Sir, I take the liberty of addressing you, on a subject of great importance, that is at present under the consideration of His Majesty's ministers. I mean the renewal of the act, passed in the last session of Parliament, for prohibiting distillation fro  corn in the United Kingdom for a limited period, which will expire on the 4th March. On this subject, doubts are entertained by some, and particularly with regard to Ireland..
Publisher: publisher not identified
Published: 1810
Place of publication: Liverpool]
Language: eng
Subjects: Distilling industries; Alcohol; Sugar; Commerce; Broadsides
Other titles: I mean the renewal of the act, passed in the last session of Parliament, for prohibiting distillation from corn in the United Kingdom for a limited period, which will expire on the 4th March. On this subject, doubts are entertained by some, and particularly with regard to Ireland
Notes: Title from first two paragraphs of text.

Printed in upper right hand corner: Liverpool, 10th February 1810.

Anonymous letter signed "Mercator" on page [2].

Offprint of a letter submitted to the journal "The tradesman, or Commercial magazine" printed in London by Sherwood, Neely & Jones from 1808-1815; originally printed in volume IV, number 22 (April 1, 1810), pages 295-298.

Printed on wove paper.

Concerning an effort to bolster British agriculture self-sufficiency instead of being dependent on West Indian imports of sugar for distilling. The anonymous author argues for an extention on the ban of the use of British grain crops, due to a bad harvest, in the production of alcohol as specified by the act, passed by Parliament in 1809, which expired March 4, 1810.

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