An Argument Legal and Historical for the Legislative Prohibition of the Liquor Traffic

Frederic Richard Lees

William Tweedie, 1856 - 317 էջ

Այս գրքի նախնական դիտում »

Ընտրյալ էջեր

Անվանաթերթ

Բովանդակություն

THAT IT IS WRONG AND IMPOLITIC FOR A STATE TO SANCTION OB LICENCE INJURIOUS TRADES OR INSTITUTIONS Section Page 1 ...	1

Theories of Law Benthams principles of Legislation	2

Pearl Andrews Doctrine of the Sovereignty of the Individual	8

Extreme views of Social Stattics refuted Arnoid	11

Humboldts Theory of Government and the Westminster	12

THAT THE TRAFFIC IN INTOXICATING LIQUOR IS ANTISOCIAL AND OUGHT THEREFORE TO BE PROHIBITED 6 The object and duty of ...	18

The Report of the British Parliament of 1834	19

Report from the Senate of New York Judge Capron	20

Impolicy of raising Revenue by the ruin of Industry	108

How Gindrinking impoverished the people in 1732	109

The consequences of the Vice Its true remedy	110

Distilleries stopt in 1796 Evidence of Mr Colquhoun	112

Startling paradox Effect of stopping Irish Distilleries	113

Selfinflicted Idiocy Dementia Society an abettor	116

S G O on the public cost and evils of Ale houses	117

THAT THE PROHIBITION OF THE TRAFFIC IS COMPATIBLE WITH JUST LIBERTY AND LEGITIMATE COMMERCE 74 The Times on the b...	118

Necessities override abstract theories Humboldts concession	22

Temptation not the promoter of social Virtue	23

The right of Protection against the Traffic asserted	24

The agency of mischief in the quality of the Drink	26

Evil to the Publican himself physically and morally	28

Difference shown in results as compared with eating houses	30

History and Sociology evince the immorality of the Traffic	31

Source of Crime in SwITZERLAND and FRANCE	32

Workings of the Traffic in HOLLAND and in BELGIUM	36

Evils of the Traffic in educated GERMANY RUSSIA	37

The fountain of robbery brigandism and murder in SPAIN	38

Its melancholy effects in religious SWEDEN	39

Inferences Restrictive Legislation ineffectual	40

The Crimean Army and Florence Nightingale	43

Admissions of the Publicans that the trade is corrupting	44

Concession of the Licensed Victuallers Protection Society	48

The Parliamentary Committee of 1853 Mr Danson	49

Alderman Wire describes the Traffic as a dangerous Institution	50

Proposition proved from the effects of partial Sundayclosing	51

Evidence from the analysis of a Brewster Session	53

National Document presented by the Scotch Church	55

Absence of Publichouses the absence of Drunkenness 56 98 28988	56

Increase of Publichouses followed by Drinking	57

Decrease of Publichouses followed by Sobriety	59

History and results of the Traffic in SCOTLAND	62

History and results of the Traffic in IRELAND	67

Section Page 40 A Prohibitory Law in 1556 Growing evils	68

The debauching effects of the Traffic upon the people	72

Sunday Profligacy in that city	73

The Potency of Prohibition Distilleries stopped	74

IRELAND contrasted with Wales	75

Original Purpose of Victualling Houses Early abuse	76

The Lord Keeper Coventry describes Alehouses as Pests	78

Distillation encouraged which led to intolerable drunkenness	79

Having first debauched the people government Prohibits	80

Memorable debates in the Lords on the Gin Act in 1743	81

Parliament 1750 falls back from encouragement to restriction	86

The effect good but partial and therefore unsatisfactory	87

Later Attempts at regulation The Wilson Patten Act 1854	88

The Beershop Act Attempts to amend the unmendable	90

Admitted failure of regulation Committee of 1834	92

Lord Harrowbys Committee and Report on the Beer Bill	93

Testimony of Chancellor Raikes Bradford Beersellers	94

Report of the Select Committee on Publichouses 18534	95

Inference The Traffic condemned at the Bar of History	97

Illustrations from the History of IRELAND	98

Intemperance admitted to be the greatest earthly curse	99

How the Traffic blights the fruits of Education	104

Witnesses to the tendency and character of the Traffic 160	106

The Benefit ofTrade fallacy Wilberforces declaration	107

The theory examined and overruled by Utility and Right	119

The Times fails to grapple with the sinews of the argument	120

The right of interference the right of efficiency	121

Necessitas non habet Legem Various Examples	122

The Traffic promotes the spread of pestilence A nuisance	123

The Traffic destroys the Food of the Nation	125

Halfamillion persons sacrificed to the Traffic in 18478	127

Morning Advertiser on the criminality of destroying grain	128

Judge Blackstone on our duty to correct Intemperance	130

Bentham in reply to Rights and Sphere of Government cry	131

Scotland Decrease of offences under partial Prohibition	200

Testimony of the Judges of Assizes from Coventry to Talfourd	222

Testimony of the Colonial Judges Stephens and ABeckett	228

Section Page 137 Britain and American difference of character and circumstance	231

The confused perception of the Evil Prohibition in 1676	232

Era of vague Temperance Reasons of the failure	235

The Era of Total Abstinence The Impediment	237

The Political Era NoLicence Agitation Great success	238

Epoch of Prohibitive State Law MAINE 1	247

Portland Riot Mr Dow vindicated from the British Silenus	253

Description of the various factions opposed to the law	256

Consequences 2 MINNESOTA 3 RHODE ISLAND 157	259

Progress in New York Connecticut Ohio Wisconsin etc	262

CONNECTICUT 7 INDIANA 8 DELAWARE 9 Iowa 10	266

The great triumph in NEW YORK 12 Copiah	267

NEW HAMPSHIRE 13 completing the New England States	268

Vast diminution of Crime in NEW YORK State etc	274

Workings of the Law in Portland and other towns of MAINE	275

In MASSACHUSETTS Gaolers injured by the Law	279

In CONNECTICUT Gaols to Let	280

RHODE ISLAND Testimony of the Secretary of State	283

In NEW HAMPSHIRE INDIANA IOWA etc	284

Oriental Prohibitory Laws Modern examples	285

Agitation in CANADA Partially achieved for districts	286

Proceedings in NOVA SCOTIA The law popular	287

The evil of Intemperance and the Traffic vast and inveterate	290

History and experience uniform and coincident	292

The practical test Convenience or Patriotism?	294

Appeal to Electors The Traffic a conspiracy	295

The Publican polluted by the Traffic	297

Interest of the useful Tradesman opposed to the traffic	298

The Working Classes Their duty and destiny involved	299

Hints to Philanthropists Statistical disclosures	302

Duty and Responsibility of Magistrates	305

Policy of the Temperance party A lesson from the past	307

A few words to Women	308

The obligations of Christian Ministers	311

Household State and Church	312

National Cost and Loss of the Traffic outlined	313

Final appeal to British Virtue and Patriotism	316

Այլ խմբագրություններ - View all

An Argument, legal and historical, for the legislative prohibition of the ...
Frederic Richard Lees
Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1857

An Argument Legal and Historical for the Legislative Prohibition of the ...
Frederic Richard Lees
Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1856

An Argument Legal and Historical for the Legislative Prohibition of the ...
Frederic Richard Lees
Դիտել հնարավոր չէ - 2018

View all »

Common terms and phrases

Act of Parliament Alcohol Alliance amongst ardent spirits Assizes beer beerhouses beershop Bill Birmingham Bristol Mercury cause character Cholera committed Committee consequences consumption convicted crime criminal destroy disease disorder distillation distilleries ditto dram shop drinker drunk drunkards drunkenness Dublin duty Edinburgh effect England evidence evil excitement facilities fact females gallons Gaol habits History houses human increase intemperance intoxicating intoxicating drinks intoxicating liquors Ireland Justices labor legislation less liberty Licensed Victuallers Liquor Traffic Liverpool London Lord Magistrates Maine Law males malt Manchester mischief moral murder nation nature number of public-houses offences parish Parliament pauperism persons police poor present principle prisoners prohibition Prohibitory prostitutes Publican Ragged Schools regard Report revenue says Scotland sell sober social Society spirituous liquors streets strong drink Sunday suppression Taverns teetotalers Teetotalism Temperance temptation things tion town trade truth vice whisky wine

Բիբլիոգրաֆիական տվյալներ

Վերնագիր	An Argument Legal and Historical for the Legislative Prohibition of the Liquor Traffic
Հեղինակ	Frederic Richard Lees
Հրատարակիչ	William Tweedie, 1856
Original from	The British Library
Digitized	16 Սեպտեմբեր 2013
Length	317 էջ

Export Citation	BiBTeX EndNote RefMan

About Google Books - Գաղտնիության քաղաքականություն - Ծառայության մատուցման պայմանները - Տեղեկություններ հրատարակիչների համար - Report an issue - Help - Google Սկզբնական էջ