The Sun.
London, England, 1813-09-08 00:00:00

PRICE OF BREAD.

• MANS zos-Hous*.---Yestorday the. Lotto MAYar,
after hearing several cases, proceeded to investf-
trite the neturps of upwardsof Portyßakers; who
had been R=maned by, his order, to account fur

the exorbitant returns which they'had tnnrh..

Our Readers ne,'y fecolect that VIS I.4ol.dship
having, with a degr,.Ce hiti,t l to his hciaittle,
traced a variety, or itopesi-iou; had 1-1,61
practised 'on the by the i:',.rkers
weighers, determined to leave Ito meati, ttetrltil
to preserve the inhabitants of London a. 1,1 it; vi-
cinity in future from such, frauds. To this end he
closely investigated' tbe returns front 17.Vi:ok-litile,
and on comparing those with the I (utras made to
'him by the Bakers, he discovered that in most
instances the returns of the' lit(iir were at vali-
ance with the former, and that instead o(the
turns of the Baker being made according to t.ll'e
prices he actually paid for flour, they ;were made
at an advanced rate,, by which means* the pane
were :lever enabled to-enjoy as they. should tiie
full advantages, of a falling tuarlset...o counter.-
act this, his Lordship issued an Order taat the re-
turns of the Bakers and Mealweighers should in-
variably be made' in eonforniity 'with 'the pries
which they actually paid on the day of purchase,
and not as heretofore, by the prices 91 •50010 for:-
mer ittarket-day :"
On examination of the last I'e:it'll's made,' he
disaovered that a great number of Bakers
compliod svith bis directions; and in cohsetittenee
he issued summonSes, (10iritig their )Crsoiliif';tt-
tendance yesterday, When he iptcstit.med thew
separately as to the cause of their returns not
agreeing with the market price:, many of their re--
turns being at, 100 s. tow 9:oi. wh tl:c actual
prices -in the:inarket did not caeeci .'alit
proved that 'they iitiil •actually been clarged the
stuns they returned by their 111111ers, but many
were found to have made in,:orrect. returns ; of
these, a Miller and a Baker wer:b fined 201; ach,
and several Bakers were fined 40s. each, for -fait
being provided with proper bills of parcels, anti
•appeared, had made their returns frOm the
statements in the -newspaperS, and nut trout tlie
prices which they. hail actually paid.
The Loan !IM,s-von took .occasiop to inveigh in
strong terms against the conduct of ,Millers, who,
initwithatanding the fall in the price of-wheat, had
kept up the lour at an -exorbitant price. Some of
these he directed might 116 summoned to his pre-
:senee, for:charging to their customers prices not
agreeing with the teports of the market.
llis Lordship further declared, that it WaS
firm determination to lose no opportunity f
pa
nishing snob persons as did not 'conform to the
terms of the Act of Parliament; for the regulation
of the Bakers' business, the penalties in which he
•was resolved to inflict, where occasion offered, in
the, most rigcnous manner.

It is to be hoped the public -will reap the be-
nefit of his Lordship's exertions, thAt
be enabled now to derive that advantage to whic•i
the abundant harvest, by which we have keen
blessed by Providence, so folly entitles us.
His Lordship has this week further refuced the
price of bread 64. in the fteli, loaf. The price 9i
the pattern loaf will now be is, 314.