The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-12 00:00:00

CONSCMPTION OF SNOILI.

Messrs. PAINE and COXPANT. of 102, Lcadenhall•street,
appeered at the table and ex:A/kited and explained a model
and drawicgs of their newly-invented furnace for the con-
surnrion of smoke.
The CHAIRMAN, after thanking the inventors for their
explanation, adv,a,d tileni to see the parties who were in
the daily habit of committing the nuisance of sending forth
large bodies of smoke from their mills and factories in the
City, which he thought might hare a beneficial effect.
(Hear, hear.) As the law at present stood, the court could
only interfere to punish those who committed nuiaanees.
(Hear, hear.) The court would feel obliged by the inven-
tors' letting them know when they had one of their furnaces

in operation.
Mr. H. L. TAYLOR thought diet the court ought to go to
all Mow who bed otfcode•l Jgainst the law, for the purpose
of showing them that there was a mode of getting rid of the
smoke musance. (Rear, hear.)

TIIC ouzAr CiPiSCIIPTIOIIi OP 811011 QUUTION.
•

Mr. HAYWOOD (the surveyor to the COMM pre-
sented a long report on this subject.
Mr. H. L. TAYLOR said, that to receive an able and
faithful report was one part of the duty of the court, but
he conceived that • duty of equal importance was, that they
shou'.l come to some rcsolicion with regard to it. (Wear,
hear.) It was notorious that Messrs. Calvert, the brewers,
had been summoned respecting a nuisance which had fee-
quently been committed on their premises; they had been
I allowed a certain time for the removal of the nuisance ;
months had ;elapsed since the specified time had expired,
and yet the nui,anee from their chimney was as bad as ever.
(Hear, hear) He considered that the court ought immedi-
ately to take some steps against M . Calvert, or they
would act bo discharging their duty; at all events that
firm ought to be summoned in order that the court might
be able to judge whether they were doing all that they pos-
sibly could for the purpose of preventing a continuance of
the nuisance. Doing less than.this was an idle consumption
of time. (Hear, hear.) A meet important fact was
communicated to the court in the report which had just
been read, namely, that another brewery of ;an extensive
character, and to the partners in which too much credit
could net ;be given, had by mechanical contrivances suc-
ceeded in abating the nuisance so loudly complained of in
the case of Messrs. Calvert. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. WATEKLOW said that Meson. Calvert had been sum-
molted, and as the court had then allowed them time to
remedy the evil complained of, he was desirous of know-
ing whether the period of grace had really expired?
The CLnan replied that it had.
The CHAIIMAN said that the smoke from the chimney of
Mewl. Brawling caused as great an annoyance to the
inhabitants of the City as that of Heflin. Calvert.
Deputy KnnueL assured the court that Messrs. Calvert
were most desirous of totally getting rid of the alleged
nuisance, and that for this purpose they had consulted and
been in frequent communication with Sir It. Stephenson
and Mr. Brunel. (Hear, hear.) lie believed that Messrs.
Banton and Amos were at work at the brewery doing
everything that ingenuity could suggest, with a view to
the; consumption of the smoke. (Hear, hear.) It ought
to be borne in mind that there were difficulties with respect
to projected improvements to be encountered in the pre-
mises of Messrs. Calvert, which were not to be met with at
Messrs. Truman and Hanbury's, the first-named firm not
being able to abate the nuisance without pulling down •
very large portioa of their premises, whilst with the latter
the task of improvement had been one of easy accomplish-
ment. (Hear, hear.)
It was ordered that the above-named parties be summoned
before the court.

TVS 0/LSAT CZ N AAA L OAS CONSUMIRS. COMPANY.
34.11. L. TATLOSILILI4 be wee very 11112/0111 that the court
should learn from Professor Letheby his statement with
respect to the quality of the gas supplied by the Great
Central Company, especially es coals were much dearer in
pries at the present time than they were when the contract
was made. It was very important that the court should
learn from a public officer whether the gas companies sup-
plying the City were doing their duty, and it was there-
fore highly essential that the quarterly report of Professor
Letheby should be read in open court, espacially se the
greater the publicity given to documents similar to the
one in question the greater the confidence in appoint-
ments. (Hear, hear.)
The Clerk then read the following report :
" To the Hon. the Commissioners of Sewers of the City of
London.

" London Hospital, August 9, 1863.
" Gentlemen,-1 have the honour to report that 1 have
made 120 experiments during the last quarter on the illu-
minating qualities of the gas supplied to the City of London
by the Great Central Gas Consumen' Company, and the
following are the results :-1. When the gas has been burnt
from an argand of 16 holes, according to the act of parlia-
ment directions, it has furnished a light which, on the ave-
rage, has been equal to 13.9 sperm candles or 16.9 wax,
each consuming 120 grains of eambustible matterr hour.
2. When the 4u has be burnt from a batawlag jet at the
rata of 4 cubic feet per hour, its light has been equal to
that of 9.6 sperm candles or 10.3 wax, and when consumed
from the same jet at the rate of 6 cubic feet per hour, its
average luminosity has been equal to that of 11.8 sperm or
13.6 wax. These results show that the gas has been of
good illuminating power: in fret, they prove that it has
been rather more than 31 per cent. better than that required
by the act of parliament. The chemical quality of the gas
has been of average description.
" I have the Miaow, Ike.,
(Signed) H. LathiriX, M.D."

IN •TPUR

One of the centractors for cleansing the streets was con-
victod in several penalties, amounting in all to the loin of
29i., for ►avlag neglected to fulfil the provisions in removing
mad, dirt, d•o.

Mr. DAR road a report on this subject, which concluded
as follows :

"Feeling it was desirable 'to sesertain what had bees
the swabs/ of interments dark" the:rabesqueat years, we
ahead the dark to obtain me. 'stormed°a for us from
the mikes peddles and the Wens la the City of Leaden,
which he esserabgly did, sad Yd ban as. As this has
I been is doe whole printed sad aleedeeed asses( the warm
hors of your barourable matt, we need here 'sly add, that
boa deem ..muss do !Ober that the avenge number of
inlements within that dies may be ered to have
hem Moat 1,71 err FOR mown.
it "!rot as it that, hem visions ammo, a very
assumable amber of penny sepedelly of the wealthier
ialmbllents of the City of DIA" lave, for some years
pest. been paiMally prodding plows of temporary sepul
ture kr Med Yam ke Ms oalisMem eirombpords or
oseasterles, who will, no dad*, bersobsit Mots intensent
ia the City Cemetery, we found it smaisity to selsalate the
future probable amount of claimers Mr kteement at a
higher average than that above weelledi emit ups mature
consideration of all the alremeteasee, Imo beipely detailed
in the printed report of year seedioal oflose of health and
surveyor, dated March last, to whist vu bop to refer your
hocourable court, we same to the esemdadam that the re-
turn of the average number of deaths, given by your
medical officer at 3,136 per enema, or thereabouts, should
be adopted.
" Having also agreed in opinion that any cemetery should
be surrounded by a belt of and of conaiderable depth, to
be applied either for ornamental planting or retained se
pasture land, so as to prevent person. from building too
isesly to the depository for the dead, it follows that a
lOW pin Wpm& ler a cemeterT hr the City should not
be lees them from 100 to 120 acres in superficial area ; and
we are also of *aka that it should be immediately coa-
-1 tiguoas to a railway, so as to afford the readiest access for
all parties from the City.
" Upon coming to these ooncluaions, we directed the
clerk to advertise in the public journals for a plot of free-
hold ground of each an extent, restricting the locality to
the north of the river Thames, which for many nevus we
considered most eligible, and considering that it ought to be
as near to the City of London ite we could obtain it, we
described the limit of distance to be eight miles from the
General Poet-office. These particulars we also communi-
cated to the chief estate aunts in London.
"The result has been that we have had communications

thereupon from different parties; but our attention hu
been more particularly directed to the neighbourhood of
Epping Forest, as affording from various circumstances
more advantageous sites for such purposes. We have con-
ferred with the Commissioners of Woods and Works upon
the question in relation to this locality, have viewed several
plots of ground thereat, and have negotiated with the
various parties interested.
The most latUfactory ;offer that has been made to us
has been that of a plot of ground sear Ilford, consisting of
120 acres of land, at present forming part of and cultivated
es a farm, and having a farm-house and buildings on it.
This is offered at the rate of 1601. per acre for the freehold,
and the sum of 2,5001. for erecting new farm-houses and
buildings, in place of the present which will be destroyed.
The lessee, who holds for an unexpired term of six years,
will have to be compensated, and he has signified his willing-
ness to surrender his interest on terms to be settled by
reference. _ _ .

" Thu plot of ground is situate about seven miles from
London, and is immediately &Opining to tie Rutern Coun-
ties Railway, from which a siding may at once be run into
the cemetery.
" We have taken preliminary steps to aommunicate with
the directors of that oompany,so as to facilitate the arrange-
ments that must be modem soon es you are in a position to
do so, in the conveyance by rail of bodies, mourners, ac.,
upon a regulated system ; and we have been assured by the
board that they will suet our within in the mot friendly

spirit, and having, with the chairman of the board of direc-
tem visited their station, we do not doubt that arrange-
ments may easily be made by the surveyors of the two
parties for the convenient accommodation of this peculiar
traffic from this station at Shoreditch direct into the pro-
posed cemetery.
" We have, therefore, at present to recommend to your
honours de court that ycu should report immediately to the
Court of Common Council, and obtain their approval of the
site, and authority for your honourable court to exercise all
the powers and authorities of a burial company under the
act of parliament, and to raise the necessary monies on the
consolidated rate in such manor as you may see requisite
to effect the purchue cf the ground in question, and to pay
for the lessee's interest therein, and otherwise to carry out
the purposes of the act."
The report was without disnssion unanimously agreed
to, and ordered to be laid before the Court cf Common
Council for their approval, iu order that the v.commerda-
lions be carried into effect without delay.
Adjourned.

CLOSE OF THE GAOL INQUIRY AT

LEICEsTER.

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LUCE:. lElt, TUESDAY.

The inquiry was resumed at 11 o'clock this morn-
ieg.
Joseph Brown, a discharged prisoner, an engineer and
model maker, who had been in prison sit months, com-
plained of having bees ill while there, lied of the surgeon
treating bins 63 an impostor until he ii.gan to spit blood,
when, owing to the interference of the governor and Mr.
Hoskins, Mr. Benfield was very attentive, ordered him to
bed, and gave him medicine.
From a full examination of the entries in the surgeon's
journal, the commissioners felt satisfied that he had been
properly treated.
Several other discharged prisoners deposed to the severe
and debilitating effects of the crank labour, combined with
stoppage of meal,.
The prisoners on whose statements the most reliance
might be placed were several poachers. The first of these
was Isaac Weston, a middle-aged man, a framework
knitter, living at Oadby, who bad been in prison for three
months, from the 11th of December 1317, for shooting at
" a stuffed pheesant," which was designated "poaching."
When put to the crank, he worked until knobs came upon
his arm. He showed it to the surgeon of that time (not
Mr. Benfiel I), who took him off the crank. A few days
afterwards, the governor ordered him back to the crank.
The surgeon afterward. excused him several times for two
or three days together after that. The next time he went
to prison was also for three months, for night poaching.
When he went in he weighed list. 311bs. ; and when he
came out he did not " draw lOst." He complained
several times to the surgeon, Mr. Ben Geld, of pains in
the back and ankles, but he received no attention. The
labour was so severe that he tried twice to break his arm
across the crank handle to get away from it, and he would
slot have cared if he had broken his neck.
Richard Chesterton, another poacher, who was committed
to prison in October, 1311, for three months, said before he
went to gaol he had one of his wrists broken by a fall.
He worked at the crank till this arm was very much swelled,
almost up to the shoulder, and he could not open hie hand.
He complained to the surgeon, who told him it only wanted
working. He pulled his neckerchief off and put his hand
in a sling, and worked three parts if a day with one hand,
when he complained to the governor, who told him he
should not work at the crank with his arm in that state
either for the surgeon or anybody else. The governor then
had him removed from the crank cell. When he had
been in a fortnight he had rheumatism very bad across the
loins, and the surgeon told him there was nothing the
matter with him. He went oa till he coald not walk to
school or chapel, and then the surgeon ordered him a
mustard plaster, which was put on and taken off by the
warder Davenport. He had it on two hours, till it drew
him double.

Mr. Bonfield, in answer to the commissioners, said he had
not the slightest recollection of this case. He recognised
the man's face as soon as he saw him, but could not recol-
lect anything about his arm.
Mr. Musson recol:ected the man very well, and bad an
impression that he had a had hand, but had no recollection
of telling him that ho should not work at tho crank either
for the surgeon or anybody else.
Mr. Benfield could not remember anything about the
mustard plaster. It ought to have been entered in his
journal, but he could find no entry about it.
William Pratt, who bad been in prison two months for
getting turnip-tops, said be had five mustard pluton on
during the time ho was in gaol, and always had to go to
work the next morning after they were taken off.
William Godfrey and Davenport could not recollect these
particular instances, but said they frequently did put mus-
tard plasters on prisoners by order of the surgeon.
Mr. Reeve then said he had seen a great deal of Mr.
Musson during the last tan years, and had witnessed nume-
rous instances of his kindness and humanity.
Mr. Webby said he could believe all that Mr. Reeve had
said on that subject. All that had come out during these
proceedings showed that he was a man of great humanity
and honourable feeling.
Mr. Perry also bore testimony to Mr. Masson's kindness
to prisoners, and said that at the same tints he was a man
of firmness sad determination to carry out the rale,. He

wu also very undid in relating all arrearastantoa, whether
the y told against himself or not.
There bung no further evidence, the commissioners, at a
quarter peat five o'clock, closed the Inquiry.