The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-19 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—This Day.
The SPEAKER took the chair at a quarter after twelve
o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Great Eastern Railway (Additional Powers) and Great
Northern Railway (Cheshire Lines).
ALKALI WORKS REGISTRATION BILL.
The house went into committee on this bill.

Mr. BRUCE entered into an explanation of the various
provisions of the measure. The object of the bill is to compel
the more effectual condensation of muriatic acid gas in
alkali works, which it appears from the general opinion of
practical chemists, is eliminated in immense bodies from
these works, and has proved most injurious to human life
and destructive to vegetation of all kinds. An eminent
inspector and sub-inspectors were proposed to be appoiLted
to visit works, and manufacturers not complying with the
behests of the bill would be prosecuted at quarter sessions,
and heavy penalties imposed on proprietors and workmen as
well. The bill, it may be recollected, originated with the
Earl of Derby, and has already received the approbation of
the House of Lords.

Mr. VIVIAN explained the large interests identified
with the production of alkali and the various manufactures
with which it was interested, and trusted all parties would
be permitted ample means of appeal against what they
might consider unjust prosecutions.
Mr. BOUVERIE deprecated the interference with trade
proposed by the bill, and believed it would have been Letter
to have strengthened the common law, which he considered
ample for every purpose. Besides, the manufacturers had
of their own option adopted every means which science
could suggest for mitigating the evils incidental to their
pursuits. At a future stage he should propose that the
operation of the bill be limited to a certain number of years,
so that it might soon come again under the review of the
house.

Lord STANLEY said the owners of land in the neigh-
bourhood of large manufacturing towns had great reason to
complain, because the vegetation was being destroyed to
a greater extent every year. The law was not, at present,
equal to the emergency.
Mr. IIEADLAM intimated that the great body of the
manufacturers, to their credit, were not opposed to the bill,
and thus all their reasonable requirements should be ac•
ceded to.

Mr. HENLEY considered quarter sessions the very
worst court to decide in such cases.
Lord STANLEY said probably it would be well to sub-
stitute county courts for quarter sessions. •
The various clauses were then proceeded with, and seve-
ral verbal amendments introduced.
[LEFT SITTING.]

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ANNOYING THE VISITORS TO THE HANOVER-SQUARE
Roosts, AND ASSAULTING A POLICE SEE.GRANT.—John
Scott, a rough-looking fellow, living in Church-lane, St.
Giles's, was charged as follows :
Sergeant Richard Edwards, 2 C, said that on the previous
night, about 11 o'clock, he was on duty at the Concert for
Female Musicians, in Hanover-square Rooms, where the
prisoner caused a great deal of confusion by calling cabs
from the stand and carriages before they were wanted. He
told the prisoner to desist, but he refused, and struck him a
violent blow, saying, " You take that 1"
iThe manager of the Hanover-square Rooms was present,
and wished to make a statement.
Mr. Payne, the manager of the Hanover-square Rooms,
said that the conduct of the prisoner and his companions,
about a dozen in number, had become a great nuisance, the
visitors to the rooms being subject to having their pockets
picked and to hear the grossest blackguardism from them.
In consequence of their behaviour at times they had been
obliged to close one of the doors, so as to let the visitors out
at one place, that the assistance of the police might be more
concentrated, and a check somewhat put to the intolerable
nuisance of the fellows.
Mr. Knox committed the prisoner for a month.