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at cast me for candles before; but I have an unvarying and 
brilliant light in every room, without any trouble but the 
turning of a key. All the offices and shops (or stores) in 
Bristol, of any respectability, purchase the light in the same 
way, and from hence the profits arise. It is intended, how- 
ever, to sell the gas by measure 5 as some abuses have crept 
in by individuals burning the gas longer than they contract 
for: a Gas-Meter has been invented, which, placed at the 
evokes into the house, ascertains the quantity of gas used. 
It is a box containing a wheel, which revolves more or less 
in LA ge to the gas driven through it, and when it has 
made a certain number of revolutions, moves an index, 
Bree scertains d is so constructed that it 
cannot be altered to deceive the: proprietors.” Most of the 
churches, and other public. buildings, take the light at vari- 
ous prices, proportioned to the time in which they use it; 
and the streets through which it already passes, are as light 
throughout the night, asin broad day. The peepee ar 
other works are near the entrance into the c 
not describe them to you, as you so papeotte Se sn 
them, and gave so accurate a description of them this 
morning as ‘surprised me; you having only seen the very 
limited, commencement of the gas works in London, when 
were ‘there.* I had the honor of being Chairman of 
the committee appointed by the Company for conducting 
_ the Bill through the Houses of Lords and Commons; and’ 
while I was in London had great satisfaction in seeing the 
progress of the gas-manufactories there: all the principal 
streets are lighted by gas—so are most of the public build- 
ings, and particularly the theatres; these latter have gaso- 
meters of their own; and the light produced is the most 
brilliant that can be imagined ; the centre-light i in Drury- 
lane theatre, tn through an immense 
glass lamps, arrange d with great taste and elegance, resem- 
bles the light of a mid-day sun in splendour, and is too _. 
price to look on. The shght. thrown on the bbe from the : 
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