Star.
London, England, 1816-06-18 00:00:00

MECHANICAL. CHIMNEY SWLE'IJG.

Al' a MEt I'ING held at the MANSION
HOUSE, on WEDNIADAY, the 12th day of Jun.:. culled at
the request of the " Society for se yerse :lag the itece.sity
of
Climbing Boys," for the purpose of promoting the general ti.e of ;
Machines to cleanse Cliimnie,, instead of employing Children to ,
climb them ;
1 be Right Hon. the LORD MAYOR in ti.e Chair,
diavaig taken into consideration a detailed statement of the
proceedings of the Society and its Commit re, from the Brat
period of its Institution, in Fetsruary, 1803, to this time.
Resolved, l'hat this Meeting being fully persuaded of the in-
humaeity of the practice of cleaning Chimnies by means of
Cli:ohing Boys, and that Mechanical means may in every it:stance
be et:hetituted, are of opinion that the former practice should be
discontinued.
Resolved, That this Meeting do most cordially concur In the
wishes of the Society for promoting the universal use of Mecha-
nical means for Sweeping Chimniesoind will adopt every means
in their power to induce Housekeepers in general to discontinue
the employment of Climbing Boys, acid. when necessary, per.
woolly !o superintend the application of the Machines.
Reso:ved, To recommend to the Society and its Committee to
take Immediate measures for establishing a sufficient number of
persons in various districts of the Towa, who will undertake to
Sweep Chimnies with Machines, and to issue Advertisements
and Cards thereof fur the information of the Public.
Resolved, 'That it be in the meantime recommended to House.
keeperi in general, requiring their Chimnies to be Swept, to ad-
dress a line to the Secretary, who will thereupon give immediate
directions for thiattendance of a easeful person with a Machine.
Resolved, That it appears to this Meeting that the Chimney
Sweeping Machine, Invented ky Mr. SMART,
.f 8 a moat complete
and efficacious remedy for Fires in Chimnies, and that it cannot
be too strongly recommended to Housekeepers immediately to
apply it In the event of such an accident.
Resolved, That it would be highly expedient that Machine,
should, in the discretion of the Committee, be deposited in veil.
ous accessible situations in each Parish, to be in readiness der
being applied when required for any Chimney on Fire.
Resolved, That it is expedient to apply to Parliament for soak
Legislative Enactment for prohibiting the use of Climbing Boy,
and promoting the Mechlin, as may be deemed most expeditnit
and that the Hon. Drummond Burrell, the Hon. Henry Grey
Bennett, Sir Francis Burdett, Bart. and Mt. Wilbertorovs htt 610
quested to undertake the same.
Resolved, That the cordial Thanks of this Meeting are re.
spectfally presented to the Loan MATOR, for the prompt and
humane attention which he has paid to the object for Which it
has been coovenod, and for his able and impartial conduct in the
Cludr. Sigsed by Ostler,N • WM. JONES, Secret
Pee ary.
o. 6, Chapetstrest, tonville.
he following person% who nee time Machine, are recoils.
mended to the Publics
Thomas Edmonds, Cane-Place, Henthh Town.
R. Johnston, Laystall.stloet, Gray's lino.lase:
3. Snow, Half•Moon.alley, 131.1sopepte-street.
C. Collin Homerton, Hackney.. .
J. Powell, Phillibruoke, Leroy'.

Subscriptions for the Society are received by Sir Peter Pok,
Batt. and Co. Bartholomew-lace; Messrs. Henry Host* and Co.
Fleet-steret; W. 'rooke F.eq. immure; No s, Holbbrtketert,
Glare Son; and by tbeiblembers of tbe Cdlllllllollll4

Authorized by his i:xceileticy the Vice•Aitntrzl, A. KINIMM,
Governor-General of the Dutch Island of Comp.'.
" Philadelphia, May 81, 1816.
" I inform the American Merchants, that their vessel; will be
admitted in Wand, and that the duties on importation of
American prniluctiunii are three per cent. eicept goat-skins, dye•
wood*, and hides, which three arucla only pay three per cent.
(signral) " P. G. Lamm kiTli ea,
Commercial Agent of bit Majesty the King
of the Netherlands.'

NEGRO liCSURRECTtONB.—An arrival att New York,

hum Antigua, advises, that a very serious alarm pre-
'trailed in that place, on discovering that a correspond
deuce had existed between the Blacks of Antigua,
and th se of Barbadoes. Precautionary measures
were immediately adopted for the security of the island.
At Barbadoes tranquillity was again restored through
the vigilance and activity of the Government. The
ringleaders had all been taken and executed ; and of
the miserable followers in the insurrection many had
been. killed ; but two or three of the white inhabitants
had lost their lives.