The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-18 00:00:00

THAMES.

THE SMOKE NUISANCE ACT.—Mr. John Guyat, the
secretary of the GAS Products Utilising Company, Bow
Common-lane, appeared before Mr. Partridge, for the
second time, to answer two informations exhibited by
Inspector Kennedy, of the K division, by order of Mr.
Walpole, late Home Secretary. To the first, which charged
the defendant with being convicted and fined £5 under the
Smoke Insurance Act, in 1865, the defendant pleaded
guilty. The second information charged the secretary of
the company with having a furnace so constructed as not
burn or consume its own smoke.

Mr.Sandison, the engineer employed by the Government
to carry out the provisions of the act, said there was one
furnace on the company's premises very much of repair,
and 13 other furnaces without any apparatus being applied
to them for the consumption of smoke. There would be
no difficulty whatever in constructing and applying a
smoke-consuming apparatus to each furnace.
John Resetigran, police-constable No. 683 A, said he had
a long time past, and he had frequently seen dense volumes
watched the defendant's chimney shaft almost daily for
of black smoke issuing from it, and darkening and blacken-
ing the neighbourhood. The smoke had continued ascend-
ing in large quantities, sometimes for five minutes, and
at other times for 15, 30, 60, and 78 minutes. The in-
habitants generally complained of the nuisance.
The Secretary, in defence, said that the company he
represented had been prevented by various causes from
applying smoke-consumers to the furnaces. The com-
pany were anxious to comply with the law, and now all
the materials were ready, and the necessary work would
be proceeded with at once.
Mr. Partridge said the Gas Products Utilising Company
had been tolerated with great indulgence, and that for
more than two years the nuisance had been in existence.
The law could not be played with—nothing had been
done. It was no use to have the materials for the proper
apparatuses in the factory if they were not made avail-
able. The defendant had been already fined £5, and ho
should now inflict a penalty of £lO and costs.
The money was paid.

Joseph Burke, cork manufacturer, of Wapping, was
charged with a similar offence. Fined £5, which he paid.

MARKE T S.—This day.
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COVENT GARDEN.
There is an increased supply of fruit and vegetables at
this market, yet the demand is steady at our quotations.
FRUIT—Pine apples, Os to Os; grapes, 5s Od to 108 Od
per lb; apples, 4s Od to 8s Od per bushel; oranges, 4s Od
to 9s; lemons, 7s to 9s per 100; strawberries, 6d to is Od
per ounce.

VEGETABLES—Cabbages le 3d to 2s; cauliflowers, 3s V
6s per dozen heads; beet, VEGETABLES—Cabbages,
U
is Od to 22 ; celery, 2s Od to 2a
Gd per dozen heads ; horseradish, 4s to 6s per bundle ;
turnips, 6d to Od ; carrots, 6d to 8d per bunch ; cucum-
bers, Oa tO Os each ; small salad, Od to Od ; mushrooms,
Os Od to Os Od per pottle; onions, 4s to 5s Od per bushel;
endive 2s to 3s ; lettuces, 2s to 3s per score ; parsley, 6d to
Bd, mint 4d to le per bunch ; potatoes, 75s to 180 s per ton.
POULTRY.

Goslings, 6s 6d to 8s Od; duckling; 5s to 6s; tame rab-
bits, is 6d to 2s Od ; wild do, 1s to;ls 2:len; poilgdeoon.,s,ss7ddto;
10d each ; Surrey fowls (couple), lls to 128; do. chickens,
9s to lls • barn-door fowls, 6s to 8s Od • Guinea fowls, 7s
to Bs. liglish eggs, is 6d per 100 -El
fresh butter, Os Od to Os Od.

NEWPORT.
Por 81b. by the carcase.

Beofi as Gd to 48 10d I Lamb ...... 6s 4d to 7s 4d
Mutton 3s 8d to 5s Od Pork ....3a 2d to 4s 4d
Veal

WHITECHAPEL.
Per 81b. by the carcase.

Beef 3s 4d to 4s 10d I Veal ...... 4s Cd to 5s 8d
Mutton 35 6d to 45 10d I Pork ...... 3s 2d to 4s 2d
Lamb

HIDES AND SKINS.

Market hides, 56 to 641hs, 24d to 3d ; 64 to 72Ibs 3d
to 3;d ; 72 to 801bs, 30 to 30 ; 80 to 881bs., aid to 4d; 88
to 961b5., 4d to 4id. Iforsehides, 9s to lOs Od ; calf skins
(light), 28 to 4s; full, 7s Od; polled sheep, --8 Od to —s;
half-brods, Os Od to Os Od ; downs, 7s Od to 8s 6d ; lamb,
3s 2d to 4s 2d ; shearlings, is 4d to Os Od.