The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-23 00:00:00

BURTON PALE ALE, OR BITTER BEER.
The BURTON BREWER:3 have requested me to publish a
solemn declaration, which they have made before me in my official
capacity, and which they have left in my keeping, in answer to
a mischievous charge recently brought against them to the effect
that they use Strychnine in the making of their celebrated Bitter
Beer. That a charai so absurd should obtain a moment's credence
appears surprising to persons on the spot, who know that if ever a
manufactured article was free from adulteration, it is this whole-
some and grateful beverage. In fact, it is well known to every one
practically acquainted wi.h the process, and ought to be known to
every Chemist, not to mention learned " M.D.s," that nothing
could produce the article in perfection but the finest malt and hops
and the purest water, combined with the mostsctupulous cleanliness
and great skill In the manutacture.
The BURTON BREWERS, in adopting this mode of defence,.have
been advised by counsel that it is the only legal course open to
them, owing to the extreme vagueness of the charge. It would
have been more agreeable to them collectively, or to any of
m
individually, to have met their calumniator in .a court of law, where
be would have had every facility for rnak ng good his Cha had itrge, ,_
been capable of proof.- As, however, the opportunity of doing so la
hem-
denied them, they think it due to the public, as well as to
selves, to repel the calumny in the most solemn form. the law allows
them to employ.

JOHN RICISARDSON,
High Bailiff of the Borough of -Burton-upOn-Trent.
We, the several persons whose names are hereunto subscribed,
being Wholesale Brewers at Burton-upon-1 rent, In the .County
of Stafford. 'do severally and respectively solemnly and sincerely
dec,are natio. the manufactwe ,by us or our respective firms of
Bitter Beer or other Beer rr Ale, Kin article whatever Is used or
employed, directly or indirectly, other than mait, hops, and water;
and that in • our respective Breweries no other artiste ever was
used or employed, excepting that in the year 1847 some of us
tried, by way of experiment, (antler an Act of Pard.tnaent passed
in that year authorising the same) a small quantity of sugar,
but the use otfhat wch whi we
naeVs
er very
even shortly
heard or abando
suspected ned. Andthat
we
further ,ay.
the use of Strychnine was imputed to any of the Burton Brewers,
until such imputation recently appeared in some of the public
newspapers. And we further solemnly and sincerely declare that
suo.h imputation is Osolutely and entirely false and grouadless.
And we make this solemn declaration, conscientiPusty believing the
same to-be true, and by virtue of the provisions of ,an Act of Par-
lia -rent madEfand passed in the fourth and fifth yoars of the reign of
King William-The Fourth;lnti-tWed," An Act to-repeat—An Act of the
present session of Pa'rliament, intituled- 'An Act for the more
effectual abolition of oaths and affirmations taken and made In
-various departments of the-Stale. itud.to sabs'ituta deciaratiqok
lieu thereof. and for the more entire suppression of voluntary and
extra judicial oaths and affidavits and to make other provisions for
the abolition of unnecessary-Oaths.'"
M. T. BASS '(representing the firm of Bass and Co).
HENRY ALLSOPP (representing the firm of Samuel Allsopp and
Sons).
W. WORTHINGTON (representing the firm of Worthington and
Robinson).
rIIGMAS FOSBROOKE SALT (representing the rrm of Thomas
Salt and Co ).
JOEIN HILL (representing the firm .of Charles Hill and Son).
GE 'ROE M E AKIN (representing the firm of Meakin and Co.).
JO-ti. PH NUNNELEY.
JOHN- P KOUDMAN (Manager of the Burton Brewery Company).
JNO. PERKS (representing the firm of W. S. and J. Perks).
FRANCIS THOM PSu.N (representing the firm of John Thompson
and Snn).
JONATH A N 11 EAKIN.
B. HICKLIN.
WILLIAM MIDDLETON. •
Taken and Subscribed at the Borough of Burton-upon-Trent, the
Fifteenth day of April, 1852, before me,

JOHN RICHARDSON,
High Bailiff of the said Borough.

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Established 1840.
TRUSTEES. _ .

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