# The New Sunday Liquor Law Vindicated

Author: Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing), 1820-1898

Genre: Category: History - British

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52863

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+New+Sunday+Liquor+Law+Vindicated+Ritchie&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

AN Act came into operation in August, denominated “The New Beer Bill,” requiring public-houses to be closed on Sundays, with the exception of the hours 1 to 3 p.m., and 6 to 10 p.m. No sooner was it passed than it was found there was a great decrease in the number of cases of persons charged with drunkenness at the various police stations of the metropolis. Monday, instead of being a heavy day, was the reverse—the magistrates had little or nothing to do. But this great public good was not brought about without inconveniencing some parties. The publicans felt their craft was in danger,—that they were, as Benjamin Disraeli informed them the other day at Plymouth, “in a critical situation;”...

## Chapters

- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-new-sunday-liquor-law-vindicated-52863/chapters/1/index.md)