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London, England, 1819-09-15 00:00:00

BEER REPORT.

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Extract from the Minutes taken before the
Committee of the Huns. of Commons, ott the Pe.
%anon of sevens inhabitant., of London and its vi-
cinity, respecting the price and quality of Beer.
dotalisitud frost *loran Paper.)

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Mr. floshisa Rogers' atassillitifoll cestinaleit.
You have stated to the Committee, that during the time
you were not officer of Excise you detected, opal various
occasions, brewers today oulawful ingredients, and laid ia-
forinat• Rimiest them os that account. Have you had an
opportunity uf doing the same thing, that is, tither of de-
tecting or laying information at say period since you quit-
ted the Facile?—Nu.
Sliest you so detected the parties, wits it by testis( the
beer typos their owe premises, where it weld set have bees
mixed with those unlawful ingredieuts either by publicans
or other persuiss?—lt most have bees enticed by the brewers,
because I discovered it while the ~11 were warm.
Did any couvictions take place in consequence of these dis-
'reveries soil informations of yours?—Yes.
Have you load reason to believe, since you left the Ex-
cise, that any of the beer which you have drank has Lees
mixed with any illegal ingredients?—Yes; but those disco-
veries which I made were by teatime it in the worts.
Have you, in any one instance whatsoever, drank any
heer which you waseeseavinced was so mixed, wheel it 'night
nut have been mixed by the publican after its delivery from
the brewer ?—lt is impossible to say where it was mixed with
what I have lasted.
You know that many informations have been sod are con-
tiuually laid against such publicaus for such practices?—By
hearsay only.
Is it ma suck information, as that you have no doubt of
the truth of the fact ?--sllloave no doubt of the truth of that
I which l .have beard.
Supposing the same peacticeofmising anlawfol iogredients
in beer to exist at the present moment, would not the present
officers of Excise have the same means of detecting it which
111 you had eluting the time you were engaged in the service?—
!
I think not ; out one in twenty perhaps could do it ; young
officers are usually stationed at a particular place, but I was
a general surveyor, so that ill suspected any brewer, I used
tio go to the place where he resided; fur instance, I went to
Bristol or Bath.
Have you heard at any period within three, Coo., or five
years, of any conviction baying taken place of any of the
great porter brewers of Lund ttttt for the mixture of illegal
ingredients of which the Committee are speaking?-1 cannot
I tell as to time; I know some have been convicted, but I cans
not speak to the time.
Dues every conviction of this nature come before the Soli-
. citor of the Excise?--thse or ether uf the Solicitors, either
I fur the town or couutry.
Do you recollect the name of any house against whom such
I a conviction has taken place ?—1 have heard of some.
Call you speak with certainty?—Nu; nut of my ownl
knowledge

Pray what are the ingredients which can be mixed in
beer while the wort is warty?—l du nut know what MU be
mixed iu beer.
14 there any 4.lScer now in the Excise in the capacity of
General Surveyor, employed as you were at that time?—
There are seven in Loudon.
Then would it nut lw in the power of any one of those
1.1.4.1.111 surveyors to detect sorb frauds, or frauds similar to
such as you detected when you were employed?-1 Wilk it
is ant a. easy to detect auw as then ; the brewers at that
time acted more incautious than they du now; they fre-
quently used a great deal of Spanish juice, and left the
leaves about the place; sume,of them used to buil it in title
copper, and thin it came out with with the hops, butt be-
-Wire they haye used nets lately.
Nets for their hops?—Nu, they use the nets fur Spanish
juice ; they hang it up in the copper when boiling; I ant
swami( now of the small breweries.
DO you mean ter a hole of the rest of your answer re-
erecting the use of Spanish juice, with greater caution to
apply also to the small brewers?—No; I do not know that
it applies more to the small breweries, but I have detected
them; I have seen coeidos nuncios in the jsck.back, but I
never prosecuted fur it, because I found may a few grains,
and I expected to find a larger quantity; uuw, if you go
into some of the breweries you will find mills used fur
gi lading some of the drugs; I detccied some large brewers,
hefore I was Out of the eutpluv, doing things contrary to the
law, but I have nut had an opportunity since I relinquished
the employment.
Di, you know of any instances within five years past, in
which any one Of the rleveu great breweries has beeu con-
victed of those illegal arts or which you have *milieu ?—No,
I Jo not know of my own knowledge.
Can jolt distisseuish what part of the answers you have
lately beeu givilig apply to the great breweries, and which
part to the small sores only?—Generally as applicable to the
small breweries.
As far as your recollection serves you, does every in-
stance of the use of deleterious ingretheuis arply to the
small ones?—l do not know that the ingreditaits art dele-
terious.
Have you not mentioned cocaine intlicits?—Yes, I have
mentioned cocultis
Is out eoculos indicu• a deleterious ingredient I—l think

nut.
Is it not held to be one?—lt is prohibited by the Act of
Parliament, and it was so deemed by the old law ; but I have
taken the opinion of two ur three chynsistr, who said they did
emit think, when takeu in small qoasetities. that it was dole.
tenons ; I think not. The Act of the 12th of Mune prohi-
bits the use of sugar molasses, foreign grains, which they
used in use at that time, and which is as deleterious as
cocottes; Lot the solicitor would nut prosecute, as to the use
of foreign gitm; avid also another article. called essentia
bine. When I reporte4 to them upon the Act of the 42d, I
mentioned coculus. grains of paradise, and distillers wash,
and such things as distillers used, which I did not think to
be right ; for merely proven grains of paradise to be foreign
grants, they never prosecuted.
Supposiog the large brewelics in use deleterious, 6r any
illegal ingredieuts, to such an amount as could be of any
importance to their concern, do you think it would or
would not be more easy to detect it in those large breweries
than iu small ours'—More difficult to detect in the large

ones.
Stale the reasons why!—Their premises are so mach
larger, and there is su much more strength that a cart-load
or two is got rid of i• a minute or two. I have known in
Ere minutes lenity barrels of molasses got rid of as soon as
the dour was shut. If 1 had nut been there 1 should never
bare seem it afterwards, it bring put into a vat, probably
wit►in two or three lotus; simnel a dozen men would soma
set the lungs a going, and pat it into the vats.

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Lees Yearns and Sexual Debilities, as delivered at Wood-
stock House, and Charlotte House. in March last, a Publi.
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of Loudon and Edinburgh, who are consulted daily by ail
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strictures. erratic pains, eruptions of the skiu, ulcerated
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Eight (end no where else in I.onduni. Mechanics have
advice gratis every Eveuiag, from Six till Eight, at both
Houses; sad on Sunday doesings until Twelve o'Clutk.--.
N.B. Raptures of 31) years 'lauding, and of U inches is
tocumfeteoce, radically cored, without suspical operation.
--*** Private Ketone fur consultatiou.

THE 7111(F.

DONCASTER MEETING. •

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The Coitus/jog ts • list of the miry for the Great St. Leger
Stakes,to be VIM for oa Mortar, Next :--
Of thy each, for threeletr add calm. OM. 2111., Allies,
Ss. Leger Coorse.—(66 /tobscrebass )
Col. Claysoo'r b. r. by Governor, dais by Sir Peal.
Mr. C. Nevilk's b. e. Cacciapiati, by Tbontlerbott, out of
Mary•Aan, sister so Warrior.
Mr. Itsilleing eh. c. Whiteley', by Mormiou,ibust by Buzzard.
Duke of Leeds's ch. c. Moitimer, by Mowbray, out of Miss

Lord Queeusberry's b. c. Fitz-Walton, by Walton, out of
A Ihnera
Lord Queemsbetry's cb. f. Ocean, by Cerberua, out of Miss

Syntax's dant.
Lord Elginlou's b. c. Archibald, by Stamford, out of Blue
Stockings.
Sir W. Maxwell's b. c. Trisdocci, by Sir Charles, out of Bird
of Paradise.
Major Bower's cr. e. Minos, brother to Magistrate.
Major Bower's b. e. Gaatborpe, by Henderskelf.
Lord Surrey's ch. c. Richriood, brother to Maaderilte.
Mr. E. Petre's ch. c. The Laird, by Stamford, oat of Bril-

liamte.
Lord Fitzwilliames b. e. Palmieri*, by Amiadis, oat of Or-
Lord Milton 'a be 1. Oolitic+, by Amulia, out of Pauline.
Sir J. Ityner br. e. Sir Arthur, by Sorcerer, vet of Sibries

Quetta.
Mr. Lotobton's br. e. Agricola, brother to Sbepherd.
Mr. 11.ambtntee ch. f. lady Heron, by Marosioo.
Mr. Watt's ch. c. by Lase ~,,, oat of Manilas,.
Mr. R'att'y Is. f by Ceeberos, oat of Taredatrise.
Mr. Watt's b. f. by Thumb awls, out of Tom Ties. duo.
Mr. Houldsworth's ch. e. Anchor hellish, by Merlin, dam by

lasperator.
Mr. Watson's b. e. by Walton, dam by Patriot.
Mr. Andrew's b r. by Orville, out of Morel.
Lord Scarbrough's bl. colt. The Black Priace,by Walton.
Lord Rossmore's br. e. Shamrock, by Waxy Pope, oat of

Buttedly.
Mr. Pekoe's b. c. by Waltoniout of Lisette.
Mr. Peirse's b. f. by Walton, ont of sister to Rosette.
Mr. Gsrforth's ch. r. Swift, by President.
Mr. Garforth's gr. c. by Sir Charles, out of Vesta.
Mr. Jackson's b. c. Carolina% Watery, by Cardinal York.
Mr. T. Duncombe's b. c. by Governor, ont of [Aare! Leaf.
Mr. Brandlioe's h. c. The Stygiais, by C.erberiis.
Mr J. Ferguson's b. c. Antonio, by Octavian, dant by Evan.

der.
Mr. Hppleby's eb.e. Wild Boy, by Amodio, out of Harriet,

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by Delptui.
Mr. Bell's br. c. Blucher, by Fitz-Teazle, out of a sister to

Rover.
Mr.T. Sykes's br. o. Mr. Speaker, by Camillus, out of Prime
Minister's sister.
Sir W. Milaer's br. c. Three to One, by Striplin, out of
Broaette.
Mr. Jacques's b. c. by Thurulerbolt, dam by Shuttle.
Mr. T. Pierm's b. c. by Whitworth, out of Esther, by Shuttle.
Mr. F. Watt'a ch. c. by Haphazard, out of Vourstern.
Mr. Joon'. b. c. Crack•a.Rattao, by Poulton, out of a sister
to

. Nitro.
Mr. Crockford's ch.f. Fairy, by Cosmos, dam by Bossard.
Mr. Crockford's Sr. f. Fluff, by Selim, not of Pandora.
Mr.Crockfurd's b. c. Tablet,by Haphazard, out of a sister of
Remembrancer.
Mr. Crockford's b. c. Sultan, by Selim, dam by Williamson's
ditto.
Mr. Crockford's be. c. High Priest; by Sorcerer, oat of Clory-

eels.
Mr. Cruckfurd's ch. c. Gulliver, by Haphazard, dam by Par

nator.
Mr. Crockforil's cb. c. Emperor, brother to Dictator, by

Sorra-rec.
Mr. Milbauk and Mr. Wentworth are Subscribers, but did
nut isole.

DERBY MEETING.

TIMIDLY, ♦CGI'IIT 24
Sialy Guineas for insideu horses, fr.e. age..—Twa
mile Wyss.

Sir G. Pigott's b. 1. Fair SsHeiman, by OrYille,3.yrs
old, ist
Mr. T. Fisher% h. f. by Sir Petrone!, 3 yrs oold,7st. 3 2
Mr. Chstansn's b. c. Corn Creak, by Laogloo, 3 yrs
old, 7st. 21b. (bolted) 2 dis
Sweepstakes of 114 s. •ach, fur all ages.—Three miles.
(7 Subscribers.)
Mr. Tomes's bay colt, Northwood, by Golusopos, 3 yn
old, 6;1. oilh 1
Mr. Platers ch. f. Juke, by Sincerer, 3 yrs, gm. alb.
Mr. Whitehouse% b. c. Caveado,3 yis old, Ifst.6lb. , , 3

WEDNESDAY.
Sixty Grine.s fur all ages.—Tbreewsile Heat
Lord Hossmores cb. m. Sunflower, by eastrel, 6 yrs
old, est. SM.
Sir T. Mostyn'su. f. Fivance. 4 yrs old, Ist. Mb. 3 2
Mr. Holimbos's b. c. by TruMe, 3 yrs old, Est. 4 3
Sweepstakes of bp. each, with 40gs. added, for three
years old colts, 84. 71b. fillies Sat. 41b.—Hae mile sod a
half. (II Subscribers.)
Mr. Deutianis b. c. by Marmios, oat of Phantom, by
Hambletoitiao
2
Mr. Corbett'', b. f. by Haphazard
Mr Platers ch. f. Joke, by Snrewrr 3
Mr. Kollestua's b. c. by Truffle—Mayflower (bulled)
MORPETH M r.ETlNG—f,Nonentieneet.ann).

TUTIDAY, SEPTF3III7III 7.
Sixty Pounds, for sudden Iwo ars, Ste. of all aces. Heats,
twice remind the course.
Mr. Riddrll's b. f. by Walton, 3 yrs old, Est. 94b.
(J. Gray) - 31 1
Mr. Chstr.bers's b. e. by Clendull, S years old,
6st. 1011). (received 1411)
Mr. Steshenson's b. b. by Crandiugton, 5 yrs old,
Rst. 7lb
Mr. Bailey's dark gr. f. 3 yrs old, Ost. 716.
Mr.' Loftus's b. c. by Thunderbolt, 3 yrs old,
6.1.161 b.

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Mooch for 50gs. h. ft. fist. each. Three %tiles.
Mr. R. Wilkinson's b. g. Exchange (r. wicbution) 1
Gesersl Orde's b. h. Lillipost, by Cerberms

W EON INDAY.
Fifty Pounds, for 3 and 4yr yids. Heats, twice round the
(um rive.
Mr. Onles b. c. King Conley, by Langton, 4 yrs old,
S. 51b. (R. Johnson)
Mr. Latubtou's b. f. Lou, by Waxy, 4 yrs old, Sst.2lb 2 2