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was this the case with the Beers of Messrs. Bass and
Allsopp, and the Messrs. Whitbread, but also with
those of Messrs. Barclay and Perkins, who start with
a water containing 15.4 grains of chlorides per
gallon. And then, too, we must remember that 11/3
gallons of water, by evaporation. are reduced to one
gallon in the process of brewing.
On comparing the Porter sold by the firm
supposed to supply No. 156, it was not found to
agree, and no attempt was made to prove identity;
on the contrary, Counsel for the defence admitted
that sugar had been added. Now when this defence
was stated, I at once admitted that the sugar might
contain the additional salt of which I had complained,
as one of good quality might add from 20 to 25 grains
per gallon. And so the Magistrate imposed a
moderate fine for adulterating the Peer after it had
been delivered by the brewers.
Surely I was warranted in what I have done.
We have ascertained so certainly some of the qualities
of the best brews, that we shall be able to state at
once whether delivered in the unadulterated state.
Of six Porters examined this quarter, I have