The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-07-31 00:00:00

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Where du yule keep a psaidie-lion4e?—lu King-Art.4.4-

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teto.ie beer do yin retail ? —Tie. Ilibildee•lane beer.
1. th it good beer ?..-11 is approved of by all mg eos,oasers.
Is it in your judgment better her than all others ? I aka
sot lino,' it is.
AVM, did you deal with before? —3lessrs . B 'relay, Pei king, i
and Company.
DJ you thick it is as gond as Messrs. Barclays beer ?
Yea; it is as good, it in liked by my cateltorsers.
Are yen enjoying • good trade ?—Yes ; I am selling nine
butts • month.
How much did yore fell befere?—Not near so much as
that; I was drawing are hots. these
By what WWI hive yew inereserl it?-1 think he low-
ering the price; I sell it five-pence the pot, if they fetch it, 1
and live-prome halfpenny in doors.
Dues that fetch you a good print?—They allow it me at
the old price, by which meows it does.
Whose house is it you live iu ? —lt is my own house; it
was gay father's house fifteen yews before me
How enieb per barrel du you pay for the beer you now
have, how match cheaper than the beer of Messrs. Barclay
and Company?—Five shilliots a barrel, I think it is; I like
it as well as Meson. Berelry's beer.
Have any offers or geminate's.' hems lirlil out to you, to
induce you to sell your beer at the saw price yam Jot be.
fore?—Yes.
And nut to lower it?—Yes.
What were they?—lt was after I had lowered it.
Was not it while you were dealing with Barclay and
Peakies?—No; since 1 Ilealt with the Golden-lass. I tame
to Moors. Barclay's house, and apprized their clerks of it,
and asked them, if they could induce me to stop, even for a
few months, if the beer wan likely to fall ; they said they
could net du that; and they said, if you go to any other
brewer you must pay the same price; I said no, I could get
it cheaper.
What was the name of the gentleman you spoke to
Shephard ; upon that I said, I we/lettings Golden-larte,but
he thought I should not like their beer, for that their's
(Messrs. Barclay's) was the best in the lowa. I west lo
Golden lane and tasted the beer; 1 liked it, and gave them
an order fur twelve bulls the same day.
How loot is that ago ?—Test ur eleven weeks ago.
How many orders have you given them?—Purr times
now.
Have they continued to give you a supply, the last order
equal to what they did at fine ?—Yea, I think it is improved ;
this last lot is better than the fret.
Since yam have heel% I. the habit of dealing with them
have any offers been made to you to prevent you from keep-
ing your beer at the price to which you lowered it ?--Mr.
Johnson anal Mr. Shepherd called upon me the same week,
and said they must have me back again ; I told them they
should, and I would rather have their beer, if they would
serve me at the same price as Golden-lase; they said they
could not do that. They said, if I were to come back, if I
were to make out a few liars, they would make me a racoon-
pence. If I would come hock, mid sell at the same price.
they world snake a present at wine future time, if I would
make a fair statement.
What do you mess by a statement?-1 understood, they
would make me an allowance as if 1 bad sold the beer at the
saute price as I do now.
Wbo said that!—Mr. Johnson did ; they said they were
determined to hive me back, that Gulden-lane should nut
have me.
You thought that oiling at a higher price would reduce
your custom ?—I told them so.
What was the persists they offered to give you for the
reduction of your custom, in consideration of your selling
at a higher prig?—They said, they would give it to me any
time 1 asked them for it; there were several of Mr. Ban
clay's houses sold at the old prices, and sever rose at all this
last rise, and I did mine.
Who was that ?—There was one in Crown-strett, and Mr.
Bale.
Was any answer given by you to theme gentlemen in con-
sequence of their prupusition to you?-1 told them I had
gut • large family, and could not ruse back ; that I liked
their beer and their ways, and I had so fault to find. If
they would allow me it in a proper way, and send the beer
in at the saute price I bad it from Golden-lane, that I would
then go back.
You intending to sell at the lower price, if they would
send it in at the same price?—Yes.
As these Graillemeu did nut succeed in this negotiation,
did either of them, ur any tither agent of Messrs. Mire' iy•si
house call upon you again with •notber propositiusi?—tors;
a week or ten days afterward'. Mr. Shepherd called, and said,
there was a great demur in the neighbourhood at my
selling at the low price ; at that time there were three
houses its the neighbourhood selling at the same prate as
me; he said if I slid not come back, I had better rise my
beer, and then all the other neighbours would do it. I said
we bad had a meeting in the neighbonrhood, and we had
agreed to raise the price (for they had never risen it at all),
but they never slid it; that was before I went to G 'den-lane; Mr. Shepherd said, Ilse, would satisfy me in a hand-
some way. If 1 wools, nut take their word for a few monibe,
they would put it &mu on the table fur me. They did nut
name any signs; but they would make it as easy fur me as if
1 was belling at the lower price. 1 would wish to say, that
I was very sorry I should have to come here, because there
was notbint but the best of fsieuaship between Mews. Mir-
clays sad sue.
Were may terms offered to you. inciter you would not come
bark, if you would smite the price equal to tither priblicaris?
—Yes, that I should be a ewarded for it, and their the whole
Neighbourhood would be quiet, and would rise too, and that
they would satisfy me, and give use • 111114 4one present.
Do you mean to say that this gentleman, Mr. Shepherd,
wisest he called upon you, asked yen to raise the price of
your beer, and that he would give you a reward, ailleoreh
you slid nut deal wills BAlr!ay, Perkier, end Company ?-11e
said, if you du not come back you must raise your herr, for
we are determined to have it so.
Do you know whether Messrs. Barclay and Prakimt
sive Hale now ?—I asked the question this nsioniug, suit
I learned they slid suit; 1 slunk it is Gulden lone does.
Every time Mr. Shepherd called upon me I told bins of Mr.
Hale, and he said they chit Ind 1114.1111 to
but however they eiintioued ar siding in beer till very lately.
Do you Meeu to say punitively, that Johnson told you, that
if you would come lark awl &ail sii h Barclay, Pet k ins. and
Compaily, he would make you • compliment for so dome—
Yes, I du.
Was any body resell' '—'.lr. Shepliard was present ; we
were all in my pinkie. 1..4i-they.
How much le, r diri toe draw for i month previ to the
alteration is the price ?—I iliirik I it as drawler sot butts.
But snore than slat?—Nu. I %hi/1k soil.
After the price sae raised your trade fell off ?—Yess ; I Tees
mine whim the clerk canoe and told use of ilbe rise; I rose
mine, but there were many hussars about sae that dad nut ;
whether they received the premium 1 minuet tell.
What house sells at the old price ?—There is one in the
middle of Crow/femme, and tin re is Hales's house.
Did glary offer to yod a compensative for loss of trade in
relenting to deal wills them, sir was it a compessetion ge-
nerally for Inutile Goideir.leur?—lt was a compensation to
pay me fur my hoses, supposing that I did not du NO much
husistars in consequence of selling at the higher price.
Your house is very near Messer. Crushes brewery ?—Yes.
Were many of the men iii I hal cuss° re in the habit of
' using your house, or seuilsog to yur for beer ?-3ometimes,
but nut lately.
Did they until you took your beer of Goldea-latie?—Yes.
I their sires used to none iii fur beer, ur if they were wet and
cold they had a glass of spirits.
They bare not frequented your house since ?—No
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