The Sun.
London, England, 1823-04-08 00:00:00

SUN.

CONSUMPTION OF BEER.

The Bill to encourage the consumption of Beer,
as amended by the Committee, has just been
printed ; it contains the following enactments:---
Ist. That it is expedient to brew ale or beer intermediate be-
tween strong beer and table beer.

2d. Such beer may be brewed on paying an excise duty on
it of As. per barrel.

3d. Not less than Ave barrels of 36 gallons, and not more
than five and a half, are to be made from each quarter of malt,
and the price of such beer is not to exceed 28s. the barrel, or
10d. the gallon, as sold in large or small quanties. Any per.
son charging more than this price will subject himself to a tine
of SOL Any person Making an entry to brew beer of this de.
scription, who shall brew porter, or beer of a greater Or less
strength, than above mentioned, or uses any other ingredient
than, malt, yeast, and water, shall be fined two hundred
pounds for every ofFence.

4th. Persons brewing this beer are to take out Licenses, and
be subject to the same regulations as other brewers.
sth. Brewers of this beer are to be allowed to retail it on
their premises, it not being for consumption there; but if they
sell any other beer or ale on these premises, they will be sub-
ject to a fine of 100/. for every offence.
6th. Brewers of other beer may brew this beer, on taking
out a license for this purpose, provided they have no interest in
any malt making concern within one quarter of a mile of the
premises for making this beer; and provided they have no in.
terest in any other brewery within the distance of 200 yards'
from these premises. Every transgression of this regulation
subjects the offender to be punished by a fine of 200/.
7th. Any person paying 21s. annually for a license, may be
allowed to sell this beer, provided it is not. sold forconsumption
on the wenritu.s, but this license will not give permission to sell
any other beer or ale than this.
Bth. Any person selling this beer without having taken out
a license is to be fined for every such offence, the sum of 50/.
9th, 10th, and Ilth The duties laid on by this Act, to be
under the management of the Commissioners of Excise, and
levied as they levy other duties, and carried to the Consoli-
dated Fund.

12th. All the buildings, tubs, and vessels, employed to make
this beer, are to be described to the Excise, and distinguished
from one another by some particular mark ; and no new build-
ings for brewing this beer are to be erected within 200 yards of
any brewery for brewing other beer ; and no buildings for
brewing other beer, are to be erected within 200 yards of the
premises on which this beer is to be brewed.
13th. Every person brewing beer under this Act is to desig-
nate the storehouse or room which he mean% to use fur keeping
malt.

14th. The quantities of malt received are also to be entered
into a book kept for that purpose, which book is to be open to
the inspection of the Excise Officers.

15th: Every person brewing this beer is to expose his stock
of malt to the inspection of the Excise Officers; and if the
quantity on hand does not correspond to his account, he is liable
to be fined for every offence 2001.
16th. Brewers may have their stock of malt measured, if they
dispute the Officer's judgment by guaging.
17th. This beer must not be put or stored in casks larger than
butts, and every cask must be measured by the Officers of
Excise.
18th. When sent out in casks of more than four gallons, the
casks are to be marked with the name of the trader, brewery,
and the figure 5, under a penalty? of M. for every neglect.
19th. All brewers of this, and all other beer or ale, are to
make a declaration in writing of the strength and quality of the
beer brewed at every brewing. Neglecting to do tbis, or con-
cealing or altering such a declaration, subjects the offender to
a penalty of 2001. for every offence.
20th. This Act is to take eilict on July 5, 1823.

SHERIFF'S COURT, SURREY.

PALMER ESQ. V 4 BULL.

Yesterday a writ of inquiry wai executed before the Under.
Sheriff' and a Jury of the County of Surrey, for the purpose of
assessing the damages in en action brought by Mr. I yshe Pal-
mer, Member for Reading, against Captain Nicholas B. Bull,
formerly commander of the King cif the Netherlands, steam-
packet, for a libel published by trim in the Jahn Bull news-
paper of the 18th of August, 10'22, and in which action the de-
fendant had suffered judgment to go by default. T e plain tift9a
damages were laid at 211 W.
Mr. Citsuus PIIILLIPI was Counsel for the plaintiff, and
Mr. ALLEY for the defendant. The former stated the case,
the particulars of which were long since known to the. public,
and therefore need not be repeated on this occasion. It is mere-
ly necessary to observe that the libel consisted of words im-
puted to Mr. Palmer who was accused of having expressed
great satisfaction at the lamentable death of the late Lord Castle-
reagh, and proposing to have a" jollification" dinner on the occa.
sloe. Mr. Phillips sUbstantiated the falsehood of the libel by the
testimony of several respectable witnesses, who declared that
they did not hear the words imputed to the plaintiff, which
they. must have donelif uttered by him. Mr. Alley made an inA
gemous defence, grounding it chiefly on the absence of Dr. Alit
ford, to whom the words in question were said to have been ad-
dressed. It appeared,however,that a subpien a had been sent by the
plaintiff to the Dr. but too late, as that Gentleman was obliged
to attend the General Quarter Sessions at Newbury, being
Chairman of the Committee of Accounts, and having other
matters of great importance to attend to connected with the
county.
The Usrptit-Simnirr summed up the evidence, and left
it to the Jury to consider their verdict.
The Foreman of the Jury said, that he wished to know, be,
fore the room was cleared for the Jury to deliberate, whether
they could give greater damages than those laid in the declara-
tion. lie might be asked the question by his brother Jury-
men ; and if he were, he should not know how to answer it.
The UstnEa-Susitire said, that it was a very proper ques-
tion to be asked. He shoidd state, in reply, that greater da-
mages could not be given than those mentioned in the declara-
tion.

The Jury, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict for
the plaintiff.—Damages 2001.
It Is stated that " the Jury expressed their regret that they
were not allowed to give more."

LONDON SESSIONS.

Yesterday these Sessions commenced before the Loan
May on, the RKCOUDEIt, Aldermen Sir C. FLOWER, AT.
PINS, COX, and WAITIIMAN.
JatneS hurley was charged as having subjected himself to
the operation of the new Act, for the punishment of rogues ana
vagabonds.
The prisoner was found in thebouse of Mr. Alderman Lucas,
with a large empty basket in one hand, and some bad quills in
the other. lie had walked deliberately to the drawing.room,
and would probably have cleared the sideboatd of the plate
which lay to the value of a considerable sum upon it, had not
one of the servants seized Win; upon which he offered to sell
his quills.
The COUNT in passing sentence observed, that a great mum.
ber of robberies had lately been committed by persons who acted
upon the above plan, against which those, the doors of whose
houses were frequently open, should be particularly on their
' guard. On all occasions of
.the kind to which the attention of
the Court was drawn, the rigour of the law should be exercised.
The prisoner was sentenced to imprisonment for three months
in the House of Correction as a rogue and vagabond.

Prevention of Fatal Accidents from Scqffo4l-
- a strong leather belt wets- buckled round the body of
.a person, employed on scaffolding, with an iron or brass ring
attached to it, through which a rope of sufficient length to ad.
.trait of the workmate,' moverne.nts, might be iixe4 at one cad
to the building or scaffolding, and secured at die other end to
the ring of the leather belt, it would be a perfect security, an
case of ha false-step, from falling far from. ,the hoards of the
scafiblding ; and if this should not ,hethfound uF copaidered
Practicable, it is hoped some other mods' of.diefely maybe sug-
gested and proposed.