The National Register.
London, England, 1818-07-19 00:00:00

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that though awsious as any man could be forn fine hada, vet
be was convinced, Bind tit existed, it wo:;Isi not, according
to the preser.t price of tnatosiats. reduce the price of ,porter
(as was saiei) one peelsyper pot.
Mr. Hilmns condemned the practioe of drawing general '
concliorons from a particular fact, andaaid, that when, during 1
six yerirs, only one conviction had taken place among the
sgreat brewers, It was highly censurable to excite a general
obloquy against all the members of a most respectable trade.
lie said. that Vie publican's profit was only one penny per
pnt. The brewer only received a profit of Is. per bawd.
He fully adraitte(l, however, that the licensing system ought
'to be revised, and that no brewer should be allowed to hold.
the lease of a public !muse. For the sake of the publican*.
who hell embarked it 0,000,9001. of property in their trade, a.
legislative measure was necessary for, as the law stood,!
they were put out of the prottetien of a British jury, (great •
. appiause.)
alr. Pitt said that •the publicans and all other persons
isght to be made independent of the arbitrary power of the
• magistrates. Ile begged to say, that he was a Burdettite,
end he had Ignited that this business would hare, been taken
ado consideration at the dinner yesterday. lie was not ai
,ptibliewri, but he held the lease of a public house ; and, be-
cause he was a Iturdettite, whot 11.(11 been said to him?—
Why, truly, a law”,r, Ow would mention hismaine) Mr.
'Manning, of the Adelphi, had interfered between him and his
tumor, and told him that he must not expect to have his li
.cense renewed. (Cries of shame.) Yes, he was told so:: and I
.the reason assigned was, because he was a rank Bordettite.'
The public ought to know, that on a late occasion the Ma..
:gistrates had gone round, arm in arm, wi b the tax ga-
therers, in order to iailt.ence the publieaus iii giving their
votes.
Mr. „logo, iii. Lemaitre, and Mr. Donates K' Ird, tben
addressed the • meeting as to the best means of' effecting the
nbject Uteri:ad inwiew, when the following additional remain'
tiers. were pet and carried:—
" That itappears that better beer-than is nowsolthby some
of the principal brewers in 11w metropolis at 6d. per quart,
:would be generally sold at 5d., if the trade of retailing Ism
were free: and that in some parts of the eJantry the sacrifice
is considerably greater.
"That the extra price paid in consequence of the licensing.
system, in its effects on the expenditure of a labeering man,
is equal to a property tax of ten per cent. on his wages, is
antficient for the support of a child.independently, or to pay
:for the entire clothing or lodging of his family : and, in the
agescgate, amounts to an annual levy of $30,000) upon the:
industrious classes of the metropolis, and of: wards o
vi,000,0001. sterling upon the inhabitant* of the country ge.
sierally.
"'That it be recommended to the Committee to introduce,
in any legislative proeeediug they might adopt, a dense, se.
caring to the publican the full, constitiniomil, and wholesome
right of a triabby their peers in all cases, in lieu of the,present
.oppressive practice of depending upon the capricious will of
the magistasey.
"'Chat a deputation of the Committee do wait on the mem •
hers for Vlreseninster, the Borough, and (1w City of London,
to request them to favour the Committee with their power-
MI exertions to obtefit 'far the British public a free trade.in
beer, and an atuelioratioaat the present system of arbitrary
Thanks were then voted to. the Cbairnuta,for his impartial
coutluetrand site.nweting broke up.

,POLIOE.

!ROW STREEI.

Monday Thomas Sutton was brought to the office drum
.Rochester, and underwent a long examination before Alr.
iiirnic, the sitting filagistrateframder the following circuit'.
.stances —1 he prisoner had been•confined in the cage at
Itockester, for the last fortnight, in the custody of John Brit.
tJui, a borsholder at •Claatharn, where he arrived en the 30th
aJtino last, in. the company of three other men.Jolin Evans,
who war:charged witlivittel Mg forged Bank oil:Aglaia-notes,.
And John Smith and Henry Oliver, with uttering counterfeit
silver. On searching Wan, four counterfeit shillings were
found on Evans, and onerconnterfeit •thitling on the prisoner
snd Oliver, and a:so three forged Bank of ,England Butes for,
11. on Evans. There were other auspicious .eircuandances
against the prisoner; a parcel directed to easel the convicts
an board the' elk at Chatham, and.ltank notes to the amount
t.l 7til. Were found upon him. On Mr..Letts, the inspector of
hark of England notes, having attendist the examination of
the prisoners, he found that the notes were ail good, and that
3 101. note among them was a part of 031. in Bank note. of
whieb Captain Alexander Grcigg, -of the Asia, in the East
:ndia service, had been rubbed while attending the eshibi-
tion at Somerset House on the Ittith of May last.
Captain Alexander Greige being in Aberdeen, Thomas
Fuirbridge, Its clerk, -attended, and produced a written
tescript;on of the Bank notes of which the Captain had been'
robbed at the exhibition, which fully identified the lot. note
found urn) the prisoner. •
The prisoner said, that herreceived the note of a man whose.
same be did not know, or any. thing about him, only that he.
::set with I • at the fight between Randall and Burke on
Wimbledon-common, about the 6th of dune last, in payment
for a wager ke had won of the man on aim event of the
which was only nine days after Capt. Grew had. been rob-
bed of it. Ha was (mitred to be detained.

On Sundae night abant 11 o'clock, Mr. SMUG, a mertOient,'
residing its Grrubill, was passing through Fore.strtet, ouiiist
way Lome, _when he was met by a robust looking man, who in
• strong Hibernian accent asked charity; Mr. G. tuok no
notice of the Mall j hat the latter followed him and became
60 exceedingly clamorous in bis demands, that Mr. G. threat-
ened to call a watchman. :•Uvoii• this twowther men came
• frirsu the opposite side of the street, and in a moment Mr. G.
was kuocked.doari, and robbed of a gold is.steh, &c. worth
almut 70 genie:is, I.tl. in Hank notes, a check for 101. and
some silver. The ruffians were making off, when Mr. G.
gave an a armaand. they were immediately pursued by two I
watchmen and one of the city it:Mules across Almutields.
Aftei a corraiderali; tun they were overtaken, and 4 +over.
ate scuffle ensued, in..which the watchmen were beaten sense'
:ens, and the patrole x7it.u•suvere cut across the face. The
robbers finally made their. escape. (Inc of the avatellinen
• received such severe treatment, that lie is in rouse:A:rabic
danger. Mr. G. alto is upwards of 60 years of age, has
.since been very unwell. Gnu of. the is well known
to the petiole.
As an additional proof of the inertia.,, of our foreign corn-.
• racree the Do -k Dnlies of Liverpool, which were iu 18171
7641691.165. 4,11. have this year ri,krto 98,1381.85. 3d. i being
au increase of 22,6161, lla. 3,14.

TIIT, NATION.O, TUAISTIM

LOSS Of THE SitilP SOLO V.

The brig 'Poacher, .Captain Malcolm, arrived at Rotor) on
Wednesday, in 5S days from Liverpool, via Nye!, and.
furnishes the following detail of the loss of the Solon, by light-
Hinz :

" April 28, fell' in with the Ship Solon, Stodart, from Lon-
don forliew York, witl► hemp, dry goods, copper. Arc- which
had been gruel' wilt§ lightning the evening previous and set
on fire, in lat. 40. 15. long. 27. then 10 days out. 'took off
the passengers, 27 in number, and crew, amounting in all to,
3E3, and shortly after the fire boost through the deck, and we,
saw the masts go over the ski!. The following account of
the disaster, furnished by a passenger, agrees with the minutes
made on the log-book, with which we have also been fa-
vottred

" On the 27th of April, at nine o'clock -p. m., a body of
lightning struck the ship, attended by a singular explosion,'
disorderthe every thing in its passage down the mamma :
the Captain, with many others .ou the upper deck,. wore at
once knocked down ; on the middle deck the same effeet was
produced, yet in either, case motives were lost. Immediately
columns of smoke rase from the hold through every.apesture,:.
and such was the strength of the devouring matterolsat it
must at the same instant have art fire to every part of the
cargo which was liable totals fire from it. In this:emergency
the thickness of the smoke became such as to prevent further
respiration. All ruslierlon deck in confusion—thetl(ghtning
atilt bursting forth, so that the whole sea appeared like a fur-
nace.. +Here was one of the most•distressing scenes that ever
was witnessed ; the most part of the people half.naked,.aod
it being impracticable to return for their eluthes, and with
no more of the necessaries of life titan would be required for
about two day's subsistence. .111 thia-atate we contiunech till
next day about 11 o'clock,. when the brig Poacher, Captain:
Malcolm, appeared in sizlit, and eltimately saved our
The last boat hail scarcely leached the brig when the Solon's.
unrest mast fell by the board, and the main-mast followed in
about half an hour after. At this time the flames bad burst,
out in every direction, so that Providence had sent this vessel'
to onr aid at a most critical moment. So great a number or
person+ being added-to those already on board the Poacher,
she having before seven passengers, it became necessary tol
make' for the IVestern Islands, for water and provisions. We
arrived at Wayal on the Ist of May, where every attention
was paid to our wants by Mr. ihsbney,;the Arnerioaa Consul,)
and other parsons, particularly Massa.-Searle, Parker, Bay.
ley, and Correa."
Three of the Solon's passengers here went on board the:
ship Norfolk. foriLoncloa; seven of the passengers and crew
on board the schooner Prudence, Leggetofor Halifax ; and
the remainder haste arrived at this pain the Poacher.
We understand titat.the Solon hadasn boarta cargo valued
at nearly 200,0001., including aboutSo,oool. worth of drugs.
She was a.tine ship, newly coppered.

At the.sitiing.of the Brighton Magistrates last week, an old man
of the name of Nash, preferred a charge against W. Stanford, Esq.
of Preston, a gentleman well known umbe county of Sussex, and
who is extremely rich. The complainant is a huckster. listing at
Henfield, and in.the habit efattend.ing,Brightim market. On Thurs.+
eaY eennight he observed, 'lying intik high road. opposite Mr.
Streeter's mill, atfew handeful of hay, which he picked up sad put
into his cart. A:few momenta afterwards Mr. Stanford ro& up. and
accused him of haring:. taken the hay from his field. at the same time
demanding its sorrencicr, with S. as a compensation for the injury
he had suffered, or he would send the complainant to the, House of
Correction. The old man. 'intimidated by the threat, gave up%
toth.the hay and the =step—This constinsted the case of the mm-'
plainant. On the opposite side Mr. Statifird, stated, that though It.
was true he had taken five shillings'S'oela triek yet he fully InteeetZr"
to have returned them, on his bringing him testirrionish that he pa-
sensed a good character: and one of Mr. S's men came forwanl to
sit a that:the hay in question was .taltem, not from the high-rood..
but from a field belonging to his anaster. To a question from the
Bench, as to the value of the hay, dig witness replied thatche should
not like to give more than sixpar_s or a shilling for it. Alreripps
here observedothat he considirsid the conduct.of Mr. Stanford of a
nature which called for the investigation of • jury. to wholl4the vise
must be referred. The parties were, therefore, bound .otter teethe
atisions.

- About four n'elcck an Wednesday afternoon as Mn Ware the
arobiteet; Mr. Dudley, Steward to Lord G. Cavendish; Mr. Sea-
brouke, the master carpenter; Mr. Kbig, the foreman ; and three
plasterers, ware on a lofty scaffold in Burlington-house, one of the
putlocks snapa and all were psecipitated..a depth et•LWO stones,
-so- the .r.one , .Mr. Ware received.a. severe enntusien on.the
back of Lis head and -several bruiess. Mr. Suabruoke and Mr..
King received severe bruises ; but Mr. Dudley had his leg broke
elate to the knee, and before he could be extricated a heavy plank
Ml on the broken leg and shattered it. Surgical,aul was scut for ;
when it.was found necessary to amputate the leg above the knee,
which be bore with fortitude. The otber three Alen received some
. injury but none of consequence.

A very distressing case por_sented Imo/Pin the city on Winday f--;
An industrious and honest man, with .a wife and eight ehildren,‘
recently occupied a small farnicat Tunbridge, which had formerly;
been tenanted by a ppeerson .who had quitted it, leaving an arrear of
rent due totbe laailortl. Just -arheny.this honest and industrious
infin,_thc subject of. our commiseration, with his family, had esta-
blished himseff.an she premises, an execution was sent into tkr'
house, and the while of his property, consisting of mock, cattkmedd
goods an the value of ;7001.swastdistrained for rent, due by theokevi-
ousaccupier. The poor man, with his family. destionecialhoine.
wandered up to Lohdon, and An Mondopresented hiwtself Retie,
door of the Stock Exchange. His •story being told; had such an
effect on. the Members of the House, that, utabeir nei oar, itt a few
minutes, they subscribed f.Ol. in order tn„.place the aufbrtunatc man.
in a situation to gain a livelihood for,Axisell and family; and itif
understood a butcher'sshop, in the nimilhbouripsod of Greenwich, has
been taken for him, as the commenceixent of. a blokes"; under more .•
favourable auspices, and, we hope, mat:at konore compassionate
landionl
On Saturday week. early in the morning, as 'Tr. and Mrs.
Alder, of the Cock and Lion public house, at D'asttiiiiithfield,
were returning home with ;JO or 18 friends, in au open ears.%
van, on arriving near the Rising Sao at Ilford, they were•
wantonly attacked by-four or five ill looking fellows, who;
knocked Mr. Alder down, while in the net of adjusting
horse's reins, and heat him most immercifolly. Mr. Alder's
friends hastened to his assistance, and a-general engagement
took place; when the villains,'Auding they should be over
powered, made a signal,,and were joined by about 40 more,
who attacked Mr. Alder and l.is patty ; so that they lett
some of them fur dead. A t lent:o)4lw scr...aut% of the females
alarmed the ocielihourhood on which the villains effected
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