Report of the Committee on Intemperance for the Convocation of the Province of York, presented and received.
- Church of England. Province of York. Convocation. Committee on Intemperance.
- Date:
- 1874
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Report of the Committee on Intemperance for the Convocation of the Province of York, presented and received. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![237.>. A considerable nuliictiou iu the iiuiabev of Public- Houses which shoiilil be Ihnitetl uccordiiig to ainouui ol'poi^uLitiou !iml local ch-cumstanees.—304. 2370. '• Do aAvay with Beer-Houses, and limit the number of rublic-Houses to population, say one to every 500 inhabitants, exception being }uade for railway stations.—H')'6. 2377. It is my candid opinion that if Beer-Houses were totally abolished and Public-Houses regulated on the same system a% are the police, that is, according to tlie ])opulation iu each towuship or parish, much benetit would be the result, and less drunkenness, crime, and immorality would be the result.—5-i3. 2378. If the various complicated .Vets of Parliament :i.liectiug Public-Houses and Beer-Houses were amalgamated in iDif jdaiu act, and prepared with stvingeni regulations r'ur tin; i-uuduet of -^ucli houses, the uuiuber of the being deteruiiiit-d iu accordance with the reiiuirenients of the population by districts, great advantage would result to the public even now, and to the rising generation.—577. Seci'iox 57. THE EXCLUSION OF THOSE EXCtAGED IN THE LIQUOll TKAFFIC FlIOM PUBLIC OFFICES. Sitinieitioiis of ClvriJii. 2370. I fear all efforts for the diminution of dnuikenness will be ineifectual until the brewery interests and influence cau be overcome iu the House of Commons.—J). 117. 2380. Let no owuer of brewery or distillery be appointed a magirtti'ute.—C'h. 35, 23H1. Let godly men avoid the liquor trade in every form. To'i many gain large fortunes by it.—Y, 501. 2382. I would make it illegal and penal for any magistrate to hold Pul)nc-nou.sc property except as trustee.—2,282. 2383, No brewers yught to be magistrates.—2,im. 238-1. The Public-House interest is so strong in most boroughs that many members of Parliament whilst anxious to amend the laws are afraid of their seats, and will hud fault witli](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b20404530_0307.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
