... and with regard to a paragraph in which the directors recommended the proprietors to increase Mr Hardie's salary £100 a year, he might say that Mr Hardie went to that Company as secre- tary in 1865, and that the amount paid in dividend was then £6,000; ...

... BrSSN'FSS FAILURES, A l etitien was Mled in the Bankruptcy Court, Neewcastle, on batruslsv, by George Hunter Hardy, trading under the style or firm of Hardy Brothers, at Stepney, Quayside, and Byker, as timber ntrclhants, cart proprietors, and brick manufacturers; ...

... consideration of the greatly increased business of the company and the very efficient services of the secre. tary, Mr William Hardie (who has been in the employment of the company above a quarter of a century), the directors have pleasure in recommending ...

... gun now pro- I duced was his. Mir Thomas (for the defence): How do you know that this is your gun?-Pro- secutor: Aw knaw nicely. (Laughter.) - Mr Thomas: But how do you know?-Prosecutor: Why, there's some marks ?? Thomas: What marke'?-Prosecutor: There's ...

... The judges were:-Cattle: MIr James Scott, North Sunderland Mr Thomas Mitford, Morpeth; Sir Matthew Barrass, Xil- lingworth. Sheep: Mr James Shotton, Amble; Mr Wardle, Warkworth; Mr Thomas Pickering, Felton. Dogs: Sir F. E. Schofield, Morpeth. Stewards: ...

... Mi~idle Ord, 53s: Letbam Shank, G53e; Hope (kZ u-eion's, 4ls; 81; Untoank, pis; Scremerston Hllc, tos: nawc Ihe; -r- Amucrth (Mr Hardy's), ofs: Atlerdeas, Esd; Lsortoaneed, is Shoremwood, ato; picleint Pleasant ofls e B Gd; Ben- 10l; 1ton , Law. 9d Nw l _ape ...

... First meeting at the offices tif Air 8'I-. H-. sclueil si-hotter, Albert Ronat, Aiddlostiroagh, on Sept. 11th Gcc-rca Hunter Hardy, under the style oIf Hi-rdy Brothers, tililier m-rchant, sawT mill rtprietor and bailder, at St-pney Reti Barnes, aand Portlaind ...

... Wbitodambead, £23 INs; Berryburn, £21 10Cc; Billy Law, £24 15s; High Steads, £21 5sa; Cumoborland Bower, £E20 sc; Scremerston (M~r Hardy), £24 lIs; Berriugton. Law, £11 Sc; Mordiqgton Mains, £22, dcc. Sheep: Hutton Ilains, 5Si Gil; U nthank, G6c Gd; Greenlaw Walls ...

... los per head. I1IALT ON, Jan. 7,-Very small offer, but quite equal ~to emn.Iricle lean stock from £5 per bead, but they were hardy lokedat.Goodcow in emad at £1I7 to £20 each. Larg ofersof igsforpor an baon urposes, and these sailt wellby ucton. mal pis ...

... the Hill, Sis; Ednington, G0s Gd; Broadmaeadowe, 59; Gd; Berryburn, hi7s; Scermerston (Mlr Pringle), Gin Gd; Scremereton (Mr Hardy), 65; Gd; Ord. S2s; Allerdean, 63s Gd; Cuthank, 5b.,: Clarabad, Gla; W~infield, 5sa Gd; Paxton (.Nr Ford), Gb; New Farm, 5SB; ...

... but prices were slightly easier. Shotts brought from 35s to 42I; stores up to 30s; and small pigs from i4s. Very young pigs hardy seliable. W-DARLINGTON, April 17.-The show of cattle was small. Fat beet realised the prices of last market- Lean ditto were ...