The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-08-28 00:00:00

rirE BRbR REPORT.

Extract from the Minium taker before the Co..
mittee of tire Is of Commons ea the Petition
of several inholitasts of Loudon mud as ricioity
respecting the price sad quality of beer.

fOistilhafrom our Peps tef poderday.)

Almada Ow's emastaistion awarded.
llinsif—Yes; the hem that eletateed the stet et *Met
We woe mode. .

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Pram when dM roe feat It ?..Fream a plan is Orsi'l
laa-laise.

What time was it Hat yaw caroled the coloarlaNisat, me.
"era, wreki.g?-11 was ipsmy dile:tat tidies the day;
i was very witty at it.
Rot at what hour did you see to carry the coliwitial wet;
--At varieties tiers ; sessiotiases oboe, sometimes Its es
elms, or twelve; this was early, it was site a di/erect
cascara.
The eolossriog la • liquid enatalaad I. a cask !—Yes ; that
a mall particle will dissolve itself la • large 'timidity of
Meer.
Too ward to carry It lit Nfewes?—Ys., with • permit;
hat I wryer carried this to
Vow always had • permit with it '—Tee; but I sever had
with Woo othir.
Of coarse shot Mail World prefect k fiem bring seised;
the brewer having a right to roe it by an of porlisinein
believe they had, but I have been at very early hoary.
Now did you aver carry say powder from say place!—
Yee.
Where did you fah, Jafrosa rawaot tell the same of
the Wrest properly ; it was Mg powder, it was similar to
prart.sah.
Where did you fetch It file ! From • place is Gray's.
Ins
Where did vow lake it to; sad where did you deposit its
—.I remised it frog • Mews. •

You twit it front Graft.lnmlase ?—lt lased to take it to
the bask of • lane wear Nedforrt-sqaare.
Who was the owner of the premises where yea deposited
it ?-1 sever made such an elasereaston.
Was Mr. Meru the proprietor ?-1 never considered Mr.
Mesa bad any thing at all to do with it.
When you left it yak had attain sloe to do with it '—No,
nothiag at all.
Whit became of it, ne what was dose with it, or where
scut, you do not know'—No, 1 Ms sot.
What reason have you for belleviag it was diluted, and
that the same stuff was snipsequestly tarried sway in so-
other shape ?-1 thought It was brosight to the Maws for one
purpose, and that they took It away for soother; 1 sever
saw it done.

Were you not examined before the Extim upon that sub-
ject ?—Never.
Or in the Court of Excheqmer?...-No, Never; I bad no-
thing to do bat with Ih/teatime's cartage.
Did you ever see one of the Imams opened ?-01a, yes! I
I have seen them opened.
How large were they?—Generally about a font and a
half, to two fret square ; they weighed abort ao hundred
weight and a half. 1 think it was about that weight; Mr.
Fitchew came down to our place.
Who wee Messrs. Mere broad clerk, or stoee•house clerk
at that lintel...l Neve► blew say thing of Messrs. Mena;
I never knew le nethiog" but about Mr. Wheelers; I was
'Employed for them; they lived in Charles-street, Drury-
lane ; I was glad to earn a few shilling. in that way to main-
tain ray family. I suppose it was five or six years ago sauce
I did any thing.
flow long has Wheeler left the town?-1 du not know;
very soon afire I did that job fur them ; and they never em•
played me may mauve.
Were you ever employed in carrying this diluted liquor
after you were detected ley Fitch.. !—No, never, it finally
Emitted it; it was intended to be dome upon a more extruded
scale; hot Mr. Fitebew stopped the progress.
That is your suspiciom sever saw it attempted after-
ward*.

What reams have you to supple* it was to ba famished
upon a loom extended male oe system, but that Facile.
finishes, It ; what reason hate you for supposing that ; you
must have some reason fur raying so; do not threw out
suspicions if you have so remade ?—No ; 1 du out wish to
throw sort suspicions.
What are your reason* for saying so?-1 will say, that 1
took a large cask or vat down to the butters of Sitiauc.strest,
and that is what !draw my assertioa from.
Who gave you the order to du dist ?—M r. Wheeler.
Did you learn who It was intended fur?—No.
Doi Wheeler tell you who it was for !—No ; never.

All that you kora of it was that it was takes duo
to Sloasie.stieet by Wheeler's order ?-..Yes, it was takes time
by Wbeekes order.
At whose house did you leave it in Slosne.street !--lt
was pat into a private plate, a sort of stable, at the back of
Illuane-street. .

But had you any other order excepting to take it to Ibis
stable; was It directed to any particular person ?—No; 1
speak only what h (heed upon the truth ; Mr. Wbeeler was
• gentleman who nes& colouring fur Menu.

Did you see *COM place Is Monsestreet, which you call
a private place, any pmparatioes such as bed been used In
the other places, *lsere you had takes the bum., to, for the
purpose of diluting the liquor ?—When we loaded at the
tidier place, we were obliged to load the casks, even if they
weighed but Ilfty.six pounds, with a roach pole; I will nut
deny myself, l will speak the truth.
The Committee asked you, whether you saw may prepara-
tions making fur diluting the liqaor ugly the stable,
the place, " you know?'
Did say body receive it there ?--.1 believe Mr. Wheeler t
brother received It himself.
Do you know who was that person who received it at
China Mews !--.1 do not know the people's names any more
than a post, nor the same of the stable; Mr. Fitcbew how.,
it better than me; be is acquainted with it, because he was
at that business when my cod was going up Ludgate-hill.
Have you ever carted this species of article fur any other
person, s swept by order of Mr. Whirler'—N. err, never;
nor nes auy of the colouring ever seat, 'swept by order of
Mr. Wbeekr. Mr. Wheeler weed to employ ale as a carter;
be ivied to ask me to du this, and to earn a little money ; I
wished to do It ; I do set desk that we went above a duseil
or fueirtresi times. 1 mid illalelinses to inset a Qieskee'a
curt is Osfurd.street, bet whit was in the cart 1 declare 1
did am know.