livered to the analysts in the same condition as regards its purity or impurity as it was when received from the seller. By section 9, any purchaser of any article of food or drink or drugs in any district, county, city, or borough where there is any analyst appointed under the act, shall be entitled, on payment to the inspector or inspectors appointed under the act of a sum not less than two shillings and sixpence nor more than ten shillings and sixpence, which shall be accounted for to the local authority appointing such inspector or inspectors, to have any such article analyzed by any analyst who may be appointed for such district, county, city, or borough, and to receive from such analyst a certificate of the result of his analysis, specifying whether, in his opinion, such article is adulterated, and also whether, if it be an article of food or drink, it is so adulterated as to be injurious to the health of persons cating or drinking the same; and such certificate, duly signed by such analyst, shall, in the absence of any evidence before the court to the contrary, be sufficient evidence of the matters therein certified, and the sum so directed to be paid for such certificate shall be deemed part of the costs. By section 10, all articles of food, drink, or drugs to be analyzed by the analyst appointed under the act shall be received by the inspectors appointed by the local authorities, and from all such articles of food, drink, or drugs samples shall be taken and sealed in the presence of the analysts by the inspectors, to be retained by them and produced in case the justices, sheriff substitute, magistrate, or divisional justice shall order other analyses to be made. Lastly, the act provides for the expenses of executing it, and that proceedings by indictment shall not be affected by it. FACTORIES (STEAM WHISTLES). By the 35 and 36 Vict., c. 61, sec. 2, no person shall use or employ in any factory, or any other place, any steam whistle or steam trumpet for the purpose of summoning or dismissing workmen or persons employed, without the sanction of the sanitary authority, and every person so offending shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five pounds, and to a further penalty not exceeding forty shillings for every day during which such offence continues: Provided that the sanitary authority, in case they have sanctioned the use of any such instrument, may at any time revoke such sanction on giving one month's notice to the person using the same: Provided also, that it shall be lawful for the Local Government Board, on representation made to them by any person that he is prejudicially affected by such sanction, to revoke the same, and such revocation shall have the same force and effect as if it had been made by the sanitary authority. Sanitary Authority" means the authority at the time being empowered to execute the Nuisance Removal Acts, as defined and extended by the Sanitary Act, 1866. TURNPIKE TRUSTS. It has been stated that the supervision of turnpike trusts has been transferred from the Home Secretary to the Local Government Board. It is, therefore, necessary to notice here so much of the Turnpikes Trust Continuation Act (35 and 36 Vict., c. 85) as affects highways. Section 13 provides that the provisions of the Railway Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, relating to turnpike roads shall continue to apply to such roads on their becoming ordinary highways. Section 14 enables highway boards voluntarily to repair turnpike roads at the cost of the district fund; and section 15 empowers highway boards to pay off debts on turnpike trusts, and to borrow money for the purpose. EXISTING LAWS. The following have been continued:-4 and 5 Vict., c. 59 (Highway Rates) to 1st October, 1873, and end of next session; 28 and 29 Vict., c. 83 (Locomotives on Roads) to 1st September, 1873, and end of the next session; 34 and 35 Vict. c. 195 (Petroleum) to 1st October, 1873, and end of the next session. PROVISIONAL ORDERS. Acts have been passed during the session confirming provisional orders issued to the following districts : (35 and 36 Vict., c. xiv.) Kingston-upon-Hull. (35 and 36 Vict., c. xcii.) East Barnet, Banbury, Glastonbury, Knaresborough and Tentergate, Nottingham, Shipley, Soothill Upper, and Swadlincote. LOCAL ACTS. The following local acts affecting sanitary matters have been passed this last session: Water. Bridport-Brighton-Bristol - Keighley-Kingston-upon-HullManchester-Newport and Pillgwenlly-Newtown-Southwark and Vauxhall-Trowbridge and Westbury-Warwick. Water and Gas. Water and Improvements. Aberystwith-Bury. Improvement. Darlington-Hereford-Leeds-Rhyl-Rochdale-Wallasey. Gas. Altrincham-Carnarvon- Cheltenham-Gloucester-Ilfracombe Lynn-North Cheshire-Tamworth-Tonbridge-Winslow and Alderley Edge. Markets. Town Hall and Market. Staines. Sewage Irrigation. Darlington-Nottingham and Leen District. Corporations. Bristol-Haworth-Hindley--Swansea. By the new standing orders of the Houses of Lords and Commons it is required that a printed copy of every private bill proposed to be introduced into either House of Parliament, whereby application is made by or on behalf of any municipal corporation, local board, improvement commissioners, or other local authority in England and Wales, for power in respect of any purpose to which the several acts specified in Part 1 of the schedule to the Local Government Act, 1871, apply, shall be deposited with the Local Government Board on or before the 17th December. IMPERIAL EXPENDITURE ON ACCOUNT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION. The following sums are to be paid out of the Consolidated Fund, under the 35 and 36 Vict., c. 87, in respect of the following: 1. Contributions in aid of local assessments £35,433 2. Expenses connected with the administra- 386,795 £422,228 The sum of £386,795 is appropriated as follows: 1. Local Government Board |