Bounties on Cape-Complaints of Cape Merchants-Huskisson- Poulett Thomson-South African-Fatal Day for Cape-Unfair Competition-Constantia-Colonial Interests overpower the Go- vernment-Indulgence granted to Cape-Frauds with Drawback claimed-Consumption and Percentage from 1831 to 1863. PAGE 452 Its Wine generally Bad-Vines sent to Adelaide-Better to apply her Capital and Labour to her natural Productions-Vineyards at Longfellow's Song in praise of Catawba-Different Opinion-Hotel Charges before the time of Greenbacks-Cock-tail-Brandy Smash No Personal Experience-Letter from a Physician-Average Annual Consumption of Wine in Mayence-Gout almost unknown there- Produced by too much Azote-Bi-carbonate of Potash-Letter from Bordeaux-Letters from a Gentleman in London, and from a Frontispiece Registered Cellular Wine Bins; Rest for each Bottle, No. 2. Movable Iron Bin, with Lock, No. 3. Wooden Packing-Cases, suited also for Bins WINE, THE VINE, AND THE CELLAR. CHAPTER I. GENERAL REMARKS. Wine Duties in 1822-Manner of Paying-East Vault Exchange- HE following details respecting excise and customs TH men, dock coopers, duty-paying, and similar B selves; but those who remember them are rapidly passing away, and it may be interesting to others to know how the wine trade was carried on in times gone by. On the 14th of May, 1822, began my acquaintance with the wine duties, and the manner of paying them, which was very different from the present mode. If a cask or case was to be taken out of bond, it was necessary, first, to write what was called a Require-note, which gave full particulars of the ship, entry, mark, number, gauge, &c., of the cask, and stated that you Required to pay duty. This was taken to the Excise Office at the dock-gate, and if found correct was initialled. Furnished with this authority another paper was necessary, called the warrant, besides two more, with the gallons in figures. All these were for the Excise, whose office was on Tower Hill; and as there was only one collector through whom all had to pass, it may be imagined how tired we poor clerks often were of waiting our turn. For the Customs one paper written in full, with another in figures, was demanded; but on these were placed the letters C. A., which being interpreted, were found to denote cum aliis,' with others; proving the classical knowledge of Her Majesty's Commissioners of Customs, and that they were always wanting something more. Few, if any, merchants attempted to pass their entries with the Customs |