The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-25 00:00:00

MR. SOMICST BILL FOB CLOSING PUBLIC

HOUSES ON SUNDAY.

The following is a copy of the bill brought into
the House of Commons by Mr. Somas and Mr. Posse for
closing public houses on Sunday :
" Whereas the provisions in force against the sale of fer-
mented and distilled liquors during oertain portions of the
Lord's day bare been found to be attended with great public
benefits, and it is important to extend such provisions : be it
enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and
with the advioe and consent of the Lords Spiritual and

Temporal and Commons, in this present parliament:womb
and by the authority of the sem, as follows:
"1. The set of parliament passed in the session of

18th and 19th years of the reign of her present Majesty,
intituled ' Au set to repeal the het of the 17th and 18th
years of the reign of her present Majesty, for further regu-
lating the sale of beer and other liquors oe the Lord's-day,
and to substitute other provisions in lieu thereof,' shall be
sad the esme is hereby repealed.

"2. It shall not be lawful for any lionsed vietnaller
cc person linseed to sell beer by retail to be drunk on the
iceman, or not to be drunk on the premises, or any
person licensed or authorised to sell fermented or dis-
tilled liquors, or say person who by reason of the
freedom of the mystery or craft of vintners of the city of
London, or of any right or privilege, @ball claim to be en-
titled to sell wine by retail to be drunk on the premises in
any pert of England or Wales, to epee or keep open his
hoses for the sale of or to sell beer, wine, spirts, or any
other fernientcd or distilled liquors between the boars of
11 o'clock at night of Saturday and 6 o'clock in the morning
of Monday, except to a traveller or a lodger therein ; nor to
allow any person to remain on the premises for the purpose
of drinking beer, wine, spirits, or any other fermented or
distilled liquor on Sunday, or between the said hours on
Saturday night and Monday morning, except a traveller or
lodger therein.
S. No person shall open any house or place of public
resort for the sale of fermented or distilled liquors, or sell
therein such liquors in any part of England or Wales,
between the hours of 11 o'clock at night of Saturday and
6 o'clock is the morning of Monday, except to travellers,
we allow any person to rennin on the premises for the
purpose of drinking beer, wine, spirits, or any other fer-
mented or distilled liquor on Sunday, or between the said
hours at Saturday night sod Monday morning, except •
traveller.
"4. It shall be lawful for any constable at any time to
enter into any house or place of public resort in England
or Wales for the sale of beer, wine, spirita, or other fer-
mented or distilled liquor, or liquors, and every person
who shall refuse to saran, or shall not admit, such constable
into such house or place shall be esteemed guilty of an
offence against this act.
5. Every prima who shall offend against this act shall
be liable, upon a summary conviction for the nine before
any justice of the pesos for the county, riding, division,
liberty, city, borough, or place where the offence shall bo
committed, to a penalty not exceeding Ave pounds for every
such offence, and every separate We shall be deemed a
separate canna."