposite hessrs. Dickinson, Hill 4 Co.'S.
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l. r. COOK Il CO.. AUCTIoNEERs
~. No -, MAIN STREET, offer their services 10
the public A. AuCtionrDTr for the sale Of Real Estate
Fgruiture, Grocercs, Dry Goods Horses, Cattle, &c.
~ IN" rhyrtrst notice and upon the most Reasonable
telT1s.
Having large and conmplou~ rooms they will re-
care guJs iar sale al pJgat, Soic without the charge
ui stQrAgu,
outdoor .s,loa Of every description attended 10 up
r b COOK. WM MOTT
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EDUCATION.
BOARDING DEPARTMENT OF mi

BOARDING DEPARTMENT OF THE
- RICHMOND FEMALE ISSTITUTE-Tn ordsr
devote my attention more exclusively to instruc-
tion, and ths general superntendence Of the Inst
tute, desire 10 place the BOARDING. DEPART
NENT in the hands of some gentleman and LADY
prepared to assume the whole charge and respoust-
bilty of it. and whose character and standing are
uch that parents at distance may feel entire coma
lence in entrusting their daughters 10 their care
10 not propose to withdraw my own interest in and
Institute but TO provide for them additional atteu-
ions in the form most likely to their greatest
'Omfort
The established rates for board including washing.
&c. are S2D per session Of nine months. 1t IN b.
ievei that few opportunities favorable Afford
ii. by which man OF energy provided with suita-
Die facilities and giving his personal attention 10 the
natter may give entire satisfaction and vet support
1is family by the boarding department while giving
MS daughters every advantage for obtaining tho
ough education.
shall be happy TO give more explicit information
to terms. &C., and TO receive applications eithsr
oersonally or by letter, till the lst Of August
Jy 23-dts b. MANLY, JE.. Richmond. Va.
MISS JESSIE G. GORDON'S SCHOOL,
" FOR YOUNG LADIES, Corner of FRANKLIN
ma 3th Streets will be ropened the lst day VI
ct9her ana closed on the lst day Of July.
Higher English Branches.....-.............&4o 90
tIIi"iS .....--.-........ ID W
.anguages................. 20 %
Persons desiring 70 enter pupils can leave their
iAnes at the school Rooms, where Miss q. will meet
mem al any hour they NAV appoint.
Jy 22-d2w& &3tawlstO
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CATASTROPHE AvERTED-0n Wednesday of last
week, farmer living on the line of the Indianap,
oils and Cincinnati road. above Greensburg, saw
4 tree fall across the track and knew that within
fifteen minutes the express train would sweep over
It from behind a curve that shut the obstruction
from sight until too late to hold up. What should
he do! His voice wouldn't reach-he could make
no sound heard above the roar and clang of ma
chinery He knew that red was always the sign Of
anger, and rau to the house for red cloth but
there wasn't scarlet rag to be found uutil his
wife tore on her red flannel petticoat, with which
her husband got beyond the curve in time to wave
it before the startled engineer, and save-tiod
knows how many lives.
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ukEAT ARREST OF GAMBLERS IN CHICAG0-We learn
from the Chicago Democrat that on Thursday weeh
one OF the worst gambling dens that disgraced
any city IN the United States" entered by tn
police OF that city, and sixteen men and boys
arrested The establishment. it is said. is frcquente6
oy some of the worst gamblers. thieves pickpock
ets anu burglars in the United States Men hav,
been there from New Orleans. Natchez New York
II Louis ana other places noted for the expertnes.
OF their biacNlegs. 1t has also been place of re-
sort by number of men of Chicago, "havinc tf
highest pretences TO respectabiity" Some Of these
men, the Democrat says, have held high Offices
some OF them have been on almost every grand
ana petit jury within our remembrance" The fol
lowing paragraph gives an elevated idea of tn
courts OF Justice, churches and other institution
Of the moral city of Chicago:
They have ther regular lawyers. whose position
IN society makes them above Suspicion. who 81 c
that special bail is always provided and that SOM
one VINO hequents the horse is always upOn the
lary' IN case any of these men are brought up for
trlai. There are little boys connec ed with il,
whose business is to decov other boys-lcds il,
places OF trust, such as bank clerks and others i,
places of trust. and who have the handling of mo
ney, being preferred. The sons of some of ON,
church members. and of one clergyman at Ieas,
have passed hours and hours playing at ten cents,
game in this dem"
About $1,000 worth Of gambling implements were
'elzed The gamblers fought the police with dirks
'owie knives and revolyers before they would sub
NIT to arrest, but no one was seriously injured
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MISSISSIPPI POLIrIcs.-The American State Con
vention of Mississippi met at jackson last week
and nominated the following State ticket: For Go
yenor, }. L. Alcorn; for Secretary of State, james
h. Ross; for Auditor of Public Accounts. ". T
Coates; for treasurer, c. q. Martin; for Attorney
General, A. X. johnson.
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FIRE IN CoBoURG. CANApA-A destructiye fre oc
CURED in the town of Cob0urg. Canada West O,
tuesday morning. The Alban hotel. Ragaas liv-
cry stable and all the buildings between Smith
hrlck block and the Globe hotel. on the North sid,
u hIng street were burned. Five tenements. .
bakery, auction room, shoe store and other shop
were IN the buildings destroyed. The total loss i
estimated to be S10.O0
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FERNoNT.-NermOnt is model State, one among
tirty-one and very lovely. One of its papers says
Of it:
There is but one city in this State, and not sol
der. We have no police; and not murder has
been committed in this State within the last ten
years. We have no Museums nor Crystal Palaces.
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ONE or THE LYSCHERs liIyG.-A young man nam
Ell Finch, son of Deacon Finch, of Masson. Cedar
county, Iowa, hung hmsefla last Tuesday about
. clock, l.. NJ. He was with the vigilance commit
tee at the time they took kelsO and his c0mrade
and on casting vote whether they should be hung
or not, he cast his vote i'll favor OF hanging, but
left before they hung. When he returned
home his mother asked him if they had caught the
men. lie said they had. and he had voted to hang
them. His mother told him he ought not TO take
that which he could not give. After she had talk
ed with him few moments he left her and went to
his plowing, attended to that for while, when he
htched his horse, and taking of the reins
went to tree, tied the strap TO a low limb and
around his neck, then let his weight down. and
when found his knees touched the ground and he
WAS dend.--inaR0Sd (Iotod) Eureka
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TO HDF I'm IFoEHN fZfU btNI1FEsSS NFlY.
The Neses. having regular. permanent semi-week-
ly circulation as large, IL net larger, than any ether
newspaper among the farmers and substantial busir
of fredericksburg and this section Of Sir
ginia il confidently recommended IS Q medium Of
advertising surpassed by no other In this place. II
numbers among It's readers those who are able 70
buy literally and pay promptly. and whoss enstem
would be valuable 10 business men.
Neither labor nor expense will be spared 20 make
the Ne,cs worth more than ID paid for II By subsert
bers or advertisers
Immediate applications. eneleane re ssnst, nay
be made To NEWS OFFICE,
jy Sta frederfcksbarg Va
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WE EXERCISES of Mr.. STUARTS
CLASSICAL and MATHEMATICAL SCHOOL
WI he resumed on the lst Of October next. Parents
"Iii please make early application.
TERMS:
tFuVdhts s,mi-dnHHaliv ia adrdncs)
For tuition IN Latin, Greek and Mathematics $40 90
. iatln and Mathematics ............ 50 %
freuch, extra 20 0 o
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PHILIP B. STANARD,
Il. V. BAR9AMIN.

1t gives NE great pleasure to recommend the Class
cal and Mathematical School of Messrs STANARD
Z BARGAMlN. Mes5rs :. B. are graduates of tbis
institution have been connected with il as Assistan
Professors aud entitled tO the fullest confidenc
II the public for their high intellectual and mora
qualifications. FRANCIS II. SMITH
Superintendent V. MI
VIRoGn MILITARY INsTTUTR,l
July 9th, 1857. jy 20-dSm
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IKrILIIAM HURLEY. BANKER,
w ~ Mais st. opposite the -. Charlr- Hotel.
RchisUud, Va.
Dealer = Domestic Exchange, JnCurrcnt Bank
Note Bu-inr-s Paper and Marketable Securities ot
every description
LAND WARRANTS bought and sold.
n in-.EH
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SINGULAR CAUSE or FIRg.-On Saturday last Sam
uel NJ. Dockum, at his furniture manufacturing
room III Daniel street emptied hair mattrass from
the sack, and rolling up the ticking-about ten
yards-in compact form. placed it on the top of
an old secretary, which had been sent in for re
pairs The latter article WAS laid against the side
of his work bench, slightly elevated above it. On
Monday morning, on entering the shop, the tick
ing had been consumed by ire-not Il single square
inch OF 1t could be found In the piece of furniture
on which it was laid hole burnt equal to ii
square foot, and charred beyond, and in the floor
was place burnt half an inch deep. The mystery
could not be solved until it was found that Ian0
rama lens on pedestal. which had been zent in
Tor repairs had been accidentally left on the bench
before the window. at just such distance AS 10
bring the focus of the sum- at early hour in the
morning, directly on the cloth.-ItrtsmoutI. "
~ .ToUr,I0J
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BUSINESS CARDS.

CONNOLLY x ADAMS,
C3NWiSNION HERCTftNTN AND AGENTS
FaR Tiiy SALE
VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA NANUPAC-
TJRED TOBACCO.
Hs~ Liberal advancrments on ronsiguments. L a.
Rg-INNE~ {. ADAMS Is connected with our house
JANIS 4 CONNOLLY. ROsv. NJ ADAMS.
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Persons desiring 10 enter pupils, can leave their
ianes at the School Rooms. where Miss g. will meet
hem at any hour they may appoint.
Jy 22-d2w&3tawIst0
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ured.
Es This School will not be kept on 4th between
rohd ami Marshall streets here oOrp but In some
'ther locality Shockoe I'LL Iuor, remote from
~ din OF business thOroughiares Of it, lscalion
ue notice will be given. Residence on Clay between
st aud 2nd. iy 22-tiOr
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MRS. PELLETS SCHOOL.-The next
session commences October lst. ls57. The prima-
feature OF this school, is the thorough and sys
ematic instruction in the French language given to
IL the pupils, without extra charge.
The French IL taught by Professor and Madame
NIoN, of Paris and peculiar facilities are Afforded
" learning to speak the language.
Mrs. PELLET guarantees that the Elementary and
lught
Information. relative to the school, terms &C.. NAV
edmond. iy 22--tiam
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WIss PEGRAMS BOARDING AND

MISS PEGRAM'S BOARDING AND
-, DAY SCHO0L.-The second session Of Miss
L1kAM SCHOOL will begin the LIST Of October
iTHt' ~ ana VIII end the Both of June. 1858.
ae course OF instruction will be thorough and sx
ranches of Education ~
ne English Department will be under the imme-
.Ie @ snpefVlsion of Miss pEGkAM. She will also re-
lave left school. ' oA 'o""s H"'' "~
l,yar,n assistants will be- employed in sash
ION. $50 'ONoi'e esP'S'1i ses'h-
~, SchaLS SpI containing full information concerning
'EuhAM, Linden square, Richmond
PERSONS htending To enter Pupils are requested 10
'ngage them without delay sn that s,r.ra.r,',.,,
nay be made Tor their accommodation.
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RESULT oP Coop CoNDUcT.-There lives in afflu-
@nce At Nantucket in the eightieth year of his age
and in the full possessiOn of sound intellect and
III" enjoyment of all the respect aud affection
which well spent life commands, a real whaling
'aptan, the keel of whose ship never touched the
bOttom-who was never ut sea y day without going
doft, except in gale of wind-who never lost n
man by abandonment or otherwise or had one Of
duty more than week hy sickness-who never lost
but ono spar. though distinguished for making short
pas6ages-who never returned from a voyage with
out full cargo of sperm oil. He had sixteen ap
prentices, mostly uncduCated bows from the lower
walks of life. whom he instructed and trained to
his own calling, and every of these he has lived
to see in respectable standing, and several of them
holding high rank aS ship masters.
v. T. Jour. Of Gam.
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Ancient Languages and Vocal Music, NJ extra
charge.
Hf- 1t is desirable that applications be made early,
IND pupils lie prompt in attendance od the first dsy
# the session
For catalogue. or further information, address
JOHN WILSON, Principal.
iy lT-d0awsw
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" RICHARDSON
\. GENERAL AGENT AND COLLECTOR.
Attends r. the collection ot tinimS Hiring out Ne
ggu-- renting ont HOUSES, and general Commission
Bu-ii-,s.
10 Ofi,o sth street, Opposite Exchange Hotel.
with W. II Richardson, RlChInond, Va.
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i AUCTIONEER,
tnfilrc corner Of lHh AMI Cary streetsl
Nll sit1sd 10 the stie nt ZEAL ESTATE. MER
CHANDISE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &c.
q. 81 la ~ liLr.a-- 4 I'll -lkDAG.
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&a FOR RENT-That very desirable
ES:i Dwelling over Mr.. VIM. Ready's Locksmiti
shop, ON the north side of Main street between sth
and 9TH sts. Rent moderate. Apply TO
~ 2J-ts WM READY
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MALE BOARDING SCH0OL-Ths

~ SCtiOOL.-The Undersigned will, on the first of
ctober next, open Classical and Mathematical
chOol, embracing such course Of instruction -
will fit youth for an easy entrance into the high
;lasses, either, of classical scientific ipsttu-
ions They will use every effort to procure centrA
lnd comfortable location ShockOe Hill for their
lonse. which, together with their terms, will be
nade known in due time
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LARGE SEIZURE OF RUN AT TIE NEW YORK CUsrog
HoUsE.-The Thomas jefferson, which arrived at
New York some time ago from Jamaica West In
dies. brought amongst its cargo twenty-six pun
cheons Of rum. consigned to John 0rson Co.
Upon an examination Of the rum ut the Custom
House. the fact was discovered that false invoice
had been returned, and the rum appraised at less
than half its value. The rum was accordingly sriz
al and the Custom House authorities, ~ usual in
such cases kept the matter quiet till the fact of the
attempted fraud upon the Government leaked out
through sale Of the rum at public auction. The
twenty-siX puncheOnS held from ll5 gallons to
l2S gallons each. They were sold from IL to $ll2
gallon.
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o. FOR RENT.-The dwelling -hous
Eli on Mayo street. recently occupied by Mrs l.
bell, adjoining Mr.. Alex. Motifs residence.
Possession y ven Immediately. Apply to
lie 2}-3taWk JAMES THOMAS JR
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IOIlN ". DAVIES,
a DEALER IN AMERICAN AND ITALIAN
MARBLE BROWN STONE AND GRANITE.
s,iN ~IEAET, ByTwEES AIN AND 9TH sTs.
NUNU NENT~. TUNRS. HEAD PIECES,
House and store Fronts iIpisw asd Door Siils &c
EurF INK tTnuud> enclosed With -tDn" aud Iron Rail
lns tir-f prrluIuIs Areti by tse Mechanics In
stitut~ an4 Agricultural Suci"ty OF Virginia.
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MASSACHUSETTS LEGIsLATURE.

TUESDAY, March II.
SENATE. Mr.. Hoar, from the Committee
on the Judiciary, reported resolve author
izing the payment Of $l66 81 to Z. B. Stod.
dard, late District Attorney of the Middle
District.
Mr.. Hoar of Worcester, presented the petit
ton of John Milton Earle and 439 others, le-
gal voters of Worcester, and other citizens of
the Commonwealth, for the removal of Judge
Loring,
Passed to be Engrossed. Bill concerning the
trustees of African Methodist Episcopal
Churches, and resolve in favor of Benjamin
Smith of Shrewsbury, n soldier of the Revo-
luton.
The bill in addition to an act to abolish inn
prisonment for debt, and to punish fraudu-
lent debtors, was taken from the table, and
opposed by Mr.. Bonney of Middlesex. 1The
bill provides that the oath and proofs required
before any debtor can be arrested may be ta-
ken before any justice of the quorum, as we'll
as before the magistrates named in the Stat
ute.
Mr.. Hoar of Worcester, spoke in favor of
the bill
Right Of Su6rage.-The fourteenl years
amendment assigned for consideration to. day
was taken up. Question on the motion Of
Mr,Hoar to commit the same, with the amend
ment offered by Mr.. Warner (requiring two
years residence after naturalizaton) to spe-
cial committee.
After debate, the amendments were COM
mitted by the following vote:--
Yeas-Albee Ames, Atwood, Bracken-
ridge, Churchill, Estey, Field, Green, Hitch
cock, Hoar, Merrick, Mixter, Poor, Sabin,
shaw, Stowe, Swift, Taft, Warner, Whitney,
Young-22.
Nays atchelder, Bliss, Bonney Burbank,
Clark, Cowdin, Harris, Haynes, Hunking:
Messenger, Mitchell, Rogers, Sawin, Turner,
Usher, Wheeler, 49,
The chair appointed on tho Committee,
Messrs. Hoar OF Worcester, Rogers OF Suffolk,
Warner Of Hampshire, Barnes of Middlesex !,
and Albee Of Middlesex.
The consideration OF the bill relating 10 inn
prsonment for debt, was passed to be en-.
crossed.
HOUSE, Petitions Presented and Referred.
OF sundry parties for the removal OF Judge
Loring.
At twelve o'clock the House proceeded OF
take the vote on agreeing to the proposed
Constitutional amendments relative to the
reading and writing qualifications of voters.
The House agreed, 226 voting in the afIirma-
tive, and 43 in the negative.
Passed 10 be Engrossed. Bill Ia favor of the
State Farm at Westborough, with an amend
ment prohibiting the expenditure OF more
money than was appropriately.