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The Evening critic., 1881-07-21
Fighting an Army OF snakes.

On Saturday morning last as Jacob Uhl,
farmer at Prospect Hill, N. Y, with his
seven-year-old boy, was loading his wagon
with logs from pile he had cut about a
mile from his house, he heard an ominous
hiss and rattle. Then amonster rattlesnake
thrust his head out from between the logs,
and Mr.. Uhl says that he then saw what
seemed to him hundreds of the reptiles in
the wood pile. He gave a leap from the
pile, and telling his frightened boy to drive
the oxen out to the road and wait for him,
he grasped stick and began fighting the
snakes, which seemed to come from every
crack in the pile of logs and from the
rocky ledge behind. For three hours he
fought, in a broiling sun. BY that time
the snakes were pretty we'll thinned out,
and those that were left crawled slowly back
to their den under the logs. When Mr..
Uhl recovered from the exhaustion caused
by his hard fight he surveyed the field
before him. There were, according to his
story, twenty-three rattlesnakes thirteen
black snakes, four pilots, and several adders
and other snakes, making fifty -four in all
One of the rlttlers had nineteen rattles, and
another had the almost incredible number
of thirty. The Others ranged from six to
twelve or thirteen rattles apiece. Mr.. Uhl
says that he found tho fangs of several
snakes in the tops of his boots, which were
of thick cow hide. The only bite he re-
ceved was from q big black snake ON his
left arm. The arm is swollen and some
what painful, but the wound is not danger
Gus Several years ago two hunters killed
one hundred and seven snakes of different
varieties in the same spot
The Evening critic., 1881-07-21
Snoring Notes.

The North American Caledonian AS
ISOLATION met Mt Toronto yesterday. A
large number of delegates from the United
States and all parts of Canada have arrived.
There will be games and procession to-
day
In the rifle contest for the Kalapose
cup, at Wimbledon yesterday, the Canadian
team won. At 200 hundred yards they lost
eight points, and at 500 yards five more, but
at 600 yards they made up the loss and had
twenty points to spare.
Base ball games were played yesterday
as follows At adelphia-Athletics, Is /;
Baltimores, a. At Cleveland, Ohio-Clevc-
lands, 3 Detroits, 8. At Buffalo, N. "
Bufialos, IL !; Chicagos, z. At New York.
Metropolltans, 12; Atlantics, 8. At Troy,
N. Y.-Bostons, A; Troys2.
AT Mystic Park, Boston, yesterday, the
2:29 class, purse of 5000 divided, was won
by Little Gem, in the second, third, and
fourth heats; Patch second, Patchen third,
Flirt fourth. Time, 2:31, 2:31a, 2;3ll, 2:36.
John H., with running mate, failed in an
attempt to beat the best record 2:142 made
by Billy ID and mate at Narragansett Park.
Three miles were trotted. Time, 800,
2:231, and 222.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-21
The Northern Market.

a meeting of the stockholders of the
Northern Market Company was held ut
Days Hall, on street, last evening, Mr.
jesse b. Wilson in the chair, and Mr.. Il. w.
Downs secretary. Mr.. Wilson stated that
their market building would have front of
1872 feet on Seventh street and 95 feet on o
street that the foundations were all laid and
the walls five feet above the ground. BY the
LIST of August they would have the building
ready for the rafters and roofing, and all
completed by the LIST of September. They
had also purchased additional lots adjacent
to the building, which would furnish
them with the extra space needed.
The statement that the company was
carrying mortgage of $4,000 was
pronounced a mistake. The amount was
$4,000. The books were then opened and
further subscriptions to the stock invited.
Over $4,000 had been subscribed, and the
amount called for by the charter is $4,000
A number of gentlemen responded, and
when the meeting closed $4,000 had been
added to the stock book. Six gentlemen
then volunteered to each secure $500 in adj
dition to that subscribed, or personally be-
come responsible for that amount. This
will leave balance Of $1,000 not taken.
Nearly all of the stock has been secured by
citizens residing or doing business in the
vicinity of the new market and owners of
property in that vicinity. The market,
when completed, will cost the company
$4,000. The ground cost about 500, 900, and
the evidence that the market will posi-
lively be built has already increased the
value of ground i'm that vicinity,
The Evening critic., 1881-07-21
Probable Discovery Of an Infamous
Crime.

John james, an angler, started out for
days fishing near the Relay House, near
Baltimore, yesterday. He dropped his line
in the waters of the dam, just above the
Viaduct and fished for some time with only
tolerable success. AT length and after sew
eral unsuccessful attempts to got bite, his
hook caught in something, which, by its
weight, he rightly judged was not q fish, as
the fish whereabouts are very small. He ex-
erted himself to pull the object to the sur
face, and what was his surprise when he
finally got it up to discover that it was
bundle with q stone tied to it
for sinking purposes. His surprise
gave place to horror when, upon opening
the bundle, his eyes fell upon the body of
n 3-weelxs' old white babe, nude, and so far
decomposed as to prevent, save by very
close inspection, any reasonable speculation
as to the cause of its death. 1t was wrapped
up in paper and rewrappcd in cloth, the
whole being encircled by another piece of
cloth, making it appear like an ordinary
and small bundle. An inquest was held
and verdict returned that the deceased
infant had met its death by drowning at
the hands of some person or persons to tho
jury unknown. No expert medical ex-
animation was made, and the body was
buried on the river bank near where it was
found. There was nothing about it which
would give clue to the perpetrators of the
Infamous deed
The Evening critic., 1881-07-21
The soldier Boys Return.

Company A, Washington Light Infantry,
will return to this city from their trip to
the Fauquier White Sulphur Springs, this
evening about o'clock. The gallant war;
riors will be met at the Baltimore and Po-
tomac depot by committee of the corps,
consisting of Mr.. William II. Beall, Major
Bartel Private Cash, Sergeant William
H. Harrison, Corporal G. L. Fraser, George
s. Kcmpt, Captain Phil II. Rodier and Ma
jors Bartcl and Willct. The stay-at-h home
guard, commanded by Sergeants Duffy and
Harrison, will march to the depot in fatigue
uniform, and assist the returning excur-
sionists from the cars. The line of process
sion will then commence and the band be-
gin to play. The company will proceed to
Ninth and F streets, thence to Thirteenth
and down the avenue to their armory, where
a handsome collation. will be prepared. 1t
had been proposed to have grand display
of fireworks, but in view of President Gar
fields condition this feature of the celebra-
ton will be omitted.
The company expresses itself in the high
est condition of happiness over the royal
time it is having at the Springs, and the un-
limited hospitality of the inhabitants OF
FauQuier
The Evening critic., 1881-07-21
THE EVENING CRITIC.

ESTABLISHED AUGUST, 1865.

The following were the ruling prices in
the Washington market to-day:
MEATs.-Beef-Sur 10000. porter
house, 25c. rib-roast, 12l@20c. corn beef,
S@12lc.; Clipped 25@30c.; lamb, $50
20c. veal, 12I@20c. mutton. 100 15c. ;
pork, 10012lc.; sausage, 12c; hams, l2Cg
&c.,. shoulders, s@10c. lard, 100 13c.
FIsH.-Rock fish, large, 15@20c. u ID do.
small 25@ 35c. u bunch; sheephead, $50
zoe. n ID; porgies, 10@12lc u ID weak
fish, 12l@1 5c. II ID halibut 15@20c. II b;
perch $50 40c. u bunch; spots, 25@30c. u
bunch taylors, large, 10000 apiece tay
lors small, 25@30c. u bunch Holsters 12l
@15c. II ID; blue fish, 12l@15c. u ID i;
snappers, 12lc. ID b sturgeon, Bose. II ID;
Spanish mackercl, 20@25c. p ID.
PouLrRY.-Ch Chickens, 5O@75c. p pair
ducks, 65@75c. u pair; geese, 6o@75c.
each.
BUTTER AND EGGs.-Philadelph print,
&c.. creamery, New York and Illinois,
35c. roll butter, 20@30c.; eggs, 15@1sc.
VEGETABLEs.-Potat Irish, 30c. y
pix. tomatoes, 25@30c. p pix. cucumbers,
20c. u doz. cabbage, 5@ 10c. bects, 40c. p
doz. (, onions, 6Oc. u PIX; carrots, &c: y
bunch snap beans, zoe. y PIX; lima,
30@35c. p PIX; cymblins, 12c. p doz.
corn, 1Sc. u doz.
FRuITs-Oranges, 60@75c. p doz.
lemons, 35c. u doz. Bartlett pears, soc. p
doz. cultivated blackberries, 15c. n box
huckleberries, 10c. p box; raspbcrrics, 12c
% box; mountain plums, 15c. n box
cocoanuts, Goo. P doz.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-21
Notable Sayings OF Notable Men.

81 take no note on time."--Nestor Shaw.
-'I am not so black Ms I'm painted. -
Jake Budd.
81 can tell lic."-G. Washington
Tom Ochiltrce.
"a soft dancer turneth away wrath"
Ned Maunder.
"Thc Prince of Darkness Is gentle.
man."-Bob Ingersoll
=" Let's talk about the wcathcr."--Gcn.
Hazcn, Signal Corps.
there. bill MacFeeey.
=" No man is wise or safe but he that is
onest."-Schuyler Colfax.
Nothing succeeds in the end like invul-
nerability."-Rev.B Billy Cook.
=" Laziness travels so slow that poverty
soon overtakes him."-Our new reporter.
=" Lenity is part of justice, but she
must not speak too loudly."-Judge Smell.
-"I am Of class of people who would
rather be insulted than be unperceived."-
A. M. Gibson.
Those who have known real grief
seldom seem sad."--George Miller latter he
killed those pantaloons).
1t would be against our principle to pay
the interest and against our interest to pay
the principal. Billy Malone.
-" He who I'm his biz would rise,
Must bust or else must advertise"
John Amber Smith.
-"Tell me / hate the bowl
loathe, nbhor In my Utmost soul
To hear or tell of that scourge of hell"
John Mccarthy.
-"Oh, for u life on the oceans swells,
A life on the boundless brine.
A bevy of fair dam.sels
And abundance of roderer wine"
Capt. Blake.
-" In the summer time tho winsome
young man Is called to stand up and
deliver,
To buy lemonade and ice cream and
take his sweetheart down the river"
Brad, the Duke Adams.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-21
reinforcement Demanded.

"When we are married, Lucy" said the
poor mans son to the rich mans daughter,
"our honeymoon shall DO passed abroad.
We will drive in the Bots, promenade the
Prada, gaze down into the blue waters of
of the Adriatic from the Rialto, and enjoy
the Neapolitan sunsets, strolling along the
Chiaja." "How delicious" she muir
INJURED; "but John dear, have you money
enough to do all this for pa says mustn't
expect anything until he dies" Johns
countenance underwent such a change that
she couldn't help asking him if he felt sick.
"No, darling, he answered family, i am
not sick, was only thinking that perhaps
we had better postpone the marriage until
after the funeral. +"
The Evening critic., 1881-07-21
Esthetics nj Ascot.

Dialogue reported by Punoh Philistine
sportsman Quoting the odds Two to one
on Robert the Devil, you know, " Sweet
she-nsthetic-"D Did ho really? How de-
lightful What quite too awfully utter
name. for jockoyl' Philistine sportsman
(puzzled)-" Beg pardon, I-ha-don't quite
understand. Sweet she-esthetic surprised
-"Why, did you not say that 'Too-Too
won on-the horse you mentioned?"
The Evening critic., 1881-07-21
A Remarkable Pup.
Madison Courier.

Anthony Henry has q pointer pup Of
French extraction and great promise. 1t
has restless disposition, mouth like a
u Wabash catfish, and an appetite like
cross-cut saw. The pup is hollow clear
down to his paws, and Henry would find 1t
expensive to buy it meat II it wasn't for
the liver which the small army of anglers
take to the wharf-bOats every evening for
bait. The pup generally "hooks" tho bait
before the angler hooks 1t.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-21
Discharged Under the ''POOr Con-
Yicts' Act.

Thomas Forbes, sentenced by Justic Cox,
holding the Criminal Court, in June last to
pay q fine of $50 and costs, and stand COM
mitted until paid was before United States
Commissioner John A. Clarke yesterday
under the "Poor convicts' act, and after a
hearing was discharged. Mr.. John @. Fay
appeared for the petitioner and Assistant
District Attorney Randolph Coyle for the
Government
The Evening critic., 1881-07-21
AUCTION SALES.
rJ,RUsTBE's SALE OF IMPROVED REAL.
l. ESTATE, az ST. s. w.

Pursuant TO n decree of the Court of Equity -.
Tor this city-nppolntlng myself tristee-in fsad
the case OF Henry w. Norris 1T al, VIZ. Eliza hIu
beth Hall ct OIL. No $500, Equity Causes TO sell the
properly of the said Elizabeth Hall, designated In
said decree shall, rs such trustee, on FRIDAY,
the 20th day of JULY, 1881 proceed to sell on the
premises, between the hours of o and o'clock y.
m OF that day, for cash. TO the highest bidder, all
the right, title, claim aud interest which the said
DEFENDANT has In the house and LOT situate square
SS lthe improvements consisting of substantial
frame house, containing seven rooms; also n sta
PIE III the rear on paved alley, east side of said
square being IL feet inches front, running back 20
ieet Inches on street southwest, between I'd and
VA streets, being the same described In the plain
TIL deed to the defendant, to pay the sum OF 800
with Interest ut the rate of per cent from July
list, 1876 till paid, together with the costs of suit.
See decree. JAS. A. MAIN
JNO. II. NORRIS, Trustee
l. PARKER JORDAN.
Attorneys iyIS-dSds
The Evening critic., 1881-07-21
RY DuNcANsoN BROS, Auctioneers.

TnuSTEEs' SALE OF IMPROVED PROP
NORTHWEST, AT AUCTION.
Hy virtue OF deed Of trust given TO us and -.
duly recorded In liber No 49, folio 1893, ct seq, j
county IN the District OF Columbia, we will sell
$3.50 o'clock p mr. In front Of the premises, ihe fol-
ton, District Of Columbia, and known a. part OF
sion OF the east half of lot numbered eight 49, In
square numbered five hundred and eighteen (5is)
as recorded In the Office OF the surveyor Of said
city, beginning for said part of lot numbered one ~
on Fourth street west, being the east line Of said
lot one ~ twenty-four CD feet north from tho
southeast corner OF said lot one %, and running
thence north with said Fourth street west, and
said east line sixteen feet to the northeast corner
OF said lot, thence west ON the north line of said
lot sxtytwo feet (52 NJ three (3) inches, thence
south sixteen l6l feet, thence east sixtytwo (62)
feet three 3 inches TO the place of beginning, to-
gether with oil the improvements ways, case
ments. rights privileges and appurtenances to the
same belonging or In any wise appertanng.
Terms: One-fOurth cash, balance in and IL
months notes to bear interest and secured by deed
OF trust on promises or all cash, at option OF pur
chaser. Terms to be complied with In days
otherwise the trustees reserve the right to resell mt
risk and cost OF defaulting purchaser amer giving
5days' public notice In some newspaper published
In Washington, ID. G. deposit OF 800 required
at time of sale. Conveyancing at purchasers cost.
SAMUEL CROSS,
EDWARD DROOP,
jyi2eOdads Trustees.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-21
phiIadeInhia ModestY.

A Philadelphia belle, remarkable for her
physical attractions, who had inspired the
lively admiration Of an Englishman, was in
formed of a compliment he had paid her to
the effect that she was the most refined and
elegant lady he had met in America, where
upon the spoiled beauty, tossing her head,
scornfully replied: Indeed, he couldn't
have said much less.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-21
A Future for France.
Atlanta Constitution.

France has captured Sfax and expelled
Don Carlos. The republic is very lively
and altogether vigorous, both in its domes-
tic and foreign policy. 1t is preparing to
educate its children in public SCHOOLS at
public expense and it is also organizing a
second France-but not an empire-on the
southern shores of the Mediterranean. 1t
will then dominate that great sea, and can
afford to laugh at the efforts of all the
legitimists and imperialists in the world.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-21
policy Deaier Convicted.

John Magill appeared before the. Police
Court this morning, charged with keeping
policy shop on Pennsylvania avenue, be-
tween Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets.
Tho charge was fully proven, and he was
sentenced to Jail for sixty days. An APP
peal was noted and bonds given.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-21
RAILROADS.
BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD.
THE MODEL FAST LINE,
AND THE ONLY LINE BETWEEN
THE EAST AND THE WEST,

AND THE ONLY LINE BEIWEEN
DOUBLE TRACK! ,JXNN.Ey COUPLER!
STEEL RAILS!
Schedule to lE ake f %As SHINY oaSSy I'd 1851
t2,2o-CHIcAGo, CINcINNATI AMIDST. LOUIS FAST
Baltimore. Elllcot City and Way Stations.
esS-HamSfa A ExnnE and way ,ped
mont list sirn .s,o g winchester Hagerstown
e.,o- f%G M of ROCKS S'i n and Nay Stations
e.l5-PnILADELPiIA, NEW York and BosToN
s.4o-STAUNToS and VALLEY EXPRESS Con
meets for IIagerstown and ut Point of Rocks
10. oo-On Sunday ony-Batimore, Annapolis and
Way.
io.oo-BiLrIMoRE EXPRESS. Stops at Hyat.s-
,,o Junction, Jessup's and lianoyer.
st. LOUIS EXPRESS.
i2.Io-B Baltimore. Elllcot City A nnapolis and Way
4 ,se-on sunday Only, for Baltimore and Way.
t2.16-BALTIMoRE EXPRESS.
ia. oo-BALTIMoRE, PHILADELPHIA and NEW
s.ao-Baltimore and Way Stations. Winchester,
Frederick, Hagerstown and Way, via Re-
4.3o-BALTIMoRE, FAYETTEVILLE AND LAUREL
Express, Frederick, via Relay. Stops at
Anna. ,olis Junction.
44S-PSnt Of Rocks, Frederick, Hagerstown.
MISUNDERSTANDING Way. (on Sunday to Point
rs. 4S-BAITIMonE ExfREss iAIartinsburg and
Way, via Relay. Stops at Hyattsvle and
Iaurcl)
o.o6-POint or Rocks and Way Stations
to .46-Batimore and Way Stations.
7.3O-BALTIMoRE, HYATTsvILLE and LAUREL
EXPRESS.
t9.lo-PITTsRUReH CINCINNATI, and ST. LOUIS
EXPRESS
10. 6o-PHILADELPHIA,N New YORK and BosTON
- m ESrnEss o sleeping n oars 70 New York,
senssrs q any station Between Washington
tDally. tsunday only. Other trains daily ex-
All trains nom Washington stop at Relay Sta
ton.
For further Information apply at the baltimore
| Ohio Ticket Offices Washington station, and $40
and 1851 Penna avenue, cor. OF Nth street, where
orders will be taken Il baggage TO be checked AND
..nd mum mi IL Ia. oil
The Evening critic., 1881-07-21

LIMITED STATES MARsHAIs SALE.

BY virtue of writ of ferl facies issued out of the
Clerks Office OF the supreme Court Of the District
OF Columbia, and to directed, will sell at pub
lie SALE for cash. ut the Court House door OF said
District. on Thursday, the 18th day of July 1881, al
est OF the plaintiff In and to the following described
property, to wit: Lot ettered "C' in John Is. Kib-
0, In square No 49, in the City of Washington, u.
c., levied upon AS the property of Felix a. Salter
to satisfy execution No. 5,O.ti, Mt law, in favor
Charles A. Kimmell use of Albert +. Fox.
c. II. HENRY,
jvsdts u - Marshal
The Evening critic., 1881-07-21

Judge Hagner has notified Register
Webster that he will open the Probate Court
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, SO that it
is possible there will then be some settle
ment of the vexed question as to who is tho
register Of wills, Col Webster or Mr.. II. J..
Ramsdell
The Evening critic., 1881-07-21
Transfers OF Real Estnte.

Deeds were filed to-day as follows: Mar
tin f. Morris and l., M. Cuthbert, trustees
to Christian Rupert, lot 30 in Morris &
Cuthberts sub Of lot 4 of "Green. Vale "
tract, $3,9s7. Lorin M. Saunders to Christian
Rupert, lot 1870 of Morrison ct al. sub-di'
vision of square 1865, -.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-21
1881 THE GREAT 1881
PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE,
TO THE NORTH, WEST AND SOUTHWEST.
1881

Dolblls lhAlhs 6lflsis RAILS.
Splendid scenery. Magnificent Equipment
TRAINS LEAVE wAsIiiNGfoN, from depo
corner Of sixth ana II streets,
as follows:
For hltlshnrg and ne ,, West soo9' m Daily with
m. daily, with sleeping cars nom Harrisburg.
TO Cincinnati -. Louis and Chicago; 800 p. m
BAiTiMoRE POTOMAC ia fLRoAD,
For Canandaigna, Rochester, Buffalo, Niagara
North, sa. ma. daily, except sunday; at $3.50 p
m. daily except SATURDAY with Palace 10
For williamsp9Et Lock Haysn and Elmira
and 1919 T"G hm1sd Tx TSSS1S u p@ S
For brooklyn, n, s., ali through trains connect at
Jersey ely Win boats OF brooklyn Annex, AZ
Ing double fsrriase acres. New YORK city. -'O'u
For rnilsdSsp n 3" a. NJ r.; iSg a. M Ss 20
100 and Io.i5 i. m, Limited Express. $50 a. m.
For baltimore, q. 10, sOJ, ESQ 1880 ~ M. and 200,
4sO, 40, $40 go, 1000 aud iOi6p IN. ON sun.
day. 500 iOO a. M, 400 $40, $50. 1000 and lois
For Pope'u Creek line, 40 a. m. and 40 d. m
daily, except sunday.
For Annapolis $40 "a. m. and 40 y. m, daily, ex
ALE&hSpRii AND MISUNDERSTANDING
hAiLMAIIr ,ANp ALEXANDRIA AND
Geo, sand ll.eop N. ON Sundays AT 100 o.a
For Richmond and the South, 100 and lilo a. m.
-, daily. and ?, m. DAILY, except sunday. a.
and 10 a M, 1870, 5, s. ] 4 Osio p M, aud Il mie
night. ON sunday ut sos ana 10 -. m, and
Tickeis, Information, sleeping and parlor car 40
Communications can be procuredh AT the otilcs north.
Svsnna and ~ H. statos where orssr snn be
len for the CHECKING ofbaggnge iodeslination nom
j. Il, Noon tisnerel Passenger Agrpt,
| FRANK THOMSON, GeneInl MAnAl,rr.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-21
A wild Suggestion.

A London aesthetic carries his idea to too
utter Il point altogether. He insists that
man should select wife whose complexion
and hair shall match with the furniture and
decorations of his house. There must be
harmony or there will be unhappiness. Pos
sibly, however, man might be able to
match his furniture and fiXings to his wife.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-21

-Enoch Long died at Alton, H., yester-
day, aged 81. He was prominent anti
slavery man, and was wounded in protect
ing Lovejoy's printing office during the
memorable slavery riots.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-21

Figaro, and apropos of one of Guiteau's
letters about his attempt upon the Presi-
dents life, informs its readers that when he
said I am stalwart of the Stalwarts" he
meant that he was member of "parti
Caukling.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-21
DRAFTS on London, Dublin and Paris, at
II. d. Cooke, Jr, & Co.'s, 1929 f st.

There was an old maiden in Lynn,
Who thought at croquet she could win;
But she aimed rather low,
And banged her big toe,
And knocked all the bark off her shin
--EUanSviHe argus.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-21
DENHONGEOT ss co,

Importers of HUMAN HAIR AND PERFUM
ERlES, Ladies' and Gents HairwoTk ready-made
and to order. Eau de Quinine, Instantaneous Hair
Dye. Ostrich Feathers Prepared, Dyed and Curled
The most complete business of the kind this side
Of New York. Gle Ninth ST. opp, U. s. Pat on.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-21
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS,
~ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
WAsHIS0ToN, July 10, 1881

There will be sold ut public sale, on the prem
ises, at O'Clock u. m. SATURDAY the MD in
slant, the sheds and material ON square No. 40,
formerly occupied and used for market PURPOSES
which must be removed by the purchaser within
five days from day of sale,
by order Of Commissioners.
WILLIAM TINDALL,