eS2 On the Uses of SygatfurfattcJiing Cafttc. 



Stives, and therefore independent oF external accidents, 

 or war: not intcrfernig with the interest of any body of 

 men whatever ; extensive in proportion to the degree in 

 which it should prove beneficial to those great classes, 

 the feeders and consumers of cattle ; and on the favourable 

 supposition of eminent success, it would be attended with 

 this especial advantage, that whatever increase of the price 

 of suoar might be occasioned by the increased consumption 

 from this cause, the burden would fall generally on the 

 whole country, and might perhaps be even compensated by 

 a reduction in the price of cattle, arising from the improve- 

 ment in the mode of feeding them." " As, however, it is 

 evident, that even the present price of sugar, swelled as it 

 is by the duty, must prove an insuperable bar to its adoption 

 for this purpose, your committee thought it adviseable to 

 inquire into the posslbiHty of admitting a drawback, to be 

 received on all so employed, without risk to the present 

 revenue, which appears, by the evidence of Mr Frewin, to 

 form ihe only ground of doubt concerning the allowance." 



" On private application, Mr. Parkes*, a very intelligent 

 practical chemist, took the subject into consideration, and 

 in a manner very creditable to his public spirit undertook a 

 course of experiments, and has detailed in a very clear and 

 able paper (which will be found in his evidence) several sub- 

 stances, which appear capable of being so united with sugar, 

 as to prevent its being again used either for comrtion oecono- 

 mical purposes, or in wash for distillation, and from which 

 it cannot be again separated without verv considerable skill, 

 difficulty and expense, at the same time not injuring, as is 

 supposed, its nutritive qualities." 



The committee then relate to the house some of the cir- 

 cumstances that have occasioned the present distresses of 

 the West India planters, and conclude by recommending it 

 to the house to reduce the duty on sugar for common con- 

 sumption. 



ApPF-NDIX to the flErORT. 



25lb day of May 1808. Lord Binning in the chair. 



• A'.itljor of tJ)e Chemical Catechism. 



Sir 



