Project Gutenberg 2016-08-21 Public domain in the USA. 58 Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing) 1820 1898 Ritchie, James Ewing Crayon, Christopher The New Sunday Liquor Law Vindicated Transcribed from the 1855 William Tweedie edition by David Price "The New Sunday Liquor Law Vindicated" by J. Ewing Ritchie is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book discusses the implications of the New Beer Bill, which mandated closures of public houses on Sundays except during limited hours. It examines the social and legal ramifications of the law as well as the various public responses, particularly from publicans, who feel threatened by the changes to their trade. Ritchie seeks to defend the legislation by arguing that it benefits society by reducing drunkenness and its associated issues. In the text, Ritchie presents evidence supporting the law's effectiveness in decreasing crime and public drunkenness since its implementation. He challenges the narrative propagated by the publicans and their supporters, arguing that the complaints about the lack of Sunday access to alcohol primarily serve the interests of the alcohol trade rather than the welfare of the working class. Ritchie highlights testimonies from working men and respectable publicans who favor the new restrictions, demonstrating a broad societal approval for the law aimed at improving public morality and social conditions. Ultimately, he calls for support of the law, suggesting that the outcry from publicans is self-serving and detrimental to societal welfare. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Sunday Liquor laws -- Great Britain DA Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Law & Criminology Browsing: Politics 42921 42823 2024-09-22T05:07:23.232339 2023-09-23T03:49:47.722383 text/html text/html 39055 2016-08-21T04:12:02 text/html 14748 2016-08-21T04:13:23 text/html application/zip 110215 2024-09-22T05:07:29.452259 application/epub+zip 108898 2024-09-22T05:07:27.009267 application/epub+zip 73567 2024-09-22T05:07:25.696371 application/epub+zip 250371 2024-09-22T05:07:31.059351 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243217 2024-09-22T05:07:28.529321 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 209298 2022-09-24T01:43:00.531606 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 35563 35518 2024-09-22T05:07:22.959292 2023-09-23T03:49:47.541393 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 35716 2016-08-21T04:11:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 13516 2016-08-21T04:13:23 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18544 2024-09-22T05:07:31.181262 application/rdf+xml 18472 2024-09-22T05:07:26.235281 image/jpeg 4202 2024-09-22T05:07:25.966289 image/jpeg 111498 2024-09-22T05:07:23.238316 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia