The Sun.
London, England, 1830-04-10 00:00:00

perty which they have invested in the trade on the
faith of Acts of Parliament, and they calculate this
property in round numbers at thirty millions ster-
ling. This is a large sum, and it furnishes a strong
argument as between them and the Legislature;
but we, who belong to neither party, and who look
only to the public interest, take higher ground of
objection to the new Bill than any arising out of the
pecuniary consideration—we object to it on the
ground of public morals and national policy. It has
been said, indeed, the new measure will prevent
the adulteration of beer, and if it were to have that
effect, it would, so far, be highly beneficial; but we
do not believe that any such consequence is likely
to follow ; on the contrary, we are of opinion that,
when alehouses are unlimited, and the characters
of those who keep them are of no consideration,
the practice of adulterating this beverage, which is
ever prompted by a sordid and unprincipled love of
gain, Nvill become more prevalent than it is at pre-
sent. They who have no character to lose, or pro-
perty to forfeit, Avill sooner run a risk than persons
of more substance and apparent respectability. On
this part of the subject the petitioners say, " that it
will be morally impracticable to prevent the offence
of adulteration, if the trade be extended in the man-
ner proposed by the Bill now before your Honourable
House. That, so far from any relaxation in the laws
in that respect being permitted, your petitioners
would desire that the penaltiesnow in force should be
increased, by subjecting the party guilty of such an
offence, not only to the deprivation of his license,
but that he should be rendered ever afterwards in-
capable of enjoying one." Nothing can be fairer
than this. As to the argument affecting the re-
venue—namely, that a great increase of beer will
follow from the unlimited licensing of alehouses,
they show that this is far from being a necessary
consequence of such an uncontroulled system ; for
they prove that since the year 1824,, being the first
after the passing of the Act authorising the sale, by
retail, of beer of an intermediate quality, down to
the present year, notwithstanding the great increase
in the number of licensed houses, andof the facilities
afforded loran unlimited supply of the article,there has
been a falling-off in the entire quantity of beer brewed
in England and Wales of upwards of 100,000 bar-
rels. As to the licensing by Magistrates, we admit
that Mr. Estcourt's Act has cured some of the evils
of that system; but still we would prefer seeing the
power exercised by the Board of Excise, provided
they and the supervisors in the country require suf-
ficient and well-authenticated testimonials of cha-
racter, and license no house but where there is an
obvious necessity for it. The interests of society
and the morals of the people require this protection.
There are other topics connected with this subject
to which we may hereafter advert.—Morning
Herald.

FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT.

At the Court at Windsor, the 7th day of April, 1830,
PRESENT,
The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.
This day his Grace George Duke of Gordon was, by
command of his Majesty, sworn of his Majesty's Most lion.
Privy Council, and his Grace took his place at the Board
accordingly.

At the Court at Windsor, the 7th day of April, 1830,
PRESENT,
The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.
. _

His Majo;ti having been pleased to appoint Edward
Herbert; Esq. commonly oiled Viscount Clive, to be Lord
Lieutenant of the county of Montgomery, his Lordship
this day took the oaths appointed to be taken thereupon,
instead of the Oaths of All and Supremacy.

At the Court at 'Windsor, the 7th day of April, 1830,
PRESENT,
The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.

His Majesty in Council was this day pleased to appoint
John Gordon, of Assington, Esq., to he Sheriff of the
county of Suffolk, in the room of John Wilson Sheppard,
of Campscy Ash, Esq., deceased.

Whitehall, April 8, 1830.
The King has been pleased to order a congJ d'elire to
pass the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, empowering the Dean and Chapter of
the Cathedral Church of Exeter to elect a Bishop of that
See, the same being void by the translation of the Right
Rev. Father in God Doctor -William Carey, late Bishop
thereof, to the See of St. Asaph ; and his Majesty has also
been pleased to recommend to the said Dean and Chapter,
the Right Res,. Father in God Doctor Christopher Be-
thel!, now Bishop of Gloucester, to be by them elected
Bishop of the said See of Exeter.