The Sun.
London, England, 1802-06-02 00:00:00

lIITZMINGIIAM, May 19, got.

At a MUTING of the MA LsTE Rs, andot'hers interested
in the Malting Trade, in the Town and Neighbourhood of
litu Ingham, held this dey at the Ptibilic Office, pursu-
ant to an Advertisement for • that purpose,- inserted in
A ris's Birmingham Gazette of the 17th inst. in order to
take into consideration some grievous and objeefiohable
Claus,es in an Ad of Parliament passed in the forty-first
year of the Reign of His present Majesty, Chapter gt, and
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ofanott2r Atl passed in the forty-second year of his pre-
sent Nlajesty's Reign, Chapter ; • -
• !VII% WILLIAM SHORE in The Chair;
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rrHE following Resolutions were severally moved
by Mr. Thomas Spurrier, and carried unanimously, viz.
rat, .Resolved, Thatthetirst Seel on of the first mentioned
Ad. authorizing any Officer of Excise' to throw out and
level upon the Malt-horse floor, the grain of any Cduch he
may stispt('A to have been .forced together, and, if upon
guaging, the' same when so thrown -out: and levelled, an in-
crease be found of more than one Bushel in twenty, above
what the same appeared to be by the previous guage in the
Cauch,;that then the same shall be conclusive evidence of
such Couch having been forced together to prevent its rising;
and subjetting such -Moister to a penalty of ss. for every
Bushtil of Malt in such Couch ; is aritrary, unjust, and un-
constitutional, as is must often substitute falsehood for fact,
and presumption for proof, and in all cases deprive the
iklakter of his defence, thereby subjecting, 'hitn. to disgrace
and punishment for a crime of which he ray not be guilty,
and yet depriving him of the means of proving his innocence,
however clear and incontrovertible his evidence might other-
wise he for that purpose.
zd,.Resolved,Vhat the additional duty upon Malt is par-
tial, and theretbre unjust, as it subjeßs one part of the Com-
munity to
.a. tax on their beverage, who make use of Ale
or Beer, while another part. of the Community, whose
beverage is Cyder or Perry, produced and manufaetured at
little trouble or el:pence, are exempted from Duty.
31, Retsolv-edi That an Aa passed late on one day, to take
efti•Ct early the next (as was the caSein the ACI of the forty-
second year of the Reign of the present King, above mention.
ed), inßiaing pains and penalties, for new created crimes, and
before the natureand provisions ofsuch AC.I could be known,
is unconstitutional, and dangerous in precedent, cruel in Ope..
ration, and in eff',..ci an ex post fOtto Law.
4th, Resolved, That the pt.ver granted by the last men.,
tioned Ad 'to Excise Officers, to apprehend Malster's Serv-
ants for watering a Couch on the floor, &c. without the au-
thority of a Magistrate, is new and unPrecedented ; and that
the penal ty'olsol. imposed for the offence, to be paid down
on conviaion, into the hands of the Excise Officer, or the

party committed to prison to hard &beiur for any time not
exceeding twelve months, is cruel and oppressive, the pu-
nishment being disproportioned tothe offence, and a conver-
sion in the first instance of fine into imprisonment.
sth, Resolved, That the 30th Section of the last men-
tioned Aa, inflicting" a penalty'of 2001. upon the Malster for
watering a Couch upon the floor, which it may be necessary
to water, is impolitic, unwise and unjust : Impolitic, by,
preventing so good an article being made as might otherwise
be made, and consequently lessening the consumption and in-
juring. the revenue; unwise, in depriving the Malster of the
means of using Spurted and damaged Ilarley, the consequence
of bad harvests, and thereby increasing the misfortune which
Providence may inflict; and unjust, in preventing the Mal-
ster from using his property to the best advantage, increas-
ing the expence of the rnantsfaCtute, and thereby advancing
thprice to the Public.

6th, Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Meeting, that
Malt can be made better at any time by watering the Couch
on the floor. than without, and that in warm seasons'of the
rear, the Couch, without watering on the floor, will become
mouldy, otlimsive, and unwholesome, and of course,losstred
in its value, -both for nse and sale, to the greatinjury not.only
of the Trader but of the Public.

7th, Resolved, that it is also the opinion of this Meeting,
that the Malt-houses in this part of the Country are not cal-
culated to be worked without watering the Couch On the
. floor, the floors not being in size proportioned to the Kilns,
nor made of proper materials, being principally, if not uni-
versally, of brick, plaister, or mortar; whereas those, suited
for the purpose of being worked without watering the
Couches on the floors, are of made or chalk, It is also the
opinion of this Meeting, that Fraud upon the Revenue' is
more pradicable without watering on the floor than with.
Bth, Resolve,d, That the 34th sedion of the last men-
mentioned Ad, authorizing Excise Officers to enter Malt,
houses at any hour in the night, without a Warrant from a
Magistrate, or the presence cif the Malster or a Constable,
is a most unconstitutional and unprecedented attack upon
private property and private security, inasmuch as it renders
s=ecret fastenrngs no longerof any use, for when known, 'they
are .no longer secret. makes the Excise Officer the judge of
the expediency of such an entry ; subjects the Malste? to
the caprice, vexation, fraud and malice lof the Excise Officer,
and opens such a door to plunder and peculation, as no human
foresight can well guard. against ; for, by similar means to
those which the Excise Officers enter, Thieves may also
enter,,indefxendcntly of the carelessness tf Excise Officers in
losing'their keys, or leaving them in the Malt-house doors,
or the doors unlocked.

gth, Resolved, That we will use every Constitutional en-
deavour to procure the Repeal of the Clauses complained of.
[oth, Resolved, That it appears to this Meeting to be
highly expedient for Malsters in other Counties to convene
34M,:etings for the, like purpose, and appoint Committees to
correspond with the Committee of this Meeting on the best
mode of obtaining redress. _ _

tith, Resolved, That a Memorial be presented to the
Right Hon. Henry Addington, and another to the Honourable
Commissioners of Excise, stating the injury and inconve
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silence which the Malsters and the Public general will
sii%r by enforcing tl'*: provisions of the last mentioned Ad,
particularly as far s relates to watering the Couch on-the
floor, and also pointing out that the Revenue is as well, if
not better secured, by our present method of watering on the
floor, than without, and soliciting the support of the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer in procuring the repeal of the objec7
tionable Clauses above referred to.

nth, Resolved, That a Subscription be immediately
opened, and a Committee appointed, consisting of thirteen
Gentlemen, to carry these Resolutions into efEct, any five
nt Ohoin stall be competent to act; and that a Treasurer
and Solicitor be also appointed.
13th, Resolvcd, That the Chairman, Mr. Joseph Dand,
Air. Thomas Spurrier, Mr. Thomas Dutton, Mr. Read
Best, ,Mr. William Toney, Mr. Edward Ashwell,, Mr.
Samuel Taylor, Mr. William Baxter, Mr.' Thomas
Mr. William Thomas, Mr. James Adcock, and Mr. Richard
_Hudson, be appointed the Committee, and Mr. Thomas
Dutton the Teeasurer, and Mr. William Spurrier Solicitor
and Secretary'.

ResOlved, That Abe Thanks of this Meeting be given
to Mr. Thomas Spurrier' for promoting this Meeing, and
framing and moving the above Resolutiohs.

rsth,- Resolved, 'That these ResolutiOns be signed by the
Chairman, and inserted in Aris's Birmingham Gazette, swi n-
Bey's Birmingham Chronicle, and in THE SuN and Travel-
ler London Papers.

WILLIAM SHORE.

Mr. Shore having left the Chair,
Resolved Unanimou-sly, That the Thanks of this Meeting
be given to Mr. Shore, tor his able conduct in the Chair.
WM. SPURRIER, Solicitor anti Secretary.

For BILIOUS COMPLAINTS, and DISORDERS of the

STOMACH and BOWELS
Dr. lANILS's ANALEPTIC PILLS.

'SHE Excelier:ce of these PILLS, as a gentle
1 purgative, and as a general preservative of Health, by
assisting Nato e in the due discha rgeo? the Animal Functions,
has established their reputation as a ljedicine of the first im-
portance. They are attinirably calculated for. Disorders of
the Stomach 'and Bowels ; for persons of a Bilious, a Gouty,
or a Rheumatic disposition ; as well as for those Nvhose Con-
. stitut ions have been atii;,Cte by a too alive or too sedentary
lire, or by a residence in hot Climates.' They are likewise
?articular./ serviceable in Head-Aclis occasioned by Indi-
gesticin, and in removing the bad etkeis of free living ; as
also in preventing Palsies and Apoplexies, so often the cone
seilienee of iittemperance.
The tendency of these Pills is to open the pores by night,
and the body by day ; they. moreover promote• Sleep, and re-
quire neither confinement nor attention to diet. • • Recourse
should be lihd to them on the first attack of a cold, ' or upon
- any slight indisposition; and they should never be omitted at
• bed-time after an excess of eating or drinking'; and thus
then- dislinl uislted charaaeristie will be maintained of pro-
moting longevity, so remarkably exemplified by their inven-
tor, who, by, the constant use of 4.h».tn, though a very free_
liver, attained the age of seventy-five.
• As the ANALEPTIC PILLS owe their virtues to a

peculiar preparation, which has never been flivolged but
to the present Proprietors, they Co?t only be had genu-
:int from • them ; and they are sqld by Francis Newbery,
At the Warehouse for Dr. j;tfnes's olvder, 45; the East
1.1(.1 of S. Pauli*, a few doors frep arapside, London;
int! at DV. jam es's late house Bruton-street,- in Boxes,
price 4s. 6d! each, StaMp inclutk ; or the quantity of Six
ht one large Box for ti. 25. otl.' • '
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Observe that the words, ".F. NiiVisE,or, 4si St.
Paul'4," are enzra-redsm. the Stamps.. 101 otliers
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From the LC.)AVDPN GAZETTE, June 1) 1.802:

War,gffice, Jtve I, t 202.

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*di Regiment of. Dtagoons., Cornet Sampson- Towgena
- French to ,be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Astley, who
retires-.

1211-1 Regiment of Light Dragoons, Captain James Kearney,
from the 2.gth ,Light Dragoons, to be Major, by purchase,
vice-Madden, who retires.
2.111 Ditto, William Rowan, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase,
vice Owen, promoted. •
3d Reginrent of Foot Guards, John James Earl Waldegrave,
to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Hamilton, promoted.
gth Regiment of Foot, Captain John Dunkin, from the zXth
Light Dragoons, to be Major, by purchase, vice Sirie, who
retires.

zoth Ditto, Montagu James Jackson, Gent. to be Ensign,
by purchase, vice Harding, promoted.
35th Ditto, Ensign Lewis Gordon, from the Bth West India
Regiment, to be Lieutenant, by pUrchase, vice Robertson,
who retires 4
both Ditto, Lieutenant-Colonel C. Lewis Thcod. Shoedde,
from Lowenstein's Levy, to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Cap-
tain John Keane, from theoth Foot, to be,Major, by pur-
chase, vice Ciezielski, who retires. _Captain H. C. Ap-
pelius, from Lowenstein's Levy, to be Captain. 'To he
Lieutenants, Lieutenant Gabriel,Burer, from Lowenstein's
Levy. Lieutenant William Walther, from Ditto. Lieute-
nant J. H. Schoedde, from Ditto. To be Ensigns, Ensign
1. P. Phillipson, from Lowenstein's Levy. Ensign J.
J. Trurnback, from Ditto. Ensign J. Hammer, from
Ditto. Ensign J. Reiner, from Ditto, Ensign J. Eckhard,
front Ditto.
'oth Ditto,, Ensign Samuel Concert, from the 66th Foot, to
be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Halnil, promoted in the
sat. West India Regiment.
73d Ditto, Lieutenant Raymond Hicks, from the. Half-pay
of the 79th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Downing, placed
on,Halt-pay.
93d Ditto, Ensign Donald Macleod to he Lieutenant, with-
out purchase, vice Sutherland, placed on Half-pay.
ad West India Regiment, Robert CONithoun, Cent. to be
Ensign, vice Rolle, deceased.
Queen's German Regiment, Captain !John Wilson, to be Ma-
jor, by purchase, vice Lyon, p-omuted. Lieutenant Pont
L'Abb6, to be Captain, vieeMilSon.
BREVET.
Captain Duncan J. Cameron of the late Sheffield Regiment,
to be Major in the Army.
Captain Edward Letherland, of the late 113 d Foot, to be
Major in the Army. _ •