JB/087/066/001

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Indirect Legislation

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Under the article of power I have already mentioned
the methods taken by the British government
to diminish the facility which the restraints lay intoxication under restraint
lay restraints upon apply a check to intoxication, by diminishing
the facility which the people had of procuring
gin and othe articles in that class of liquors liquors of the class of those which are most inebriating.
which are most inebriating. When in that view
it diminished raised the price of gin, it took
care not to raise enhance the price of beer. And it
made express provision that no one should
have a licence for selling the first of those liquors, without
taking out having also a licence for the other. at the
same time.

(a) Every body knows is acquainted with the two
prints of Hogarth intitled entitled Beer-Street,
and Gin-lane. In the former every thing wears
the face of health and jollity: in the latter, of
misery and disease. That admirable artist was
one of the best of moralists.

Identifier: | JB/087/066/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 87.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	087	Main Headings	indirect legislation
Folio number	066	Info in main headings field	indirect legislation
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	4
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f9 / / /
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	[[watermarks::gr [crown motif] [britannia with shield motif]]]
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Notes public		ID Number	27591
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