The Cannock Chase Examiner. — 1877-04-20 (Cannock, Staffordshire, England)

GRIVIANY.—Tbe usual Maundy Thursday Hones Market at Breslau proved a great rumen this year, tome 11,000 litres of honey, WO lb. of honereomb, and a large supply of wax being on sale, most of which changed hands at good prices. In 0s report on this sub ,ect the Landwir Is takes occasion to deplore he coroparati re scarcity of beehites in Silesia at the present time. Tostor Schoenfeld, a well known authority on bee lore, has calculated that each square (German) wile of land will support :410 or OW hires, at which rate the entire province would accommodate nearly 500,000. The annual return obtainable from that number, taking the value of a single hire at the very low estimate of 6 marks, would be nearly 3,000,000 marks. Unfortunately, however, the number of existing hives, as sdoerained by the latest census of 1873. Is but 138,792, so that if the pastor's estimate be correct, sufficient flowers to feed some 300.000 swarms of bees are at present donated to "waste their sweetness on the desert air," stud income to a corresponding amount is lost to our Silesian (mods.— The fanner.  Tim Pinto Rnstl.—The field rose is ordinarily a much more trailing plant than the common dog rose, festive th distinguishes it in a marked degree from all our other wild roses. The general form of tho leaves is much the same as in the dog rose, but they are often rather smaller and more shining in surface; the prickles, too, are somewhat smaller in sloe, but more hooked. The flowers are white, wit it comparatively little or no intent, and though at times solitary, are more commonly found in small bunches of three or four at the ends of the hi...noble:a It will readily be understood that these small bunches rarely consist entirely of expanded flowers, but more ordinarily of bade and blowing in various stages of development. The fruit is much more globular in form than that of the common dog rose, which is ordinarr Iv described ae resembling a entail flask. The field rose.ie very widely distributed throughout Enciand, but is much more sparingly met with in Scotland and Ireland. It ordinarily comes into blossom somewhat later hi the summer than the dog rose, and may also be found for some tirneafter that species has ceased to boar its flowers.— Pr. "Faatiliar Wild Poirerft,'• FAII or A RESERVOI6 lifior.-The reservoir belonging to the Pickering Gas and Water Company, situated in the Whitley road, some quarter of a mile above the town, was finished last week. The remervoir, which Is to supply the town, and holds 100,000 gallons of water, appeared all right on Wed. nesday, the 12th, at 8 p.m., when the manager left it. Early on the following morning, however, it was found that during the night the whole of the roof bad fallen In. The outer fortunately, remain quite safe, Cr the town would have been flooded. It Is supposed that one of the iron girders supporting the roof has given way, but the exact cause of the accident cannot net heasoertailted.  ATTEMPTED MURDER IN IRELAND A man named Patrick &Lamy, lining at Purnor. near Kildysart, Ireland. on returning }tome on Saturday night, was attacked by persons concealed behind a hedge, and struck by a alone on the temple. He is in immediate danger. A toast named Wlliiamßee y has been arrested on suspicion.  MYSEZIoUs