Star.
London, England, 1829-01-22 00:00:00

WINE AND SPIRIT' TRADE.

Yesterday a Meeting of the Gentlemen connected
with the above trades was held at the Commercial Sale
Rooms, Mincing-lane.
QUARIAS HARRIS, junior, Esq. was called to the
Chair, and stated, that at the last Meeting it was de-
cided that a Provisional Committee should be appointed
for the formation of a Permanent Committee to repre
sent the wine and spirit trades; the report of that Com-
mittee he would now tead. It stated that every im-
portant branch of c.,snmerce was represented by an
assucia.ed b ,dy, but in the wine and spirit trades, which
were constantly ezosed to legislative e. actmeots, no
such Association ezi ted for supporting the ii.floence of
the tsaile, which was more especially called tir, as
confere. ces with his Majesty's Government were highly
necessary at times. to uphold its interests—and could
only be propeily effected by such an association. It was
proposed that a Committee should now be elected, con-
silting of Gentlemen in the wine and spirit trades, corn-
psehending those immediately connected .rich the
various wine couritties, as well as wine and spirit
brisker, with the view of seciiiing due representation
of the interests both at home and abroad. _ _

Mr. Moores. although he had a greet respect for the
ine and spirit broker ►, conceived that their introduc-
tion was unnecrser).
The CHAIRMAN interposed. and said the brokers,
being intimately connected with the trade, arid its
adopted children, as it were, he chi ught the M eting
could not do better than avail itself of the talents and
ea etience of the brokers. Objection might as well be
taken to the foreign wine merchants alluded to in the
same paragraph with the brokers.
AIr.WYLDR defended the brokers, and said, to them
alone did Parliament look, when any information was
required regirding the minutia: of the trade.
Alter some conversation, the recommendations of the
Provisional Committee, for establishing a permanent
Association. were agreed to.
Thanks were then given to the Chairman, and the
Meeting adjourned to the first week in February, when
the Members of the Association are to be appointed.

Messes. BOOTH and COPELAND, the present Sheriffs
of London opJ Middlesex, have discovered a disposition
to malutoin the dignity of their office with becoming
splenAnt fetid hospitality, and have also given proof of
their cfffrilable feelings towards' the unfortunate and
distressed, by granting supplies of koala and clothing
to•the poor prisoners, with a liberality which hai es-
deeded that of any of their predecessors.
- Foe —About eleven o'clock last night a fire broke
out at Mr. Bank's, a sugar baker, corner of Little Dis-
tiff-lane, Doctors' Commons. The watchmen had ob-
served the smoke some time before, and sprung their
rattles. without being able to awaken the inmates, or to
get admittance. This being obtained at last, and the
fire making rapid progress, a great number of hogsheads
at sugar were removed to the streets adjoining. The
!Limes continued till six o'clock this morning, not* ith-
-goading the exertions of the firemen from the different
Offices, and a plentiful supply of water, but the progress
of the conflagration was stopped from extending to the
adjoining houses. To 4sturseine of property in the
pre mises in which the, fire originated must have been
great, as the whole of . the inside and its contents were
consumed.