The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1884-07-19 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

SMOKE AND FIRING NUISANCE, &C.  Mr. Peers complained of the very serious nuisance caused by the constant emission of smoke from the eopper Works, Birkenhead  Wharf, which, to his mind tn. Ist in a very short Court, so that whether he talked nonsense or , lime or ay him to the sun, -minding foliage, not he could hear the charge brought against Constantna eomplaints were also 'ing made oy him. Needham was accordingly placed in the of injuriously f the Egrement and Wa;litrY rate- dock and acquainted by the Chairman with payers, respecting the incesaant cre. from the character of the charge preferred against Ldiiy ac the port at New Brighton, every flu • afternoon. So great had been the nuisb.riceThe prisoner simply replied, "Who told that several of the invalids at the Convaleeces.'t ? Home had been seriously disturbed. P.C. 310 CEnnion) proved apprehending the Mr. Halley thought that the bombardment pLisoner the previous evening and said he had of Alexandria, which was nightly carried on wriaen to the Queen, Mr. Gladstone, and at the New Brighton Palace, was an equal others. nuisance. (Laughter.) Mr. Johnston asked on what subject? Mr. Preston stated that, in his little district The witness replies on the subject of being of Wallasey, there were some very serious falsely imprison:ad. Ffe had known the prisoner complaints respecting the smell arising from for two or three years, and during that time the sewer grids. He thought it very hard he had received many complaints from the upon the Wallasey ratepayers that they should neighbours respecting his toiditet. be mulcted in a sewerage rate of 91. in the £ The prisoner then made a long rambling when the sewage of that district received such statement, in which he said there was a CDRlittle attention. spiracy among the police and others to murder Mr. Walmsley : You have got a mania him, and, in order to obtain justice, he had for converting privies into water closets, written to the Queen and Mr. Gladstone. He (Laughter.) had been sent to prison and to a poorhouse ' The Chairman: Mr. Walmsley speaks very although he had clone nothing to merit the feelingly upon the subject. (Renewed laughter.) punishment. In replying to the complaint respecting the The prisoner was then removed. smell arising from the grids of the Wallasey Dr. Byerley, of Seacombe, said that the sewers, the Chairman of the Works and Health prisoner was very eccentric in his habits, Committee remarked that, by writing a note though he would not like to say, without fur. to the inspector of nuisances, they could have tiler observation, that it was dangerous for it remedied. With regard to the nuisance him to be at large. caused by the incessant firing of the guns at Mrs. Needham entered the witness-box and the New Brighton Fore that was a Govern- stated that since her husband was sent to 'Rent affair, and, consequently, a very difficult prison some time ago for ill-treating her he one to remedy. He would, however, enter had been continually threatening to murder into communication with the Government her, and she was now afraid of her life. euthorities on the subject, with a view to The prisoner was remanded until the followhaving it abated. With respect to the other ing day. complaint from Mr. Bulley, this was the first intimation the Committee 1;4 received of the matter. He promised to call the Surveyor's attention to the matter at once.