The Condensed Argument for the Legislative Prohibition of the Liquor Traffic

J. Caudwell, 1864 - Liquor laws - 160 pages

Section	10

Protest against it in 1788	14

Drink the Cause and the Traffic the sustainer of Prostitution	16

THAT THE TRAFFIC 1 INTOXICATING LIQUOR IS ANTISOCIAL AND OUGHT THEREFORE TO BE PROHIBITED	20

Sunday Profligacy in DUBLIN	29

Distilleries stopped	30

IRELAND contrasted with WALES	31

History of the Liquor Traffic in ENGLAND	32

59 33 Original Purpose of Victualling Houses Early abuse	33

French Wines prime for French Brandy	34

Government having first debauched the people next Prohibits	35

Memorable debates in the Lords on the Gin Act in 1743	37

Result of the reduction of Gin Duties 18261830	39

The Beershop Act ไป 71	40

Lord Harrowbys Committee and Report on the Beer Bill	41

Beershops versus Publichouses 75	42

Report of the Select Committee on Publichouses 18534	120

MADNESS	135

Evidence of the Fress	142

THAT ALL GOOD CITIZENS SHOULD COMBINE TO PROCURE AN ENACT	148

The object and duty of a State succinctly stated 2 The Report of the British Parliament of 1834	1

Evil to the Publican himself physically and morally	2

Admissions of Freetraders as to peculiarity of the Traffic	3

History and Sociology evince the immorality of the Traffic	4

Evils of Wine and Beer on the ContinentITALY and SWITZERLAND	5

Source of Crime and Vice in FRANCE	6

Workings of the Traffic in HOLLAND and in BELGIUM	7

Evils of the Traffic in educated GERMANY	8

The fountain of robbery brigandism and murder in SPAIN	9

Inferences Facilities of getting drinkmeasure drinking 10 Its melancholy effects in religious SWEDEN	10

The three Cancers generated by Gin Beer and Wine	12

Admissions of the Publicans that their calling is corrupting	13

The Parliamentary Committee of 1853	16

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The Times on the boozy birthright of Britons 2 The theory overruled by Utility and Right 3 The Times fails to grapple with the sinews of the argume...	5

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Necessitas non habet Legem Examples of the maxim	7

The Traffic promotes the spread of pestilence	8

The Traffic destroys the Food of the Nation	9

Halfamillion persons sacrificed to the Traffic in 18478	11

Judge Blackstone on our duty to correct Intemperance	12

Benthams reply to Rights and Sphere of Government	13

License involves the principle of Prohibition	14

Proposition proved from the effects of partial Sundayclosing	15

Absence of Publichouses the absence of Drunkenness	17

Presence of Publichouses the presence of Drinking	18

Increase of Publichouses followed by Drinking	19

Decrease of Publichouses followed by Sobriety	20

Efficiency of Total Prohibition 42 334444 45 46	21

History and results of the Traffic in SCOTLAND	22

Results of recent restriction	23

History and results of the Traffic in IRELAND	24

Law of 1556	26

Decay of the People Prohibition demanded	27

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Civilization defined The Traffic necessarily antagonistic to it 104	104

Rough Cost of the Traffic to the Nation Its fruits 107 3 DRUNKENNESS Its degrees Disguised in the higher classes 107	107

Habits of the trading classes 110	110

Incalculable extent of Drunkenness Police returns defective 6 Sale and signs suggest use and USE creates demand for drink 113	113

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Title	The Condensed Argument for the Legislative Prohibition of the Liquor Traffic
Author	Frederic Richard Lees
Edition	3
Publisher	J. Caudwell, 1864
Original from	the New York Public Library
Digitized	4 Feb 2009
Length	160 pages

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