The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-01 00:00:00

COFFEE-CHICORY.

A deputation from the Commercial Association of
,ianchester, consisting of A.lesf,rs. Atherton, De Cas
tro, Robert Smith, &c., waited on the Chancellor of
the Esch,quer, for the purpos'2 of presenting the
following memorial on the subject of the sale of chi-
cory, under the denomination of coffee. The depu
tion was very well received by Sir C. Wood, who
expressed himself anxious to give the subject his belt
consideration.
The following is the memorial of the association :
" TO TIIE RIGHT HON. SIE CHALES WOOD, BART. &C.,
CIIANCELLOR or HER MAJESTY'S EXCII/QUER.
" The Memorial of the Directors of the Manches-
ter Commercial Association,
"'Respectfully Showeth,—That the attention of
this association his been specially directed to the
practice which extensively prevails amongst the re-
tail dealers in this country of mixing chicory with

coffee.
" That the annual consumption of coffee in Great
Britain has been estimated at about 37,000,0001b5.
and that of chicory, for the purpose of admixture
therewith, at about 22,000,0001n5.
"That a duty of 4d. per lb. is levied upon colonial
coffee, and it is further burdened with freight and
charges varying from 6s. to Bs. per cwt. in its transit
from the port of shipment to this country, while
chicory, the produce of Great Britain, is untaxed.
" That in the ;opinion of your memorialists, the
serious evil which is thus inflicted upon colonial
coffee planters, and the gross imposition practised
upon the public, demand the interference of her Ma-
jesty'eGovernment.
" That while your memorialists disclaim all desire
of seeing any special advantage extended to colonial
coffee planters, they, nevertheless, respectfully submit
that as they have expnded large sums in the culti-
vation of their distant estates, they have reason to
demand that they should be placed upon an equal
footing with the growers of chicory in this country,
so far as duty is concerned.
" That your memorialists are aware that it has
been alleged by dealers that consumers of coffee con
eider its fIAVOUr to be improved by mixing chicory
therewith. If such, however, be the fact, why should
deception be practised by the dealers in vending the
latter article under the name of the former ?
" May it therefore please you to take the matter
into your early consideration, and, by a reduction of
the import duty upon coffee, place the colonial planters
upon a more equal footing with the growers of
chicory, and take such steps as may seem calculated
to guard the public against imposition by compelling
the dealers in chicory to sell it under its true name.
" And your memorialists, &c.
" Manchester, Nov. 28, 1849."

JONES'• OR THE GOLDEN LECTURESHIP -This
honourable and valuable appointment, vacant by the
resignation of the Rev. Thomas Dale, was this day
conforrcd on the Rev. Henry Melvin, 8.D., by the
Haberdashers' Company.
A PERILOUS POSITION AND PILOTIDENTIAL ESCAPE.
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—The following graphic anecdote of Sir James Ross's
expedition has been communicated to us by one of the
parties ergeged in it :—" Those who have never visited
6ielan on
of si theuly
,e evening
the olft cthoteceipsttihonaonfdomurodrnainnggeroour
the rocky icebound shores of Greenland, can form no
sthprilt
was raining and blowing fresh. We wens moored to an I
iek h•.rg, and that berg drifting in a space of open wit:4r
nit larger than the Grand Harbour of Malta, sun•
rounded' by mountains, precipices, and glaciers ; hugs
b..‘rg3 drifting and closieg around us from all directions,
presenting to the eye a scene of terrific grandeur. No
means of escape left us—the only passage—that by
which we entered this sombre locality—being blocked
up with heavy ice. The berg that we were fast t began
to tumble to pieces ; wo had then no alternative left•
but the dangerous one of making sail, and endeavouring
to get hold of one aground. To accomplish this we had
to run the awful risk of coming in contact with some 01
the numerous floating masses through which we had to
thread our way in the "wind's eye." Our vessel was
sluggish and tweet-tam in her movements, and had we
" missed stays " cur destruction would have been inevi-
table. Had we been commanded by an officer of ordi-
nary experience it is hard to say what would hive been
the result; but our safety was entrusted to a man firm of
purpose, and of strong nerve, who gave his orders on
this trying occasion as cool and distinct as if he had
been "tacking ship" in the middle of the Atlantic. At
five a.m. we got hold of a berg aground, and lay fast to
it in apparent safety until the afternoon of the following
day, when we let go and stood into open water, all of
us exceedingly glad that we had got cut of our critical
predicament."
PERTII.—EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.—Between Sunday
night and Monday morning, the shop of Messrs. J. and
A. M'Nab, watchmakers and jewellers, George-street,
was broken into, and valuable property to a very large
amount carried off. The premises were visited by one
of the Messrs. M'Nab about five o'clock on Sunday after-
noon, when all was found to be safe, and a dog that be-
longs to the shop was left inside, where it was on Mon-
day morning in the very apartment by which the robbers
bad eff,eted en entrance. The door of a cellar under
the shop had first been forced open, and several tools
taken out, which had afterwards been used in forcing
up the window by which an entrance was obtained to
the shop. Four panes of this window were dexterously
cut out, and a hole thus made which would easily admit
the body of a man. The shop has been almost com-
pletely plundered of the most valuable part of a large
and extensive etteck, ocnsieting of gold and silver
watches, safety and watch chains, rings, bracelets, and
other articles of a similar description, and ahhough it is
impossible at present to form a correct estimate of the
amount of goods taken, it is considered that it cannot be
under 4001. or 5001. Besides the Messrs. M'Nab's own
valuable stock, about 40 or 50 watches belonging to
customers have been stolen, and in every instance the
robbers had eeercised the most remarkable skill and
knowledge in selecting end carrying off the most valu-
able and portable part of the stock. It is reported that
a noise was heard in the shop about 12 o'clock on Sun-
day night by persons residing above it, but strange to
say they gave no alarm, and the robbery was not crs-
cevered till about eight o'clock on Mondoy morning.
The Messrs. M'Nab are highly respected and indus-
trious tradesmen, and meet with general sympathy under
their heavy los..—Scotsman.
THE REAL CAUSE OF CHOLERA. The Rev. Dr.
ll‘Neile thinks that the cholera is a judgment on this
country for favouring "Popery ;" the Ht.'s% Mr. Toys, of
Gateshead, that it is to deter people from marrying the
sisters of their deceased wives ; the Rev. Mr. Gutch, of
Leicester, atributes it to Parliamentary electors voting
for Di,senters and Jews, instead of Church of England
men; whilst others, ?gain, attribute it to the omission
of " Dei Gratis," frau the new florin. Gloucester
Journal,
THE MASTER OF THE CEREMONIES AT BATH.—Mr.
Nugent has bet n chosen master of the ceremonies by a
large majority over the other competitors.