The Sun.
London, England, 1818-03-20 00:00:00

GAS LIGHTS.

Oil the third reading of the Bath Gas Light

The Ear of LAUDERDALE observel, that thcCom-
panics established for furnishing light by means of
Gas did not pay sufficient attention to the purifi-
cation of the Gas, and he bad - himself observed
instances of this nature of gross neglect. 7he
tubes through which the Gas was conveyed he-
carne foul in consequence, and if, whilst the evil
was not remedied, Gas lighting was allowed to
become general, not only the light furnished
be mtv..!: deteriorated, but infinite danger
odd arise to the inhabitants of places where the
Gas was used.

The L/311 .1 SHAFTESBURY stated, that in every
Bill of this description a clause was insertA, ren-
tiering,the Company liable to be indicted for a
nuisance.

The LORD CHANCELLOR Said, tic hest way
muitild -be to dissidve the Corporation if found
guilty of a nuisance:

Ttie Bill was read a third time and pissed.
Adjnw•aed till Thursday, the 2(1 of April.

HOUSE OF -doALNIONS.

• The Sixth Report of the Commissioners of the Public
Accounts in Ireland was laid on the table and ordered to be
printed. .

Accounts from. the,Statnp•oftee, as to the distributiGn
Of Stanapi, were presented.—Ordered to lie on the table.
The Report of the Waterloo Bridge roads Bill .was laid on
the fable. • • • • •
The Account of the receipt and expenditure 9f the Or-
ps Fund was laid on the table and ()Meted to be
printed.

• • MASQUERADES.
, ,(ieneralTl-IORNT ON, in consequence. of the- intimation
lie had received relative to the, impossibility of efl'eeting his
object, withdrew his notice of a motion for the purpose of re-
pressing public Masquerades.
On the motion of Alderman ATKINS, the Mock Auction
hill was read a•first time. Second reading fixed for the '2d
of April next.
. . • , • ADJOURNMENT.

Lord,CASTLEBEAGI-I,.in conformity with his previous
tiolicfe moved that the douse',un its rising, do Adjourn to
thurs'day, the 2d of April next,—Carried.
Sir WM. cultris, in consequence-of an ambignity in the
late. Order, of the fluuse,. respecting the Revenue and Euen-
iiiture of the City of London, moved for the rescinding of the
fcirmer-Order, to clear every dlubt tie to the Object of • the
House.: He understood there was no Objection; and. should
therefore move, That there belaid before the li•ut,se.rur
COilOt of i'rodliCe of the Bridge House Estates, and of
its
• After some reruark4 front Mr. Alderman Atkins and, Mr.
P. Snritner, the,motton• was ugreed:to„
I.prd CASTLEREAUH hrought up the Report of the coin-
inissieders appointed to superintend the' peratiod of 13i. Sin=
elair in unr6lling the ilerculdnean'Manuseripl9;—prdered to
-Le printed. . .

Sir M. W. RIDLEY presented a petition from tits Innjieepgrs
of North Shields, against :he present moth': of Lieeusitlg.-.
Ordvred to fie on t Ire,Tahhe, r

On the motion of Mr. PEEL, tears was granted tq bring in
A Bill to repeal the Irish Act of Parliament, the 9th of Queen
Anne,twhich took away Ihe benefit of Clergly Nom persons
Convicted of privately steatitic from (tic person, otatiother
1-I,is object was to assimilate the-law of Ikeland,t9 the enact-
pent in this country.,
The Bill was read a first tiue, and-ordered to he' read a se-
coud•time on the=6ll-of April next,
The Privately. Stealing in Shops Bill went thfough a Com-
mittee, and was ocdered to be read a third time on Friday
the 3d of April next.
An Account—of—the Customs and Drawbacks on Tanned
Leather was laid on the Table.

The Innkeepers' Clciartering Rill war 3 read a second Anne
and the thi'rd 'reading flied fur' illund.a;-lhe'litli of Apri
next • • . -

Lord ALTEIORPE prrawnted 1 petition frpntAe.Borongli
azzilsst I.44tbee. Ta4,7ortlered to lie on. thy
• ••• •
Table.

Lord A. HAMILTON rose to call f+.4 the pr;;kl;lction of
an Account, to wlrich he utidOitooft;titrre would In. DP
.vb j eat ion . .11e ther,:;orc, wored,.T;at 11,ere lot laid before
the House an AcL11:111 of all .f hose''whi) held tlfe ()!?ice 'of
'Commissaries and Coinmissariii' ClerLsin Scotkcnd, fr(on the
46th of June, 18•14.; together wit!) a fteturu of 411 late Ap..
pointraeuts to •ttiat.ollicv, , and the Anivuut of Salaries.--
)rdered. . °

A Message frtini (be: Lrfids nnitumieed their Lordßhips'
Assent to the:l3;ttiv LIM, and settral Private
Adjourned tufitursclay the 'id of April.

THE QurßEc HEROES.—'\r. JOH SHEET, of
Staffordshire,
.Who died very lately, was said to be
m
,
the only,reaining soldier 'of thosrcemplOyed un-
der General W:0-1..FF.-:,`at the siege ftQuebec. This
posumptiopis not fo.unded on tact ;; for there is at
preseut listing, in thebur .1% gh of injitligow, one ot
those heroes vybp was an eye,iviness to that Ge-
neral's receiving his mortal wound.
.The health,
strength, and activity pf thiS veteran is,such that
e still...joins in public and social amusements.recent mecting of 4 MaSonic Body fie wa's pre-
sent, aecompAnied. by a:sonand grandsoh ot his
(iwn„ upon which .o,ccasipn ug " Death of
with much feeinig. chergy.nice
I• Ills ole
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