The Sun.
London, England, 1816-08-22 00:00:00

CONTRACT Fore 111,7NTIN AND WORSTED.
Navy-Office, Aug. 9.0, I s 16.
THE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS and COllllll IS-
SIONF,RS of HIS MiarSTY's N4IPY do hereby
give Notice, that on Wednesday, the 4,t& pf Septembe# next,
in One y'Cloch, they trill be ready to treat u,ith such Persons.
'4l fitly be willing' to eontraci for supplying If Majesty's
roots at. DeptArd, WoolWich, t'hathism,` Sheerness, Ports-
zeouth, and Plymouth, with lIIINTINr and WORSTED.
Samples of the 4rtitges, anti a Form of she Tender; 'may
Le seen at this Office. No Tender will, be ree;iref :aftfr
Une o'Cittch, on th e flay en Tt•eatn, nor any noticed, unkss
the Party, or'au dvnt forhim, attends.
Ever!! Vender accompanied by a Letter addressed to
the Navy 'Anul, and signed by two responsible Persons,
engaging to turnne bound with the Person tendt;rini,s in the
iton of 2,0001.f0r the due performance of the Contract.

PICTI7.II,L !NG oHqcs, Ate. IG, 1816'
fru p, COM HISSIONERS for VICT(L4 L G
His "411.I.IESTY'S N-11'Y do hereby give Notice.
=fat
" J-ridity, the 30th instant, they will be ready to 7-
Wee Tel in writing (sealed up), and treat for the Sun-
PIV of tat such quantities qf sound :Vert/instable MApEI it A
WEN as may be required fo, the use of his Majesty,. Ship.,
4"4J'csarls at the blond of Madeira, for twelve Months cer-
tain from the 13th October next, and further until ex Months
"wing Moll be given for the termination of the Conti•act,
Coarlitim4 of u..hich may beveen at the Secretary's.olfice.
AO regard will be had to any Tender in which the Prier
'Man not he inserted in words at length, or that shall not
Le delivercA/ to the ilbord before One o'Cloch on the said
.brbta. the 30th Instant ; nor unless the Person- who makes
rhC render, or same Person *on' behalf;' attends to ass-
' 1414:r when foiled Ar.
each render must also be accompanied tela, teller signed
by tu'o"*Ponsible rersons engaging to became bound n-itt
14e Party tendering, in the Penal .Yum kfsool. for the du.:
performance of the Contract.

at ELGIN, the Ninth Day of August, One 'Maitain! Eight
Ilundred and Sixteen, in a GENERAL' -iTEETING of the
'''PIt"HOLDER,S, JUSTICES of the PEACE, and COM
' lIIISSIONERS of SUPPLY of the Shire of ELGIN, cai:ccl
fur theliurpose of taking into Consideration the Was rt.;
to he adopted fir carrying into execution the Act 66 Gen.
I,lll* cap. 10,1," relative to the DISTILLERIES in SCOT-
'ANI), as marked in their Sederunt of this•date;
IFAVIS DUNBAR BROOM, Esquire, of Burgle and Letlicu,

in the Chair;
11' Clerk, laid before the Meeting the Act to
.se; Geo. 111, above mentioned; together with a
Irma his Grate the Duke of Athol to the'Coneetior of
V.,(,:r4mfi„y de.te the 19th July last; also a Copy of a
theiserdi of the Treasury to the by rd LieutenAtit
r coodty, daft ;he 24th of July, 1810, with a Copy 'of
,nt iv r
hik
tg
"Ee' thef""k'" Resolutions wc!; moved and untmi-•
leotisly adopted t-- •
I. it""h4r That illicit• Distillation had made an alarming
progress in the County fur many
Lairh, wheiher leniently years past, and that the ex-
or rigorously exercised, bad
vett, found ineffectual to put a stop to it•
tineßesolved, 'chat the evils of which it haul been produe-
i ~tir;t more seriouslv to he dreaded than any detalcat ion
Ilevrtme l • es it not only led to riot and insiitiordi-
at 'owing the lower clasies, brit by habituating thenfto
h
:lazardons speculation, as. well as to immoral practices, de-
roYed their industry, corrupted their principles, and brought
ku_trqsun nistlq instances, from being sober aud useful men!'
t~we of society,
to become idle vagrants and fiaudutent bank-

. •
Re"v,di That ttiongli forcibly impressed. with the he-.
te
rli-
t that a rani cure for this evil ca only be lOoked for iu
c 14" Kc, difficult to be effected, in bringing the people gra. •
.._"'l,lY to use and give a preference'to Ale and Porter ; yet,
Ityvting the duties, which operated as a prohibition ou
cns
itegai Distillation in the Highland Districts fotinerly, mid
ittK small stills not under forty gallons, to affin-ii a regular
s..'I)PIY of whiilesome and unadulterated spirit to the Commit-
at reaonishle and adequate price, have been. uoiver- •
ett,Y r""111!""nied by all these who have hail turned their
ti Intim to the subject, as the most likely ineani to check
',groath of that evil, if not completely to remedy it, they
tratibeti that his Itlaleaty's inters have cousented to
r,
,j the experiment, by the Act which has now been passed, ,
I„".rbitili under existing- circuthstances, they approve of as
Y expvilim.t ; and in statiug their sentiments, that small;
lire necessary, and ought to lit' licensed in this County,
xy also consider it as their bounden duty to declarer that,
ti,rir "Yelivel, and indiyiduallv, they will'asSist, to the extent of
atug Ifirsver, iu •tho supp;essiuts, of iLicit I)istillistiun and
4. • •
Rill'
Resolved, That with a view to this, as iTeritors, they
etrutitenance no Tenant who is either detected' !mowA car
pt,t° :MO:Stall in supporting others concerned in this
tiractice that they will• gfve every encouragement
`ur 1.1;a1 Distiller, by buying the spirits required for the
aft-1;1141km of their families from him, at a protecting Priiie;
:zr !hough-they cannot interfere with the necessitry.freedoao
-rade (particularly in a of great agricultural ills-
-4„"1),lay iropiising any restrictions oh the side of firm pre-
yvt they will strongly recommend it Nall their Tenants
14' dispose of their Barley, or Bigg, to suctt a* are likely
en improper use of it; and' they will give the first
" " own, and n preference to the liensed Distillers
j'*tahlisheil oft their properties, or in their neighbourhood.
- Resolved, al•Aglstraice they will do their utmost
to ,1
turd punish all such as obstinately' continue to
1,611 w this illegal and highly pernicious practice; and that
sa: t"ay plead ignorance as HO excuse for error, they will
,othyPit...4,,uvaiure that bath already heel) recommen-ded att-
kit vmuriy, and appeint a Committee to draw tip a short
tio"litary of the Act of Parliament, and the Treasury Regula-
tis referring to it, to be pained; and order the Clerk of
~,,4,1;141y.tu scud two Copies of the same to the Clergymen of
" tealistr within the County, with a request Clout he will
'Aar •
beat einleavours to make the contents known to ids
A•eopie.
rate,: itt"sfrived, That though the present law is merely experi-
efteli h„d tilay ht
utslimed,atotilded, or repealed, before
v_o,:tetime fixed for its expiring, vet that this ought ;iota°
.)„,' 4 discouragenient to tiluse who may be inclined to
L'*o). small Mill Licences as directed, because the Meet-
''','"hlently hope, thOugh experience may suggest ahem-
nsi inipi•oveme tits for the advantage, both lit the public
..r. the individuals concerned, ety 0.0 no sudden change
trictiovation talie place, till the pleasure shall he fairly
tviti"...• tiff the capitril embarked in The unilertakinecan be
.uritan without loss, on timely'premonition
And „
11„ • ,11 Ittetion it was ordered,' That a CoPY of the" It-(1-
,44 ,;"‘ue transmitted by the Clerk to the land Lieutetiant
titresL'ono y h
ty, to be bim forwarded to the Lords of the
Vi,uits"Yl and also, that a Copy be iiiseited in Till. Sur: and
t...„„,0i1, 1" L 1,114011 Newspa;iers, and in te'Lclitibrugli Evening
' Inverness. Jhonrhal'•
listsfasari front the Ile:mils he
PAT. DUFF, Clerk