02309cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000490011324500410016226400510020330000470025433600260030133700260032733800360035350000310038950800690042052013570048953400450184665300110189165300330190285600430193599900170197852863UtSlPG20260610134222.0mcr n260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aDA1 aRitchie, J. Ewingq(James Ewing),d1820-189814aThe New Sunday Liquor Law Vindicated 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2016  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2016-08-21  aTranscribed from the 1855 William Tweedie edition by David Price  a"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.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aSunday  aLiquor laws -- Great Britain40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52863  c93697d93697