Star.
London, England, 1818-01-19 00:00:00

PRICE OF PORTER.

In these distressing times, when that portion of the
Public who form the strength and support of the na-
tion, find unexampled difficulties in procuring the
means of bare subsistence, every man who exerts-him-
self to improve their condition, and protect them
against monopolists and extortioners, is a real friend
of hurnan. nature. We are therefore delighted to find
that a public-spirited individual purposes to call a
Meeting to consider the means of counteracting them
combination of the Brewers of Porter. This has long
been a most crying eyit; and after the exposures that
were made to the Committee of Parliament in the
Session before the 14st, respecting the abuses in licens-'
ing public-houses, we are astonished that the subject
has been suffered to lie thus long dormant.
With respect to the late advance on Porter, we
shall be able clearly to prove, that it is a most unjus-
tifiable imposition on the Public, for which the only
motive that we can imagine, is sheer avarice. The'
Porter Brewers appear determined that their annual
profits shall not diminish ; and as there is reason to'
believe that there has been a mates ial falling-off in 1,
the consumption during the last six months, their,
object seems to be, to make up for the deficiency by
an increase of price for the next ! But before we enter
into some plain calculations on the subject, we shall
just desire the Public to observe, that the Ale Brewers
of the Metropolis, who Isave the same reasons for an'
advance, if any exist, have suffered their prices to con-
tinue as they were before the last rise on Porter—a
wise precaution, if working people could bepersuaded'
that Ale is more salutary than Strong Beer. But a e
have no hesitation in asserting, that as it is brewed in
London it is not; while the price operates against its
general introduction, it being 9d. and 10d. per quart.
But there is still a more material fact, to shew the
ur.justifiable conduct of the Beer-brewers, in not hav-
ing long since reduced, instead of having advanced the
price or their comppund, and that is, that the Minister
has kindlythrownnearlythe whole of the WarMahDety
into their pockets ! Surely, when any tax is taken off,
it is the Public who hare a right to reap the benefit.
But as they have not derived any on this occasion, nor
are likely, as far as we can judge at present, the sa-
gacity of the Chancellor of the Exchequer must shew
him the propriety of substituting another Tax on
Malt, in preference to the obnoxious attempt to in-
crease the Window Tax, which has excited general
indignation.
It cart hardly be imagined, without the trouble of
a little arithmetical calculation, what an enormous
sum the additional halfpenny per quart puts into the
pockets of the United Cowpony of Brewers, t:lt
all over the Kingdom I But they have been suffered
to play the game of a halfpenny on and off for some
years, with what justice shall be seen. In the years

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ISI2-1814, Porter was so,
period the price of Malt w
Hops 161. 16s. per cwt. A
beginning of 1815. from s,
(probably the want of rpecu
and Hops to only 71. 7s. Vet
proper to lay on an addition'
(in February, 1815), in the t
and patriotism, made som
place, on this extortion, and
Mr. Whitbread, that the Br
cessary to make this adranc
it off, bvt to make the arti,
say that this strong promise I
for the badness of Porter wit
been a topic of universal co
The present price of Ma
quarter, and of Hops, in ba)
if, when the prices were 98s
could afford to sell Porter
these Gentlemen, wAo know
for Hops, would inform us 1
this time be more than 4kd.
that the Peace has confer
which may be mentioned, i
and the carrying coastwise
But on the point of the last
,take a half-yearly statemen
rels of Porter brewed in Lc
haar ending at Christmas
ve seen) and calculate
fia urpence per pot, or 86s
'it should be. Then, when 1
ooght to be sold at sd. as a
,tortsu
the instant, of what an enor
actually robbed in half a y
nary combination. The a
London and its environs is,
millions of barrels oyear year, 1
by an additional Id. per pa
mption of the whole k
&nu of barrels i and, as the
regulate their prices by tho
profit to this all-commanc
amounts to four millions
Foetid: per year !

CLERICAL IN:

CAMBRIDGE,
Professor Coristian has resign
of England in the ELst-Irdia C
Hon. Court of Directors hare gra

OXFORD, IA
Wednesday, the first day of Le
men were admitted to degrees :

The Rev. Harry Bristow Wil.
of St. Mary Alderrnary, and St.
don ; Grand Compounder.

;:yt,cr. Arthur Matthews, l'elies

Me Rev. John Watkins, &MI

The Rev. James CharnOck, of

Mr. him EMoct, of L. Ed ruin
MR. lii U= Itabiosoa, of :MN

ECCLESIASTICAL

Tfie Rev. W. Er-salty, H.A. is
Frinton, with Shape annexed,
Rev. C. Crook, M.A. Reetor o
Chapbina of the Pripet Regent.
Rev. W. Snowden, to the va:ut
Rev. H. A. Pye, Pye, M.A. to
thedral Church of w,rcusv:r.

Mr. JOHN G REENWOOD, a
24 years, and seccad son of t
WOOD, Esq. of Leed 3. banke
ley, on Saturday se'nnight,
fractured his skull He linj
noon, when he died.

We feel pleasure in publi
as transmitted to us, in cons
which appeared in our Pape
that general and dangerous
TO THE EDITOR

Snt—Observing a paragraph in
of an Hernia, performed (of a lag
at Charlotte House, Great Chsrlo
justice, Sir, to Messrs. COOPEI
personal testimony. I las ins beer
and deemed incurable by eminent
affilction, expecting every hour ts
plied to the Medical Board, and
eueelket Establishment, for sick°
Ifeetly Lured in a few weeks, and
bealth.—l think, Mr. Edkor, all
I can have no other motive for thi
benellt.--I am, your obedient
Dog and Stile, near London-no
Fields, October, Is

MARii

On Saturday the 17th instant„---1
Very Rev. the Dean of Canterbt
Hussars, A. D. C. to Major-Gem
and third son of Sir John Keane,
ter; and alto John Grove, d.D
Thomas Grove, Esq. of Fern, in
Helen, fourth daughter of Si Ni

At Enda (after publishing his
Under, to Miss Peggy ButteralL
inbtance took plate in the same pa
the 3filliStti married the Cleres

At Fawley, Hants, the Rev. L
Yorkshire, to Mary Bata, only
loath, of Hadley C.ottago, tear
Lately, at Rowney, Haste, Ph
New College, to Jane, youngest da
ford, Y.sq. of Orhorne, in the Isle
On the 7th instam. at Beverley
Sibthorpe, Fellow of Eaeter Colle
Colonel Sibthorpe, of Canwick
Esther, eldest daughter of Henry

DIE:

In South Audley-street, on the
Fcq. late of Arnimll, in the Coui
ther of James Brodie, of Brodie,
On Christmas-Day, at his Chain'
been a resident upwards of 40 yeas
At South Care, in his Stith yeas
Rector of Wytham, Lincolnshire.

At East Dcxiaao, the Rev. E.
Aged 50, tbr Rev. T. Bedford,
wall, and late ce Pettbroke Hall,
At Blandford, the Bev. Robert

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