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London, England, 1801-12-09 00:00:00

TO TAT EDITOR OF THE STAR.

confecinence of a partial and mifrepre-
rented katement of the Report of the Stock ):-
'change Committee having appeared in one of the
Morning Papers of this day, the Committee feel
it incumbent on them to requea that you will not
i
copy the fame n your. Paper, as they conceive it
to have been infcrted for malicious purpofes.
lay Order of the Committee,
R. WHITFORD. &C.

Dtc. 8, iBoi.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF COMMON PLEA, DEC. 8.

O'ISLLY O. PERRINC AND CADELL.

Phis was an aelion of Troyer, brought Ey the
Plaintiff to recover a Race Honk, named Wrang-
ler, which had heen feized by the Defendants, on
the ad of DeceMber, as Sheriffs of Middlefex, un-
der an execution againff the Marquis of Donegal,
eut which the Plaintiff contended wa his property.
Sir Charles Bunhury was &if called, and de-
pofed that he fold the horfe to Colonel O'Kelly
auring the Brighton Races ifloo, for 300 guineas,
and was to have the further fum of so guineas the
firft time the horfe won a match, which he did the
fontlivitig week at Lewes.
The Marquis of Donegal depofed, that the
horfe never was his property. On his eras-exa-
mination he admitted, that the horfe was taken
care of.in his (tables at Epfom, with force other
racers; that it ran at Oxford Races in his name
for the King's Plate that year, and that Colonel
O'R.elly was prefent.
, Here Lord ALVANLEY ordered a claufe of an
AR of Parliament of George the Second to be
read, which enats 4, that if any horfe !hall be en-
tered to be run for a King's Plate which is not
bona filie the property of the perfon who flail
enter it, theHorfe fhall be forfeited, and treble his

value." His Lordfhip then faid, he did not fee
,bow, after this, it was polEble to contend that the
boric could be confidered as the property of Col.
O'Kelly, and fcemed to think the caufe fhould end
here.
The Connie' for the Plaintiff thought proper to
proceed, and the Noble Marquis was (hewn by
the Connfel for the Defendant a Letter, which his
Lordfhip admitted Was his writing, to a man of
the name of Larkins, who had the care of this
bode, containing fome direetions refpeeting him,
but his Lordfhip denied that Larkins was in his
• fervice, faying he was Cot O'Relly's lkrvant.
Colonel Mathew (wore he was prefent at the
Orford Races when Colonel O'Kelly matched
Wrcavkr with Mr. Cookfon's Jack Andrew:, when
the Marquis " d—'d him for a Bolter, and raid he
*would have nothing to do with him." On crofs-
examination the Colonel admitted, that it was the
praftice of Colonel O'Kelly to match the race
boles of the Marquis.
An under Groom who had conveyed Wrangler
from Lewes to Oxford, and from thence to the
Marquis's (tables at Epfom, was then examined.
He (wore he did not know who hired him, but he

Was paid by Colonel O'Kelly and Chtfiney, the
Marquis's principal Groom. He acknowledged
Wrangler was brought to town with the other ra-
cers that were at Eplom, belonging to the Mar-
quis, and were all feized at Monihead's Stables.
Larkins was then called, and on being afked
whole horfe he confidered Wrangler to be he laid,
the Marquis of Donerl's.
The Loan CHIEF urries here fetid the Caufe
was at an end ; and t e Plaint d wet rsonlwited.
Thele two Caufes occupied the Court, which
was very crowded, till half pall four o'clock.

RUINILL V. CARR.

This was an anion against the Defendant as
Sheriff of Suffex, for the neleal of his officer in
not feizing, and in making a falfe return that there.
was no property of the Marquis of Donegal's in
that county.
It appeared that in September sSoo, an execu-
tion was iffued againft the Marquis's property, on
debts due to the Plaintiff, to the amount of near
ao,oool. That the Sheriff's Officer was put into
the honk where the Marquis refided at Brighton,
which was a furnithed one, and there feized Come
plate and linen ; ar.d that a coach, chariot, foci-
able, and five coach and three faddlc-horics were
kized in fome (tables in another part of the town.
That his Lord!hip came to town, and entered into
a deed of covenant with the Plaintiff, that be
would himfelf execute, and alto endeavour to get
his Truftees to execute, a fimilar (murky to the
Plaintiff as had been done to Come of the other
creditors of his Lorcilliin ; and that in the mean
time he fhould be allowed the tile of his carriages,
and horfcs, his Lord:hip promifing ea bi: honour
that he would not take them out of the county,and
that be would, if the fecurity Mould not be given,
reinffiate the Plaintiff in all thole articles (which
were enumerated in the agreement) to he Co to
(bred for his ufe; as well as certain property
which had been feized by the Sheriff of Bucks.
A Copy of this agreement was given to the Officer
in poffeflion, who accordingly permitted his Lord•
fhip the ufe of the pronerty, but remained in his
Lordfhip's houfe. On the ad ofNovcurber, the butt-
nets not being fettled, another writ was Cued ont
upon the fame debt, and fent to the Officer at the
Marquis's houfe with a letter from the Plaintiff's
• Attorney, fiatirj, that as a new writ was Cued out,
.he was not to pay attention to hit former dif-
char, but to keep poffeffion ar F.-for, and that he
would meet with no difficulty, as the Marquis was
aware of this arr..lgement. In a few days after
his Lordfhip, with 'his family, gr:it:ed Brighton,
t4king away with him all thr pro;sertv in clue :lion
in the pretence of the Ofrket, %raw it did not appear
made any oppofition.
%stove the value of the property feized, his
Lordthip's Coachman was called, who (wore he
believed the coach burrcs to be worth 451. a hark,
bait that though they were bought by the Mar-
quis's head-coachman, he undernond they were,
v-hen at Brighton, the property of Sutton, the
Marquis's Training Groom.
The Marchioncts's 'Footman W 29 examined as
to the plate, and (wore it confined of •fixtecn tea-

fpocas, tteln table frions, a fogar Won, a Iza-
pot, and fame other articles.
The Marquis of Don&'al was then called, and
(*worn on the Bench. His Lordfinp depofed, that
neither the horfes alluded to, nor the carriages,
though they had his Lordfhip's coronet and cyph..r,
were his property. That in the month of Sep-
tember he executed a Bill of Sale of the horfes to
Sutton, his training Groom, in part of a debt he
owed him of i4ool.er 15001. and that he had agreed
to allow him I 601. or t 701. a year for the ufe of
them, but that they were fed at his Lordlhip's ex-
pence. That with refpcet !o the carriages, they
were the ,property of Mr. Thompfon, a coach-
maker, in Mortimer-ftreet.

Louil At.vattxtvhere expreffed much anxiety
to fee the Bill of Sale, and to have the Officer's
difcharge produced ; but neither of them were
brohght forward.
The Counfel for the Defendant contended, that
the agreement between the Plaintiff and Defen-
dant being made without the privity of the Sheriff,
took away his refponfibility. The Only queflion
that remainedwas, whether the fecond writ created
a new refponfibility,.which was not affetled by the
letter fent•by the Plaintiff's Attorney to the Officer
to keep peffeffion as before ; or, as he contended,
was merely fent down, the old writ-being return-
able? And as it did not appear that any intimation
had been given to the Sheriff of this agreement
between the Plaintiff and Defendant, it muff be
confidered as a renewal of the old writ ; for it was
impoflible to fuppofe that any Gentleman thing
as Sheriff would have fubmitted to fuch a dan-
geroui refponfibility, had he been acquainted
with the agreement between the Plaintiff and De-
fendant.

Lord A i.vavi Lsv fummed up the evidence, com-
menting with great ability on the moll prominent
parts of the cafe, and expreffed his furprife at the
Counfel for the Plaintiff having called the Mar-
quis of Donegal, when they certainly had fuffi-
cient evidence to go to the Jury.—Verdi for De-
fendant.

couser OF KING'S BENCH, DECEMBER. 4.
CIITTEREL V. GRIFFITHS.

The Plaintiff brought this action againft the De-
fendant for obltrueling his ancient rights. The
parties are next door neighbours in the village of
Kenfington, the one a leather feller, and the other
a clergyman. Part of the clergyman's kitchen
garden lies behind the leather feller's cottage, and
as he did not with that the leather-feller ffiould have
I an opportunity to look at him and his cabbages he
inured a fcreen to be ereled within a foot or two
of the wall, reaching above the windows of the
feo nd Rory. By this means the Plaintiff's houfe
was rendered fo dark that it was impoffible to
work in it at mid-day without artificial light.—
The windows had exifted at lealt thirty or forty
years.
The Defendant's Counfel faid, he could prove
that before there windows there had always been
placed immoveable blinds, which completely cut
off the profpeet into the garden. But
Lord KENYON obfervedi that if the light had
been diminiflied the action was fully fupported.—
At the fame time he thought the ends of jullice
might be gained by nominal damages. Six of the
Jury,however,whohadhad a view,maintained that
the Plaintiff was entitled to Come compenfation,
and prevailed upon their fellows to award him 51.
DECEMEER 5.
THE EXECUTORS OP BOND O. CARE.

The Plaintiff's tellator was Lord of the Manor
of Hendon, formerly the property of the cele-
brated Mr. Garrick : the Defendant is one of the
copyhold tenants. The quellion at iffue was whe-
ther, by the cullom of the manor, the lord is inti-
tied to one or two years improved value of the
eftate, as a fine upon the:admifflon of the heir ? Of
cow& this was to be decided only by the records
of the Court baron ; and there being produced by
the Reward, it appeared clearly that the brd had
a right to impofe an arbitrary fine, if he did not
go beyond two years value, which indeed the law
will never allow, confidering fuch a cuflom,
though proved, to be unreafonable.—Verdict for
the Plaintiff. _ _

A fhort time afterwards a caufe was tried to af-
certain the extent to which the tenants of the ma-
nor of Hamftead have a right to dig turf upon
the Heath; but it went off upon an error in the
pleadings.
Mr. ERSIIIII was for the tenants ; and upon
this barren fubjed delivered one of the molt elo-
quent and witty fpeeches we ever heard.

DEC. 7.—KIRSLAES. N. SAGE ANN OTHARS.
This was an anion to recover the fum of 3601.
being the Sum infured in March 1799, on the life
of a perfon of the name of Robin'', whole lite was
infured at the Wellminfler Infurance Office for
Lives. Mr. Robfon's life wac warranted free from
any difeafe having a tendency to flu:men life, and
that he wab of the age of 23 years, &c.'
The defence was two-fuldollrft, That Mr. Rob-
fon, at the time of drafting the policy in mullion,
was not an infurable life, according to the war-
ranty, for that be had upon him a dtfeafe tending
to (bonen the duration of life—a pulmonary com-
plaint; adly, That the Policy was effected with
the Defendants, who are the Truflees and Mana-
gers of this Office, by fraud and covin on the pan
of the Agent of the Plaintiff, by Rating that Mr.
Robfon, at the time of effeding the Policy in que(
tion, had never been attended by any Medical per.
fon, whereas, in fad, he had two fits of (pitting
of blood, &c. and was attended by Several Gentle-
men of the Faculty.
This Caufe took np near (even hours, in the
comic of which Several Phyficians and otha Gen-
tlemen gave their opinion as to the Bate of the
;,:alth of Mr. Robfon at the time of drafting this
Policy.
Mr. Jtißice Li BLANC rammed up the evidence
to the Jury, who after confult Mg for about twenty
minutes, found a verdid for the Plaintif—Da-
magcs 3601.
Mr. Jußice La &sec :shed the Jury if be was
to underitand them that they found Mr. Robfon
had, at the time of deeding the Policy, no difeafe
tending to thorten life r They laid they did.
And that they found that no fraud was profile-

eLI c n ,he Cltlirr on effeaingthat Policy ? 'They
anfw.zreti that alio, by faying. they fuund no
fraud.

N erdid for Plaintiff—confirmatory of a former
verdict in the fame Caufe, before the time Learned
Judge and another fpccial Jury.

DEC. 8.--jONIS Z. ViIILLITT.

This was an .id ion for damages for dander ; that
the Defendant fooke certain words, Rated in the
Declaration, importing that the Plaintiff was a
perfon of fair fame aad modeft charades-, but the
Defendant intending to injure her, &c. faid of and
concerning her, certain things, Rating them ; the
fubflance of which was, that the was totally delli-
tute of chaflity, and that the Defendant liimfelf
had taken the molt indelicate liberties with her,
Sec. That the Plaintiff was about to be married
to a-young man of the name of Francis Kelly; but
that in confequence of the dander of the Defen.
dant the loft that marriage, &c.
The defendant pleaded not guilty, and alfo a
jullification : that is, that the words he (poke were
true—upon which iffue was joined.
The leading Counfel for the Plaintiff Rated,
that he prefented to the Jury a young woman,
who would either be ruined and undone, or re-
flored to credit, by their verdift. She was a maid
fervant, living with Mr. Corpe of Hampflead,
and, as he would tell them, of molt exemplary de-
portment : the was addrelled for the purpore of
marriage, by a young man who was for her a
fuitable match, and of her own rank and degree
in life. The Defendant was likewife a fervent in
that neighbourhood, and in prefence of her lover,
had accufed her of wantonnefs and incontinence ;
ulng fuch expreffions as he fhould not pollute
his lips in repeating, but which they would hear
from the evidence. In anfwer to the action, he
had dared to put a juftification upon the Record,
which, if he did not prove in evidence, would
confiderably aggravate his millonduft, and en-
title the Plaintiff to higher damages. His Learn-
ed Friend, who was of Counfel on the other fide,
wonid addrefs them in mitigation of damages, on
the ground that the Defendant was poor; but he
felt no hefitation in telling the Jury, that if he
could not pay in purfe he ought to pay in perfon,
and go to gaol. His condua deferred it, other-
wife a pauper might dander with impunity.
Richard Mackey, a fervent in the family of Mr.
Saint George, at Hampftead, (aid, lie knew the
Plaintiff Barbara Jones, and that he knew alfo a
young man of the name of Kelly, who was Lady's
footman. He propofed to marry Barbara Jones.
He faid he knew the faa from the intercourfe be-
tween him and them; he had teen them often to-
gether; they appeared very attentive to one ano-
ther, with a view to marriage. He knew the De-
fendant John Strutt; had heard him fay that he
had taken liberties with her, raying, "the has taken
me drunk on her back up {lairs to Mr.Corpe's bed,
where I lay with her." Afterwards he faid, in
the hearing of the Witnefs, to his fellow-fervant
Kelly, that he had taken many indecent familia-
rities with her, defcribing them in a manner which
we cannot Rate At this time the Defendant knew
very well that Kelly was courting this girl.
Francis Kelly, a (errant in the family of Mr.
Saint George, at Ham Read, being (worn, aid,
I am a footman in the family of Mr. Saint George.
I know Barbara Jones, Mr. Corpe's fervent. I
paid her particular attention: my intention towards
her was in the way of marriage. I was fully de-
termined to marry her. I know John Strutt. He
has fpoken to me many things about Barbara Jones.
In the kitchen one night before the other fervent',
he jeered me with the liberties he had taken with
her, and mentioned them in the molt vulgar way.
In confequence of that I certainly could not think
of marrying her, for I could not marry a perfon
of fuch a charaaer. I did not go' to her after that:
and my not going was in confequence of that.
In the courfe of crofsexamination, Mr. Fits-
RINE put to him, over and over again, a quettion
whether, if this matter was cleared up, he would
not marry her ? to which he anfwered, that he
certainly wouldnevermarry her if her charaaer was
not cleared up—and that, if it was cleared up,
why then he would think of it. He had not given
it up altogether ; but, if her charaaer was cleared
up, then he would think of it.
Price, a working man, faid, he had a
converf ition with Strutt about (even weeks ago.
He alked the Witnefs,whether he knew any harm
' of this girl. Barbara Jones? The Witnefs faid he
did not. He faid if he had known any body, or
had lien any body put his hands into her borom,
and he would fay fo, he would treat the Witnefs
with five, or ten, or twenty (billings us drink.—
The Witnefs f.titl, he could not, for he had never
teen any harm of the girl.
Mr. Eames Rated, that this Defendant was a
day labourer, working in his garden, paid by the
perfon from day to day, whom he employed to
look over thole who laboured in his garden, and
nothing more. He knew nothing of him except
that he was fo employed, and Co paid by his (er-
rant. He could never defend dander in any &ape,
kali of all in filch a cafe as this; for it would be
as fcandalous if true, as it were, if falfe. It was
not to be endured. The only thing to be urged
upon it, was, that this was a low, coarfe, and Rip-
pant expreffion, which did not really deprive this
young woman of her charaller, for it was pretty
evident, that if the jury found a verdta &r the
Plaintiff (by-the-bye, a &Ming damages, in this
cafe, would carry coils), and elablifh the charac-
ter of this young woman in Court, Kelly would
marry her, Co that in realtty, the bad not 101 l her
marriage. The Law of England, which was the
Rule by which Courts of Law mull be guided, did
not allow that fuch an anion as this (Mould be
maintained ; for dander on the chaßity of a wo-
man, be the words ever fo grofs, unlefs fpecial da-
mages were proved to have refulted from the
(peaking of fuel) words, was not aaionable—a fe-
verity upon the female fez which conftituted, in his
opinion, a defea in the fyllem of our Laws,—but
however, fo it was by the Law of this Land, that
no aligns can be fupportid by any woman for any
words retleaing on her chaßity, unlefs it was prov-
ed that a fpccial damage bad, in fat, taken place
in confcquauce of fuels words. And therefore with
all tin; wl,:ch the Jury die), vinnht

not have more than binge% at thefe viftir and'
profs words fo flippantly fpoken bye the Deendant.
yet this adion could not be Maintained, unlefs the
Jury were of opinion, upon the evidence, that this
young woman had loft her Marriage in confe-
(pence of thefe words. A Ihilling damages would ,
carry cogs, and that would be more than this
Defendant could pay : by the way he was now
married alfo to an innocent young woman by
whom he bad children the Jury had too much
humanity to devote this poor fellow to gaol for
life, and his family to ruin.
Mr. Juflice Le BLA tic laid that this was an anion
for words, uttered in a way which need not be re-
peated, but they were on a fubjeet for which the
Law of England did not provide that au maims
Ibould be maintained, unlefs fpecial damages
were proved to have been the refult of them. It
was only on the ground that [damages had been
aCtually fuftained, this anion was to be fupported.
It was Rated that the Plaintiff had loft her mar-
riage with a perfon of the name of Kelly, and that
was the ground of this aftion. This young man
Rated that he was paying his addreffes to this
young woman, and that he was determined to
marry her, but that what he heard the Defendant
fay, had fuch an effea on his mind, that he gave
up fora time that idea. What he may do here-
after was not to be gueffed, for he faid he had not
made up his mind upon that fubjeß. Perhaps the
Jury might think that it was the intention of this
young man to marry her when this caufe was
over, Rill fhe had full:dried damage by its being
put off for the prefent ; for fhe had at prefent loft
her marriage by the Defendant's expreffions—
therefore, the Plaintiff, upon his evidence, was en-
titled to fome damages. Now, in confidering that
fubjed, the Jury would look at the fituation of the
parties, particularly the party fuing, becaufe, what
would be next to nothing to a perfon of elevated
rank in life, would be compenfation to one of, in-
' ferior Ration. Here the Plaintiff was amid.feb.
vant in a Gentleman's Family. As to the Defen.
dant, there was no evidence of his property, and
the Jury might tale it for granted, that he was in
a low fituanon. The Jury 'would take this alfo
as well as all the other circumftaaces, into confe-
deration, and fay what dams es this young wo-
man ought to receive. The Jury withdrew, and
in about half an hour, brought in their vercliel for
the Plaintiff—Damages soh

On Wednefday night laft, between ten and ele-
ven o'clock, the appearance of a molt dreadful
fire manifefted itfclf, by fuddenly breaking out
in the roof of the dye-houfe, near the Syke, Prof.
ton, the property of Meffrs.TATLoll. and NIGHTIN-
GALE, occafioned by fome timber having been
placed fo as to pats into the funnel of the chimney;
but was extinguiffied with nO other damage than
what the roof of the building received
FORGERY AND FRAUDS.—Yelterday Whew SM-
UT, who underwent feveral examinations before
the LORD MAYOR, at the Manfion as men.
tioned in a former paper, was again brought up,
and fully committed for trial.
The evidence of feveral refpeetable profecutors
were read over. All of them were bound over to
profecute the prifoner at the Old Bailey Seffions
4tncl Mr. Marnot and Mr. Smith are bound over to
profecute him at Northampton for forgery.
The LORD MAYOR alked him if he had brought
forward the Gentleman he (poke of, but he (laid
he had not, as the matters againtt him were of that
magnitude,that he could be of no fervice,but denied
that ever he faid he belonged to the houfe of York.
The LORD Mayoa told him he had delayed the
final examination walling to give him every oppor-
tunity to explain his unaccountable condo& but
he mutt now do his duty, by fending him for triaL
He begged his Lordfhip would fend him to New-
gate, but this was refuted, as not being regular,
as he could not be tried this Seffions.
MAIL It .—Yetterday games Spool was
brought before NictioLAs BOND, James Ssnol was
brought before Nicuos.as BOND, Efq. and Sir W.'
PARSONS, the fitting Magiltrates, at Bow tfreet,
charged with robbing the Tring mail, containing
the Window, Wendovcr, Aylelbury, Tring, and
Berkhamftead bags, on the night of the icth of
May tall:
Williath Salt, a poftboy of Hungerford, in Perk-
(hire, (fated, that he wis born in the fame town as
the prifoner, where they were play-fellows.and that
he knew his perfon extremely well; underftandirg
be was the man whet .was advertifed for rubbing
the Tring mail, he on Saturday fe'nnight, as he
was driving a chaife and four, in company with
another chaife and four, through Marlborough
Foreft, law the prifoner on foot, upon which he
jumped off his horfe with an intent to fccure him;
the prifoner refitted, and they both fell to the
ground ; his brother poft-boys, and thole that were
travelling in the chaife, coming to his affittance,
they fecured him, and on fcarching him, two
loaded piftols were found in his coat pocket. The
prifoner was committed for further examination.
About three o'clecic ysfterday, a gentleman
came to the office, to complain of a mob with
marrow-bones and cleavers, carrying a kind of
paper banner on a high pole, having affembled in
the Strand, oppofite the Britith Fire and Life Af-
furance Office, and behaved in a very &forded)?
manner; in confequence of which a number of
peace-officers were immediatelT difpatched to the
fpot ; but by the time they amved there, the mob
had moved to Charing Crofs, where the officers
fecnretl the man carrying the banner, and one of
the marrowbones and cleavers.--They we: e
brought to the Office for examination.—On ti e
banner was rudely painted a lion on his back. in
the agonies of death, and a motile above him,
over which was the following infctiption :
The Lion in expiring agonies from bit record defeat. in com-
bat with a Moak in Weittninfter air. Or) ani
our boaft.--Lcarn ibis, Opprefort, at your enit.

And which, of courfe, was meant to alloik to
a very recent trial in Weflaiintler Hall. On the
examination of the prifoncrs nothing fatisfa.tory
could be obtained as to their employer in the bu-
finefs ; but the Magifirates confidering fuch pro-
ceedings as a breach of the peace of the molt dan.
woos tendency, orJercd them to find bail to en-
firer the complakt, And for their future good be-
havinta.

S

DISTILLERIES.

Mr. EDITOR—A great deal has been laid both
in and out of Parliament, as well as written, re-
fpeCting the expediency of fa &ring the dittillers
to work the tot of January next, or not. For al-
lowing them to work, it is alledged,
ilt,-That the quantity of :50,000 quarters, uled
by the dittillers, bears no comparikon to the pro-
duce of an average crop ; ad, That it is not right
or equitable that the Britifh dillilkr fhould be
precluded from working, whilß in Ireland both
public and private Rills are at work ; 3d, The
advantage of the Revenue ; 4th, That the grains
feed more meat than the proportion of barley dif-
tilled takes food out of the markets.
Permit me to make a few obfervations on the
above, and to offer a few fuggellions, that might
both atfift the revenue, and enable the diliiller to
work with fome advantage, and then let the public
judge whether it maynot he at leakt the mod prudent
way, to prevent the dillilling from grain the i lt of
January next, till the event of next crop is known.
Though the quantity annually concerned by the
diftillers may be thought (mall, compared with ;
the produce of an average crop, and in times of i
plenty, the comparative fcarcity, even in this year I
of plenty, is ton great, and the country too much
ethaufted, to allow them to intrude on the clean.
tity of malt required by the brewers, and the price
too high; if this is the cafe now, what will be-
come of the latter, when the diftillers are allowed
to work fiont grain ? And, is the benefit the htt
man frame derives from good wholefome beer, to
be compared to the baneful effetas of the 'flow
poifon called Britith fprits ?—lt is not neeeffary
even to hint at the bad effeas it produces on the
morals, charafter, ; there are too well known
to require any comment, and that leads me to the
ad point. If any comment was necettary, we
need only to turn our view to the lower claffes of
the Irifirnation, whore morals are entirely ruined,
and whether tired as one of the means to excite
them to rebellion, and inflead of good members
of fociety, rendered worfe than brutes. The pri-
vate fills are certainly at work, and always will
be; as, to the vet y great difgrace of many Land-
lords, they are proteited on their eßates, merely
Idiom a miftaken idea, that otherwife they would
get no vent for the barley produced on their
eltates : the licenfed diftilleries, to the belt of ev:ry
information, are not allowed to work till the tit of
January; but malting, which was prohibited, has
been allowed, of courfe the Irifh have uo advan-
tage over the Britifb diftillers.
The advantage of feeding, pigs and cattle is
too much over-rated, elpecially at this time, when
cattle, as well as pigs, arc double the price they
were formerly, and too high for the farmer, who
next fpring will want cattle to re-flock his farm;
if fo, the di (liner will interfere with him, as well
as with the brewer, and both together mile the
price of cattle in the market:, inffead of lowering
them, with this difference, that the dittiller buys to
fatten and deßroy, wbipart, at leak bought by
the farmer, will prodoce a frefh Rock of whole-
thine meat, that dots not deceive the buyer and
confumer ; on the other hand, that fed by the dif-
tiller, (brinks in the boiler.. 4 prefer concluding
with the queftion refpciting the revenue, which
will produce nearly the fame, when the• diftilleries
are at work, whether from fugars or grain. and in
Come meafurs might be benefited, by giving the
diftillers, if neceflary, part of the drawback now
given on raw fugars exported, which is SO per cent.
en the whole duty, which will be for the greaten
part all exported, and thus the whole revenue
loft to the country. on the other hand, by giving
up part, the greased part may be retained. The
refleitions on the Welt India Trade are very illi-
beral, they (offer enough by the grand fecret of
the progrefs of the negotiations being kept here,
whit& is was very well known abroad: as a proof
of this, all the orders given by foreigners for Wei
India produce, at haft from Holland and Flan-
ders, for fix weeks before the figning of the pro.
liminaries, were limited; nut to be executed, if
that event fbould take place. whaa no one in
London had any idea of it on the ddy it took
place,. except Miniftry. Reflefions againa any
particular body of men in trade are gen:rally un-
founded and unjuft, and may bring ruin on many
innocent individual& TOUR CONSTANT ILLAIbiI.

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