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Grey River Argus, Volume XIV, Issue 1791, 2 May 1874, Page 4

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In the last twelve months the value of cocoa imported was L 605,828, which was a considerable increase on the previous year, when the amount was L 470,695. According to the Standard, 30 deaths from cholera occurred on board an Italian emmigrant ship from Genoa to Buenos Ayres. Fifty-two deaths from violence were recorded in London in one week, seven being cases of suicide, and six were caused by horses or vehicles iv the streets.

According to a parliamentry volume just issued, church rates are still levied where mortgages exist on their security. In the year ended Easter, 1872, the receipts Were L 23 ,346, and the expenditure was L22.Q30. The outstanding loans amounted at that period to L 93,443.

The year 1873 was the first in which the imports of foreign and colonial merchandise into the United Kingdom exceeded the value L 1,000,000, 000,000 a day. The total is stated at L 370,380,742. The exports of British and Irish produce and manutactures averaged nearly L 700,000 a day, the total being L 255,073,336.

On a charge of deliberately shooting at a creditor, who had called upon him for payment, of an account, Mr Henry George Bnrney, of The Firs, near Aldershot, ha 3 been committed for trial by the Guildford Bench, bail being .accepted in the aggregate amount of LSOO, together with the accused person's own sureties for the same sum.

The Army and Navy Gazette states that in the 12 months ending December 31,324 commissions, were given in the cavalry and infantry of the line. Of this number 37 were awarded to deserving non-commissioned officers, four of the appointments being made to sub-lieutenants, 29 to quarter-masterships, and four to riding-raasterahips. Of the remaining 297 gentlemen, 36. entered from the militia, five were Queen's and nine Indian cadets. .

During last month the inspectors of the London Fishmongers' Company seized and destroyed no less than 31 tons 2cwt. of diseased and putrid fish as unfit for human food, which had arrived, for sale at Billingsgate Market. The whole of it came by rail to London. The fish.numbered 85,636, including 56,000 smelts, 12,992 whiting, 6,464 plaice, 3,850 haddocks, 3,600 gurnets, 35 brill, 758 cod, 400 dabs, 450 herrings, 1 ling, 21 lobsters, 5 skate, 120 soles, 330 thornbacks, and 8 turbot,.; in addition to which were 354 bushels of sprats, 24 of whelks, 4 of periwinkles, 6of muasels, 112 of cockles, 1,072 gallons of shrimps, and 601 bof cod sounds.