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

THE SMOKE NUISANCE.

Mr. G. WALTE then brought forward a memorial
from gentlemen connected with the ward of Farring•
don-without.

Deputy OBBARD presented a petition to the same
effect from Dr. liutchinson, 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 i❑ favour of the Smoke
Prohibition Bill.

The CHAIRMAN-The Common Council have peti-
tioned, and therefore the matter is taken out of our
hand!.

Mr. 11. 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 wh,)m 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 the Court be too fasti-
dious, lest they should drive away manufacturers from
their trade in the City.—(Hear, hear.) Still he
thought that the suggestions made by practical men
ought to be attentively considered, that the object of
the petition!, represented by the worthy members,
Mr. Walter and Deputy Obberd, 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 suf ported the reference.
Mr. WALTER thought the Court should petition
Parliament upon the subject and in support of the
Bill without delay, as did also Mr. W. Berber.
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 made 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 Committee also; bat still no report had been
made from either body, though the references were
dated in January 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 hid stated
he 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 Seelly Rocks:
—viz. Lord Newborough (Carnarvon), Mr. Thomas
Turner (Carnarvon), sir. John 'Willis/31s (Mayor cf
Chester), Mr. Taylor (Aberystwith), Mr. V.ughan
Williams (Port Madoo), Mr. Magnus (Aberdovey), Mr.
J. Party (Bangor), Mr. Meredith (Barmouth), Mr.
David Williams (Port Madoe), who were accompanied
by the tindermentioned Members of Parliament:—Sir
R. Vr'iiliam>i Bulkeley (Anglesey), Hon. William Bagot,
Mr. William Brown, 'Sir Thonics Birch, Mr. Edward
Cardwell, Mr. D. A. Saunders Davies, Viscount Emlyn,
Mr. A. E. Fuller, Mr. H. G tun, Mr. William B. Hughes,
Sir John Hanmer, Mr. David Morris, lion. E. M. Ll,,yd
Mostyn, Hon. Colonel Pennant, Lord George Paget, Col.
Nowell, Mr. Richard Richardr, Mr. Robert Sic,Jhenson,
Hon. Col. G. It. Trevor, Mr. J. R. Vivian, Sir Watkin
W. Wynn, Mr. Thomas P. Williams, Mr. John Williams,
and Mr. George 'Moffatt.
INQUEST.—THE STATE nr THE SERPENTINE.—
On Tuesday an inquest was taken by Mr. Bedford, at the
Malpas Arms, Charles-street, Grosvenor-square, on the body
of Thomas Bellonia, aged IB,.the son of a West India mer-
chant, who was drowned in the Serpentine on Sunday morn-
ing. Mr. (Thorley, the secretary to the Humane Society,
said that he had waited on the Di:ke of Cambridge since the
last inquest, and represented to his Royal Highness the ne-
cessity of preventing ha ling on the north side, from its.,e
dang,?rons state, and 111,4 Royal Highness immediately Ny.to
to the Commis,ion.,N ot but. not nitt4 had Yet D'en
done. The jury considered it was quite time bathing on that
side should be prevented. A few policemen would b enough
to carry out any order given on the subject. Verdict,
eidental death."