The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-08-27 00:00:00

DR. HUTTON'S 31ATRE2IATICIL

This day was pablished. prier itts.Sd. boards, the Seventh
Edli Wit, retarget], and coineeted, of ..d.l. of
COURSE 4 of MATHEMATICS, for the
lbw of Aeaderairaas_well as Private Tuition.

Hy CHARLES HUTTON, LLD FRS.
Late Professor of ►lalbemalics is the Royal Military
Academy.
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Of whom may he had,
Dr. MUTTON'S COURSE of MATHEMATICS, in
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Also, sold separately,
The Remind and Third Volumes, price 10s. 6.1., each.

Ou the Firit of September, will he published, price 2s. 6,1. j drank it.' ' .
N. IX. of Is it reputed to be so?—Yes. it is universally agknow. 11
THE EDINIiI3IiGII MONTHLY !edged in the place, and that he sells dime hansoms much as
REVIEW : containing, any Wiwi. house.
Specimens of Bo ilisli Poets. Hy Thomas Campbell. 14 the renewal of that license considered a !nark to the
liowdicb'r Arcuitist of the Ashantees. public ?—i believe it is, iude ed.
Crahlre's Tates of the Hall. Ha. your Lordship formed any opinion upon the effect of
The Child's In
to Thoronth Bass; iii Conon. the twensing system, and the purchase of licensed houses by
milieus of a Fortould, between a Mother aud her Daughter brewer*, un the beer which 'Ley brew ?-1 am very strongly
of ten years old. against a monopoly of any article whatever. Ido not mean
Narrative of a Voyage to the Spanish Main, in the Ship to say, 1 was so very anitiouli about the freedom of this
Two Friend., with details( on the Execution of Arbuthsiut I baser altogether; but that there should he some competi.
aud Amtwistcr. Imom. If three hail been two brewers serving in the town
A Sleet Rook of Geography, fur the Use of Schools and I should ware been coutesitcd, and it was upon that grouud
Private Teachers. I was inclined to license this house.
A New Theoretical and Practical French Grammar. By Does your Lordship think that the licensing system Ins
C. Geo* a teuileiwy to create a monopoly, unless very carefully and
Beriwarn's Lepers of a Prawns*, Traveller through i scrupulously administered?-1 should be very much iu-
Swedest, Prussia, Austria, &c. lk.c. Mined to think so, by what I have *mu.
Fusier's Discourses at the MlstoonarY Society in Bristol, I Do your Loidship's Mother magistrates continue to op-
& piember, ISIS. pore this licetwe?-1 fancy nut; there was as opposition
Monthly List of New Publication,. at the last licensing.
Literary and rtmemitie Information of IVorts in the Press, Does the Yuma of this boom take his beer from Messrs.
or previa MK toe linbileii lOW. Barclay only, or Irina Whims all well ?-1 believe entirely
Primed for G. stud W. li. Whittaker ; and Rodwell and trona tlwm.
Marlin, London; Wougli and lures, Edinburgh; awl John- Dues your Lordship happen to know whether Mr. Portir
sun and Dew, Dateliti- Lis must of the other public-houses in the neighbouring

Hid you taste it ?-1
What taste hail it ?—Salt.
Was it pungent?—Kather so. I gave directions to the
officer (my duly calling me another way) to seize it if it
went on to a brewer's premises ; lie followed it, and it was
taken out of those carts, aud put into a cellar at the wharf
near Billingsgate, and supposing it had goy., the end of its
tbstimitioo, returned to me. I directed him to go back im
medtstely, and continue there tir some time, he did so, and
in a few minutes after I gut there, a dray arrived with two
horse from Thomas Meux's; he followed the dray, after it
was loaded, to Thunias (Ocoee. Some one came out of the
houses, sad said a something to the deepness, upon which
the drayman turned the horses about, and departed front
there to a wharf, I think it is called Whitefriars ; it is
near St. Bride's Church; I think it is Whitefriars ; butt 1
did not ensue prepared with that ; the officer followed it in,
and seized it there; the horses, the dray, and the casks
with the liquor in it. 501111 after the house compromises'
with the Commissioners of Excise, I believe, fur a hundred
pounds; and the forfeiture of the horses and dray, which
hail been released on bun I, I think, for 150/. within a lilac
of that suns, but I do nut speak positively.
When you say the house, what house do you mean ?—I
mean Thomas Melts's. The officer is in the way, it the
Committee wish to examine him.
What is his name?—Thomas Posory.
Can you give (lie Committee any information of what that
liquor was b.—The carman informed me that had befit
in the habit of carrying it many mince, awl that they had
deprived him of a lucrative situation.
Front where?—Fr the place where they took it up ;
from China Mews to Billingsgate.
Where is Chum Mews?—Near Bedford-square.
What was dune at Billingsgate; was it unloaded there,
and pot upon tlo, dray, and earned to the brewery?—lt Witt
first taken out of the cart, and pot Into a CI Ilar at (takings-
gate ; car& were then nailed on the beads of the casks, with
the name of Bethop upon them, which is Mr. Metia's export
clerk; they returned it upon the dray* as if it bad beets re.
turned COMOIMPI betr ; at least it was brought in upon the
dray as if it had been returned beer, which bad been tent out
as cuastway beer.
All this to avoid detection ?—No doubt of it ; because
the thing was first matte about three quarters of a mile from
the brewery, then carried to a distance of IMO miles, :ilia
then carried to Billingsgate. 1 only mentioned the fiat
place, because I heard of the other front a carman. I Imp
it First at Chma Mews but the powder was first made' as I
was informed, in Gray's 7 Insk-road ; lint I was told that
it Will afterwards carried to Chita Mews, where it was make
into the Inlaid.
Were you ever told of whet that powder was made, or
what were the ingredtente?-1 was told, 'wired I lonia it
was some kind of alkali. I
was 101 l it was it atliitz.
Explain what you mean by that ?—I di. nut know exactly
what it was, but I soma think the brewt is C4ll tell; I wit
sure I cannot Sell.
Wan it used as colouring?—No, it was not; I suspect it
was to throw a head upon the beer.
The Committee ask you whither you were ever told what
that powder was?—No, I was not.
Have you ever seen colouring made under the Act of Par-
lisment?—Yes; I surveyed a colootritigmiaksr the a butt
time the Act caireed, and it was much lighter than that.
How do you know it was au alkali ?—I could are it as it
came out of the hung.holc; it left a sort of wilt *bete it
was di test by the sun ; I itiscriseerd it in that
You saw the salt in a• brittle state I went
afterwards to starch the premises where this litita..l 413 a
made, and /Moot ouly the boxes left, *lsiah out got %Misr-
thing round their edges, like g!auber salts, said therefore
must have ecustairtoolic
Can yon
givemylowiue Ilse any
secure.
iniature.
ances of a similar kind ? I did
..it c
Bat whoa has come wade, yam. koowledge!—Nothiat,
but an instance of treacle sad out beer grouuda; it was soma

Alexander Groot, called is and ezturtined.
Where do you live?—lo Dean street, Soho.
What are you ?--Carmau.
Whose carman are yurt?—My own.
Were you carorau to WWII. Meux three or four years
ago ?—No.
Were you carman to Messrs. Meux five or six years ago ?
—Never; I wink for myself.
Were you ever employed by them?—No ; I was employed
by Mr. Wheeler.
During the time you worked for Mr. Whetler, d id you copy
any auks of liquor from ltillingsgate to Messrs :Vlr no ?
I carried it frosts the Mews, but I cannot give tit, 101111 r,
Dice's Quay, and out only to Dice's Qua), but to :mother
quay also.
What did you call that article ?—I did nut know what
article it was; it was an article diluted with water, they
paid use the proper collage for so doing.
Are you ~peaking of the time *lwo Fitchew steppeu
you !—lfes.
Wirers was that?—About five or six rears ago.

Uu yun soot remember what month CAUltt say ; u i.
quite "diversified" from sty mind; t only tuuk it to D.se's
Quay, and was pAid fur the cartage.
Did you see the liquid mixed At all?—Nu, 1 nest r 'l;4 404.
it, or ever uudeistood what it was, I was vls 1.1 WV). U c.i.
hOUrq,.Wiliell were very early it, the 0.01.11:1q.
How ofieg have )ou earltql hyoid of i.e. kind !./
Me-ors. ftleux?-1 iiev.e called it to
How often did yi.o carry bynld to thee: Limey. Its orsh6e•
that it utiAtit be CAffiCli to alewas. aa a.t....arda?as.4
thiesk a do:cm times.

Dui you know Ott that 141144 was iuteuded Cur Ntatrt.
Mem( ?—No •' 1 d d not.
To wbom Jul you deliver it '—To a perms, at Dire's
Quay ; and fur wlturu it was deinered I did t... 1 knee.. •
DM you tear wee Nleurs. Maus dray ta!—N.vtr:

Did you kuow, •t the time that Cn, hew .t.ipp..l scut
cat, what that huind was that wa.:ia it 7—:v. ; 1164,. a 1.01,4
I employed, and who wincwith saw, said, Ega.t, Fitt i.e., he.
been in the tart ; there is astnethiue titiiie evi,su.s.6
and I told Mr. n'lletler the recuit of it ; I Called for e,
al Old lime; I 4411 111 the habit of ealusag a C.1,11$••
by eactiaz at that time.
\Thu is Mr: Vt l•reier '— Ilr made the el.:omit:4 for 3:*..
3leux.

Where aloes he livenow ?-1 IM love atl-yestlietoki.

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What is the chr,siiiii bathe of Kr. %%lacier !—‘ canuot
saw there are tiro biothei,.
'me Committee iti say, their are two
brodirrs ,—Yrs, there err; Mel used to ta.4lle the CULuUroug

rug Mvionit. Mr ux.

•-•
Who gave you the ord.r to carry it to DiCt., Quay
think it was John or
%That are they by business i---Nlerars. !lhasi woaid te,lyo4
better than tar.
You bad better 0111.1MPX ae question ?--1 here br was
chemist at Soho; and thee th. y used to etriptuy hate to carry
Due Doti knows what it was.
Did tYbeeter e you to make ail se c.et of situ 110. •
—No; 110 partaeit tar secret ut it.
Any secret at 11.1 di 143 01.!. r see to tot uff ...ry
early us the souri.itt;; to Co which l dn.d to sit op aaou t
all the eight.
Did you ever'carry say of them article. bellow it was al-
most day.liglit !—I used to serevre hoar% OVA Cu lett h Ir 4
bum's; Ido out weal to bury IllybOle 111 fiibilbAPJA. I mud to
f.tcli the boxes (rum ditreetellibiets.
(to is continued.)