| Show english liquor legislation loadho cor A bill is pending now in parliament tor the alteration of the english criminal code which when passed cannot fail to be of the utmost value to the english people the liquor question seems still to be as far off a satisfactory settlement us ever anc none but those who have lived some time in this country can adequately bealh how urgent is the necessity for gorae legislation upon the frightful liquor traffic here to give some idea of tho growth of the trade I just mention one little ome years old will be new to moat of our reader the alabama claims were moro than made up by the increase in the revenue derived from tho salo of spirituous liquors during two years and I have more than once bieard the boast we drak ourselves out of that debt the opinions of advanced men are divided between the support of the rothenburg Oot henburg system and sir wil frid lawsons permissive bill or como modification of it it is unlike ly that sir wilfrida Wilf rids pet scheme will become law yet a while though he gamely brings it forward session after session balfa loaf is better than no bread and the feeding of the comment upon th growing evils of intemperance is such that a Lic eim ing amendment act brought for ward by mr bodwell will probably obtain tho sanction of both bouses before tho year espia this bill prohibit the it suing of any new license for the of intoxicant unless the application of tho g me be supported by a requisition signed by such a proportion of the resident in the district AS shall satisfy the licensing authority and they shall find as A fact apon evi taken on oath that ouch license is supply public want chamborlin Chambo rUin the mcember for birmingham is taking vigorous steps to have a fair trial given to the system in the town he represents he could hardly find spot in england better suited for the purpose is firming Cir ming ham i one of tho most drunken towns in Eigl nd the Ool henburg system provides for the taking over of all the liquor business by the municipal authora au who keep open such ax aliey deem for the public requirement require mant place competent man abera therein who are instantly dist from their posts if to any one to drink intoxicants or servo A man who is in the slightest degree inebriated and all drink sold la absolutely pure and such as tea coffee cocoa etc ar on hand for fall who them the profits of counie to go to the town and servo to depremo municipal taxation the great difficulty in mhd carrying out of the system lies in the amount oiin ioney re quiren to biby up tho vod luter wt of tho publicans public ans |
