The Sun.
London, England, 1856-11-05 00:00:00

CITY COURT OF SEWERS.

Yesterday a court was held; Doputy Peacock in
the chair.

Deputy _Lott called the attention of the court to
a circumstance which he thought was not very
creditable to the cemetery authorities of the City
of L )11d911. Upon looking over the register of
burials at the Ilford Cemetery he had seen that
three persons had been buried without the cere•
mony of the funeral service. One of them had
been buried after a coroner's inquest had been held
upon the body. Of the two others he had learned
nothing ; but he could not help saying that he
felt surprise and disgust at the idea of burying a
fellow-creature like a dog. He could not see why
the clergymen, if no other person would interfere,
did not interpose his authority to prevent such an
occurrence.

The CHAIRMAN said that Mr. Lott had probably
never witnessed funerals in Scotland ; if he had,
he would be able to add his testimony to that of
the natives, who buried their dead constantly
without any ceremony at all.
Mr. .law (the chief clerk) said he had found
upon inquiry that the friends of the deceased
person had not required the performance of the
service, and that was the only reason for the
omicion.

ALLEGED SMOKE NUISANCE.
Mr. Daw (the chief clerk) stated that a letter
had been received from Sir George Grey, intimat-
ing that Messrs. Berens and Blomberg, of Cannon-
street West, complained of the offensive issue of
smoke from the premises of Messrs. Alcock and
Co., in Old Change.
Mr. Mortimer, a very active inspector, in whose
district the premises aro situated, was then called
and questioned upon the subject. He stated that
he had reported some time ago to the court the
particulars of the complaint, and had called upon
Messrs. Alcock iu order to represent to them the
facts mentioned by the gentlemen who complained.
Ho was subsequently assured upon authority that
the matter had been referred to the surveyors of
both parties, and never having heard a repetition
of the complaint he considered that the grounds of
it were removed.

The Court gave immediate directions, upon the
motion of Mr. De Jersey, that a book should he
prepared in which reports of all matters of com-
plaint should be entered ; and the most energetic
observance should be paid by the inspectors to
their particular districts, :so that the necessity of
the interference of the Government might be alto-
gether avoided.
It is proper to state that there was no imputa-
tion cast upon the inspector.

Some of the duet-contractors were heavily fined
for neglect of duty.

ILLEGAL COUNTY COURT NCTICES.

At the hearing of a case, Stratton v. Taylor, at the
Westbury County Court on Wednesday, defendant
handed to the judge (J. G. Smith, Esq.) some papers,
among which was a printed form or notice, bearing the
royal coat of arms, which he had received from plaintiff
before he was proceeded against in the county court. It
ran as follows :

" I beg to call your attention to the statement of your
account below, due to Mr. James Stratton, and to in-
form you that unless the same be paid on or before --,
I shall immediately take proceedings against you in the
County Court, according to the act for the recovery of
the same, without giving you further notice.--I am,
yours, GEORGE HENRY MEADE.—AIIIOIIIIt due 2/.' OF.
ld.—To Mr. William TAylor." ,
" Notice-9 and 10 Viet., cap. 95. And be it enacted,
that if a party summoned shall not attend as required
by the summons, it shall be lawful for such judge to
commit the party so summoned to prison for any period
not exceeding 40 days. And it is further'eoacted, that
when the judge shall have made au order for the pay-
ment of the money, and such order he not complied with,
the amount shall be recoverable against the goods and
chattels of the said party; but should there be no effects,
imprisonment for forty days, this term of imprisonment
not releasing the party from the said debt."
His Honour inquired of Mr. Beaven by whose autho-
rity the notice was sent ? In reply, Mr. Beaven said it
was usual in their firm to send such notices before other
proceedings were taken, and that such notices were gene-
rally sent out by young men employed in Messrs. Strat-
ton's establi.iament._His Honour made some severe
remarks, and condemned the practice in strong terms,
and said that the plaintiff had, by sending that notice,
rendered himself liable to be indicted for a misdemea-
nour. It was something to deceive and impose on the
public, and to take advantage of the ignorant. He was
surprised at their sending such trash to defendant, and
he hoped nothing of the kind would occur again, other-
wise the party sending-it would be punished. His
Honour 'gave judgment for the debt, as amended by
plaintiff's agent, but refusfid expenses, remarking that
the fact of sending that illegal notice was quite sufficient
ground to justify him in refusing any special expenses.
—Salisbury Journal.

Mr. Bruges Fry, Coroner for the Northern Division of
Somerset has been appointed by the Judge Registrar of
the Axbridge County Court, and the Lord Chancellor
has approved of the appointment.