The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-23 00:00:00

LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 23, 1859.

SALE O 1 BdB BILL.

The following particulars respecting this bill,
wig& received the royal trent ou the last day of the see-
goo, will be likely to be envieesble to all pa consumers

file provided that, alter the pulsing ti the act, the oss'iy
legal standard or =it d essisurs for the sale of gas by meter
shall be the cubic foot, containing 62,32 fib. avoirdupois-
weight of dietillyl or rain water, weighed in air at the
temperature of 62 dogs. of Fahrenheit's thermometer, the be.
rooster being st3o Union, except as relates to remises
made before the paring of this act ; by which a difference
of unit was ie adepeed which connects may not
be muswed. The medals of meamore em to be made
and verllsd under the di:teethe of the Tressury, and after-
wards to belispeelled is Vas oak* of the Comptroller-Ge-
meal d the Exchequer at Waataafflatt, and aegis. of the
see mete he sent to the Loud Meyer of London, to Ins
cadet menletrates of Edinburgh and Dublin, and to the
eidd menterate of such other &ire and barmen, and to
sea adIW places and persons in her Majesty's dominions as
the Lewd High Treasurer of her Majesty's Tresaary may
Dom time to tote direst. The number and Uses of till gad
modals an be be decided upon within nine months from the
resin of this act is England by order of general or quieter
mains, eacept in the case of boroughs when tho order
abate made by thenumn council, in Ireland by the town
contra meows commissioners of every borough or town
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(ma tem comelier emmiarloneranabstegiMairsturees
moon= se gee), and in Scotland by meetings et justices.
Tim some oudidse ants Mee the appobantost of impeders
it grim, who mile be geld es t of aiso=itatess,Md its
=est of any applie:de for I purposes, if
no seek Pod 111111 Mg of ths borough d, and in
UM Sly of London eat ef the conatilklated lets. Similar
annumments are souk %Memo of Ireland and Scotland.
Ineputen me required to famish security, are subject to a
lee mot assisting U. for sack breach of duty, end are
mehibled from repairing, making, sad sitting meters
WI gee, and they meat bold no appointment of
any kind in any gas ,0000pouy. Justices of the peace and
the town council in berm* me Is Mond= andappoint
en what days, at what home, sad ma Mat plows inn in-
memo shall attend with Sorb mewing apparatus within '
Nair respective jurisdictions. A blab( foie to be charged
for Meting, &a, cook water ; for mime of • small site it
will be niopence—mich fir to be paid ever to the treasurer
of the emity, or es melt other person as shall be duly an-
Marked by those by whom be may have been appointed.
No maser shall be sumped which shall be found to regis-
ter, or be capable by the 'scream or decrease of water, or by
say other contrivance practically prevented in good meters
to register meatities varying from the true standsrd
measure of gm, more than two per cont. in favour of the
seller and three per cent. in favour of the consumer.
The only exception to this which is permitted is where the
two ountractim parties enter into a written agreement to
adopt a different kind of meter. At the request and expense
of any buyer or seller of gas it shall be lawful for any
spectre, authorised la writing under the hand of say justko
of the peace of England or Ireland, or of any sheriff, justice,
or magistrate, in Scotland, at all seasonable times to Inter
any buddini, yard, or other plum where say meter, whether
stamped or unstainped, is filed, and to examine and test, and
if necesmay to remove the sum. Before this am be

dons, how;ver, tt Is naories that the other party
to the centract should have previously received twenty-four
hours notice is writing of such intention, and Is case of a
disputed decision of an inspector, the point is to be referred to
two inspectors of 'adjoining districts. Persons 'grieved may
appeal to Quarter Pensions. After the expiration of twelve
months from the peeing of this eat no samueter is to be find
for nee but what has been duly tamed and stamped outside
is legible letters or figures by an impactor of meter* under
the provisions of the act, and every purchaser and seller of
gas may at any time after the expiration of the said twelve
months require any unstanaped muter by which his gas is
measured to be examined, tested, and, if found correct,
stamped, or he may at his own alpines, substitute a
ademrell 'near Is place of any such unatamped meter,
The above ere the leading features of the ea. It is a matter
of marodety that, cwing to the absence of any legal control
or supervision in the maser, there have bees constant
wrangling. Lot wren the gar consumer and the gas companies
throughout the kingdom on the subject of measurement,
many of the f 'neer complaining that they have been charged
largely in exams of the quantity actually used, while net
a isw of the companies, on their part, have not tin-
=saily charged their customers with tampering
their respective meters. Seems, therefore, that
the design a this act is to prevent, so far as
each imam are preventible, the recurrence of these In-
aowaredes end disguise, sad awing also that the sum paid
for gas fa this *sunk, is mid to amount to eve millions
sterling aeuWly,it Is evidest that this set is one of toast
practical importance to all who lawn to do with this com-
modity, whether a. buF: wallets. Messrs. Marriott end
Joedan, of Laminator- VON the agents for
the bill; and Mr. Jo wall, of Ludgse-sill, acted se
secretary to the promoters of h.