The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-12-28 00:00:00

SMOKE NUISANCE

We insert the following printed circular, issued by Edwin
Eddison, Esq., the town clerk of Leeds, calling a public
meeting in Leeds, for the purpose of an enquiry into the
practicability of freeing that great manufacturing district from
the nuisance of smoke. We really think the example well
worth imitation in our own town, and at least would suggest
that our public authorities should depute some one from our
Improvement Committee to attend the meeting, and report
officially at the Town•hall.

(Circular.)
" Leeds, 16th December, 1841
" PREVENTION OF SMOKE.

" Sir—Having for some years been exceedingly anxious to
prevent the great nuisance in Leeds, arising from the smoke
of large furnaces, especially those of steam engines and dye-
houses, I at the last quarter sessions of the peace for the
borough of Leeds, indicted three of the worst, which I se-
lected by lot, and the grand jury foiled true bills against
them all. But, although I think many of the smoke-makers
have been very reprehensible for the indifference they have
shown to the comfort, health and cleanliness of their fellow
townsmen, there are others who have shown an earnest zeal,
almost regardless of expense, to do what they can to remedy
the evil. I am, therefore, very desirous of adopting some
course by which 1 can convince them, (for I am fully con-
vinced myself, by personal examination,) that smoke can be
burnt or prevented, and that too with a great saving of fuel.
" I have therefore resolved to call a meeting, at the large
room in the Music Hall, in Leeds, on Wednesdya, the 12th
January next, at twelve o'clock at noon ; and on the two
preceding days the room will be at liberty for patentees or
other inventors, in priority of application, to CI hibit models,

plans, sections, or diagrams.
" I have no connection, engagement, pr undertaking on this
subject, either with the smoke makers or smoke preventers,
nor do I intend to have any, except so far as it may be re-
quisite for me to come to a fair investigation of the inventions
of the former and the just objections of the latter ; nor am I
responsible to any person, committee, or public body, for the
course lam taking. _ _ _

" It is of great importance to health and comfort that more
attention should be paid to the prevention of smoke than
has hitherto been ; but it is also important, that as parlia-
ment may take up the question and introduce a law for sum-
mary convictions, we should prevent restrictions that may
ionjurious to trade and manufactures.
William Beckett, Esq. M.P., for Leeds, will take the
chair ; he will give each inventor an opportunity of very
shortly explaining his apparatus ; and afterwards, questions
may be asked in explanation : but it is not proposed to allow
the inventors to question each other in public, because it
might lead to personal remarks.
" After these are done, I expect a resolution to be pro-
posed, and which I hope will be carried, to the effect that
smoke may be burnt or prevented with a saving of fuel : but
whether such a resolution be carried or not, I shall have the
satisfaction of thinking that I have done my best to give to
all a fair opportunity for discussion.
" I shall feel obliged by an answer within one week from
this date, in order that 1 may know what room to provide for
models, &c., as three patentees have already agreed to come
and exhibit. _ .

" I propose to send this circular to those only who have in
some way or other been before the public on the subject.
" I am, Sir, yours very obediently,
" EDWIN EDDISON.
Edwin Eddison, Town-clerk,

—Please to address—'

ATTEMPT TO DESTROY A PARISH CHURCH.—An attempt
was made on Saturday last, to destroy the Parish Church of
Sutton-in-Ashfield, by fire. A ball of combustibles was
thrown through one of the windows, and had burnt itself
out before being able to ignite the old oak of which the pews
were composed. In all probability, had this combustible
matter come in contact with almost any other part of the
seating, the edifice would have been destroyed, together with
the fine organ, the munificent gift of a deceased inhabitant
of the place.

JERUSALEM.—THE NEW BISHOP.—The Popish paper,
L'Univers, states, we presume, rather what it wishes than
what it can prove when it says:—" We are assured from
authentic sources that the Sultan decidedly refuses to au-
thorise the building of a Protestant church at Jerusalem,
The Anglican bishop, therefore, on his arrival, will have no
opportunity of entering upon his spiritual labours ; but, as
a diplomatic agent at Jerusalem is perhaps more important
than as a missionary, the cabinet of St. James's will easily
console itself for the refusal of the Porte."

SCENE IN A YANKEE PRINTING OFFICE.---Printer's
Devil—More copy, Sir. Editor-1 told you not to bother
again to-day. Go and steal any article from the Courier.
Please, Sir, I've the whole of it already, except three articles
which we stole from them last week, which they first stole
from the Chronicle, and which they have now stolen back

1 from us!

FO REIG N INTELLIGENCE

FRANCE

The French Court of Peers decided on Thursday the fate
of Quenisset and his accomplices. Baron Pasquier, the pre-
sident, in the absence of the prisoners, pronounced sentence
of death upon Quenisset, Colombier, and Hazier ; imrs-'-
ment for life upon Dunfaur, Jarrasse, im
ment for fifteen years upon Mallet im,
ment for ten years upon Launois and Boucheron imprison-

ment for five years

poty, for writing a journal r,

lar senten

ssed o►► I

Petit ; imprison-

and Boggio ; imprison-

geray, and Considere were acquitted.
rations were made for the decapitation

mspirators! A
Martin, Fou-

prisoners condemned to i

It is understood that the life
Speculations differ as to the. fate of Coh
Some assume that they cannot be execut

spared) others aver that they will be g

ecessary prepa-

two of the three

et will t

at the beginning of the week.
A protest against the condemnation of M. Dupoty w
progress of signature among his political friends
hundred names were said to have been already ,r
convicting Dupoty of the crime of treason, P
a journal read by traitors in common
newspapers, the peers have deck--
the press. They have now,
flung away the scabbard. We shall now see how mut.
that power which hurled Charles the Tenth from the thrc
continues to be wielded by the press of France. By conder
ing Dupoty the peers have virtually abrogated the chart
have proclaimed to Frenchmen, in the face of Europe, t
no laws exist in France which can screen innocence it
from their vengeance. The struggle will be. a fierce c
May it terminate in the prostration of this infamous f.
Chamber, and its base progeny, the September laws !

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