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London, England, 1820-05-03 00:00:00

DOUSE OF COMMONS, TVZSDAT, MAT 2.

The SPFALtIt took the Chair a quarter of an hour before
four o'rim k.
Several Members look the oaths, swum whom we oh-
perved Mr. Corweis, Mr. A. Bruin, Mr. Lockhart, Lord
Deerhistst, &c.
EXCISE, ace.

Mr. D. W. HARYET,ntovetl, ;bat there be laid before the
House cupids of ■II Reports mole by the Commissioners
appointed to inquire into Hie duties La officers iu the Excise
and Customs. . _

Mr. 1.1.1,1117111T09 raid, that as the Limn§ were not yet
completed, it would be inure convenient to the Ilmine if the
Hun. Member wunlil withdraw Ilia motion for the present.
The mtoMn war aceordintly withdrawn.
_ _ -

The same Member then nwreed fur • return of all Woe.
mations filed in the Court of F.strbryu►r on the Clestoms
nod Excise Laws, from the Ist May, Id 19, to the I►t May,
ism—Ordered.
A treat variety of business of a private nature was trans-
acted.

*lr. CALCIUM poesented • Petition front the Proprietors
of I/rows-lane Theatre, concerning the sffairs of that rots-
Idastswient ; but the precise import of it was nut to be ga-
thered in the Grallery.—lt was read, and referred in a Com-
mittee to inquire into the inatter thereof, and report t• she
Muse. _ .

CORK HARBOUR.
Colonel Bagwet.t, ormenled a Petition from the Mer-
chants and Trailers of Cork, fur an improvement in the
harbour of that xity.— Read, and laid on the table.

COLONIAL ACCOUNTS..

On the motion of hie. Dilute, accounts directed by a Ma-
ltose of the late Wire of tbe regresses of Ceylon, the Mattel-
tins, Malta, Trinidad, sod the Cafe of Good (lope, were
entreat to be laid before the House.

PI3NSIONS.
Mr. M. G. BESeerg moved for scrods's, ;hewing the

applieutioo of 110,4001. per •stoaw for Prothro, up to the
oth of Juoitory, 1820.
Also, mu Aerostat u( the General Aggregsle of Printout,
with the dates tit" the sione, paid in Emiglaud ou the sth of
January, 1820.
Also, nn Account *OOl Pensions on the Civil EsteLlM.-
mint of lresnd, with the dusts ul the sante, up to tbesth of
Juswary, 1820 —Ordered.
CONTROVERTED ELECTIONS—(IRELAND)

The SIPICASAIL argasiate.l tie Muss dial is parssilliee Of
the Art (42 Geo. 111. c. M.) fur retaliating the trial at coo-
truvrtted Elections, or Rearm of Member, to serve in the
llaniird Parliament fur Ireland, be had reerlved Iran
Thomas Rotirchier, F.sq. Moroy to the Clerk of the Cream
is !reined, a list of the Sarrositrs at Law of shove ails peers
staoding, who bad consented, under their hands end seal.,
In art Ss Conimissiusiera, or as Chairmen to the Commis-
elopers, fur the purpose of the said Act.
STEAM ENGINES.
Mr. M. A. TAYLOR its rising to move for the sp.
poiotmetit of a Commit tee to consider of the nuisance
created by Sterol-engines, begged the indulgence
of the House for r very few moments. It would be
in the recollection of the House, that in the course
of
tltr Session before,the last he had drawn its atten-
tion to the inconvenience and annoyance which the
metropolis sustained horn these engines. He had
t him stated that the ill effects which followed from
them, nut only to the personal enjoyment and health
of the inhabitanto, but to all the country round, in
injuring the growth and quality of vegetable.,
might, by the adoption of proper means, he con-
sideralily removed, rod had desired that a Com-
mittee might be impended to make inquiries on the
subject. The Committee hod been granted him,
and their Report was before the House. He be.
Breed that the idea of compelling tbe proprietors
of these machine* to consume their own smoke, was,
among those who had bestowed attention on the
subject, considered by HO means impracticable,
and he was satisfied that if the Honse would permit
the inquiry to proceed, sod the investigation pro-
perly pursued, it would be made evident that the
nuisance of these erection', which made London
uninhabitable—(A laugh)—Liverpool and Man-
chester • habitable, and all these great places
uninhabitable—/Mach larighter)—(when he said
uninhabitable, he meant it, fur great num-
ber, of those who conducted business in those
cities were obliged to hire houses at a 'distance to
place their families iii), could be wholly removed,
or at least greatly diminished. The whole of the
I:trunnion of smoke, air offensive and prejudicial in
its effects, proceeded from steam-engines, and if
the House would grant him the Committee, lie had
nut a doubt that 'his hopes in regard to them would
Ire realized. He could refer to placr-s where the
.design hail actually been eft. eted. It wits
done at the manufactory of Mr. Barnes, at
Warwick, and he happened to have on his side
the evidence of tome gentlesnen 'in the House who
bud seen it. In that establishment, without Huy
expense being incurred, and with a saving in con-
sumption of one-third of the quantity of fuel
ordinarily used, all the smoke from the furnace was
consumed within the erection; and so little appear.
mice was there of it in the surrounding part of the at-
mosphere, that he ventured to say, if any gentleman
went into the concern he would find it difficult to de-
termine where the furnace wes. He had himself endea-
voured to create a smoke from the furnace, without
being able to succeed. Other gentlemen who lied
seen this furnace, could testify that the owner of
it manifested no sort of suspicion that it would tint
answer the effects anticipated from it, for only test
yards from the furnace was a bleaching ground.
He had visited the latter, to discover whether any
obstruction arose to the operations there from the
proximity of the other concern, but was told
that untie whatever was felt.—( Hear.)—Could any
one say then, that he had acted wrong in bringing
the subject under the consideration of the House ?
There was also a distillery beyond Millbank, where
the smoke was nearly, but nut effectually, got rid
of. He was sure therm twas no man in the kingdom
who would not be glad that this *sauce could
be overcome. through the intervention and com-
mands of the Legislature. He asked the Right
Honourable Member for Liverpool (Mr. Can-
ning) oloiosite, whet was the state of that town
f smoke ?--(4 lapigh.)—He asked, what was
the state of Birmingham ? Way it not known
that the ebullition of smoke overspread the entire
atmosphere there? At present small engines wets
erecting in Bridge-street, Blackfriars, which would
he productive of great annoyance. The Honour-
able Member then adverted to the unpleasant con-
sequences experienced in the neighbourhood of
Elhoit's •nd the Cronon brewery. He believed
the Honourable Metnber for Nottingham (Mr.
Denman) had been present when he visited the
manufactory at Warwick; to him he begged leave
to appeal for • confirmation of what he had dr-
scribed. He trusted the House would permit him,
•fter the inquiries should be completed, to bring in
• preparatory law towards the extinguishment of so
pernicious a nuisance. lie was toot in • hurry
with such a law, but if lie could eventually
succeed in procuring its adoption, he was of
opinion that he should deserve well of the pub-
lic. The Hon. Member then moved. that •
Select Committee fir appointed to inquire how far
it may be practicable to compel the ownersof steam-
engines to erect them in S manner less prejudicial
to public health end public comfort, and added,
that if soy Gentleman in the House were to take
his station for three or four days near the chimney
of one of these steam-engines, he would be con•
winced of the expediency of the motion.—(A /augh.)
Mr. DIRN)1•14 confirmed what had beets said by the
Hon. Mover concr g the absorption of the smoke
by the engine at Warwick. There was not the least
appearance of smoke. The merit of the invention
belonged to (as we uteelerstood) a Mr. Parker, and
was intruded with the utmost possible success. He
trusted that the public would shortly be made arc.
quainted with the beneficial results of it, winch, he
believed, would iva short time supersede the ammo-
sity of all legislation ou the subject.
Sir C. MOADAUST spoke iu confirmation of the
precediug statements,
After a few wards front an Non. Member, wham