Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-04-29
From the osiO ossss ofTenpeffbes.
Tie Hyd0ses Of ne Winr ffade.

An article on Ghis Subject Of great interest
mar Be fodrnd in the Liyirg Age, No. $50,
evTied from Tsit's Magazine, EngleDd. We
advise al our readers who ear procure II, to
read, mark, digest, and remember This TeYelsy
ton, under ihs authority 81 The British PsTl
meni, Of the fraud, ipiquiiies, lies, and I1itS
chiefs Of this trade. Alcohol Is bad enough o.
all conscience, but when yOn Rave ADDED 10 The
big devil whole lot Of LITTLE ones, eash one APT
and on the alert 10 do his best 70 set Che booy
on IRE, disorder Ifs healfhful action, and pia-T
disease IN the flesh, and delirum in the intellect,
II is TOO bad, II is being over Jealous IN lie
cause Of The Evil One.
The select committee Of Parliament on I'm
port Duties on Wines Shieh sat last session,
have given us the following interesting and val
liable facts.
IL appears hat The importation Of Wines IN
to EDglsnd has very much decreased, but Tins
has not been owing 70 less quantity being
drank, but 10 the domestic manufacture and
adultetziion; England with q population Of
about five millions, imported $4,000 pipes Of
all kinds Of wines, 10000 beirg French wives.
| in 1863, with duty Of four pence on gallon
bot England IN 1861 with pOpnlstion Of ~
O00, 600 imported only 56,OO0 pipes, Of which
only four thousand were French wines, with
duty Of five sbillingS nine pence per gallon
The kingdom has qlintuple6 her Inhabitants,
increased her duiy sixteen field, and diminished
| her imports about tuO-tbiTds. But this pBloT-
tu1siely has not been owing 10 AM great prevail
ence of temperate habits, Tor the temperance
reformation has As vet scarcely began IN Eng
land, but 10 the increased manufacture Of do
nestle distilled and iernented liquors 81 every
description. The effect Of high duties has been
very adverse 70 temperance. Ithas shut out the
lighter wines, and created disilieTieS. Is has
encouraged the strongest kind Of wines, be-
cause If wine is dear. the Kind must be obtain
ed that will 20 fsrthereSt. and Of which the least
can be drank At time.
! As 70 the different kinds d giBs, il sppears
lby the testimony Of witnesses. summoned
before the above committee, that by the prsf-
eDt Portuguese law, 10 unsophiscated Port wiEs
is allowed TO reach England. All is d, c:ored.
1.-THE Portuguese government consider literal
llY," says one witness, '-iha PoTt wines ne To.
known or drank as POr wines, buf really arr
used simply for making up artificial wines ~
England" To show the extent 81 the rlsng-
fsctuTe, though only 2o,ODo pipes Of port are
imported. $4,000 Pipes Of Port. 50 e1lled, aye
CONSUMED.
Sherry is even worse than Port. Dr.. Cor
man, resident in Spin Tor mary year, tss;i-
ies that no Natural Sherry goes 70 England.-
I They put IN - much SIX Or eight gallons o:
Brandy 10 bait Of VINE Of los imperial gal
Ions. They sdulieTats il because the English
! demand is always for siEong wines. 70 sut N
artificial TASTE.
, Madeira is adulieralsd, - NJ. OliVeirs,
member Of Parliament. iestiEes, rs being sub
jected 70 an artificial heat 30 change DeY wines
into old once, and then mixed With other wines
in addition.
! burgundy. according 10 ". Marie, Frenc!,
wiDe-grOwsT snl shipper, So :duIieraied y ST.
gar. by increased fermentation, uniil this wine
has lOst iis RaE1e and character, and consumP-
!ticn.
Thus Wh4i Is drank in old England is NJ
wine, but wine and bTzSSK; sdulLeTssed wiles.
spiTitUOus liquors nideI costly and genteel
names.
! Then there il another eDTiSEs process Tor
''Tatting" or blending wines, l. e., several dh-
feTent kinds are put into the same sat and the
mixture is sold as Port or Sherry. according -
/ IFS tastei
The following Is = specimen Of w!IEt Isay
be called the LOndon D0ck Port vine. yI1tsSs
Of 1885,"
1853 gallons Of SiciIiaD wins.
Z 1866 l-2 French
/ 1904 ' a. Spanish -
Z l4l9 ." " Port
. JBS - " Cape
( 1920 " a. Mixed