The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-08-27 00:00:00

VAUXHALL.

Owing to the very beautiful Weather that bay just set ins
fire Gardens will 1111, elu*e emu! Wednesday Next, Au.

goat 29. Some additional perparatione are itsak int( to

wee Kitt to the tiro retuaiaiuit sights' Entertainments.
EVENING. MONDAY, Angulo n,
there will be a GRAND GALA, in whirl. it will
doubtlessly be cools stall that the general soap data of the
whwle Gardens is most splendid and imposing.
The FIRN NOR KS will a 1... be ■ fine display of Pyro-
technic invention, •oil which will terminate with the grand
and interertistg Sc. ne of the Eruption ~ Mould Vesuvius
and Ilse It.y Royal %lildary, Caledonian,
and Pandc•u Bands, het ii ern Ilse Ads and awe she Con
cert, will prrlllim a vAsiety sit popular Martial and uther
Mime. In •vv• ittea.urs• will he taken to reader the
amusemsuts of ibis night s-or of the nivel brilliant of the
season.

Admission 3s. &I.—Doors open at Scven, and the Con-
cert begin, at Eight o'C:hick.

DREADFUI. MURDER!
MIH.
N A AN I El, WILL) (late of the
House of Messrs Cobra, of Great St. Helen's), who
resoled its She Crescetit, Ussiun.strert, Wlnicelsapel, se.
hutting home on Friday evening, lUth August, about Half.
past Eight u'llock, stmi knocked (loon with most brutal
suslem eby a Vitiator, who made his esempe instantly. The
Nlartarrer upionred in he in company with two ethers, who
(wade a tender of their tootoriairee. The I..).reasariol, before
hot a fro yards I, nu hutur, r. ached there, and shortly atter
e‘por.ll. Irsoriog had ten of his Ribs broken uu one side, and
111.1 4.11 the other.

Military Collifi,ToVe Carom, by rumbas*, vies ii.butie,
promoted—dated as above.
13th ditto—Colonel Thema. Hawker, from half-pay 2011,
Lied Dragoons, So be Liealesaul•Coluoel, without pur-
chime—dated as above.
Ist or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards—Colonel Ho.
operable H G. P. Tuvinshettel to be Lieuteaaut-Culouel,
without purchase—dated July 25, 1821.
Lieutenant-Culotte' James &moue West to be First Major,
without purchase, with she reek of Colonel—slated as
above.
Lieutenant-Colonel John Hinbury to be Second Major,
without purchase, with the rook of Colonel—dated as
above.
Lieutenaut.Colonel Leslie Grove foam to be Third Major,
without purchase, with the rook of C.ohosel-e-dated as
above.

Coldstream regiment of Foot Guards—Colonel Alexander
Woodford to be LMuleusoll-Culunel, washout Forelan—
d/aril as •bove.
Colonel Sir Henry F. Bouverie, K.C.B. to be First Major,
vice %ouolford—d.sed as above.
Colonel James Mucci's/sell to be &court Major, vice Bouverie
—dated as above.
341 Regimist of Fol. Gourds—Lieutenant-Goblet H. Wil-
loughby Ituoke to be Lientemot-Coloael, without par.
chase, with the rank of Colunel—dated as above.
Lieutenant-Colonel Johu Clitherow to be First Major,
without purchase, with Ilia rash of Colonel—dated as
Lit utenant-Colonel James Johnson Cochrane, to be second
Major, without purcime, with the rank of Coluuel—
dated as above.
Lieutenant Jeffery Prendergast to be Lieutenant and Cap.
lain, by purchase, vice Baird, who rains—dated Aerial
9. 1871.
Feerbrick Hartford, Gent. to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice Prendergast--dated as above.
Ist Regiment of Foot —Lieuteosui-Colonel Charles
derleath, from haltpay 49th Foot, to be Lieutenaut.
Colonel, without purchase—dated as above.
9th ditto—Colonel klaibaniel Blackwell, from half-pay 82.1
Fool, to be Lieutenani-Cukinel, without parcbase—dated
as above.
4th ditto—Lieuteeant-Colonel Archibald Mathairse, from
baltpay 7114 West India Regiment, to be Lieutemet-
Colonel, without purchase—dated as shove.
19th ditto—Colonel Sir William Parker Carroll. fell= Ow
half pay, to be Lieutenant-Colosiel, without purchase—
dated as above.
21st ditto—Lieutenant Edmund Henry Brirlgeasaa, from
the half-pay of the tat ur Grenadier Foos Guards, to be
First Litutermit vice Hubert Christie, who exchange.,
receiving the diereace—datii 1 August 2, 1871.
38th ditto—Colonel Sir Archibald Campbell K.C.B. fru* the
ball-pay, to be Lieuteumt•Colunel, without purchase—
dated Almost 9, 1841.
Lirrseeaut William Trimmer, from the 91ot Foot, to be
Lieutenant, vice Adolphus Cooke, who retire., gyms half-
pay 76th Foot, irreiving she difference—dated as above.
4lst diltu—Licomemint Frederick Seymour, from the 7th
Light Dragoon., to he Captain, by purchase, vice Cra-
duck, who retifrd—dated as above.
Heusy Churchill Taihwell, Grit. to be Ensign, by per-
chose, vice Ashe, proimied—dated J•ly 28, 1841.
49th di to— Lieu iesmot.Colonel Thomas Ureretun, from half.
pay Royal Took Rangers, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice
Josuithair Yates, who rxeliangos—dated August 9, 1821.
Stith ditto—Liemenaut-Culonel Henry John, from ',elfin',
11311 s Foot, to be Lieuteuant.Culonel, without purchase—
dated as shove.
61st ditto—Brevet Major William Green to be Major, with-
out purchase, sire Faise, appointed au linipectiag Field
Officer of the Militia au the louim Islands—dated as
above.
64th ditto—Lieutenant.Colonel Francis Batiersby, from
half pay of she Glengarry Feneihles, to be Lieutenant.
..

. _
Colourl, without purchase—JAM as above.
Emig.' [leery Francis Broderip has resigned his Commis-
sion—shatedav above.
87th ditto—Lieutrosaut Colonel Donald Mackay, from bait
pay 3d Ceylon Recutieut, to be Lwutoreant•Colusel, with-
out purchase—JAM us above.
72d Jiltu—Lieutesoaut-Coluuel Felix Calvert, Crum half-pay,
of the Regius. at, to be Liestenaist-Culouel, witburt pur
chase—slated as above.
75th dsitii—Loessteleant•Colunel Sir Julia Campbell, from
half-pay, to he Lieuimant.Colunel, without purchase—
dated us above.
61st ditto—Major Sutherland, from 9351 Fuca, to
be Major, vice Sir Charles Gurdou, who exchanges—dated
as above.
111th olstion.-Captain Roderick Sl'Neil, from the hat Life

Guar.la, to be Mejor, by purcbai.e, vice Cockburn, whu
retirra—dated as above.
Mph ditto—Lirotruaut-Culonel John %Tallinn% Mallet, from
half-pay Stich Fuut, to be Lieuteuant Culuuel, without
porchabe—dated as above.
90th ditto—Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Frederick Swain, K.C.B.
hoist the 92d •Fuel, to he Lieutenout.Coliiiiel, The Terence
olsoretirea upon half-pay 27th Fout—dared as

This was on indictment against the Defendants,
who are members of the Southwark Bridge Gas
Light Company, for a ouisauce on the river Thames,
by suffering the refuge and residuum of the gas
martufactitred by them to escape into the said river,
whereby the fish in the neighbourhood of the 11/11.
nufectorr wee destroyed, to the great injury of
the freitlpherinen of London.
The Defendant* were now called up to plead,
and they severally isleadell guilty.
The COMMON SllRJailirt (edit wham were Mr.
BOL LAND end Mr. A R A atm), then prayed the judg-
ment of the Court. He raid that the nuisance for
which the Defendants were indicted was one of a
most abominable nature, and one which hail been
persevered in from the time at which the itidictment
was found, until the present moment. This pro..
secution was instituted by the Corporation of the
City of London, for the protection of II numerous
body of industrious persons who got their living by
fishing in the river Thome*. The King was, in
virtue of his prerogative, the conservator of all
public rivers ; but, in this instance, the conserva-
tion of the river Themes was claimed by prescrip-
tion by the Corporation of London, and they felt
themselves, imperiously culled upon to institute
this proceeding. The indictment against the De-
fendants charged them with having set up a menu-
' factory for the purpose of making a liquid, or
vapour, called gm; and that, in the course of the
manufacture, they had conveyed into the, River
Thames the refuse of the gat. which was of so
destructive and pernicious a nature as to destroy the
fish wherever its influence reached; and had so far
impregnated the water of the Thames with its poi-
sonous qualities, that persons who had been accus-
tomed to apply it to domestic purposes were no
longer able to use it. This iudictweut was pre-
ferred at the lust Spring Assizes. The nuisance
was charged to have commenced in the mouth of
February last year, and to have continued down to
the month of March in the preseut year. The
Defendants having plesi!ed guilty to the indict-
meta, the only question now was, what sentence the
Court would pronounce upon them. With a view
to guide the judgment of the Court, he wea pre.
pared with the evidence of a great number of fisher-
men employed on the River Thames, who would
prove that they had seen thousands of tish de-
stroyed by the gars refuse mingling with the water,
and that it this nuisance was suffered to continue
they would he ruis,rd, and become utterly unable
to gain a livelihood as fishermen. One of the wit-
nesses would swear, that in one instance he had a
quantity of eels in a net, to the value of 30.. and
that in one night they were all destroyed. When
the indictment was laid before the Grand Jury, en
experiment was exhibited to convince them of the
baueful effect of this dreadful poison. Some of it
being mixed with water, a few lore fish were thrown
to, and they died almost instantly.
Mr. Justice BURROUGH observed, that as the
Defendants had pleaded guilty to the indictment,
it was uniircesoary now to go into particulars. If
the nuisance was not abated, something else must
be done. It must be put down at all events. The
judgment of the Court, in addition to the punish-
ment of the offenders, would be to abate the
nuisance, and it would be the duty of the Sheriff
to Pre that it was effectually abated.
Mr. D. Pot.t.oex, Counsel for the Defendants,
assured the Court that the nuisance was now com-
pletely abated. The Defendants were trillion( re-
spectively to submit to the judgment of the Court
for their by-gotte offence ; but he was quite pre-
pared to .misty the Court that the nuisance had
been long since abated.

Mr. Justice BURROUGM repented, that part of
the judgment of the Court would be that the nui-
sance be abmcd, and the Sheriff would do his duty
in that respect.
The COMMON SERJR•NT assured the Court that
the nuisance wes not yet abated, and that SO late
as yesterday, it was in full vigour. Some bottles
of the pernicious matter had been brought down,
and if the Learned Judge would only submit his
olfactory nerves to its influence, he would be eon-
',sewed w an instant of its inodurous and even poi-
sonous qualities. At consultation, the Counsel lied
gone through the °ideal, and it bad a most powerful
effect upon their nasal organs.
Mr. Justice BURROUGH declined this appeal to
Ins judgment., and was quite content to take the
report of the Learned Common Serjeaut upon the
'Abject. The Defends! 'leaded ilt-

t •er to obierve, that in the last Seas nl I'•rl a-
men!, when certain Gals Light Bills were brought
in, Lord Shafttabory, as Chairmen of the Co•mult-
tse of the !louse of Lord•. had introdnic I dame.,
which provided the most ample protect agaihai
the repetition of ant, *nudist- nuisance. The Coq/-
pithy to which the Defendants belonged were
• corporate(' by one of these Bills ; and in tit • act rl•
iiicorporation inch a clause had been introduce/I,
which threatened the moat ruinous penalties fo► any
infringement of the law. Under these circum-
stance•, considering that the Defendants had acted
under n license, had had no nntice. that Ilfey were
guilty of any offence until dry indictment w•as pre •
[erred, that the nuisance ass completely abated,
and that the Legislature had provided the most effec-
tual means of preventing she recurrence of any s•-
miler offence, he trusted that the Coda would
thick the imposition of any thing beyond a nominal
fill.' Was unnecessary.
The COMMON SNAJEANT said, he was certainly
not aware of any notice being given to• the De-
fend:into before tiny were indicted ; but lie was
squally ignorant that the Defendants had had any
license for what they hail done.
Mr. Justice Minimums said, that if such a
license had been granted, it would go materially
to the question of pui.i-hment.
The COMMON SERJSANT said, he sags quite cot -
vinced no license could have been granted to jus-
tify the nuisance to the extent complained of.
Mr. Justice BURROUGH —" Afire the indict-
ment, it does nut appear that they {save obstinately
continued the nuisance. The Prosecutors will
have their remedy by abatement, and that will he
a sufficient security for the fatuse."
Mr. Pot.tocm said, that the Defendants were
most anxious to remove all causeof complaint.
Mr. Justice Bußsounti then sentenced the De-
fendants to pay a fine to the King of 5:. each. and
further adjudged that the nuisance be abated.