The Sun.
London, England, 1836-11-18 00:00:00

TO THE SHIPPING INTEREST.

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ANTI-DRY-ROT COMPANY.
KYAN'S PATENT,
For the PRESERVATION of TIMBER, CANVASS, CORD-
AGE, &c., from DRY ROT, MILDEW, and DECAY.
The Directors beg leave to announce to Shipowners, &e., that
the Committee of Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Ship-
ping have issued directions for the Surveyors to certify and have
ordered the mark K. P. (Kyan's Patent) to be entered against the
ship's name in the register book, as a distinctive mark to all vessels
built of timbers prepared according to Kyan's Patent.
The Directors will grant licenses to Ship builders for tanks on
their own premises.
Further Particulars may be obtained of the Secretary, 2, Lime-
street-square, Leadenhall-street.

SCOTTISH' (WIDOWS' FUND) LIFE
ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
LONDON, 15, BRIDGE-STREET, BLACKFRIARS.
Instituted 1815.

(On the Model of the LONDON EQUITABLE.)
PRESIDENT-The Right Hon. the Earl of ROSEBERY.
'VICE-PRESIDENTS.
Lord President HOPE Marquis of TWEEDDALE
I
Duke of BUCCLEUCH Sir T. D. LAUDER, Bart.
(Who, along with the whole Directors, are, in terms of the Laws,
Members of, and personally connected with the Society by Assur-
ances of more than three years' standing).
Accumulated Fund now exceeds Half a Million Sterling ; An-
nual Revenue now very considerably exceeds One Hundred Thou-
sand Pounds.
WHOLE PROFITS BELONG TO THE ASSURED.
Complete Exemption, as in the EQUITABLE, from all personal
liability.
The Additions made by way of BONUS to the Policies of this
office, vary from FIFTY to NINE PER CENT. on the CAPITAL
SUM S assured, according to the duration of the policy.
Assurances granted to any extent not exceeding 5,0001. on ap-
proved lives.
No Life Office in Great Britain, since the EQUITABLE of
LONDON enacted its restricting Bye-Law of 1816, has been
enab!ed to afford equal advantages to the Assured.
H. M'KEAN.
.* Assurances completed before the books are closed for the
current year have the important advantage of A FULL YEAR'S
STAN DING over those delayed till the commencement of another
year. _ _ _

IVIASDEU, a ROUSILLON RED WINE.
Vino Diffugiunt Mordaces Curn.
The Proprietors of the Gray's-inn Wine Establishment beg to
announce to their Friends and the Public, that after strict exami-
nation of this wine, of various vintages, and at all ages, from one
to twenty years old, they have determined upon adopting and
giving it their strongest recommendation, as well worthy (both in
quality and price) to take its stand among those in general con-
sumption in this country. They had indeed been long convinced
of the suitable qualities of many of the French Wines, compara-
tively unknown in England, for this purpose ; but the heavy and
'Unequal taxation created by the Methuen treaty, in 1703, amount-
ing almost to a prohibition of their consumption, operated as a
Cheek to anything like a general knowledge of their variety and
usefulness.
This prohibition, inimical alike to the interests and good feel-
ings of both England and France, continued until the year 1831,
When the English Government etermined on the equalization of
the duties on the wines of France and Portugal, and in that year
the measure passed into a law. This obstacle removed, a new field
Was at once opened for the employment of capital and exertion ; it
have a strong stimulus to the wine growers of France, and encou-
'aged them to enter into competition with their hitherto more fa-
toured brethren of the Peninsula ; they having long felt confident
that, whenever they were
.placed on the same footing, the qualities
of their wines would fully justify them in making the attempt ; for,
as Dr. Henderson, in his work on wine, says, "the French terri-
tory furnishes some of the best specimens of wine in each class, and
Unquestionably excels every other region of the globe in the manu-
facture of red wines in particular.
Similar feelings induced the proprietors of the Gray's-inn Wine
Establishment to turn their attention to this object ; and the re-
sult of their inquiries convinced them that the best is ines of Rousil-
lon, but more particularly that from the estate of Masdeu, possessed
all the requisite qualities for British consumption. This is a red
wine having all the characteristics of Port as to fulness and vinous
properties, combined with that delicacy of flavour, high anma, and
exquisite bouquet, which are the peculiar distinctions of the wines
of France.
Cyrus
of Redding's particular description of this wine, in the second
edition
his
work on modern wines, pages 136-7, is too well known
to need quotation.

Still, notwithstanding their favourable opinion of this wine, the
proprietors, naturally jealous of the established reputation of their
firm, were unwilling to risk it by introducing an article which had
never yet endured the test of practical and personal experience as
to the effects the climate of England might produce on it, and the
most prompt measures were adopted to ascertain that fact.
In October, 1833, a few sample pipes arrived in this country,
kart of which were purchased ; and when the first cargo came in
September, 1834, per the Astrea, Captain Golder, from port
Vendres, ten pipes were immediately bottled with every attention
'ahe experiment deserved, that its progress might be watched, its
lto.ture ascertained, and its qualities fully developed.
The result of this experiment (an experiment the proprietors
believe confined to their house alone) has been most favourable.
In the first year much improvement took place, but it had not
Set arrived at that maturity which would warrant them in in-
troducing it to the public; but another year's ordeal has pro-
duced an article equal to some of the most expensive wines of
the French market. It is in brilliant condition, with a firm crust ;
may be moved without the slightest injury ; and the nobility and
Public in general are respectfully invited to pass their judgment
.'ht it at the vaults of their establishment.
The Proprietors, therefore, having from their practical expo-
Xienee the fullest confidence in the intrinsic merits and im-
proving qualities of this wine, have made arrangements with the
trowers for a permanent supply of the best quality that Rousillon
Produces; and, in order to distinguish it from second growths and
other common red wines of the south of France, it has been deter-
Toined to designate it by the title of " Masdeu," this being the
roe of the principal estate upon which it is grown; in the same
'gamier that the first growth clarets receive their denomination from
the vineyards of Lafitte," "Latour," and " Chateau-Margeaux."
They are now landing a parcel of 50 pipes at the London Docks,
eZ Los Deux Jules, Captain Gugnen, from port Vendres, part of
Mich are being cleared home, and are warranted to be of equal
'Plaiity to those which have been in bottle upwards of two years,
▪ the same results may with confidence be anticipated.
The Proprietors in conclnsion regret the necessity of cautioning
W! Public and the country wine merchants against a common red
au a ship ped at the port of Cette, which has been in many instances
rreptitivusly imposed upon the wine merchants, and through them,
til,ktkowingly, upon the public, as the genuine Masdeu, to which it
1,0 more affinity than the Port wine produced in Figueira has
tO ,
highest quality of the vineyards of the Alto Douro.
kill prices as under. Country orders must contain remittances,
°l' references in London.
ti Hampers Is. per dozen. Bottles 2s. per dozen.
e_isr Pipe, Per Hogshead, I
Per Quarter Cask, Per Dozen.
I £33 I Os. £l6 16s. 2Bs.
oldenisted, per the Astrea, bottled Sept. 1834, 325. per dozen.
GEORGE HENEKEY and Company.

230,,High Holborn.
merchan

supplied at the market price.