The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-12 00:00:00

THAMES.

THE SMOKE NUISANCE. —The foreman to Messrs.
Westwood, Bailey, and Mitchell, engineers and iron
manufacturers, of the FJlly-wall, Poplar, appeared
before Mr. Yardley, to answer a summons against Mr.
Robert Bailey, one of the firm, for having a furnace in
use so constructed as not to consume its own smoke.

This was a prosecution,instituted by the Government,
and Mr. Howie, superiutendent of the K division, was
the nominal prosecutor. Mr. Sanderson, the Govern-
ment engineer, on visiting the defendant's factory,
saw dense volumes of smoke issuing from the chimney
shaft. The furnace heated the boilers of a 12-horse
power engine. There was no consuming apparatus
attached to the engine. There would be no difficulty
in doing it. He had seen the chimney shaft since his
first visit, and it smoked badly.

Mr. Holmes, inspector of the K division, had also
seen dense volumes of smoke issue from the chimney of
the defendant's factory, and it was smoking within the
past week.

The foreman, in defence, said that his employers bad
only been in business] four months, and that since the
inspector's official visit coke had been burnt in the
furnace, and the only occasions when any smoke issued
from the chimney shaft was when a little coal was put
on the fire to ignite the coke.

Mr. Yardley said the act of Parliament had been in
operation three years, and every manufacturer must be
aware of it. The defendants ought to have commenced
with a smoke consuming apparatus. He saw no reason
to reduce the penalty for a first offence, and fined the
defendants 51. The money was paid.

MARKET NEWS.—(This ray.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

Only a limited supply of English wheat has been received
up to our market this week coastwise and by land-carriage
and the show of samples to-day was small. Selected
qualities were tolerably firm at full prices, but inferior
kinds moved off slowly on former terms
Only 6,220 quarters of foreign wheat have come to hand.
The amount of business doing in that grain was very mo-
derate. Prices, however, were supported.
Floating cargoes of grain sold on former terms.
Fine malting barley was scarce at fell quotations, and
the value of other kinds was supported.
Malt was in moderate request on former terms.
There was a slight improvement in the oat trade.
Beans, peas, and flour as on Monday.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. I Malt.
English .. 1,149 450 710
Irish .. ~
Foraign }l' 6 220 i 653 (

0 Its. I Four,
f 950
2,593 (
3,040 1
i 10)0 brls
1 scks.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

Considering that the great Christmas market is ap-
pointed to be held here on Monday next the show of
beasts in to-day's market was only moderate. Most breeds
sold slowly, at about Monday's prices; but a few very
prime Scots realised N per Sibs. With sheep we were ra-
ther scantily supplied, nevertheless the mutton trade ruled
heavy, at barely late rates. Prime small calves sold
steadily, at full quotations ; but inferior veal met a dull
inquiry. Pigs moved off slowly on former terms.

Mulch cows were very dull, at from ill, to 191. each, in•
eluding their small calf.

Per Blbs to sink the offals.
s. d. s. d., e. a.
Inferior Beasts.... 3 oto 3 2,PrimeSouthdown 5 0 5 2
Second quality.... 3 4 3 8 Large crse. calves 310 4
Prime large oxen 310 4 &Prime small d 0... 4 8 5 2
Prime Scots, &c. 410 5 01Large hogs 3 8 4 4
Inferior Sheep ...3 6 3 161SmA porkers 4 6 5 2
Second quality ...4 0 4 4 jSuckling calves.. 23 0 30 0
Prime erse.-wlled.4 6 4 B)Quarter old pigs.2l .0 28 0

TOTAL OUPPLI.
Steep .....•,....• 2,959 i Sheep ....
110
Pigs „„ •• •• •••• 330 j Figl3..•• •• •• •• •• •••••• •• • • _

FOREIGN 817PPLT.

NEW-GATE AND LEA.DENTIAriL.
Tho supplies of meat were extensive, and the trade ruled
dull, as follows :

Per 81bs by the carcase.

s. d. s. d. s. (I. a. d
Bee!, Inferior 2 6 210 Mutton, Inferior 3 2 3 4
Do., middling 3 0 3 6 1 Do., middling 3 6 4 0
Do. prime large.. 3 8 1 0 j Do., prime 4 2 4 6
Do., do. small ....4 2 4 6 Veal 3 8 1 8
Park, large 3 8 4 4 Pork, small 4 8 5 4