The Chairman read the following memorial: -

“To the Gentlemen of the Board of Health.”

“We, the undersigned, inhabitants of West Walls, respectfully call the attention of the Board of Health to a nuisance which has long existed in our neighbourhood, namely, a rendering - house, the property of Mr. John IRVING. The nuisance has been more serious of late, in consequence of the fate being kept a longer period previous to it’s being melted, which has been injurious in several instances to our health; and we respectfully solicit the attention of your inspector on a melting day.

“Mary WALES, West Walls

“William CONWAY, West Walls

“James PROUDFOOT, West Walls

“Anne PEEL, West Walls

“William WRIGHT, West Walls

“Mary LINDALL, West Walls

“William STEWART, West Walls

“John BATY, West Walls

“Benjamin WARD, West Walls

“William REES, The nuisance most sickening this day when I passed in the forenoon. (Aug. 27) as well as on many other occasions.

“M. BROCKBANK

“Mary Ann ASHBURNER

“Anne TAYLOR.”

Mr. PATTINSON: I have passed the place several times; it certainly is very bad.

The Chairman: Mr. SABBAGE had better look at it and report.

Mr. George MOUNSEY: Oh, it requires no looking at; it is pretty well known.

Mr. PERRING: It is it’s own report, (Laughter.)

The Chairman:Well, I think it is a very proper case for consideration. If it be a nuisance it must be treated as one.

Mr. MOUNSEY: There’s no doubt about that.

Mr. SIMPSON: How mant tallow chandlers are there in Carlisle? We must treat all alike.

Mr. PERRING: We must take cases as they arise. At present the complaint applies to one.

Mr. PATTINSON: If the tallow is melted when it is fresh, I don’t think there is anything injurious about it.

The Chairman: I know that every tallow shop in the town has an unpleasant smell at times.

Mr. JAMES: Especially in the summer time.

Mr. PERRING: They wish to have as few melting days as possible. That is the motive.

Mr. PATTINSON: If the tallow was melted at the proper time there is nothing injurious about it.

Mr. PERRING: They melt daily in London.

Mr. JAMES: It is different there from Carlisle.

Mr. PERRING: Oh yes; I know that.

The chairman: Mr. HOGG and Mr. SABBAGE had better report.

Mr. PERRING: Then they must go on melting day, and they should not give notice that they are going.

The Chairman: I should think Mr. SABBAGE knows his business better than that.

Mr. PERRING: It is rather a delicate question I admit.

Dr. ELLIOT: A part of King Moor should be appropriated to melting houses and slaughter houses.

The Chairman: Let us deal with this first; we have nothing to do with other things.

Mr. PERRING: It is rather extraordinary that Mr. IRVING who is a member of the Local Board of Health and takes part in putting down nuisances of others, should have one of his own, (Laughter.)

The Chairman: We are all in trade of some sort, and it might happen with any other gentleman in a similar position.

After a few words upon the insalubrity of the neighbourhood of gas works, Mr. MOUNSEY’s suggestion was adopted.

The Committee then adjourned.