Project Gutenberg 2016-08-21 Public domain in the USA. 133 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.) Reading ease score: 64.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Sunday Liquor laws -- Great Britain DA Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Law & Criminology Browsing: Politics Category: History - British Category: Drugs/Alcohol/Pharmacology Category: Law & Criminology Category: Sociology 43044 2025-06-21T07:19:09.370077 text/html 39055 2016-08-21T04:12:02 text/html 110288 2025-06-21T07:19:15.811062 application/epub+zip 108898 2025-06-21T07:19:13.275085 application/epub+zip 73566 2025-06-21T07:19:11.927082 application/epub+zip 250355 2025-06-21T07:19:17.489085 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243217 2025-06-21T07:19:14.857065 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 209298 2022-09-24T01:43:00.531606 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 35563 2025-06-21T07:19:09.082092 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 35716 2016-08-21T04:11:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18964 2025-06-21T07:19:17.625046 application/rdf+xml 18472 2025-06-21T07:19:12.481088 image/jpeg 4202 2025-06-21T07:19:12.205091 image/jpeg 13516 2016-08-21T04:13:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 14748 2016-08-21T04:13:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 111531 2025-06-21T07:19:09.375094 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia