The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-25 00:00:00

NARLBOROUGH•STREZT.

William Cook, helTer,CotraTrrst;e;,wa7sumenoned for
lot having his oven forams so constructed as to consume
itsoent smoke.

Mr. Hoehn' ; who attended on behalf of government,
stated that thedefuident bad two furnaces that did not con-
sume their own smoke, end that be had been duly warned,
and had made WOW slight alteration which had proved
totally inefficient
Mr. Sandmen, the government engineer, proved that he
had visited the defendeet's premises sod had inspected hie
foresees, which were without any efficient apparatus for
eoneumiag their smoke. fie had referred the defendant to
neighbouring bakers who had applied appera•ue which
answered the purpose effectually, bat the defendant had
done nothing to his 'gramma to cause any sensible diminu-
tion of the amok,.

lospoetor Coombe uid he went to the defendant's boom
sod could trove that one of the furnaces when lighted
smelted for ten minutes. The other also smoked for some
Mme, bet could not sey bow long, as he wen to the house.
A constable proved that one fumes smoked for fifteen
Weems, the other for five
. .

Mr. Cook hoped the magistrate would pompous th. cue,
as he wee unprepared with evidence 0 show that he had
dose all hi. power to comply with the proetsions of the act.
He had ceased his turaacee to be altered, and had adopted
the apparatus of an inventor, who was believed to hue hit
upon the most successful discovery yet made for consuming
smoke. He would prove that be had done all that could be
dose la the way of emote c.naaruption.
Mr. Beadon said the delsodeet did not appear to be aware
of the strengh of the can 'latest him. It had bun proved
that his furnace 'coked for a quarter of an hour, and that
he had been referred t. his neighbour, whose furnaces had
been altered, sad whose smoke was not visible for more
than two mantes. It we. too late now to at up the plea
that smoke could not he ransomed. The question was set at
rut the other day is the ease of • steamboat company
which elms before him. The company declared that it was
impossible for steamboat farnave to consume their own
smoke. The ..thepaby wee shown • boat fitted up with a
satiable apparatus The eomputy acknowledged its error,
and adopted the apperatu, by which a saving of 30 per
cent in feel was acknowledged. If this cue were adjourned,'
and the defendant failed Is what he undertook to prove, he
must look to pay all the utheseee and tbe heaviest fine.
Mr. Cook said be would undertake to show that the fer-
rous of his saigbbo.n who bad adopted the apparatu
spoken of by Mr. &adieu, and to whom be had bees re.
(erred, smoked quite as much u his own furnace,.
Mr. Bodkin said If the defended', instead of confining
Mower to his owe eath inteaded to attack his neighbour.,
he should object to ft:adjournment.
Mr. Hindu ultimately agreed to adjourn the cam until
the 6th January, to enable the defendant to prove that be
bed done .11 that science 'mold suggest to do away with the
emote of his two forma/cc

Thomas Gabriel, saw mills, Bedford-plue, was sent stun-
mooed seder the sante set, tot s like atom.
Mr. &adios proved that the cisfrodent had s 20thorse-
pow. r ensiae at the mills, sad that no sufficient spituates
was applied to eassente the smoke. The smoke mite tYihls
for hell' an helm

Mr. °Abele' said bit defeats was that when be bad the
I furnace erected be bad applied to a scientific gestlentaa to
apply each an apparatus to the boiler as would carry oat the
Intentioa of the act of parliament.
Aa engineer named Overall said the apparatus was
certainly oat of order; bat eves now he would defy anyone
to wake the smoke cease out for wore than 37 seconds. II
the spparatas was is repels, the awoke would not be visible
for wore then 20 sesonds. He had himself fined Mr.
Gabviel's spparatas two teen and a half ago, and knew
*surly what it would effect, and what repairs were now
wanted. It mast have been steam trots the shaft which
Mr. Sanitises saw.

Mr. haadiass said his saw dense black smoke for full five
salaatas after the lamas* was charged, and fighter smoke
for a coatioasacr.

A steam boiler maker named Marshall said ba saw the
(entice charged that morning, end could say that it smoke
was risible for more than hall a minute.
Another mitosis, an eugiumr, admitted that the appa-
ratus would oily est with proper Offitiellef when the fire
was bright; when it was tow, black smoke would!» risible,
but not for more tbss a minutia.
Mr. Gabriel declared that his apparatus was so efficient
that throughout the year it would not show smoke for more
, than two-thirds of • minute, and haying establithod this by
prainieel witnesses, he sebnitued that hi had implied with
the requirements of the act.
Impostor Dumas said he saw dense black make that
monist for mom than a minute, and then light,, smoke,'
which might be steam.
Mr. Gabriel thought the mistake amend from mistaidog
stases for smoke. Hs had gone to as enormous gamma in
attemptiag to comply with the set, sod It was very

William Allwood, brother-41.4w of the last witness, said
that while looking at the pork in Mr. Haum sin's shop, he
suddenly missed his relative, and soon tailing rotted saw
blot lying upon the ground. Bitches .aid he had been
robbed by the prisoners, and he endeavoured to capture
them, but they got awn,.
William Walker, 56 K, said that on hearing of the robbery
he went after the pri.otters arid to .1c th. m into custody.
They mane a violent MirtLICP. He found le. ld. upon
Clark, and 3.. 9i. upon C eeeee y.
Both prisoners declared their innocence.
Mr. Self. said he should commit Chesney for trial, and
dischsrge Clark.
Cnesney continued to protest his innocence.
Mr. Selfe—l shall commit you for trial, and •jury will
decide upon your guilt or innocence.
The prisoner then said he did not want to Iressnt for trial,
and would plead guilty, although he was innocent.
Mr. Belle—l mint punish inn...exit men. If yen plead
guilty I can punish you.
The prisoner—Then punish me, sir. lam guilty. I took
the man's money.
Mr. Halts—You are sentenced to three months' imprison.
meet and hard labour in the HOU% of Correction.