The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-08-21 00:00:00

ADUTERATED GROCERIES.

DUISLIK, AUG 12.—The frauds which ere daily
disenseved awl exposed, and punishments inflicted
tennis the cheats who practice them, seem to have lost
all the power of example, in this our good city.—ln
vain we have heard of hundreds and thousands of
pooltds, in the shape of fines, being levied in Eng-
land on those who salt fictitious Tea—here the prac-
tice is almost general, as will appear, when it is
known what immense quantities of this staff have
lately been seised by. the Revenue Officers, who, is
'this instance, have become the guardians of our
bealth... iodised it utterly unsafe, unless from the
malt feputable home, to boy any thing under the
name of Tea, though the Legislature has sufficiently
interfered, and it is the fault of the'subject if he suffer
under the fraud, as the means of• punishing the cheat
are easy and simple ; bet there are tamer frauds for
which no punishment is provided. What. will the
Public think whet, they are informed, that Mock
Pepper is imported in large Wee. What is Mock
Pepper they will naturally ask ? We shall inform
them—a little of the sweepings of a ship in which
Pepper has been imported, called Pepper Duet, mix.
ed with a large quantity of Pipe Clay, moistened
with water, and while soft, artfully formed into
small round balls resembling the Seed Pepper. Of
this composition, Mock Pepper, both white and
black, may be had in abundance; for to makr the
black ills only necessary to moisten the composition
with a solution of copperas, in a decoction of logul
wood, or, cheaper still, in Tanner's nose. This
stuff is openly entered at nor Custom-house, by the
name of Moek Pepper, without duty. Now if if
captains any Pepper, the duty thereon is withheld
frees the Revenge,. which is a fraud ; but if it con-
tain none, then these who purchese it are defrauded
a their money.— (Waterford Mirror )

Wednesday night, bet wein the hours of II and
le o'clock, as the family of Mr. INinison, of Ed•
:ward-street, Portman•sqoare, were seated' with some
teieudo in the drawing-roony they were suddenly
itlararedivy a strange noise at the window, resembling
the repisit of fire-arms. Mrs. Denison immediately
Itlwooned away. Same afire Gentlemen going to the
,-window to discover the cause, foetid that a large
done had been thrown through, ar bid; not only 'Ma-
tt/fed two 'goitres of glass, bat also broke the frame.
A young Gentleman was seen to run at theavontent,
and was stopped by the watchman, who took him to
Mary-le-bonne watch-house. Ile gave his. name
Lieut. Nighiingole,, of the Foot Guards, The ac-
coital he gave of the transectioh was, that a Gentle-
man who woe its hitryonapeivy.lpaiLdr;oo.it; and that
he was in liqe'or, and escaped. lie was booacht I.
Mariberoagh•street yesterday, and hetd .to *1L...-.
The windows of Mr. Ilerrlog,.in the samenrighltaity-
hoed, were broken at an earlier hour 'elite inns !
Etch square was welted at Si.
Monday' night, or early on Tuesday morning, same
villains broke into a- Gentleman's house, opposite
Chingford Church, in Essea;:awd widow disturbing
the family, who were billderNstmer.ded in robbing:
the 'parlours and kitchen. of some velooble pictures,
mirrors, looking.glassei, arbadow 0.1101,44. CO rpett,
rugs, a quantity of tralosbla cet.glds, and fluidal!
other articles, and effeefethiptik itegiptiladtticrerki..
-.We eve . told thetAblet 4ettk 1 h'tvjng.
beer, obierled,(looting W.:Z*l4low' Bee, vis't o
ashore, and gait freer :groan& diseelweed on it; Mere;
"is eieryrebicin to think' it the
.ssosa• that/ was Idol;
'trick by the Earl Lelenter lauNst„alLikeciterfrileti
Dangler* tip-Milford:!' ift, there cid be no ahahi
of its death having been the cnriseqoetrce of tbs "sin•
gels: tencesatet."-s-(iToterforil Paper.)