The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-13 00:00:00

EXTENSIVE SEIZURE OF ILLICIT

SPIRITS OF NITRE.

TO THE EDITOR OT THE MORNING HERALD.

Sra,—l have communicated to my client the letter of
your solicitor of the 6th instant, in reply to a letter from
me addressed to you of the 4th of the same month, re-
quiring from you a refutation of an imputation upon the
aketrttiitia,,,niuint, Mr. Philip Harris, of Birming-
the 13th of November last, headed, " Further extensive
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You state that, from orders given at this place
(meaning, I suppose, London), it was ascertained
that a large stock of the same description of spirits
had been sent by canal to Birmingham by
order of Bailey himself, and that the Birmingham
officers of Excise, acting upon information they had
received, proceeded to the premises of my client, and
found no difficulty in discovering the object of their
search, and pronounced the stock of spirits there found
to be part of the goods manufactured in the illicit dis-
tillery in the Globe-road, and sent by the carriers to
Birmingham. This, sir, is perfectly correct, and no
difficulty could be experienced, for each of the carboys
of spirits at the carriers in London were directed to my
client in Birmingham, and were sent to him at his
warehouse at Birmingham, without the least attempt
at concealment, and which directions were found on
the carboys in his possession, so that no fraud could
have been anticipated or thought of by Mr. Harris in
the transaction ; and so fully were the officers of Ex-
cise aware of the bona fide nature of the transaction
on his part, that upon being shown the invoices and
other documents sent by Bailey and Company
to him, they did not remove the goods from the ware-
house, where they have remained until a few days ago.
With espect to the price paid for the article in ques-
tion, that at which my client purchased was the then
market price, deducting about 2i per cent. for immediate
payment.
And further with respect to the quantity, except one
carboy sent as a sample, only nine carboys were ordered
by him, being the quantity seized—a small quantity
compared to that which he is in the habit of buying in
the ordinary course of his business.
As the goods had only arrived in the possession ofMr.
Harris two days prior to the visitation of the officers of
Excise, and they had not then been paid for, he had no
motive for disputing the seizure, as no pecuniary loss
could accrue to him in consequence, and he is advised to
leave this question to be settled between Messrs. Bailey
Brothers and the Excise.—l am, Sir, your obedient ser-
vant, SAMUEL DANKS,
Dec. 9, 1845. 3, Waterloo-street, Birmingham

GLASGOW PIG IRON TRADE.—TO-day and yes-
terday no iron has been offering under 60s. per ton ; but at
this price no transactions have taken place. From the num-
ber of sellers to-day, at the above figure, we consider the rise
from 725. Gd. to 80s. as temporary, and caused by oue or two
buyers appearing in the market on the intimation of the
Times on corn-law repeal. In the face of a stock at pre-
sent considerably over two hundred thousand tons, and
makers now in a position for making fresh contracts, we
cannot see how prices can advance, but will decline. It is to
be expected that tightness of money will increase for a month
at least; in which case, consumers' wants will alone require
to be supplied, which is a trifle compared with the present
daily production, which is ten thousand per week.—Glasgow
National
INCENDIARY FIRE REWARDS. Proclamations
were issued on Thursday. offering the :um of lOU from her
Majesty's Government, as also 20/. from the Harlow Essex
As-ociation, for the apprehension aud conyLtion of the per-
sons who set fire to and destroyed about forty acres of un-
thrashed barley, a large barn, cow-shed, cart-lodge, four
calves, and a pony, the property of Mr. Thomas Poliett, of
Latton, near Harlow ; also the sum of 50/. for a like dis-
covery of those parties who destroyed an outbuilding be-
longing to John Shand, Esq., of Penyborn Hall, Denbigh-
shire, whereby six. loads of unthrashed wheat and other
valuable property were consumed.

SCHUOL FOR THE INDIGENT BLlND.—Thursday,
general meeting of tha subscribers to the above institution
was held at the London Coffee-houts, Ludgate-hill, for the
purpose of receiving the general and financial report, and on
other general business. Lord Radatock was unanimously
called to the chair. The report showed that the inmates are
in a generally healthy state, that the sphere of the institu-
tion will ere lot% be more extended, and that, in fact, the
charity will shortly be second to none in the metropolis. In
the current account, after defraying the necessary expenses,
a balance of about 4001. remained in the hands of the trea-
surer. The report was declared to be highly satisfactory,
and unanimously adopted; and, after thanks to the Noble
Chairman, the proceedings concluded.
HIGHWAY' ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE.—The follow-
ing was received and circulated on Thursday :—On Monday
night last. Mr. John Davies, of the Eagle's Inn, at Ellesmere,
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beaten and his pockets rifled, they threw him into the canal
and made off, leaving upon the ground the property they had
robbed him of, with the exception of a tin cheque of the
years of age, five feet seven or eight inches high,
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wore a dark jacket. The third, who appeared several years
younger, and is very short, wore a sailor's round jacket, fitting
very tight, and around cap, which appeared bribe glazed, and
had no peak. The first mentioned is supposed to have been
marked about the face by Mr. Davies in the struggle, and ax
of them more or less marked.