The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-02-25 00:00:00

NUISANCES

Section 132: " That if any foundry, &c. &c. &c. shall be
a nuisance to any inhabitant, or if any steam-engine here-
after to be erected in the borough, by not consuming the
smoke arising therefrom, shall be a nuisance to any inhabi-
tant, the Council shall order the person, by or on whose be-
half such nuisance is carried on, to discontinue or remedy
the same." Tire penalties for non-compliance are left blank.
Provision is made that any person aggrieved may appeal to
the Recorder.
Mr. ISAAC HOLMES would divide the Council against the
clause. If any individual imagined a manufactory to be a
nuisance, he might put the proprietors to great expense and
trouble. There were individuals who could not consume
their own smoke. He had asked a party what they would do
in such a case as Fawcett's foundry, and the reply was, that
they would stop it if it were a nuisance. Mr. Holmes made
some allusions to the soap trade, and to the difficulties which
would arise if they attempted to put down all manufactories
which could not consume their own smoke. He would move
that the words, "if practicable," he introduced into the
clause, so that it might be that parties should be compelled
to consume their own smoke, if practicable.
Mr. Antix and Mr. H. LA:witsrtett expressed their
opinidn, that the law would become a. dead letter if the alte-
ration were introduced.

The TOWN-CLERK said he believed all might be consumed
by a very simple plan.
Mr. YATES said the plan of Mr. Wye Williams might be
adapted to any steam-engine. •
Mr. HENRY HOLMES 'said the plan had been entirely re-
jected in Leeds.

Mr. H. LAWRENCE suggested that, in lieu of clause 133,
which enacted an increasing fine for the nuisance continuing
unremedied after notice, it should be enacted that it should
be discontinued within thirty days, and remedied within such
other time as the Council should order.—Agreed to.

The bill contains clauses 135, Penalty on suffering dogs to
go at large after notice,-136, Dogs suspected to be mad may
be destroyed,-137, Penalty on suffering mad dogs to be at
large.

Mr. GLADSTONE said if these clauses were what they ap-
peared to be, he thought they were very hard upon the poor
dogs. They were, it appeared, to be destroyed on suspicion.
lie wished to have it defined what the suspicion was to be
grounded upon.

Mr. PRIESTL EY mentioned an instance of a gentleman
who had a very fine Newfoundland dog taken from him by a
policeman, shortly after the Mayor's notice appeared on the
walls, and it was destroyed before he could make any repre-
sentations in its behalf.

Mr. HODGSON said, a policeman who interfered impro-
perly with a dog would undoubtedly lose his place.
After some further conversation the clause was passed.

DRUNKENNESS

From 138 to 142 inclusive, provided powers for impound-
ing cattle, &c. 143, penalty on drunkenness. If not imme-
diately paid, imprisonment.
Mr. PARKER said, he hoped this clause would be rigidly
enforced. There were hundreds of persons came before the
magistrates for drunkenness who were dismissed without any
fine whatever.

Mr.' COOPER.—It ought to be 10s. for being drunk on a
Sunday.
Mr. PARICER.—And for every common councilman who
gets drunk it ought to be £5.
Clause 144 enacts, that drunken persons guilty of riotous
or indecent behaviour, are to be fined 10s. Imprisonment
in default.