The Sun.
London, England, 1833-10-02 00:00:00

LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 2, 1833.

and of Bacon 355 bales, with a further arrival yesterday
of about 2,880 firks, of Irish Butter, and 279 bales of
Bacon. Fine Friesland Butter we quote 84s. a 85s. per
cwt. at the quay, and an advance in price of 2e. per
cwt. upon some descriptions of Irish has bean realised
since this day se'nnight. The stock of Butter at present
at the wharfs is comparatively small from the recent heavy
deliveries from them, and until we have a large accumu-
lation from Ireland of the article, present prices are likely
to be supported : there is, however, just now a consider.
able quantity on the passage and in progress of shipping
from that country, with a heavy stock held there by the
farmers, shippers, and other speculators; and from these
circumstances the trade here see no inducements to enter
into speculative purchases, and merely confine their opera-
tions to supplying themselves as their immediate wants
require. We quote Carlow Butter (as to repute of the
shippers) 765. a 81s. on board, and in a partial in-
stance or two Is more has been obtained ; 775. a 82s. we
quote as the price landed: Waterford 745. a 775. on
hoard, 755. a 78s. landed ; Belfast, 775. on hoard, 78s.
a 795. landed ; Cork and Limerick, 765. on board, 775.
a 78s. landed; Dublin, 70s. a 71s. ; Sligo, 71s. a 725.,
and Bainbridge, 71s. and 725. on board for this month's
shipment. For old Bacon there has been not only a little
improvement in the demand, but within the last few days
a trifling advance in price has been obtained also ; for small
singed not very much out of condition 345. per ewt. has.
been realised, and as new prime singed small Waterford
arrives, it readily brings from 425. to 44'. ; there are
some sales effecting on board for shipment in this month
of Waterford sizable at 40s. on board. Bale Middles we
quote 28s. a 30e. ; Belfast Tierce Middles 395. a
Limerick, 365. a 40s. ; Bladder Lard* 575. a
Waterford and Limerick, 60s. a 61s. ; and small Limerick
Hams, '7ls. per cwt. In Beef and Pork the transactior.s
are so limited, prices are altogether nominal.

COUNTRY CORN MARKEL'S DURING ME WEEK

Wheat.

Barley.

Oats. 1 Beans.

Per Quarter.
Boston.
Gainsborough
Grantham
Grimsby
Horncastle
Lincoln
Spilsby
Stamford
York-

s. to s.
48 55

S. to S.
2.15 3:2
34
36 41
28 32
20 24
29 35
26 28
26 38
24 34

s. to s. s. to s.
26 22 36 37
18 40
17 25 37 39
18 22 39 40
15 20 36 40
17 21 42 44
16 20 38 48
18 24 38 42
14 22 36 48

52 58
45 52
44 54
48 55
46 52
40 60
45 CO

NORWICH, Sept. 28.
Wheat (per qr.) 44s 545. 58s. Beans (per qr.) 28s. 325.
Barley 2W. 265. 28s. Pease, 28s. 325.
Oats

Wheat, whit,

CANTERI3URI, Sept. 28.
575. to 635. Old —s,
48s. to 6,5. Old —s.
265. to 325. Grinding.. 225.
2/s. to '2ss. Old-- :10s.
31s to 355. —s.
30s. to 365. Grey-- 30s,

to —s.
to —s
to 275.
1. to 28s.
to —S.
;. to 345.

Barley, Malting
Oats —
Beans
Pease

MANCHESTER, Sept. 28.
Wheat, per 701 b. Bs. Od. to Bs. 2d. Red 7s. 94. to Bs. 13c
Barley, per 601 b 5 0 5 6 Oats 3 2 3 2
Beans, per Imperial quarter
Pease, White, per Imperial bushel 5 0 5 3
Malt, per 6 Imperial bushels '3B 0 42 0
Flour, per Sack of 2801 h. 4O 0 46 0

'DAY, Sept. 27.
'l'o Average.
27 0 24 5
12 9 12 3
14 0 13 3
113 6 10 7
21 0 0
14 0 10 0

IRISH MA
DUBLIN MARKET NO

lIKETS,
From
3,519 Wheat, per barrel 20 stone 11'0 0
354 Bele l6 stone 11 6
457 Barley wl6 stone 12 9
2,878 Oats 12 stone 8 8
2,351 Cwt. Flour .. 9 stone 5 0
1,598 Oatmeal 8 stone 8 0
Sold to Rakers only.
.0,270 Cwt. Flout l4 0 21 0
Average price of Wheat and Flour 43, 4d. per .
Receipts of Flour, 15,320 Firsts, from 18s• Od.
Sales of Do. 12,1181 Hnds. ...M. from 14s. Od.
Thirds,--... from ss. Od.
PRICE OF BREAD
%Ad. 1 Half Quartern-

Quartern Loaf.

16 7
3ack.

to 21s. Od.
to 17s. Od
to 10s Od.

CORK MARKFTS.—Sept. 28.
Wheat (per 20st.)
Barley (per 16st.)
Oats (per 14st.)
Flour i,per cwt.)
Oatmeal (per cwt.) 0 0 10 0
Beef, sd. to (id. ; Mutton, sd. to 6d. ; Veal, 6d. to Sd. ;
Pork, a to •2.1,,d. ; Fresh Butter, Ild. to I:2d. per lb.

_
PRICE OF BUTTER.
To the Merchants. To the Country.
First Quality 76s.
Second 7l
Third 64 54
Fourth 54 44
Fifth
Sixth 96 26

CLONMELL MARKETS.—Sept. 27.
Per Cwt.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. cl.
New Butter 72 0 to 73 0 Hides (raw) .. '3O 0 to 32 8
Oatmeal 11 0 0 Bacon Pigs 0 —t,
Rendered Lard 0 40 0 Heade 20 0 0
Per Bag.
_ .. ..... _

Flour, Second ....-
-Household—

O 34 011,1i3ur, Thirds "5
O 32 0; Fourths 14
Per Barrel.
O —01 Barley 12
0 11 0 Coals
Per Stone.

0 - 0
U - 0

Rapeseed 20
Bere

0 13 0
6 3 8

Wheat 1
Oats 0

2 3l Tallow (rough) 5
7 0 olPotatoes
Per Pound.

6 6 0
4 0 gi

Fresh Butter 1 0 i 0 'Mutton
Beef 0 :31 041 Veal 0 5 061

KILKENNY.—Butter 76; to 78s. per cwt. ; Wheat 235. to 2tis
per barrel ; Flour 12s. to 325. per bag, Oats Bs. to 103 per bar.
rel; Barley 12s. to 13s. ; Beef 4d. to 544. per lb. ; Mutton 5,1.
to W. ; Potatoes 4d. per stone; Coals Is, 04, per cwt.; Bacon
Pigs 2.65. to 1275. Od. per cwt.

THE LICENSING SYSTEM.

(From the Morning Chronicle.)
The Minutes of Evidenue taken before the
Select Committee on Victualling House Li-
censes (Holborn Division), just distributed,
throws a curious light on the corruptions con-
nected with that system.
Whenever discretionary power is granted in
this country, the discretion is discreetly exercised
—that is, in plain terms, money or money's
worth is made of it. It has been long pretty
well known that the licensing was made avail-
able to brewers and distillers in various ways,
The Magistrate might not be himself a brewer
but he had a friend a brewer or a distiller ; and
it was even given in evidence that the dinner to
the Licensing Magistrates of some divisions used
to be at the expense of the distillers.
The present evidence relates to a description
of corruption not yet before the public in so
distinct a shape.
Some time ago some curious disclosures were
made with respect to the oppressive demands
made on publicans of the other side of the
water by the officers of Union-hall and consta-
bles. Constables have it in their power to
report on the conduct of public houses ; and in
this money-making country ‘, nothing is given
for nothing." 'The publican who did not come
handsomely down was sure to be oppressed in a
variety of ways ; but if he supplied the official
with money occasionally, and gave him a feed,
he was a pure character, and kept an excellent
house.

But their name is Legion. The clerk of
the licensing Magistrates, the assistant clerk, are
all men of importance, and must be propitiated.
Our readers may remember a case which
made not a little noise some time ago—that of
a license granted to a man of the name of Wil-
liams, in the Seven Dials, and signed by a
Magistrate, Mr. Beckett, who, on the licensing
day, had voted against granting such license.
An affidavit, made by Mr. Thomas, the super-
intendent of police, of what passed at the meet-
ing of Magistrates, led to his suspension by the
Commissioners of Police for several weeks. A
petition presented to the House of Commons
on the subject of this license has led to the dis-
closures which we alluded to on the outset.
Mr. Flower, the chairman of the licensing
Magistrates of the division, gave the following
curious evidence:—
" With respect to Bigg, he was the clerk of the licens.
ing Magistrates?—The deputy clerk, originally intro-
duced by Mr. Beckett, seven years ago. He granted one
more license to a man in Kenton-street, in consequence
of a strong recommendation of him as a man of very good
character ; and afterwards he came and complained to me
that Bigg had gone and demanded four pounds of him,
and had barrowed two pounds first ; and I spoke to the
constable, and he said there are forty publicans he is
' demanding money of.
" For what ?—For obtaining licenses, the publicans
thinking he had influence with us.
" Then he has availed himself of his situation as licens-
ing clerk, and has gone to the publicans you have licensed,
after the license has been granted, saying, ' Now give me
a sum of money as a gratuity ?'—Yes, " 1 have got you
the license.' In consequence of discovering that, I sent
for the publicans, and said, What fee have you paid ?'
because the Act specifies the fees, and if the clerk demands
more, there is a penalty of 40s. ; and I found every one
had paid more than they ought, by his demanding
I Is. 6d., for instance, instead of ss. 64. I applied to
Mr. Richari's, (the principal clerk), and asked him' how
it was ?' and he said, ' I have nothing to do with it;'
and I said, Go and apprehend Bigg;' and in the mean
time the man, upon a slip of piper, sends in his resigna-
tion. There was a bailiff waiting to take him to the
King's Bench, as he had got arrested, and we thought,
under the circumstances, we would not add to his weight,
but let it pass over, having dismissed him. We meant to
have fined him for having received from the publicans
more than the fees authorised by the Act.
" You said it was the practice for the clerk to receive
money from the publicans ?—Yes ; I had it from Wil-

liamshimself, that Bigg demanded 401. of him for having
obtained the license, and he said, ' Frequently I get 501.;'
he said, ' You never would have got the license if it bad
not been for me, for I supped with Mr. Flower and a
gentleman in Great Queen-street last night, and we settled
you should have the license.'

" Have you any other reason to know the clerks are in
the habit of receiving money in consequence of licenses
being obtained can answer generally ; I believe they
do ; for in consequence of this circumstance, we made
inquiry, and I found it was too much the custom for
clerks to do it; and we stated to the publicans--. This is
What you are to pay, and if you pay more, we shall punish
you.' I think I have bee❑ the cause of breaking the neck
of a great deal of that sort of thing.
h w• • •

" This publican must have known the fees could not
amount to 401. ?—Yes ; that was a premium which he
obtained for granting the license.
" You said you thought the system was open to those
frauds; do you mein you have any particular cases?—
Whenever I have made inquiry I have found there have
been impositions of the sort practised. In the house we
licensed in Kenton-street; the man slid Bigg carne and
demanded 41., but he only gave him 2/.
" lu every case you inquired into with respect to Bigg,
you found corruption had taken place, or was attempted ?
—Yes, to a very great extent.
the
over "Dsyou believe, with respect to other licensing clerks,
that. corruption takes place ?—They have an influence
publicans. When they want to establish a new
house, they apply to the licensing clerk, and he draws up
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for which they charge
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other
places,
arbitrarily. We have now made a rule, that we will not
allow our licensing clerks to do anything of the sort, and
they should apply to their own attorney to draw up time
petition ; for we cannot check it if we suffer our licensing
clerks to interfere with anything but their duty to the
Magistrates ; if they mix themselves up with the publicans,
the publicans, are such a strong body of men, it is impos-
sible to prevent it.
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• 4,
" Do you mean to say the corrupt conduct of Bigg is a
singul r or a solitary instance ?—I never heard of anything
so bad as his conduct in any other man.
" But still you do believe that corruption does exist ?
I think it is open to it. I think the influence of the
clerks upon the publicans leaves it open to imposition ;
but I should be sorry to say I knew of any instance ex-
cept that of Bigg. I was Chairman of the Uxbridge
Licensing Division, and I know with a little pains you
can keep clear of them.
6' Did you ever inquire into the Uxbridge Division whe-
ther corruption of that kind took place?—No, I do not
think it ever has ; it is done in such a way it is impos-
sible ; there are so many High Constables and other
people to be consulted, we never could arrive at it if it
were so."

We have, of course, our own opinion as to
other divisions. Mr. I'lower says that they
cannot be found out; and in the language of
a late Recorder of London, " we all have a
good character till we are found out."
Mr. Richards, clerk to the Magistrates of the
Holborn division, gives a very curious evidence
with respect to his deputy, Bigg. Before that,
however, he makes some curious disclosures re-
specting the Magistrates themselves
" you know that on the licensing day a collation of
cold 'near, Wine,
fruit, and coffee is provided for the Ma•
gistrales?—There is tea and coffee, a bit of chicken,
tongue, and ham, and a glass of wine, that is put on the