The Sun.
London, England, 1850-06-27 00:00:00

CITY SEWERS COMMISSION.

On Tuesday a meeting of the Commissioners of
Sewers for the ci'y of London was held at the Guild-
hall. Mr. Deputy Peacock presided.
The ordinary routine business having been trans-
acted, several personal applications were attended to,
and the reports of the inspectors read and considered.

TEE SMOKE NUISANCE.

Mr. G. WALTER then brought forward a memorial
from gentlemen connected with the ward of Faring-
don-without.

Deputy ()BEARD presented a petition to the same
effect from Dr. Hutchinson, of Bridge•street, and
others, which having been received,
Mr. WALTER said he could assure the Court that
the inhabitants of his district were much annoyed by
the nuisance, and therefore he (Mr. Walter), seeing
that a measure for its suppression was now before
the House of Commons, would suggest that the
prayer of the petitioners should be complied with, and
that the Court should petition in favour of the Smoke
Prohibition Bill.

The CuaramAN—The Common Council have peti-
tioned, and therefore the matter is taken out of our
hands.

Mr. H. L. TAYLOR observed that it appeared to
him that, as the matter) was referred to that Court
to report upon, the commtttee should have done so
without delay.— (Hear, hear.) Whatever that report
might be, it was the duty of those to whom the
business was referred to have so reported. He consi-
dered that they ought to do all that lay in their power
to get the smoke nuisance abolished, though he
would not have members of tr,e CJurt be too fasti-
dious, lest they should drive away manufacturers from
their trade in the City.—(Rear, hear.) Still he
thought that the suggestions made by practical men
ought to be attentively considered, that the object of
the petitions, represented by the worthy members,
Mr. Walter and Deputy ObbArd, might be accom-
plished.—(Cheers.)
Deputy HoLT would move that the petitions be
referred to the General Purposes Committee, for
their examination and report.
Mr. T. HALL warmly seconded the motion.

Deputy LOTT also 3urported the reference.
Mr. WALTE,it thought the Court should petition
Parliament upon the subject and in support of the
Bill without delay. as did also Mr. W. B•rber.
Mr. GODSON said that the Bill in question was not
a Government, but a private Bill, promoted by a pri-
vate individual, and therefore, that they were in po-
sition to petition against it.—(Hear, hear.) Was it
not strange that no report either, "Yes," or "No,"
had been mede on this reference ? lie thought so,
and he was glad to see that in this opinion he did not
stand alone.—(Hear) It was still more strange
that the subject had been referred to the Parliamen-
tary Committ: e also ; but still no report had been
made from either body, though the references were
dated in Jenuary and April last. Deputy Lott had
inquired of Mr. Simon whether the effluvium escap-
ing from chimney shafts, after the smoke had been
consumed, was not more deleterious than opaque
smoke. He (Mr. Godson) was prepared to show from
the most eminent scientific authorities that such an
opinion was altogether fallacious. With regard to
the Chairman's remark that the Bill was in the House
of Commons, and that it would there succeed, and
therefore that he thought it to he unnecessary to
move in the matter, on the principle that " too
many cooks would spoil the broth," he (Mr.
Godson) could not help thinking that the way
in which the subject had been treated savoured
very much of something like a "cooking" of
the matter altogether. The Chairman had informed
him (Mr. Godson) that the reference had been sent
to the surveyor, and that that gentleman had stated
be could do nothing with it, so that between their
officer and the Committee of Health, the matter
had been hitherto neglected, notwithstanding the
fact that the officer of health for the City (Mr.
Simon) had written strongly with reference to the
nuisance, and the injury done to the health of the
City, and the poor in.particular, from the smoke
escaping from the numerous large chimney shafts
scattered throughout the City.
Upon the motion being put that the petitions be
referred to the General Purposes Committee, it was
carried unanimously.
Some business of minor importance was then trans-
acted, and the Court adjourned.

A deputation, consisting of the following noblemen and
gentlemen, had an interview with Lord John Russell on
Tuesday at his official residence in Downing•street, on
the subject of the removal of those dangerous obstructions
to the navigation of the Menai Straits, the Snell), Rocks:
—viz. Lord Newborough (Caruarvon), Mr. Thomas
Turner (Caruarvon), NIL John Williams (Mayor of
Chester), Mr. Taylor (Aberystwith), Mr. V,ughan
Williams (Port Madoc), Mr. Magnus (Aberduvey), Mr.
J. Parry (Bangor), Mr. Mersdith (Barmouth), Mr.
David Williams (Port Madce), who were accompanied
by the undermentioned Membera of Parliament:—Sir
lt. Williams Bulkeley (Anglesey), Hein. William Dago,,
Mr. William Brown, Sir Thomas Birch, Mr. Fthcard
Cardwell, Mr. D. A. Saunders Davies, Viscount Emlyn,
Mr. A. E. Fuller, Mr. H. Gwyn, Mr. William B. Hughes,
Sir John Hamner, Mr. David Morris, lion. E. M. Lloyd
Mostyn, Hon Colonel Pennant, Lord George Pagrit, Co!.
Powell, Air. Richard Richard!, Mr. Robert Siec,herison,
Hon. Col. G. R. Trevor, Mr. J. R. Vivian, Sir \Vatkin
W. Wynn, Mr. Thomas P. Williams, Mr. John Williams,
and Mr. George Montt.

INQUEST.—TIIE STATE OF THE SEILPENTINE.—
On Tuesday an inquest was taken by Jr. Bedford, at the
Malpas Arms, Charles-street, Grosvenor-square, on the body
of Thomas Bellonia, aged ls, the son of a Wtst India mer-
chant, who was drowned in the Serpentine on Sunday morn-
ing. Mr. Chorley, the secretary to the Humane *Society,
said that he had waited on the Duke of Cambridge since the
last inquest, and represented to his Royal flightless the ne-
cex,ity of preventing hailing on the north side, from its
dangerous state, and hid Roval Highness immiediately wrote
to the Commissioners of hut nothini2; had yet I),!mi
dont. The jury con,el,,Jt:d it wit, quite time t!,„t
side should he prevented. A few policemen would be eLouiji
to carry out any order given on the sot jest. Verdict, " Ac-
cidental death."