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CHRONICLE. 



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Corso, Cliaytor 12 



Congressio, 10 



Vinegar Act. — Some proceed- 

 ings having been instituted by 

 the Commissioners of Excise, 

 under the 7th clause of this Act, 

 of a nature not contemplated by 

 the framers of the law, a memo- 

 rial was addressed to the Lords 

 of the Treasury, by certain res- 

 pectable merchants and others 

 who were affected by that con- 

 struction of the clause. To this 

 memorial the following reply has 

 been given : — 



To Messrs. A. B. and Co. 



Gentlemen ; — The Lords Com- 

 missioners of his Majesty's Trea- 

 sury having had under considera- 

 tion the Memorial signed by 

 yourselves and others, complain- 

 ing of the vexatious operation of 

 the 7th clause of the act of last 

 session, cap. 65, 1 have it in com- 

 mand to acquaint you, that my 

 Lords, under the circumstances 

 stated in your Memorial, have 

 been pleased to direct the com- 

 missioners of Excise to suspend 

 any proceedings for enforcing the 

 observance of the said clause, by 

 any persons other than persons 

 engaged or concerned in the ma- 

 nufacture of Verjuice, Vinegar, or 

 Acetous Acid, or dealing there- 

 in ; and I am to request you will 

 communicate the above informa- 

 tion to the several persons who 

 signed the said Memorial. 

 I am. Gentlemen, 



your obedient servant, 



(Signed) Geo. Harrison. 

 Treasury Chambers, Oct. 6. 



There are at tJiis time in the 

 port of Bristol, a greater number 

 of vessels in the harbour, for 

 unloading, than ever was remem- 



bered at one period in the memory 

 of the oldest merchant. 



The port of Hull has partici- 

 pated greatly in the general in- 

 crease of the trade and revenue 

 of this country during the last 

 year. The following is a state- 

 ment of the number of ships, &c. 

 and amount of duties in the cor- 

 responding quarters of 1817 and 

 1818, ending tke 10th of October, 

 viz. : — 



The following Circular was on 

 Saturday last sent from the Ad- 

 jutant-General's office to the 

 Commanding Officer of every 

 regiment which it is not in the 

 contemplation of Government to 

 entirely reduce : — 



(Circular.) 



Horse Guards, Oct. 10, 1818. 



Sir ; — I am directed by the 

 Commander-in-Chief to desire 

 you will transmit a nominal return 

 of such non-commissioned officers 

 and privates of the regiment under 

 your command, as you would re- 

 commend being discharged in 

 the event of permission being 

 given for that purpose. 



His Royal Highness is desirous 

 that this return should be pre- 

 pared as accurately, and furnished 

 as soon, as possible ; and that it 

 should contain a distinct specifi- 

 cation, 



