The Sun.
London, England, 1825-11-09 00:00:00

[MORNING HERALD.]

THE BREWERS, with an eagerness of avarice
which probably, in the end, will help to defeat-it-
self, have thought proper to issue a notification to
the Publicans that they have raised the price of
beer five shillings per barrel ; and the publicans,
nothing loath, have immediately doubled the
rise upon the consumer, to say nothing of the
profit which accrues upon adulterating a higher
priced article. Of course it would be beneath
the dignity of these lords of the mash-tub to as-
sign -any reason for this measure. On this occa-
sion 14y are wise in not attempting to do so ; for
we wllit venture to say that a more unreasonable,
unjust, and uncalled-for step was never taken by
any body of men. But admitting it to be as just
as it is. unjust, as fair and righteous as it is unfair
anal iniquitous, does it not speak 46 trumpet
tongued" for the necessity of breaking down this
hydra of monopoly, and of putting an end to a
power of taxation among individuals, utterly un-
known to the'Legislature itself ? for no Minister
ever yet dreamt of sending out his mandate for
increasing a tax, or of even calling upon Parlia-
ta do so, without first producing the public
accounts, and showing some cause for it. Yet
here are those persons, whose overgrown wealth
makes them absolutely dangerous to the State,
sparing one day from their fox hounds, to as-
semble in conclave, and, with a stroke of their_
magic pen, levying a contribution- of nearly a
million per annum upon the community. We
shall, perhaps, be told that barley has risen in
price, and- of the crops having failed. These
people know very well, though great partof the
public may not, that after such a harvest as -the
last, the increase upon the barley in the
couch, during the process of malting, is
such as more than to meet any increase which
has taken place in the price of the raw
material ; and as for the hops, they know, too,
that not one handful of the new crop has been
used in the stock in hand upon which this tax
is laid, and that there are secrets in trade by
which they well know how to apportion the use
of the article according to the price. But has.
there been no decrease in the price of horses,
coals, &c.? Has there been no increase in their
trade, and consequently in their profits, owing to
the prosperity of the country, and the increase of
its population ? Have they also received no benefit
from the large repeal of public taxes which a re-
turn of peace has afforded ? And ought not these,
and other causes combined, to have produced
beer at a much lower price than the public have
ever had it ? In short, -we defy them to shew
that there are any plausible or apparent circum-
stances (real ones there are clearly none) to jus-
tify one half of the rise which they have thought
proper to make ; and even were that so, they
were enjoying an enormous profit- before, which
would well have borne a considerable reduction
without thus doubly taking the public. We
regret this measure the more, because it is an
impost which falls principally upon the labour-
ing part of the community, and because its
•evident • tendency will be to drive them
still more to the use of ardent spirits, the
demoralizing effects of which are but too
apparent. But we have said (and it is no
small consolation to think so), that such a step
will in the end go far to defeat itself. The
public rriind and that of the Government are but
little inclined, we believe, to support the system
any longer; and we are not without hope, that
this arbitrary and uncalled-for proceeding will
hasten the long-expected measure of opening this
trade, and ridding the community of a mono-
poly more injurious to its health, its morals,
and general welfare, than any-which exists in
the civilized world. Mr. Huskisson, we
know, has had. his eye upon these gentry for
some time ; and, we trust, will not allow
the next. Session of Parliament to elapse without
striking an effectual blow atthe root of this bane-
ful and-.oppressive system. Indeed, we do,' not
know of any measure which would give more eclat to
the close of the present Parliament than one which

should afford to the public an exemption from one
of the keenest and most mortifying exactions
that can be imagined,— a system, in short, alike
hostile to public liberty, health, and happiness.
We had intended to say a word or two upon the
Parliamentary conduct, of brewers themselves,
and air
the inconsistency of seeing them bawl-
ing air liberty in the House of Commons, while
they practise such tyranny out of it—but this
topice we shall reserve for atmther opportunity.

MELANCHOLY CASUALTIES.—We have.received
a letter from a correspondent in Rikeel, dated '
the 29th ult., which 'gives Us the first and only
intimation we have had of a melancholy catas-
trophe that occurred off that coml.' on the `night
of the 46 of October. There was, it appears,
on the night in question, a great number of boats,
belonging to Cooley, fishing for herrings in the
bay of Carlingfotd, two of which separated from
the others, on perhaps •an expectation of getting
more fish on a different route. The night was
unusually stormy, and all the hoats that got safe
into harbour threw out their fish, and made every,
effort to ,save their lives. It is generally sup-
posed the others risked their lives rather
than lose their fish. No trace could be found
of the two boats that had separated• from the
fleet, for two days, when the bodies of the
ten men who manned.them were found at the bar.
Another boat in the harbour of Derryogue, about
two miles to the east of ,Cranfield-point, had
gotten so much fish that it was found necessary
.to put two of the men on the shore, in order that
the boat might ride the waves until they could
have light next morning to unload her: No blame
can be attached to the two men who went home,
for, what is somewhat ominous, they cast lots
who should go anti who should stay. The wind
was blowing off the sea, and as the tide arose the
reverberation of the waves against the rocks dash-
ed both men and fish out of the boat, within about
two perches of the shore.. One man was dead
before he was driven on shore, and the other
lived four days. He has left a wife and small
family to lament his loss. The other was a young
man, and the principal support of his mother and
sisters.—(Newry Telegraph.)
NEW MODE OF GROWIN-G POTATOES.-Mr.
Walker, of Fermoy, has successfully practised a
new and extraordinary mode of cultivating this
root. It is well known to farmers that potatoes
in pit—the general mode of keeping them in this
country till they are wanted for use—throw out
a great [number of shoots in the spring. From
some of these shoots, in the beginning of last
April, Mr. Walker cut as many knots or joints
as they afforded, and planted them in drills in
his garden, as if they were cuttings of the potato
itself, or skillanes, as they are provincially termed.
The stalks from these joints appeared in due
time, were of uncommon size and luxuriance, and
preserved their verdure to a. late . period of The
season. The crop was dug out a few days since,
and was very productive. This was the second
experiment of the kind which Mr. Walker had
tried, and he is so well satisfied with their result
that he intends to cultivate an acre in the same
manner next year ;- to the whole process of which
he will invite the attention of the neighbouring
farmers as publicly as possible.—(Cork Paper.)
IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENT IN TALLOW CAN.
D LEA.— Every one knows that innumerable at-
tempts have been made to refine tallow, so as to
give it those desirable qualities that render wax
so agreeable. The great superiority of wax con-
sists in its melting point being considerably higher
than that of tallow, and -hence the property of
carrying a much thinner wick, which does not re-
quire snuffing, and bearing a brighter apd more
• sprightly flame. After many years of laborious
study and experiments, Mr. Matthew Grange, of
Charlemont-street, has succeeded in purifying
tallow so perfectly, that his candles have been
frequently substituted for wax, and have passed
for such at the parties of people of distinction.—
They burn slowly and steadily, the wicks are
thin, the flame is of a lively colour, and they show
a considerable transparency towards the top. In
this process of extreme purification of the tallow,
Mr. Grange attained another object of great mo-
ment—the candles are free from smell. He has,
indeed, been so uncommonly successful, that it
seems to be almost in-.possible to make them ap-
proach nearer to wax.—(Freeman's Journal.)

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BIRTHS.

On Thursday, the 3d inst., at Longdown, Bucks, the lady
of Richard Bligh, Esq., of a daughter.
At Auchinleck Manse, Ayrshire, on the 3d inst., Mrs. Boyd,
of a son.
On the 4th inst., at her house in York-terrate, Regent's-park,
the lady of Warner Ottley, Esq., ea On.