PENRITH BOARD OF HEALTH. The usual fortnightly meeting of this Board was held on Saturday last. Present: MESSRS. JAMES GRAHAM (chairman), G. GOODBURN, W. LYNN, B. T. SWEETEN, J. PATTINSON, J. SIMPSON, J. R. BARRON, C. FAIRER (clerk) and J. TODD (surveyor) FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE BOARD. The Chairman said the Clerk had gone through the accounts of the Board for the past year, and although no final balance could be shown, the state of the finance from an approximate estimate, was such as to induce the Finance Committee to recommend the paying of £ 407 18s. 6d., owing to MESSRS. HARRISON and LITTLE, solicitors, on account of the trial with MR. CLARKE, as to the right of water in the Eamont. The balance in favour of the Board was about £ 1,433, and the legal expenses above referred to, and the cost for the repairs to the water wheel would absorb about one-half of this sum; but there would still be sufficient left to tide the Board over until the new rate was laid for the current year. In reply to MR. LYNN, the Clerk said that the arbitrator had reduced the account of MESSRS. HIND, ironfounders, Carlisle, by £ 32 18s., and he added that he had received a letter from those gentlemen in which they said...."We are quite sure your Board have acted in this matter from a sense of public duty; but we deem it due to ourselves to say that should they need our services on any future occasion, we will require an undertaking on their part to pay such rates as may be agreed on beforehand, as we will not again place ourselves in a position which gives the Board the advantage of making a bargain after the work is done." MR. GOODBURN: That, I think, implies a censure upon the Board. MR. SIMPSON: Yes, and it's rather a novel idea that we should enter into a contract pay whatever they have in mind to charge, before the work is begun. - The recommendation of the Finance Committee was agreed to. THE SANITARY STATE OF PENRITH. The report of DR. ROBERTSON, the medical officer of health, circulated at last meeting amongst the members of the Board, came on for consideration to-day; but as there was nothing definitively stated in the report with which the Board could grapple, after a long conversation on the advisability of a house to house inspection, the further consideration of the subject was adjourned until the end of next month. THE AGRICULTURAL SCALES. MR. PATTINSON moved that notice be given to the Penrith Agricultural Society that the agricultural scales which they at present rented from the Board at a nominal sum, be given up at Whitsuntide, 1875. It appeared that the scales were let by the Society at something like £ 5 a year, and MR. PATTINSON said he should propose that the sum should be given as a subscription by the Board. MR. SIMPSON seconded the motion, which was carried. INCREASED CHARGES UPON ITINERANT SHOWMEN. Upon the application of the lesees of the markets and tolls, the following rates of charges were agreed upon: For hobby-horses propelled by steam, 10s. for the first day, and 5s. for each succeeding day; and for those propelled by hand or swing, 2s. for the first day, and 1s. for each succeeding day until removed. Persons selling by auction, otherwise than local auctioneers, from cart, stall, or bench, and "hand sellers" to be charged 2s. 6d. for each market day. The remainder of the business was unimportant. _________________________________________________________________ barb, ontario, canada.