The Sun.
London, England, 1814-11-25 00:00:00

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The ob;=ervation of THE.SUN recalls to recta-.
section what occurred some years ago in London.
Gentleman, whose hook on the diseases of the
army and navy
I have read; but whose name does
not immediately occur to my recollection, though.
it will to many of my medical friends, attributes
much of the palsy, liver complaints, dtopsies,
nervous affections, and at long train of other dis-
eases, to the use of deleterious am! narcotic sub-.
stances in porter. Several pamphlets were written
on the subject. • The Newspapers, on behalf of
suffering human nature, took it up. The Brewers,
like the Ephesian goldsmiths of old, seeing that,
by such writings. their craft was likely to be set
at naught, applied by affidavit to the King's
Bench for permission to prosecute the pu!)lishers
for libels. What was the answer of the good
Lord Chief Justice ? When the Brewers make
affidavit that they brew from malt,.and hops, and
water only, then 'will I entertain their applica-
tion ; the affidavit before the Court says no such
thing, therefore refuse the rule.
It has been said, I am an enemy to the Brewers
the fact is, I am their very best friend—and friend,
at the same time, to my fellow-sabjeets, and to
the agriculture of our country. I .wish to see
barley consumed, as I know it to be wholesome,
and being wholesome and nutritious, I would re-
joice to see good ale universally used. How dif-
tterent is the look and complexion of an Eaglisit
farmer, who drinks good .ale, from that of a poor
pallid labourer of Dublin, emaciated, unnerved,
and enfeebled like an Opium eater of Cowtauti-
nople ; how different is the smell of their breath
—the ale drinker, fragrant as a primrose, the
drinker of narcotic infusion, (milting- au effluvia
like the mixed fcetor of tanners'•ouse and putrid
fish—Can this arise from a wholesome burly—
every man who walks our streets may kidge. If
there can be any ambt of this, take two whole-
s,me men, and, in a morning before they it,ive
eaten, give to one a good plentiful d of ale,
bought either from or some other malt
Brewer, to brought from England z give to the
second (if you can lie so lull unan) a drench
such porter as I complaio of ; stand as near as
you please to the first, let him breathe close to
you, you will not be disgusted—whereas, you
most have a strong stomach indeed, if you can
bear the latter in the same loom with you.
Brewers may very reasonably demand of me,
are we to tel our business, our are we.to be
destroyed by the desertion of our customers-,?—
Heaven forbid ! I desire no such thing. Come
foruard like men, not with equivocation or men-
tal reserv,ition, but openly and in.plain words,
say, as the Chief Justice desired, not that you
have not used other iogredients thau malt and
hops, but that you Will not. Begin a new. busi-
ness ; discard your Diuggists—those brewers of
poison, which, like that of Shakespeare's witches,
a charm of powerful trouble, like a hell broth,
may boil and bubble ; resume the simple process
of brewing malt, it will certainly cost you more,
but you may charge more for it—we complain not
of the price, if the substance be wholes'ome.

BONIFACZ."

BOW-s:TREET.

Yesterday, John lioken,a porter employed at
the Swan with Two Necks Inn, Lad-lane, was
brought to the Office by summons, charged with
various frauds committed on the Earl of Bristol,
by charging more on the delivery of parcels 'halt
the regular charge at the Inn. He whs convicted

hi the penalty of twenty shillings and costs, by
way of example, and was told lie might think
himself very well OW he was not prosecuted for
:he fraud.

At a Court of Directors held yesterday, it WAS
resolved, that ftrocoLE JACKSON, Esq. br ent7
ployed as the Company's Advocate before Parlia-
ment, whenever services of that nature way re-
quire his attendance.

The Earl of ESSEX %VHS riding on horseback .in
Cashiobury Park, on Monday last, at full gallop
(carrying I►is right foot loosely in the stirrup,, in
consequence of weakness from a late sprain),
when his feet lost their equipoise, and in couse-
queuce lie was precipitated with great violence to
the ground ; by the concussion his head ►was hurt,
and much internal injkiry sustaiuvd by the body.
His Lordship was carried in a state of insensibility
into the wan: ion, and n►edical assistance called in.
A►► express was shortly after sent for Sir HENRY
UALFoaD. We are sorry to add, that, In the af-
ternoon of yesterday, his Lordship was.not de-
clared out or danger.

‘Ve hear rliat .6)lonei ROBHIVP WRIGHT is ap-
pointed to command tile itoyal Artillery iu 4cat-
land.

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The .7cie,
rrtr. I contain.; the following Ttefre';`,l4lLpon
Brewiilfr„ whie'b inapflicahle to oilier pal the
Empire, as well as to the City in which they were Written.
We are sorry to learn that the Dubli:i Ilrewers have not been
a whit more forward than taeir London brethre to clear
themselves from the suspicions which so universally at:aches
to their practices; but.we copied the paragraph conch:dined
as n. 'founded froth a Dublin. Newspaper. The combination
and monopoly in this trade are a disgrace to the Country. Even
were :nalt nod hops used, the Porter now drunk in London
should be at least one fourth lower in price than it is.

• "Is has !teen asserted, that some Brewers hnve
nppeareci to deal more with their priwgists than
with their Maltsters : recent facts- have proved the
assertion. Does any Brewer desire me to go into
partielilars ?
In the London Paper, THE tivty, the following
article 'appeared last post •
" A Member of the Common Council of Dublin haring
asserted that some of the Brewers used poisonous and dele-
terious drugs in their beer, all the BrewerS of that. City have
come forwa.Vd with affidavits before the. Lord Mayor, lo which
they smear that they use nothing. hut malt and hops. without
any poisonous or deleterious ingredients whatever. Simi-
lar insinuations have been often thrown out agaimt the IMll-
don,Brewers, but they have never repelled the accusation
this way."
'ow. THE 'SUN is quite mistaken in this busi-
ness—First, all the Brewers of Dublin have not:
sworn that their brewage is front malt and hops,
only. I have read many of their affidavits, -sail
do not recollect a single one in those terms ;
there is something 'concealed, w;!jel; they, by im-
plication, say is not unwholesome—cif this con-
cealed substance the public should be allowed. to
judge.
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