The Sun.
London, England, 1817-08-20 00:00:00

METROPOLIS PAVING ACT.

The Parish of St. Clement Danes has published
the following Abstract of an' Act of the last :-.ses-
sion of Parliament, intittiled " Au Act for better
paving, improving, and regulating, the Streets of
the Metropolis, and removing and prevcintig
nuisances and obstructions therein," tor the in-
formation of the Public, and for preventing
penal
ties being unintentionally incurred :
Any person destroying, damaging, or defacing any incrip-
tion-board, forfeits tint less than tss. nor exceeding Ins.
Taking up, altering, or wilfully damaging any pavement,
without the consent- of the Surveyor, not less than al. nor
exceeding 101.
And for every square foot exceeding one foot so taken up
the further su:n of not less than 51. nor exceeding 101.
Any person wilfully or camiessly breaking, dasnaging, ar
injuring any guard-hosts or roils nut less than 21. nor exceed-
, ins 101.
Neglecting to remove building rubbish within twelve how;
after t:cing placed on the pAreuient, not less than 51.
Preventing the scavenger Crum reitinving auy ether rob-
hish, soil, ashes, cinders, &c. from any house, yard, &c. not
less than 51.
Any per sun, except the scavenger, or those employed by
him, who " shall go about to collect or gather, or shall ast:
for, receive, or carry away" any dust, cinders, or ashes, fur
the first offence forfeits rot ices than 101.
Fur the second ollens.e.not less than Isl.
lot the third and everysstequent offence not less than 901.
Auy person sweeping slop or into any cern nlOll sewer,
or spun any sewer grate nut less than 51.
Occupiers omitting to sweep the foot-way, before their
honses, during frost and snow, every day except Sunday, be-
fore ten o'clock in the morning, forfeit not less than 10s.
Any person beating or dusting carpets in any public street
or place; or,

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Riding or dririug any horse, carriage, &c. fur the pill pose
of breaking. exerciticg, airing, trying, or exposing tiie 5;111:e.
fur aittle.4 vr,
• lifitcilf+iig or laying, or permitting to be thrown or laid, or
to renaift, any ashes, rutibtsli, offal, dung, soil, blood, or
other filth or annoyalice upon the carriage way or foot way;
or,

Killing, scalding, or cutting up any beast or swine, or other
cattle, in, or so near any street or public place, as that any
blood or filtb shall run upon or over the inurement ;
Running, rolling, driving, drawing, or placing, or permit-
ting to be run, &c. upon the foot way, any waggon ur other
Carriage, or any wheel, wheel-barrow, hand-barrow, ur trod:,
or any hogshead, cask, or barrel ; or,
Wilfully riding, trailing, ur driving any tourer, ass, mule,
or other beast uyun the foot-way nut less than Cl. nor ex-
ceeding 51.
ly person setting or placing, or permitting to be set or
placed, any stall-board, chopping block, sheW-bOard, un hinges
or otherwise, basket, wares, usert.hatudize, casks,. or goods ut
uny kind ; or
/looping., a :selling, or cleansing, or permitting to be humped,
&c. auy pipe, barrel, cask, or vessel, upon either t carriage-
way or foot-way ; or
Setting out, laying, or placing, or permitting to be set out,
&c. any coach, cart, or other carriage, wheel-barrow, hand-
barrow, or truck, upon the carriage-way (except hackney-
coaches, or carts,&c. for the purpose of loading or unloading,
&c.) ; or
Setting or placing, or permitting to be set or placed, upon
or over either of the pavements, any timber, stones, bricks,
lime, or other materials, unless properly enclosed by license
from the Surveyor; or,
Hanging out or exposing, or permitting to be hung out or
exposed, any meat or offal, or any, other matter or thing
whatsoever, over part of either the carriage-way or foot-way,
or over any area of any house or building; or,
Placing or potting out, or permittiog to be placed or put
out, any garden's or other pot (except the same shall be secured
front falling to the satisfaction-of the Sorecyorj, ur any other
'matter or thing, from and on -the outside of any house or
building, oter,or next unto, auy public street or piaci:A.:id nut
immediately reno:ving the same wheli thereunto required by
the Surveyor, whether the sane shall have been set ur placed
by the housekeeper or his servants ; or,
Replacing, after each requisition and removal, the same or
any other slat:, show-board, chopping-block, basket, wales,
merchandise, casks, goods, coach, cart, wain, waggon, dray,
wheel-harrow, hand-barrow, sledge, truck, carriage, timber's
stones, bricks, lime,.nieat,offal, garden-pots, or other toaster,
or things, or any of theta : for the first offence, forfeits not
less than 41.
For the second and every subsequent offence, not exceed-
ing- 51.
Airy person not removing, vri6in seven days after notice,
any hog-stye, slaughter-house, or other nuisance, not less
than 101.

Keeping or suffering swine to stray about the streets,. &c.
forfeits the swine so lept or straying, and also nut less
than

Any person sifting, skrcening, or slacking lime, witbont,tbe
Surveyor's consent, or without a. board previously erected by
license ; or,

Leaving open or unguarded, or refusin; or neglecting to
repair any area rails, coal-hole, trap-door, or ceflar flap; or,
Leaving open for six hours after notice, holes excavated
for ai eas, Vaults, foundations of buildings, or °tiler pur-
poses; or

• Refusing, after notice,' to remove any sig,n, spout, gutter,
shade, or ether projection, forfeits not less than 21. nor ex-
ceeding 51.
Any person carrying soap lees, night soil, ammoniacal
liquor, slop, &c. in any other than covered carriages ; or,
Carrying soap lees, nightsoil, or ammoniacal , through
any punlic street, &c. between the hours of six in the morn-
ing and eight at night ; 'or,
Filling any such covered carriage, so as to cast any snap
lees, night soil, amnioniacul liquor, slop, &c. into any such
street, &C.; or,

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Beginning to empty any bog-louse, or taking away night
soil, at any time, except between twelve at night and live its
the mottling, from Lady-day to Michaelmas, and between,
twelve at night and six in the morning, between Miebaelni:ts
and Lady-day ; or,
Casting out of any cart or tub; or otherwise, any night
soil, in or near any public street—the servant, in either case,
to be imprisoned thirty days, and the mastiff forfeits not less
than 51.

Any•person erecting any boarA, scaffolding bars, or other.
thing, by way of inelosure, without license ; or. continuing
the Sallie for a longer time than expressed in such license, tor
every.O.iy, not less than 10s. r
Any person wilfully 6blitetating or defacing • the name of
~ny street, or the number upon. any Imuse,•iiut less than 21.
Any occupier refusing to restore the number within three
days a iti'v'notice, for every day, riot less than lUs. our exceed-
ing 11. • '
Ally person obstructing any surveyor or other officer, in the
performance of his duty, fur the first offence, nut less than 51.
For the second offence, not less than 101.
For the third andeverysutrsequent offence, not less than 201

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T UIM H r{fANE SA lio.ll Bo Y o.LO Si) d ayi as t%),°
children.,..,e'replaving'iipson the 'Quay at Bristol,.
they unfortunately precipitated themselves into
the river just at the time' the tide was at the
highest.; the little innocents sunk, and many per-
sons who saw the accident, and were rendering
all assistance in their power to rescue the children.
in vain, bad given them up for lost, when a sbiiur
lad belonging to one of the vessels in the har-
bour plunged in and brought up oue of the
children, which he fastened to a rope thrown out
for the purpose, and dived/tilree times after the
other betme his laudable eXertiODS were crowned
with success, and he came pn shore nearly ex-
hausted, to behold the happiness and receive the
caresses of the agonised parents, who were eye-
witnesses to the accident. The age of the lad.
was only 14 years. An immediate but trifling
subscription was entered into to reward him, but
we feel convineediliat in the philanthropic city of
Uristol he will obtain a more Listing reward.
DREADFUL ACCIDENT.—On Thursday List, Mr.
W. Shreeve, a respectable painter, in Halifax,
mixed some varnish with it quantity of turpentine,
for the purpose of thinning it, and after he had
heated it in a copper kettle, he incautiously took
it to the door, , when, from the as,tion -of the air
upon it, it took fire, whtfn he was so. much 'burnt
that be survived but a few honts'ilftei:wards.
tvas a native of Birmingham, of a respectable fa,4,
mily, and Las left a vlitc and tour childrca.