The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-01-27 00:00:00

irarday toolOilace at the Crostrt
and aichor, Tavern, ope, :thins very
.iimpartsur
abject. At a quiuter par ogle, Siv,HENKY
Wll.OO/1 vivet called to the Chart, upon the MO.
;Mu or I Isonite IkaNstoNT, tsg.
The en:Airman addrivssed the Meeting in the
flat.
feted by the ho 444444 y4141' kite eillact red 111)011
but I regret.tlitit Sails
1.411 ripotia
pyjama mote-capable enirring toto such a
roilsoes as musttinta...vally follow the nrilwithA,s/.f
itivftfoltuns Au tls.hiektingt upon a subje4:l4op,
I""tanti 11.eritte.we 'sacred to the consideration • .
of its ineritstcl have to Invoke one request. It
impossible tint I cati'sit hear with any comfort tw
iitymll:. if politioNl _latter should be tiiiXed
drat a h u h It kalle7jr4 • lewd 011jeCt of the Meeting
to deliberatettoft x3lat, should
ally olrit%ivatitrisa of such a ten ency
Aoseinli:y will support me in eAllstig to order the
(:entleinato from whom they procced..—(ili)eforisr.)
-Th.- subject upon which we are met is one eN-
trourty delicate, us well as es-eistial, for it is to
call Won those who are leading charactets amongst
the bre • ers of the Metropoli4, to account fur con-
duct winch to the coininurritv appears to be no..
thing thin, whittery—taut of advancing the
price of the commodity in which they doll, ro the
great prejudice of the lower ortleit.. and without
assigning soy cause tut the inCrease. It will ap-
pear necessary to discuss the subject in such
moaner as to prevent any prejudice; and, on the
other hand, the interests of the consiontsity.are so
communed. as to render it obligatory upon rill who
. are acquainted With the, subject to eater into .It •
with a feeling solely proceeding from a view to the
public good. I am old enough In the world to
know. that no greater honour or honesty exists
among any people than those who form the cons=
intority of this kingdom. and that if ratisfictory
grounds ate sliewii, Irdlt tipper and lower orders
will submit to del)rivation.—!(:reat applause.)—
Het that is class of gentlemen should, weliout
savior a word shout the matter, raise the price
of a commodity its which the pour are compelletl
to deal, is a circumstance riot to be endured.—
There to rum a public opportunity of eluting the
grounds on which thane gentlemen are acting;
mid if they 'nave that the;r increased demand upon
the imblte is just, there till not be the slightest
hesitation in acquiescing in so important a regolas
tion—(Appfouse).-17 1•••11 flits question I feel the
greatest interest. 1 suit brought amongst you being
Mag:strate of the Comity ; I have (I. 143. ed
VII intended journey a day or two ltiii;.er, in order
to be ',rearm at a discussion, which, I ITU", "It
prove 11011011filWie 1111011 tiV2 part of the accused.—
The brewers are the manufacturers of that court:la-
dity which, with bread, coostitutes the suppoot cC
the cominiiiiity, and I trust that those very honour-
able gentlemen will distinctly prove that the in-
crease which has lately taken place does not ar%",l
from an intention to suck the vitals of the poorer
classes; fur it is those classes that stiller most. i .
halfpenny increased demand iii a pot of beer dl es
not afrect those to whom I address myself :It thna
hireillig; but to the labourer it is a serious
circtnu-
stance. and it is our duty to see that those tthu arse
subject to the imposition, and are sulkier.: It% it,
shall riot sink under 111 treatment. The politic rm.'.
pressi 4444 is, that the brewer" MC 1141111!til a iiie gettile-
mem I trust they will let I tlitir (ton colmepleitee,
and not permit u sentiment to go forth th,ii the
are capable of oppressive acts, but that they or
their agents will come forward mid state tar mot iv, a
by which they are influenced. It is true, rhos
geittleineu hate brunched into speculation', mid
deposited capital, by which the people are heno-
tiled ; they therefore have an intlisputalde ilttoi to
a fair remuneration ; but this is a time at %%id: li it
might reasonably be expected beer should not tie
raised, lor part of the tlutv has been taken ill', the
price-of mint has liven reduced, and lahour is paid
in proportion to the badoests of the tunes. It is
under these circumstances tiece.hary to exhibit to
the public the causes of this extraordinary demand.
II those Honourable Gentlemen wish to grow rich
upon the vitals of their feilowsinen: I wish them
joy of their riches, in which 1 would not be a ;anti-
cipator to the prejudice of milliaits—(App/Jasej.
I trust those Him. Gentlemen will *hew .111.1 t they
deserve the epithet, by proving that their conduct
has Men influenced by nothing hut a slew to just
compensation; awl that they ...ill show to the rah-
lie that they hold honour and justioe imarlahle. I
shall do etery thing 11l my powtr for the saii•f.re-
tun-011, • th"., m WAY 014 polities be
oinumen fro tie tscutisson. for the matter is
merely between the brewers and the ;whit...."
The CH A IRM AN thew stated, that the Alerting
was called fur the purpose of considering the best
means of counteracting the public grieve:ice--
brewers'mtmopoly.. .

Mr. DRURy addressed the Cliv]r. Fle shush,
1101 have presumed to obtrude laiamatif an the tooice
of the ,Meeting, had it not heed (4 some otatenteasto
which had fallen from the (;etetlematt who titled the
and *latch he thougtt were mem-sect, 17. u.,,
fiat of all, lie begged leave to notice the sort or
tit.he hid, is given to this Mert:lig by the Geo.
llrillril who promoted It—a Meeting Li take Mtn
C./11%11'4r rat 011 tho ihewers4 :\ lof topllly. lite should
toot have expected frciit the sespectithle p-s twos who
prapiatesl this 31eetitig so harsh an epithet Applied
to Illy clt.tittable hody of status, swilhoutt set least
some fair investig.atioti, and proof that the Ifni
tiost WAS; iletterved. But the bre.‘% 4 r were to he
condemned by wok:if/460n ; they were Ito IW
ac-
cused and judged, and coodelatted and punished,
without bring heard. lie hoped, however, to be
able to sitolicate the character of that body of 'nett
front the imputation 11,1 11111.1611 y Kttel isirttuiadrrattlr
ant *trots thesis, that the tore of porter to 6d, a pot
was the mere result of mottorolY cr exaction I,n
their litirt4. and not Oiritti,T to sillier remit
which tiler %vete thsattlelvcv ti, luetsced, and user