The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-09 00:00:00

MINISTERS' MONEY (IRELAND) BILL.
On the question for the postponement of the second
reading of this bill,
Mr. SULLIVAN protested against the manner in which
this iniquitous measure had been put off night after night,
and charged the Government with being afraid to have an
open discussion on the question. He
,should, therefore,
avail himself of his right as an independent member, and
move that the bill be read that day three months.
Sir J. YOUNG attributed the delay in the progress of
this measure to the extreme pressure of public business.
REGISTRAR OF MEETINGS BILL.
This bill was read a second time.
PUBLIC WORKS ACTS B AMENDMENT (IRELAND)
ILL.
The bill, after some discussion, passed through com-
mittee.
SMOKE NUISANCE ABATEMENT (METROPOLIS)
BILL.
On the motion that the house go into committee on
this bill,
Mr. SPOONER urged upon the noble lord the Secretary
of State for the Home Department not to persevere any
further with it this session, for it was sure to be vigorously
opposed. The evil which it proposed to remedy was of
long standing, and, if the noble lord had been able to bear
with it till the end of the session, he could surely bear
with it a little longer. He could assure him, that while it
would inflict great inconvenience upon the parties affected
by it, it would afford no remedy for the evil with which it
proposed to deal. He begged to move as an amendment,
that the house do go into committee on this day three
months.
Mr. MALINS joined in the request that the noble lord
should not proceed this session with the bill, which he be-
lieved to be a perfectly impracticable one. The manufac-
turing interest in the metropolis, as well as those gentle-
men connected with the steam-boats, were deeply interested
in this measure, and he would ask whether it was a fitting
thing to press it forward at two o'clock in the morning,
when no man was fit for legislation ?
Mr. MACKINNON trusted the noble lord would perse-
vere with the bill. He had been twice chairman of a com-
mittee which had inquired into the possibility of affording
relief from this nuisance, and he was perfectly satisfied that
it was not only feasible, but easy, to remedy the evil. The
opposition to the bill proceeded from the disinclination of
manufacturers to incur the expense of altering their fur-
naces, and from the fear of colliery proprietors in the north
lest the measure should increase the use of anthracite coal.
He was satisfied that the welfare of the community de-
manded the passing of this bill.
Mr. PETO said the small steamers above London-bridge
were so numerous that they had become a most intolerable
nuisance from the quantity of smoke emitted by them. He
would undertake to say that there was no difficulty what-
ever in carrying out the provisions of this bill.
Lord PALMERSTON said, the argument of the hon.
gentleman opposite (Mr. Spooner) was an argument against
all improvement whatever. (Hear.) He said, " Why,
you have borne the evil so long, it is a nuisance of such long
standing, that surely you can continue to endure it.") (Mr.
Spooner.—" Till next session.") What possible improve-
ment could be effected, if that argument were applied in
every case ? (Hear.) Then the hon. gentleman said, this
could not be done—manufacturers could not consume their
smoke. The same thing had been said by the glove trade
and the silk trade, when it was proposed to admit French
gloves and silks. They declared that they could not pos-
sibly compete with the foreigner • but the trade was thrown
open, and they did compete, and successfully too. (Hear.)
The same argument had been used in agriculture, and so it
was in regard to smoke. The manufacturers said they
could not consume their own smoke ; but if Parliament
would only say, " You must do so," the smoke would be
consumed, and the public would be relieved from this
nuisance. (Cheers.) If ever there was a case in which, he
would not say the interests, but the prejudices, of the few
were opposed to the interests of the many, this was
such a case. (Hear, hear.) Here a few, perhaps 100
gentlemen, connected with these different furnaces in
London who wished to make 2,000,000 of their fellow-in-
habitants swallow the smoke which they could not them-
selves consume, and who thereby helped to deface all our
architectural monuments, and to impose the greatest in-
convenience and injury upon the lower class. Here were
the prejudices and ignorance, the affected ignorance, of a
small combination of men set up against the material in-
terest, the physical enjoyment, the health, and the com-
fort of upwards of 2,000,000 of their fellow-men. (Cheers.)
He would not believe that Parliament would back these
smoke-producing monopolists—(laughter)—and he was
ready, therefore, with great confidence to go to a division.
Mr. BLACKETT said that the operation of this bill
would entail very great expense on the manufacturers of
Lpndon, and would produce an entire derangement in the
chat trade of the north of England—(a laugh)—and he
therefore objected to any legislation on the subject at this
late period of the session.
Mr. B. CARTER thought it was unadvisable to press
the bill under the circumstances.
Lord D. STUART considered that the bill would inter-
fere very materially with the trade of the metropolis, and
thought that the noble lord had failed to show that there
was any necessity for forcing the bill through the house at
the advanced period of the session. He would. suggest
that the bill should be withdrawn, and brought forward
when it could receive fair consideration.
Sir B. HALL supported the bill, observing that he had
heard no objection to it except with regard to those pro-
visions relating to gasworks and potteries, which had been
modified by the noble lord.
After a few words from Mr. PELLATT,
The house divided, when there were—
For going into committee

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Bill and the Ecclesi-
astical house then went into committeeand t
The Lunatics Care and Treatment ,when
the various clauses were agreed resumed.
on
ne
hthouesebill
Jurisdiction Bill went through committee.
raeln -1,5111, passed through committee.
Th,e_ilitia Ballots Suspension and Militia Law Amend-
Commons Enclosure (No. 3) Bill, were read a second time.
The bill wasbronght in and read a first time.
The C°P3ll, 41c. Commission Continuance Bill, and
On the motion of Mr. G. BERKELEY, a new writ was
Mr.
ordered to be Maned for the city of Cork, in the room of
of her Majesty's Co Serjeant Murphy, who bad accepted the office of one
Debtors in England.mmiasioners for the Relief of Insolvent
The other business on
minutes being disposed of, the
house adjourned at 25 to 4 o'clock.

AMERICA.--The
was de-
THE POETICAL LITERATURE o
of a course of six lectures on the
livered last evening, at the Assembre
bridge-road. It appeared from the syYijarß, Vauxhall-
tures are to be the productions
Messrs. Punt and Fowler—and are to be given
on following Monday evenings. by
them
was read from the Duke of Argyll, extremely* regretletter
he was unable to attend for the purpose of takinttmg
chair. A letter from the Earl of Keumare, expressing
his inability to attend the lectures in consequence fill
health, but giving his hearty approval to. the introduc
tion of a taste for a free, chaste, and original literature
in this country, was likewise read amid much applause.
Mr. Fowler then proceeded to read a lecture on the
" Idea of Poetry," as an introduction or preface to the.
:::::: the efi:ect.
series. It was most ably given, abounding
in quaint
learning, original idea, and eloquent expression. Mr.
Fowler's style partakes of the nature of that of Emerson
and Gilfillan combined, and is evidently founded on a
taste of a high order. Graceful readings were given
from the poets treated upon, and well-deserved applause
was awarded at the couolueion.