PENRITH HERALD and EAST CUMBERLAND and WESTMORLAND NEWS. NO. 438-Sixth Week in Quarter Registered for Transmission Abroad. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1874. PRICE 1D. NEWS. ALLEGED SLANDER AT KENDAL. - It will be remembered that at a Liberal meeting at Kendal last week, MR. W. H. WAKEFIELD said MR. SAUNDERS, the Conservative candidate, did his very utmost to bribe and corrupt the constituency of Lancaster, and that for aught he knew he might be now offering money to bribe the Kendalians. Out of this, an action for slander is likely to arise. The writ has already been served; the reporters have had notice to preserve their notes of the meeting, and MR. HOLKER has been retained for the defence. A cross action is talked of. ___________________________________________________________________ COST OF LAND TRANSFER. - "A Victim" writes: "A plot of land was lately given for the erection of a class-room in connection with a national school. The site, according to the requirements of the Committee of Council on Education, was valued at £15. The cost of conveyances, &c., as shown by the following statement, was nearly £25, i.e., £10 more than the value of the land conveyed. Surveyor's fee, £2 2s; fees and stamps on indenture, £3 5s. 6d.; agent's charges £2 13s.; postage and parcels, 5s.; solicitor's fee (returned as donation) £8 8s. -- total, £24 15s. 6d. Comment is unnecessary, but I trust these facts will help on the movement for the facilitation of the transfer of land. _____________________________________________________________________ WEST WARD UNION. - The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the guardians of this union was held in the Board room, at Eamont Bridge, on Wednesday last. MR. JAMES ATKINSON again occupied the chair. A letter was read from CAPT. MARKHAM, who was unable to attend, stating that MR. COWPER had agreed to withdraw his claim for the additional 12 guineas upon the original estimated cost of erecting his new farm buildings. CAPT. MARKHAM added that under these circumstances, it would be unnecessary for him to move the resolution of which he gave notice last week. THE CHAIRMAN said it would therefore only be necessary for the clerk to fill up the petition according to previous arrangement, and it could be signed. MR. BIRBECK thought it would probably be better if they waited until they got a change in the Local Government Board, they might then be able to drive a better bargain. THE CHAIRMAN said they had nothing to do with that. THE CLERK read a letter from MR. WHITEHEAD, clerk to the East Ward Board, stating that at present, owing to the recent admission of sick paupers from the railway works, they were unanble to accommodate the 6 paupers belonging to the West Ward Board, at present boarded out. They would, however, be prepared to carry out the original arrangement when the paupers referred to had recovered. The guardians then proceeded to dispose of the ordinary relief cases. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^