The National Register.
London, England, 1817-09-15 00:00:00

CH [NINE Y SWEEPERS.

The following plan to sweep chimneys has been suggested
by a physician is Edinburgh, who has very lately had an op.
porlanity of examining the recently invented sweeping-ma-
chines, buth in London and in Bath lie believes they can.
not answer the humane purposes intended :—At the top of
the vent, place an iron liar moveahle at each extremity: in
the middle of that bar place a cast-iron wheel, or the bar and
wheel may be one fixed piece; from this wheel let a chain,
similar to a jack's chain, be suspended, extending nearly to
the fire place, so as to be easily caught by a person in the
boom. This chain remains 'berm:minty in each vein. A bun-
dle of straw or broom fastened to this chain could at any time
sweep the vent in five minntes. By this plan the following
advantages might heetreetually gained, and gained with very
little trouble, with little or no inconvi nience.--t. The danger
which men and boys encounter 14 mounting upon chimney
tops each time a vent is swept might be easily pt evented.-
2. The practice of sending boys up vents would not hit neces-
sary--3. If a vent caught lite, a bundle of wet straw fastened
to the chain, and hoisted rapidly up, would extinguish the
flames instantly.---1. A Imbibe of dry bay or straw fixed to
the chain, and hoisted half way up, would etfeetnally prevent
the'smoke of neighbonring vents from annoying the room to
the vent of which the chain was placed. The chain armed
with a handle of hay, hoisted half way up and properly se-
cured below, might prevent thieves from getting down the
vent. The only oujection Met can be offered to this plan is
the expence of the chain to each vent, lint upon inquiry be
flints, that each vent, upon an average, even in Edinburgh,
might be furnished n ith it fur front eight to ten shillings. This
certainly is no object when compared with the comfort and
safety of our poor fellow-creatures.

Gviris:nnt sr. tlic aeronaut, has been condemned to 15 days' im-
prio.nownt in Paris, thr endeavouring t Mrce his way into the
money.oftice, at a :'rein the •;itrilen :ri, given for the benefit
of the poor. TOe elarge of taking any part of the reeeiptz was
abandoned. Mademoiselle Eliza, who had given the police offi-
cers Yn it. blows with her fist, was not pro. coned, as it was held that
her conduct might have procciAled from filial affection.
MIR ACCI.OIs Est". PH.—A short time since, :is J. Durban,
a workman at the colliery of Mr. Young, at Wrasall, was
leaning over the mouth of the pit, to receive a basket °Croat,
drawn up by the engine, the rope by which be Mid soddenly
broke, and Durban was precipitated heal hirt most into the
pit, w hick is about 40 fathoms deep : those aft4lllllll SAIV his
heels the last. Every one is NA herrn, stricken ; they natu-
rally CIPIICIIIIIC,I lie would lie dashed to utoms, and his atm, a
lad oil the premises was ft antic! Butt, w lerrOl to relate,
nut a bone was broken, nor even bia akin lacerated. In his
fall be pros i tinrially grasped the descending rope, m Mehl
took him safely to the bottom ! had lie caught the ascending
rope, he tunst have met certain dealli. lie was drag ii up
and went about hia tianal occupation, wit nothing had oc-
curred.

ADDRESS,

SEPT. 15.

DELIVERED TO TILE YOUNG PERSONS MAO WERE COY:
TIERED AT TIIE LATE VISITATION OF THE DIOCESE OP
CHESTER, IN JULY AND AUGUST, 1817.
BY GEORGE HENRY LAW, D.D. F.R. AND A.S.