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.31 I INTELLIGENCE. 07;1n' OF CH INCERV , . MONDAY, JULY 13. vv.►n #ECI'SON OF LOUD STEWAItTIi CASE. At a qtiai ter past ten his Lordship took his seat, and began he o!itet v,'ig,-tltat he had takes the ease of Tempest v. Oid into lots most sea ices 1141.1 the must own) painful consideration, Ohm ate ardroot anxiety to do what was best fur all parties. • With respect to• the bias of the young Lady's inclinations, he •watr formerly of opinion that sufficient evidence of that had hero laid' before Aglien he had stated his opinion hero" on the case, he had bet' II her, anal after hearing Whit was stater!' 137 Colinstl, he felt himself bo I in joistate to Are her again, and state to her, in the strongest summer he possibly comfit, every obirt•tbot which 'had been urged against tilt' ovierlage, ant! iw so,ke could de clare lie had acted with the must p;iitittit solicitude for her ioteeest and that of ill concerued. Rut lie found free de termination was wholly unalterable, and seeing ouch to be the case, lie felt it was proper to imske'souse inquiries respect. mg thb points which had been laid before him, and. which to repeat now, was' totally unnecessary. In the course of in• vestigating These points, he hail a motility submitted to him lobe appointing a commission to examine witnesses on the ease ; but he was not able to find nue instasiee where a cons missioa had been so issued. He had, therefure, Imea coin {celled to• have recourse to affidavits. Here he would say that it WaS diettll l unit painful for him tomato: iii open OINK e what was sterol in these affidavits, but lie would do• so io Mocha toNtiner as wootti St' intelligible to Counsel on both aides. for it stay long period no impoitition whatever of diet kiiirf had been thrown en the anincrous family of Lord Stewart's ancestors, and in two instances, that malady had been sathifectorily act:minted for. ft was toe much to expect 41ion to visit on the present generation, what had perhaps existed in the former ffetterai ion, though not fur a very tong period t for *ere beer any Jrailge to aft so, there was no possibility of knowing to what extent the principle might he carried, and no family in filet could he sale. 'llvere cer tainly was a vast ifillierence bet %seen what was now the case, and what might have happened some ceutinies ago. finder all the cirestinetasumo of the case, looking as he did to all the facts laid bbfeere him, and taking the objections is, whole mad separately, tee dill not, and Could net, think the Master had come to a wrong conclusion. These he had Mated to the yormg Lardy, With all the pathos he possibly could, as be thought that proper. He had beard au appeal would be taken to the Manse of Lords; and he would say, lie had 1111 objection to suck us *Neal ; for to the decision of that Fiume he was at ail tortes ready to bow with satisfac tion. 1k would bine thereby the satistirction of knowing that, if he wits virolog i their Lordships would have it in their power to set hini - right. Till he kuew whether suck an ap. peal was to be made, he would, of course, issue Os seder to the marriage; and as to the other restraints, relative to the intercourse of Lady Antrim, ihe. it might he as well to do them away. Never in the eourse of his life had lie been employed in X noose psriuuful, and to binra mere distressing duty, than the consideratioia of this case, bid he trusted it would be believed he had meted with air Wawa iatentian and a coed eonseienoe. He Irad emesidered all the objections el the case, be had weighed the ciressormlintses of the disparity of age, the son of Lord Stewart, Ire. but While he was pot pre pared to say this was an eligible marriage, he could not, lay ing his hand on his heart, say, as en honest man, that it was an improper one. If Sir S. Romany intended to appeal to the House of Lords, MP:hoped Sir S. would let him know in a rea. minable time, turd then be would snake the ordor lie bad mentioned. W EDNIESDA The Court Met sweets crowded, in expectation Of the final result, iekeinggederally Onderstood that Sir Samuel Mutiny, as Counsel tor Mrs. Tay be, the guardian of Lady Vane 'fem. pest, wield Otis writing intimate whether Mrs. Taylor tended to appeal or not, to the House of lords. Sir Sasaurl happened, however, at this moment to lie engaged in a case before the .Yiee Chancellor; bat Sir Arabes-. Psggot, one of Lord Stewart's Counsel, was petit:et, with Messrs. Hart sad Horne, aFso engaged in Ike ease. Sir ArtlinoPiggid Ikea said, that he bed consalted with the Cosinsel on the utherside, and understood from them, that it vas the fixed determination of Mrs. Taylor, the aunt of the y.anig lady, and of her guardians, to appeal Irom his Lord ship's derision to the House of Lords. Yiein the circuinstan. cc, of the ease, it was particularly desirable (hut the appeal should be heard as quickly as possible ; but it could nut in soy way proceed, till tits Lordship had forasally made out the order. The Lord Clianeeßor.—Nou may, therefore, take the order that the Mister's report, finding that this is not au improper marriage, is by me confirmed ; at the same time let the emu y of appeal be inserted. I ant of ooinion that the marriage most be restrained, undee the present circumstances, till the decision of the Utilise of Lords be known. With respect to the other restraint*, they hail as well be pot an end to, as I don't ace Any reasonable cause for their being continued. Sir A. Piggot.—l should suppose, my Lord, that the Master aary, in the mean time, nevertheless proceed in making out (hr proposuls of settlement, The Lord Chiricellor.—Certainlv. I can see nothing to pre • Cii Me Airing on with that; but let it he understood that lie does se without prijoilite. sir Sourer! Woodsy at this moment came Into Court, and adds-raiders Ids Lordship, said, " I am, my Lord, desired by Mrs. 'fauns to iriform your /Lordship most respectfully, that it 111 her inteirtion forthwith to appeal to the Muse of Lords, from the elevt.ton now given by your Lordship." The Lin J I:tiancellor.—l was just informed of this, Sir SA I, brio e von Caine into Court, by Sir A. I'iggot. lam particularly glad th:it you has e aelopird this course, because, so a case so painfisl to me in every point of view as 111 . 5 list been, I shall have the heartfelt siiiithectitar of being set right by the House of Lords if I am wrong. Painful as si de con sideration of this cast has been to my 01V41 1 . 111101, I nun happy to think that a superior tribuoil a ill have it in tires' ,power io review my judgment, 91111 that any rotor or insitlvertta c y nave hero guilty of will be their redressed. I base just stated to Sir Arthur Pigged what should be dune, and I du really think 1 um in justice bound to restrain the marriage in the IlleAll time. Toils is the best thing I can possibly do ter cite pat ties. Take the order as I have rucotioned it, and let it be di awn up forthwith. FRIDAY. Thi• morning, Mr. Horne, as counsel on the part of Lord 'stew art, observed, that in this case he understood Isis Lord- *hi,. had ordt tett that thu toarri.ige of Lady Valle Temper, with Stevaatt sI Id lit restrained until the appeal to the thm.t. 01 Lords •iionl.l ti.ive brew th lei mined. lie also ' A nde l i hat the ins r aas to eructed %%tilt (lie sett it tutu t, • without prejudice tJany procecdinp iu tiicolycrior t5.j.....; THE NATIONAL REGISTIM He only now wished to ask, whether it was intended by his Lordship, that the Master should proceed with drawing the settlements de die in diem . . . The Lord Chancellor signified, that that was certainly his intention. LICZNSING SYSTEM. Tuesday a meeting way held at the Crown and' Anchor Tavern to take into consideration the best means of provid ing against the injuririns effects of the present mode of license ing public houses. It had been announced that the •chair would be taken at one aNed that Jir Fia'neis Burdett would be present. It was 'rear two o'clock, however, before there was any impearatire of business, and then air. Barber Beaumont stirred to the company, that as tile honourable baronet bad ptinnised in t h e most unequivocal manlier, either to take the chair or to do any thing else that might he tough! neces to proinotethe object of the meeting, it might be advisable to delay the cousideration of the matter for a few minutes. 'file company acquiesced. A considerable time then elapsed, ana still Sir Francis Burdett did not appear. Mr. Raiserßeaumont then rose and said, that as the Hon. Baronet had not undyed, he thorigtd it would be proper to read a letter which lie heti received from him, in order to cotiflren the statement which lie had presiotisly made. He then read a Vetter' 'from Sir Freneis garden, which stated, elawthe should be glad to do every thing in his power for gene' rid of the whit:airy licensing system, at st that if Mr. Deamtiont wand Nave the goodness to inform him what he wishes' to be done, lie would attend. Mr. Beaumont then said. Shia,. in consequence of this letter, he waited on Sir Francis Burdett, and informed him that a meeting was to be holden on Monday last : but that the Hon. Bart. having heard that the electors of Westminster wished to chair bins on that slay, he requested that the emetitta might be deferred till Tuesday, when he would attend. 'Fle lion. Baronet, how. ever, had Dot aerived, and, therefore, hr Mr. Beaumont) would rscommendtivilse company,. that the lion. Washington Shirley should take the their. Mr. Shirley cap d his meet, olderving that lie eons sidered the object for which they were assembled perfectly unconnected with any party, thief lie would do the best in his power, and trusted to the indulgence of the foot:pony if he confronted any error. He theft read the advertisement calling taie meeting, when Mr. Barber Beaumont rose, and , said, that in consequence of the determination of the Committee of the floilse of Cola. mons, to whom a petition on the licensing eystem hail been referred, not to print the important evidence which they re ceived in *wort of their allegation, he deemed it a duty which he owed to the petitioners to give them wine further information of the proceedings than appeared in the report. This prieiring of the report without the evidence was a most extraordinary course. The report recognised, that he had proved those allegations. It found a verdict of guiltyag.iinst the licensing system, and the combination of the'brewers—it called on the magistracy ' to Laid their aid to break down * !confederacy which is so injurious to the poor and middlint classes of the caudeunity . --and recommended a prospective law, which, by the'reey, would just amount to nOthitig bed the evidence upon Which the whole was founded had been suppressed. Those who were to legislate were not to see the evidence itself, but the hints of such parts of it as were Liven in the Report, and nothing more. Of this suppression of the evidence, which was collected and produced with so much trouble, he certainty did complain. Had this been printed, as was usual, the folly, and immense injury tet the public of the English licensing system, would have apps ared So glaring to the world, as teputto shame its iuteresti d and corrupt advocates—and lie should hope, to have induced the Legislature to restore to the people of England the r:glit which the petition prayed for—the right of a free trade in victuals—a light alloyed by the people of every other coon. try. He was aware that the publication of the evidence might prove disastrous to certain great capitalists ; but this was no reason why the stres*iu of knowledge, justice, and of public good should be stopped. 'the misdoing' of petty rogues sire displayed without mercy. The publican who, following the example of his snprriura, adulterates his beer, is held up to odium, and is consigne d to rain. The grocer who mixes beans or leaves of English growth with those of foreign, although equally wholesome, is exposes! to public indignatiou for his little cheat. Why ilia friendly mantle to cover sty sins of cheats by wholesale? h the magnitude of an offence a reason for remitting pnuisliment? All persons toncerneil in adulterating lithium fowl, when detected, ought to be made known.—(applause.)—He hoped he should not be MeMismi ot attacking brewers and magistrates improperly. He di sired to do neither ; his object of attack was the arliiirary Betas. ing system,. the iisconsiderate Act of Pariiautent which pre. 'Obits all persous fruits retailing beer, except those wl a few privileged men on owe day of the year empower to so. The modern law, which deprived the British public of their natural and chartered right, a free trade in vietstais, cot% rnpted the magistrates, made monopolists of the brewers, and ; did more isjery to the moral character and substantial rights of Eaglislimen than say law that ever was passed. The brew. ; train Parlianwto denied this monopoly; but it was ohs ions from the report of the roininittee—a document whirl, cer tainly hid nut been prepared in any disposition of hostility to the brewers. The report had also observed, ' that the n,eei• lugs of the hi ewers to fix their priers" probably will be used as the means of demanding such an unfair price from the public as they may be compelled to submit to." Hot hail not things arrived at this pitch already ? A rise in porter never takes' place until after all the London brewers have met to. gether, and pledged themselves to adhere to one price, and from one day. One brewery, it is trite, acts independeutly and offers beer at us reduced price ; but the public et 1111 l ot get at it, becatibe almost all the house, licensed for retuning are under the influence of the combined brewers. The lengths to which these gentlemeit will go to keep up their price is ' noticed in the report, which sa”," a pecuniary consideration was offered by an agent of a brewer to a vietnailer, to induce him to abandon a practice which be had adopted, of selling beer sit a reduced price." The fact is, this victualler, Mr. Anthill, of King.street., Seveasslials, has a free house—lie deals with the independent brewery, and sells genuine hem at a halfpenny end penny per pot tinder the regular prices -1 his tentle has, in roust (realer, iticreased extensively, and taken away, of coarse, from that of the surrounding bumps. A vei y great brewery ottetcti this bribe it he would raise ilia price to their standard. So much fur the professions of the coin bitted brewers, acting for the benefit attic peiblit..-01,- plattse.) —The Repel: prat eedS—"'llse abuse of the ficemilit: system is in prowess in this country, and is producieg still more iu j urious effects limit any of which evidence lids Lei adduced as affecting the foretiopolis." in tile c try the no!:rartfon of these atur"?ol:t! , , :ttder :he I: t •tt.:., .11 PLY Is easy,.nnd is becoerng general. The consequence is , that the puolie, in some pal Ave with u itt mercy t tic beer is the most vapid, nauseous stuff. that can be conceived —the rive is a penny eer qnart higher than in London, and the ,unsure not more than twcothircts of the legal quantity. The Report declares a very just opinion—"'f hot a brewery. supported by purchased public-houses, would deteriorate the quality of their beer." It proceeds to state, that 4 " the liquor then becomes inferior—private families supply them selves:lmm their own breweries, smaller societies brew from molasses, in tea-kettles; but the poor, who have none of tHase resources. Malt be content with such liquer as is retailed at the licensed houses, whatever may be the qttaliey,, the rice, oe the measure." This was, racist true, and tv fcarfnl truth it was. The labour ing poor of England must be content with such tiptoe as is retailedat the licensed houses, whatever may he the quality, the prier, or the measure. And ye•t the House of Commons countenancesthe continuance of a syetent wMe h reducesitein to this condition , . With the conviction' tans expressed of the injury to the pooroftitielieestsing sestent,no recommendation is made for restoring to them the [state& of the competition afforded by a free paste. But the report concludes with the hollow echo of a piece of advice given in the police report, which earnestly calls on the mag6►stracy Ito lead their aul to break down a confederacy *lrish is so injerious to the in. terests of the poor and' middling classes of society. Isrpon the detection of Me nsc of nnlawfal ingredients, the report observe', they And, both from the ICZCiat returns, and from the seizing officers, that dregs of a eery nauseous, and some of • very uerniciotts quality, are dill ♦ended by persona as a trade, aud bought by the lesser brewers and by the publicans. Thiu, with ether observations, mishit lead the public to sup ' pose that Ilse lesser brewers and publicans were the only persons who used unlawful ingrediest's, and tn acquiesce its the plan for' crustal,* the smatter breweries, so as to (Ism , plete the monopoly system. The piddle inner lot be misled un this. point. It ought to be known dim •vidrnee of eon.- viction of the great brewer* was mtered, ao well as of the lesser owes, arid refused. It was objected, that the petition was in thepresree tense, and that the convictions were In the past, the greater past of the consictions of the great houses being upwards of six years old—(great applause.)—But, said Mr. Beaumont, wink I state lids, I think it right to add, that I hove no itiformatiows of convictions whieli have been in any instance produced artiost the houses of Whitbread, Coombe, Goodwin. the Gokien•lane, or Elliot. But it is not only by the tiara drugs that beer is rendered inferior. The report notices a eters ietion of one of the great brewers for swing alkaline salt fa neutralize acidity in young beer. To neutralise the avidity, alkali is added. The liquor Wes formed has none of the hearteniog and strengthening qualities of the old beer.— Labouring wen, %Moth-ink beer nut for amusement, ise their superiors du, bur to enable them to bear up under their great tails are usithrably deceived by these saline mixtures. Such beer rather weakens then strengthens. Where men already labour under disease, their complaint wilt , be aggravated, not healed, by swels chink. This is the most general adulteration of modern beer, and perhaps the most injurious. That the price of porter is materially increased in consequence of the licensing system, does not admit of a doubt ; but I would fain hope that the great men of the nation are not aware of the extent of this enormous price and of its effect on the labour ing poor. I am thoroughly convinced, front a patient ex amination of this subject, that in the price of pertcr and ale, at least a penny per quart In the metropolis, acid two or three pence per quart in many parts of the country, are sacrificed to the licensing system. Mr. Beaumont then entered into some other details respecting the arleistery and interested coodeet of the brewers, and cortetnefed with eaylng, that thosiglt -the preeeedings of the late House of Contemns were ewes discouraging, he trusted that some beneficial measure would be adopted its the new. Mr. Jflrlea Burdett, who had entered the room towards the close of Mr. Beatttnones statement, then rose and said, that he attended on the part of Sir F. Burdett, to state his regret that he could not attend the meeting to day. He hoped, that the great fatigue which he had tondergone yesterday would be received as an apology. At the name lime, Sir F. Bur. deg had desired him to say, that he should be happy to pro mote the object of the greeting; that at present, he was not acquainted with the subject, but he should be glad to re. eeive any information which the Committee might think proper to send him. The following resolution was then read from the chair, and carried mot ' asly. " 'fiat, from what has acetified in the late House of Com mons, respecting the arbitrary system:of iicensing public houses, this Meeting frit theinAlves jusistied in persevering in their exertions to obtain a permanent seined), to coons teract the numetons grievances which result from that system.' The next resolution was— " That it is the opinion of this :Meeting, that a due rw gard for the health► and property of his Majesty's subjects requite that it full disclosure he made of all convictions pf brewers, alto have been detected in having its their posses sion deletes-Ours or redesignl ingredients ?or the making o 6 beer ; and That the representatives in parliament for West. manatee be respectfolly solicited to move tia the priuting oil the same, together with the evidence lately 'alert by the com mittee on the public breweries." Me, Barry said, the object oh this resolution sear, in plaint Isms, to prevent the infusion of poison into beet. To the• present arbitrary system of licensing, we had to ascribe the use of the most pernicions drugs. He had lately seen aku ge table at the Excise Board revered with samples of the must deleterions ingredients; some, substitutes for malt ; (lma, for colons ing ; others, for giving a false head to the beer.. The brewer, in whose house these ingredients were found, suffered tire penalties imposed by law ; but what satisfaction was that to the persons whose health was so greatly impair tat by drinking the noxious liquor? (applause.) This, it was title, was only one case, but it was a ease at which lie WO pi esent, and from what he had slake heard and seta' respect ies ; the practices of the brewers, he would venture to say, " use lased ummes." In his practice, in the 'eschew Debtot s' Court, he daily saw iustaticee of pour 'robberies being sacri ficed by the [newer* with whom they dealt ; and in fact, the oppression of the brewer was such, that the publican could only be considered as Isis pot•boy. It was the retiree of tie brewer not to give credit to the I•ubliese without a a atarr ant of agonies, which Vila bled him to put it in exelevlion ever lit pleased. Upon the whole, hone the %astral' whir l s ono prevailed, both the publican and the piddle were sacri ficed to the• interests of the bseir. tr. 3lr. Driary,was proceeding to enter into some Jetting re sra'rling the rate Yr lakes. as c iiiii lowed with a former str.ie mein made by Mr. lteannienot, nhen he was called to order .•y .eyeral gentienien, who considered these colt:illations q . !,! to the busineso of the day. d, atid,