The Sun.
London, England, 1850-02-25 00:00:00

TO THE LLITUII OF IhE SUN.

Sxa,—l annex you a statement of facts which you
may deem prudent to publish, and you are at liberty
to do so, as a caution to brewers, as lam satisfied
many are perfectly ignorant and may sustain a heavy
loss before they find it out, viz.:—
My attention has been arrested by the continued
complaints I have had made to me lately of the
quality of hops amongst my customers, and have been
perfectly at a lm bow to account fur it, when they
have continued to use the same sort and quality, to
the same quantity of malt; these complaints have
been growing for some time.
I have at last solved the problem by testing tte
malt from last year's barley with the malt from the
barley of 1848, wherein I find about 20 per cent. more
saccharine matter in the former than the latter—
consequently will require 20 per cent. snore bops to
counteract the sweetness. I have consulted a very
eminent malster, who states that there is scarcely a
gruin cf barley this year that does not germinate,
which is very rare. Therefore, if the brewers do not
use more hops to the same quantity of NEW MALT,
they may calculate upon the hi-Tr going sour in the
warm or summer months, and they may not know
the cause; at all events it will be so amongst the
country brewers and Publicans, amongst whom your
valuable parr so widely circulates.
. . .

The aborse has led tile to make a calculation how'
we .shall stand with regard to the quantity of hops we
have to fall back upon before the next year's crop
comes off, and the annexed is the result of my labour,
from undoubted authority, viz.:—
The average quantity of malt on which duty WIIIS
paid annually from ]BO3 to 1817 inclusive, was
25,785,438 bushels, and the average old duty on hops
for the same period, 116,4721., and is the basis of the
estimate consumption.
Foreign hops were brought in, paying a duty of
81. lls. per cwt., and many substitutes used in lieu of
ops, so that it seems fair to conclude the stock of
hops was no more than the malt required.
Price of hops at that period from 301. to 451. per
cwt. The consumption up to 1844 lied nearly ea•
hausted the stock on hand, and few hops of previous
years rornain unconsumed. Therefore, taking the
growth and consumption from 1844, it will stand as
underneath :

Hops grow n Consumed.
1844 .. £140,323 .. £166,847
1845 .. 158,003 .. 169 306
1846 .. 242 956 . . 180,221
1847 .. 215,805 .. 156 979
1848 .. 212,416 .. 176.759
1849 . . 79,791 .. 178,211

1,049,294 1,028,323
1,028,323

£20,971 unconsumed when the
crop of 1850 comes off, and when we take into con-
sideration that one-third of the crop of 1848 was of
very inferior description, and scarcely worth the duty
paid upon them, I am satisfied I shall be considerably
within the limits if I state there will not to be
10,0001. of duty unconsumed when the crop of 1850
is gathered. There is such a growing national taste
for bitter beer, which I have not taken into considera-
tion.

We may calculate, if the price advances much,
there may be foreign hopes come into consumption,
but from the repugnance brewers hare to their use, it
is not likely to any great extent.
I trust you will excu,e me for the lengthened state-
ment made, and I ern,

Your obedient servant,
MAT T IV WE S TON.
172, Yorksbire-street, Roelniak, Feb. 20, 1850.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE

Sip,-1 w. mil dispute the importance 01 spreading
the knowledge cf English over our Indian empire.
Why, then, should not the language Le taught as
regular!y as the drill in every native regiment?
There would be nearly 300,000 scholar,.
Yours obedhontly,
DOTENTONICUS.

Feb. 25.

TAE AUSTRIA'S ARMY.—The want of surgeons in
;he Austrian army is so greatly felt, that. in order to in-
luve civil surgeons to go into the army the military an-
11.wities have decreed that the usual fee for diplomas
dial' be remitted, and a present be given of from 100 to
150 florins.

QUAKER TASTE IN ARCHITECTURE.-It iS worthy
of notice, as indicating the progress of architecture in
the nineteenth centuy, th4t the Quakers, of all men the
most indifferent to the claims of att, have caused to be
restored, an ecclesiastical structure of the Middle Age.,
at Bristol, forming " The Friends' School" there.--
Builder.

EXCLUFIVB AUDIENCE TO THE BAR IN INSOLVENCY
CASES.—Ou Saturday, in the County Court of York-
:lire. at York Castle, Mr. Sergeant Dowling. Judge of
the Court, gave his decision that members of the bar had
not a right either to exclusive audience or to pre- andi.
once in the County Court in cases of insolvency. Since
the point was first mooted it has been discussed by the
metropolitan and various provincial law societies, and at
the Court held at York on the 26th ult. the application
originally made by the bar was withdrawn; but the Judge
then intimated that he would further consider the ques-
tion, and give his opinion upon it.
ELEGANT COMPLIMENT TO JENNY LlND.—This
incomperahle vocalist has recently given
.severalmt?set
successful concerts in Hanover, one ofi es Verwesata fur Ding
bt nefit of the poor of the city.
to the Swedish Nightingale the appropriate Enest, who was present at one the His
concerts,ics,f.enat
food of night-
igeo,,letkeielgoblet filled with ants' eggs-4
Grey gave
to his
a magnificentE xeeh e y
evening
gtheir new mansion,
the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland,
Enea.reletane
e n'tTe rhtea and Countess
Saturday
on
assembly, which was numerously and
Countess had an
Carlton House-terrace. Later in the evening the
fashionably attendee'.
'IRE AT ROBERT COOMBES'S.—Saturday after•
shortly before 4 o'clock, a fire broke out in the
Champion Tavern, Dockht ad, the property of Mr. Ro-
bert Coombe., the champion of' the river. It was cans: d
by a spark flying out of the grate and setting a quantity
of wearing apparel in flames. Fortunately the disco-
very was very opportunely made, or the consequences
Eutht have proved very disastrous. The engines of the
parish and London Brigade promptly attended, but for-
tunately their services were rie,t, re quired, the inmates
and strangers having succeeded in extinguishing the fire
during the interim and bt Ne much damage was done.
The champion was insured is the Licensed Victuallers
Fire-office.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SMIGEONS.—The following
gentlemen having undergone the nee: scary examinations
for the diploma were admitted members of the college
at the me .zing of the Court of Examiners on the 22d
instant:—Messrs. Robert Nasrnyth, Brook-street, Gros-
venor-square; Thomas Henry Waterworth, New Kent-
road; William Dewsnv, Hammersmith; John Burchall
Pencil, South Pethez ton. Somerset; Charles Christopher
Hayman, Axminster, Devon; William Filliter, Ware-
Lam, Dorset; Richard Ford Foote, Islington; George
Stacpole Gabb, Royal Navy; Richard Evans, Royal
Navy ; and Mark Kebtell, Brighton. At the same meet-
ing of the court Messrs. Charles Douglas Shepbard and
Charles Ede I Etzed their examinations for naval sur -
germs; these gentlemen had previously been admitted
members of the college, their diplomas being dated re.
epectively March 15 and October 25, 1544.