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in

their

present

state,

than

any

other,

and

would

almost

justify,

on

their

part,

if

any

thing

can

jus-

tify,

the

very

mode

of

procedure,

which

I

have

been

exposing

to

reprobation.

The

contents

of

however,

executing

a

deed

of

assignment

of

the

lease, to

be

held

by

the

Brewer,

as

security

;

together

with

a

bond

in

judgment,

on

the

whole

of his

furniture,

and

other

properly,

as

another

gua-

rantee

for

a

large

additional

sum,

for

which

the

man

lias

received

no

value,

but

which

is

considered

necessary

to

prevent

all

chance

of

loss

to

the

Brewer.

With

the

little

remaining

money,

which

the

poor

Publican

may

have

left

of

that,

from

which

he

has

paid

for

the

fixtures

of

the

house,

and-

as

deposit

for

the

lease,

he

lias

to

defray

the

whole

of

the

expenses

of

drawing

up

the

lease,

bond,

and

all

oilier

ne-

cessary

documents,

and

after

he

has

paid,

besides,

half

the

charges

of

the

broker,

for

his

valuation,

the

same

proportion

of

the

fees

of

the

Broad

Cooper,

and

Guagers,

&c,

(servants

of

the

Brewer)

which

fees

usually

amount,

as

the

incomers

share,

to

the

sum

of

three

or

four

guineas

to

each

j

and

in

addition

to

which,

he

is

ex-

pected

to

be

at

half

the

expense

of

furnishing

the.

whole

of

the

party

with

a

handsome

dinner

and

plenty

of

Wine,

he

is

allowed

to

remain

in

quiet

possession.

If his

payments

do

not

happen

to

be

altogether

regular

in

amount,

the

Broad

Cooper,

or

some

other

servant

of

the

Brewer,

enters

the

house,

without

any

notice,

de-

mands

the

key

of

the

cellar,

and

proceeds

to

take

an

account

of

his

stock

of

beer,

in

order

to

ascertain

if

he

has

paid

according

to

the

quantity

he

has

sold.

If

the

Brewers

choose

to

lower

the

price

of

their

commodity,

a

notice

is

sent

round

to

each

of

their

Publicans,

directing

them

immediately

to

lower

the

prices

of

their

beer

as

well,

no

matter

what

stock

they

may

have

on

hand

at

the

time,

and

woe

be

to

him, that

hesitates

to

do

so.

If

the

con-

sumption

of

beer

happens

to

fall off,

without

reference

to

what

the

cause

may

be,

or

however

deserving

the

man,

a

representation

is

made

to

the

Brewer

and

his

partners,

in

full

committee,

by

the

managing

clerk,

(whose

favour,

be

it

remarked,

is

of

the

utmost

consequence,

and

his

own

individual

importance

not

less

so),