RETAIL BREWERS.-Within th...
RETAL Bnr EwenS.-WVitlit, thoe last rew wu.ks, three retail biewers have been fined in thic enoruous penalties ot 0I1. each not for evading duties, or using poisonous dnig, inu Ilhe sonpobition of the poor man's beveragc, but by-being entrapped by tiic asassin- like conduct of hired informers. On TeLisday last, two other re- tailers were brought hetbre thle Magistrates at the Guildhail, to ani- swer the charge pre'erretl against theim by two inibrmers, named Thomas Yorath and liewis Pugh, both holding situations under the excise in the NValcot division. Counsellor Ackerley, on the part of thle informers, exerted his cloquence to get the brewers convicted, but happily tor titeni, (Cntinseller J. F. Gun-ning combated liih success. fulyl, andi proved that tihese drcimon-like harpies wenit with thc full anti express purpose of entraplipiig the indivioluals into ain infraction of the IAW. Wt'e are happy ti Ivair, thiat ordcrs teachied this city on Sa- turday last, fromii the ('t1 -iissioncrs of Excise, to wvithldlraw the re- rn:tining vexatious anil frivolous intorniations which hael been le- velled at other retailers in this neighibsurhood. It is to be hope(d that when Parliament assembles, the caec of these oppressed indi. vidua)s, who havc alreadly been so heavily fined, will be broughit before them, and receive that consideration which its importance do. serves.-Batill Journal. Friday, a rctail brewer, of this city, on the informationi of Thomas Yorath, andl lewis Pugh, was anvicted in the penalty of 501. for allowinig those informers tn drink on the premises. Pugh, one of the informters, faintedt when under examination.- Bafti Journal.