Star.
London, England, 1830-10-04 00:00:00

AZAD AZKABYAH.

Chronisk.

ITHE BEER TRADE!

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Several licensed victualleri77=7parts of the metropolis have
already reduced the price of porter, some to 4d. per pot, some 14d. and
some 9d. No reduction has, however, yet been mode by the
brewers, nor have they agreed upon tbe price whirl they intend to
charge the licensed victuallers after the 10th Inst. when the New Beer
Act will come into operation. The publicans complain loudly of this
reduction in their profits, bat they console themselves that the con.
sumption will be greater.
The small brewers, living in London and its vicinity, have immoded
circulars to the proprietors of the different oyster shags, mein beams,
coffee shops, and alley places in town, where it is bete trill be
sold under the new act, soliciting orders, end dist tholes.,
shall be cheap and of a very superior quality. the al bet
of greatly injuring the trade the principal brewers, and Mamma them
to reduce the price of their beverage, probably mesh Weer Stan they
contemplated. The price of a butt of beer at this time to the plasm
is about 74 and the profit they calculate ups. se mownory to
cover their expenses, and yield a fair remuneration for dee heavy
outlay in the purchase of a boon, is about thirty-five per cent. or
two guineas a butt. In lowering the price of potter to three-pence
per pot they complain that they lose 30s. upon each brat in their cellat,
and that no allowance will be made to them by the brewer. Many pub-
licans have been anxious to dispose of their hawse bean the new Act
comes into operation, but could not do eo eneept at a great loos.
Coffee.shops have, on the contrary, greatly increased in vales, and
rather large seam are demanded foe hours of that description. The
brewers state that they will sustain greet loss in selling the beer which
they have in their vats at the reduced price. They certainly will sustain
lost in the diminished sale; but as the cool weather is coming on,
beer:will keep, and they will not have occasion to brew so much as they
have been in the habit of doing. We understand that some of the
principal brewers have declared that they will not supply houses which
are to be opened under the new Act ; and we apprehend, thereat. that
the small brewers will step in and have a most excellent trade.
The Act provides that any householder mar retail beer, ale, and
porter, on obtaining a lame from the Comeafsaiomees of Excise, for
which two guineas is to be paid ; but that liana will not authorise the
party to receive any license to sell or retail wioesagkits. No Haase
as to be granted to a !Sheriff's officer or mmAteetaialft. The party la
quiring a license is to enter into a bond with maim ibe payment of pt..
notifies. No person licensed will be competent to be a surety. Per-
sons licensed to retail beer are to put up boards stating their Christian and
surname, and that they are " Licensed to sell Beer by Retail." Twenty
pounds penalty for selling beet without licence. The standard measures
are to be used. Retailers permitting drunkenness or disorderly conduct in
their houses are to be fined, for the first offence not less than 40; the second
offence not less than M. end for tee third offence not less than 901 The
penalties for adulterating beer are also very heavy. The Act also pro-
vides that retailers' houses shall not be open before four o'clock in the
morning, nor after ten at night ; nor on Sunday between ten and one,
or three and five in the day. The penalty for selling beer between these
hours is 40s. for every offence ; and every separate sale is to be declared
a separate offence. Licenses to retail cyder may be granted under the
regulations of this Act on payment of one guinea; the provisions and pe.
Deities of the Act with respect to the sale of beer to apply to that of cyder.
—Observer.
LIST OF FIRES IN THE METROPOL6 IN THE MONTH

OF SEPTEMBRR, 1830.

Sept. 4, a fire at Mews. Nol3l-777—nd Molls', Tarnish makers, Corn.
wall.roacl, Lambeth ; building and stock damaged—insured In the Pro.

rector.
3, at Mrs. White's lodging house, No. 23, Earnest.attest, Regent's
Park ; building consumed—belongs to Mr. Jones, King's Arms yard,
Coleman-street ; furniture consumed—Sun end Phenix.
5. at Mr. Vale's, carpenter, No. 13, Little Guildford•street, South.
work ; building consumed—Sun ; stock constuned—not insured.
6, at Mr. Jones's, paper stainer, No. 103, Leadenhall-stmet g build.
log partly oonsumed—Pbseniz ; stock and furniture partly esnaumed—
Hand in Hand.

8, at Mr.Cliney s, spirit and porter.merchant,
lag and stock consurned—Phanix.
9, at Waite's shoe warehouse, No. 17, Newington Causeway s build.
lag and stock damaged—Union.
15, at Mr. Daniels', baker, No. 1, Ford.place, Walnut.tree-walk,
Lambeth; building and stock damaged—British.
18, at the stabling of Mr. Pitman, Canal-row, Albany-road, Cam.
berwell ; building and stock consumed—not insured.
17, at Mr. Hawkea's, toyman, Chiswel.street ; building consumed
—Hand in Hand and Protector; stock consumed—. Atlas.
20. at Mr. Back's, importer of foreign clocks, Leadinghall.street ;
building damaged—Phrenis; stock damaged—not insured.
21, at Mr. Newington's glass warehouse, High Holborn ; building
and stock damaged—Sun.
21, at Mr. Fisher's, twine spinner, 29, Bent-street, Borough s build-
ing of warehouse damaged--not insured; stock damaged.-Lmden.
23, at Mr. Johnson's coffee shop, 267, Strand ; building and final.
tare damaged—British.
25, at Mrs. Hampton's spangle maker, 14, Duke.street, Lincoln's
Inn-fields ; building damaged—Sun ; fumituredamaged—aot insured.
23. at Mr. Pitt's, adjoining the Steam Mills, Westminster Bridge;
building damaged—West of -England.
27, at Lord Middleton's, 88, St. James's.strest ; building and furni-
ture damaged—British.
27, at Mr. Mitchell's, felt.dreiser and furrier, No. 81. Lemon-street,
Goodman's fields; building damaged, belongs to Mr. Atkins, White.
chapel ; stock damaged—Sun.
27, at NIL Hall's, cooper, Wagstaff.buildings, Great Guildford.
Street, Southwark; building and stock consumed—British.
23, at Mr. Edwards's, carpenter, No. 49. Liverpool.street, Bishops.
gate; building damaged, belongs to Bethnal Hospital; furniture da.
maged—not insured.
28, at Mr. Evins', victualler, Castle. Greenhill-rents, Smithfield
ban ; building and stock consumed—Phenix.
MEETINGS OF

; buil&

_.....DITURS, BASINGHALL-STREET,
TO.MORILOW. Z. Z.
W. Skinner, Wilmington.aquare, surgeon ... • • 3 2
S. Cleaver, Hungerford-market, cement-maker ... 3 2
.1. Jay, Brood-street, Westminster, upholsterer • • 3 12
R. Davis, Lisle-street, Leicester.square, coolaterchant ... 311
T. Mott, jun. Doswell-street. enema ... .. 2 1
T. Dorton, jun. of Orssvenor.row, Pimlico, bookseller ... 2 1
L. &OM lilitre.square, Aldgate, dealer in jewellery ... 919
S. Bryant, Basing place, Waterloo-road, broker 2 11
J. Palled, Deptford, smack owner
T. F'Aliou, Bentrett-atreet, Sramford-stres.
B. Hudson, Birmingham, currier ... • . 1 1
DIVIDINDS.
J. Laurier', St. James's-meet, goldsmith ... ... 10
S. W. Barringer, St. Joho.street, Wear hotithiskl, tavern-korper 11
G. Mills, St. James-sweet, bookseller ... ... 9
J. Watson, Long•aare. coseb-builder ••• .. 3
J. C,opley, Beeton-upon-Trent, Sudrardskke, uplsoles;ear .. 3
W. Ardis'', Grafton-auset Bast, victualler ... .. 11
S. C.dby, Water•lons, Tower-west, cool•asereksnt .. ... 3

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