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EXCISE INFORMATION

 

AN ACCOUNT of all informations before the court of Exchequer, during the last five years, for BREACHES OF THE EXCISE LAWS, in England and Wales; stating, the name and residence of every person prosecuted, the date of the commencement of each prosecution, the nature of the offence, and the result of each prosecution whether by conviction, acquittal, compromise or stay of proceedings; if by conviction the particular sentence, and whether carried wholly or partially into effect; if by compromise, the particulars of such compromise, and whether all or what conditions of the compromise have been carried into effect; and if by stay of proceedings, the cause thereof stated, and whether by order of the Treasury, the Board of Excise, or of the Solicitor.

An account of all sums of money received either by the Solicitor, or by the Board of Excise, by way of fine, penalty, and for compromise, during the last five years; distinguishing the amount received in each suit or prosecution; also, and account of the manner in which all such monies have been applied, distinguishing the amount paid for witnesses and county expenses, and the amount paid to the informer, and to the crown.

Ordered, by the House of Commons, to be printed 16th February 1827 

The following information has been transcribed from British Parliamentary papers, owned by the Webmaster; it has been transcribed by me, verbatim.  I have proof read several times, but as always I would be happy to accept any reasonable requests to re-check my transcribing.  No other information is given.

 

 

DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROSECUTION DEFENDANTS SURNAME DEFENDANTS GIVEN NAME DEFENDANTS RESIDENCE NATURE OF OFFENCE
12th March 1821 SHEEN John Barnes, Surrey. For concealing soap, damaging the fastenings of his soap cooper, etc.
15th March 1821 RATCLIFF John Chelmsford, Essex. For compressing corn making into malt in the couch.
22nd March 1821 JOHNS Samuel Cadgwith, Cornwall. For misapplying fish curer's duty free fishery salt.
26th March 1821 EBSWORTHY William Master of the ship "Adamant", of London. For opening packages of wine shipped for exportation on drawback.
4th April 1821 GOUGH Edward Wem, Shropshire. For carrying on the trades of tanner and currier at the same time, currying with licence, etc.
4th April 1821 CHAMBERLIN Robert Liverpool, Lancashire. For receiving wrecked tobacco without notice or permit.
9th April 1821 FOSTER Richard Newlyn, Cornwall. For misapplying fish curer's duty free fishery salt.
11th April 1821 PARKER Isaac Usk, Monmouth. For impeding and obstructing and officer on survey.
17th April 1821 DAVIES Thomas Lawrenny, Pembroke. For privately making malt on defendant's entered premises.
26th April 1821 GRAYSON Thomas Pickering, Yorkshire. For taking hides out of the wooze without notice, and removing hides before the duties has been charged.
9th May 1821 RAWSON Thomas Sheffield. For making vinegar without entry license.
BARKER John Sheffield.  
16th May 1821 WRIGHT Francis Gravesend, Kent. For making false entry of the quantity of cured fish imported from the north seas in defendant's fishery smack.
22nd May 1821 ALEXANDER George Ramsbury, Wilts. For privately making malt and using unentered places.
17th May 1821 ALEXANDER Ambrose Ramsbury, Wilts. For privately making malt and using unentered places and for conveying away beer worts from the sight of the gauger, etc.
16th May 1821 BOOKER Charles Guildford. For privately making malt.
16th May 1821 HART James Manchester. For removing and concealing callicoes before the same were stamped, and taken account of by the officer.
29th May 1821 JONES Thomas Sudbury, Suffolk. For using private places in brewing beer, and concealing beer.
22nd June 1821 FIDLER Sen. George Aughton, Wilts. For privately making malt.
23rd June 1821 SHEPHERD William Bristol. For manufacturing and selling an article in imitation of coffee.
27th June 1821 ROGERS Francis Timewell Poole, Dorset. For carrying on the trades of tanner and leather cutter at the same time.
30th June 1821 WALKER John Dorking. For sending out soap without certificate, etc.
6th July 1821 LAKEMAN Stephen Pedwell, Somerset. For receiving and using drugs for brewing beer, and mixing strong with table beer.
7th July 1821 HOVINGTON Jun. Thomas Scalby, Yorkshire. For unshipping and landing smuggled spirits.
7th July 1821 HOVINGTON Sen. John Scalby, Yorkshire. For unshipping and landing smuggled spirits.
7th July 1821 HOVINGTON Sen. John Scalby, Yorkshire. For unshipping and landing smuggled spirits.
7th July 1821 FOREMAN John Scalby, Yorkshire. For unshipping and landing smuggled spirits.
7th July 1821 FOSTER John Scalby, Yorkshire. For unshipping and landing smuggled spirits.
7th July 1821 HODGSON George Scarborough. For unshipping and landing smuggled spirits.
7th July 1821 HUGGETT John Scarborough. For unshipping and landing smuggled spirits.
7th July 1821 CARTER William Scalby, Yorkshire. For unshipping and landing smuggled spirits.
7th July 1821 GOODWILL George Scalby, Yorkshire. For unshipping and landing smuggled spirits.
7th July 1821 GOODWILL Robert Scalby, Yorkshire. For unshipping and landing smuggled spirits.
7th July 1821 SCUFFY John Scalby, Yorkshire. For unshipping and landing smuggled spirits.
7th July 1821 PEARSON Samuel Scalby, Yorkshire. For unshipping and landing smuggled spirits.
7th July 1821 COCKERILL Sen. William Scalby, Yorkshire. For unshipping and landing smuggled spirits.
7th July 1821 BOWES Ann Scalby, Yorkshire. For unshipping and landing smuggled spirits.
7th July 1821 COLLIER Christopher Scalby, Yorkshire. For unshipping and landing smuggled spirits.
7th July 1821 JOHNSON Henry Scalby, Yorkshire. For unshipping and landing smuggled spirits.
10th July 1821 WALTON William Little Britain, London. For drawing mould candles oftener than declared; removing candles before charged by the officer, etc.
20th July 1821 GORDON Charles ) )
KNIGHT Sen. William ) Goswell Street, ) For receiving raw corn spirits
KNIGHT Jun. Wm. ) London. ) into a rectifier's stock without notice.
BRIGGS James ) )
20th July 1821 RENTON Thomas William Lambeth. For privately making soap
11th August 1821 HIGGINS Sen. John Ashburton, Devon. For carrying on the trades of shoemaker and tanner at the same time.
11th August 1821 PRITCHARD John Whitchurch. For carrying on the trades of shoemaker and tanner at the same time.
11th August 1821 CROSBIE John London Street, London. For a captains report not agreeing with his ship's cargo
11th August 1821 WASHER Philip Dartmouth. For harbouring run tea.
11th August 1821 ANTHONY Richard Dartmouth. For harbouring run tea.
11th August 1821 SUTTON Henry Bodmin. For concealing and removing smuggled spirits
11th August 1821 SIMPSON John Whitehaven. For concealing and removing smuggled spirits
11th August 1821 WALKER Ralph Newcastle. For concealing and smuggled tobacco, etc.
11th August 1821 PETERS James Bristol. For a deficiency found in weighing a fish curer's stock of duty free fishery salt.
13th August 1821 FRANCIS Robert Newcastle. For smuggling tobacco, etc.
25th August 1821 JACOBS Moses Soho, London. For entering glass for exportation on drawback, varying from the description in shipping notice.
25th August 1821 KNIGHT William Birmingham. For being the proprietor of a private still and utensils.
25th August 1821 KNIGHT Joseph Birmingham. For being the proprietor of a private still and utensils.
25th August 1821 WEBB Thomas Birmingham. For being the proprietor of a private still and utensils.
25th August 1821 BRACEWELL John Birmingham. For being the proprietor of a private still and utensils.
25th August 1821 BIRKS Sen. Thomas ) Blacklands Lane, Chelsea. ) For concealing
BIRKS Jun. Thomas ) London. ) soap, etc.
14th September 1821 RANDLE James Modbury, Dartmouth. For illegally disposing of duty free fishery salt.
14th September 1821 SEARLE, Jun. James )Thaxted, )For illegally watering corn
SEARLE Samuel Browne )Dunmow. )making into malt, etc.
28th September 1821 NICHOLSON William Ship "Laurel". For a captains report not agreeing with his ship's cargo
5th November 1821 NEAVE George Sprouston, Norfolk. For carrying on two private soap manufactories.
5th November 1821 BEVINGTON Samuel ) Bermondsey. )For refusing to assist the proper
BEVINGTON Henry ) )surveyors in weighing their stock of hides.
5th November 1821 WHITTLE Christopher Bermondsey. For refusing to assist the proper surveyors in weighing their stock of hides
5th November 1821 WISDEN William Henfield, Sussex. For removing hides without notice to the officer, etc.
5th November 1821 RENTON William ) Dragmire Lane, ) For carrying on a private
MORDEN John ) Putney. ) soap manufactory.
5th November 1821 CASE John Russell Fore Street, London. For preventing officer from taking account of candles.
5th November 1821 BARKER John Swift Cock Hill, Ratcliffe. For receiving tobacco without permit.
5th November 1821 ASKEW John Cock Hill, Ratcliffe. For receiving tobacco without permit.
5th November 1821 TOWNLEY Arthur Sutton Street, Clerkenwell. For receiving and using adulterating articles in brewing beer
12th November 1821 HOBBS William Swan Mead, Bermondsey. For removing skins before charged with duty etc.
12th November 1821 DRIVER William Yarm, Yorkshire. For receiving and using adulterating ingredients in brewing beer.
12th November 1821 JAMESON Anthony Yarm, Yorkshire. For selling drugs to a common brewer.
12th November 1821 TUCKER Harry Stoke Fleming, Devon. For harbouring smuggled tea.
12th November 1821 WAY William Brixham, Devon. For harbouring and selling smuggled tea.
14th November 1821 LUSCOMBE John Emblyn ) Plymouth. ) For receiving and using Spanish
TEED Henry Coud ) ) juice in brewing beer.
14th November 1821 HALL Hilkiah Sunderland For removing bottles before charged by the officer, etc.
17th November 1821 PETERS James Bristol. For obtaining an undue credit in his stock of duty free fishery salt.
29th November 1821 HOLBROOK Sen. Francis ) Derby ) For making vinegar
HOLBROOK Jun. Francis ) ) without entry or licence.
23rd November 1821 JEFFREY Robert Princes Street, Rotherhithe. For unshipping smuggles spirits and silks.
23rd November 1821 PURKIS John Sturmer, Essex For clandestinely removing malt to avoid payment of additional duty.
24th November 1821 BOWDEN George Mevagissey, Cornwall. For unshipping smuggled spirits.
24th November 1821 SMITH William Lamborne, Wilts. For using unentered places for making malt.
24th November 1821 WEST Joseph Tile Mill, Berks. For removing paper without duly marking the reams, etc.
30th November 1821 SANDERS Robert ) Southampton ) For carrying on at same time the trades of common brewers and beer retailers, etc.
SANDERS William ) )
4th December 1821 SADLER John Streatham, Surrey. For harbouring smuggled spirits.
4th December 1821 RENTON Thomas William High Street, Lambeth. For concealing soap, etc.
10th December 1821 COUSSINS John Bristol. For selling and article as a substitute for coffee.
10th December 1821 FOX Thomas Bristol. For using impure salt for other purposes than manuring land, etc.
10th December 1821 GWYN John Waltham, Essex. For using impure salt for other purposes than manuring land, etc.
12th December 1821 JONES Thomas Sudbury, Suffolk. For retailing spirits without licence.
12th December 1821 LOWMAN Thomas Clapton, Somerset. For obstructing officer in taking an account of hides and skins, etc.
17th December 1821 EVANS Evan Pantygorgig, Wales. For retailing beet without licence, etc.
19th December 1821 COATES Thomas Moors, Near Richmond. For being the proprietor of a private still, etc.
28th December 1821 BLAKE George Liverpool. For fraudulently concealing soap, etc.
31st December 1821 BURL Christopher Larkhall Lane, Lambeth. For staining paper which had not been measured or stamped by the officer.
31st December 1821 MATTHEWS James Manchester. For carrying on at the same time the trades of tanner and currier; currying with licence, etc.