Considerations occasion'd by an act of this present session of Parliament to prevent the excessive use of spirituous liquors : by laying an additional duty thereon, and to encourage the exportation of British-made spirits.

Further considerations humbly offered in support of the proposition, that the duties to be paid by the corn-distillers will not, in any degree, prevent the common and excessive use of gin.

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Considerations occasion'd by an act of this present session of Parliament to prevent the excessive use of spirituous liquors : by laying an additional duty thereon, and to encourage the exportation of British-made spirits.

Further considerations humbly offered in support of the proposition, that the duties to be paid by the corn-distillers will not, in any degree, prevent the common and excessive use of gin.