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--,.MR, SOMES'
The bill of Mr. Soines is at length-t>s-bliad. SA
copy reached Uri yesterday. It is cntitled " A Bill
for Closing Public-houses on Sunday." The follovV-
ing is a verbatim co

Whereas the provisions in force against the sale of fer-
mented and distilled liquors during certain portions of the
Lord's Day have been found to be attended with great pub-.
lic benefits, and it is important to extend such provisions :
Bo it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by
and with the advice and ecnsont of the Lords Spiritual and
Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assem-
bled, and by the authority of the same as follows :-
1. The act of Parliament passed in the sassion of the 18th.
and 19th years of the reign of her present Majesty iuti uled.
"An Act to repeal the act of the 17th and 18th years of the
reign of her Majesty, for further regulating the sae of
beer and other liquors on the Lord's Day, and to substitute
other provisions in lieu thereof," shall he and the same. is
hereby repealed.

PRICE..... -..4d.
STAMPED ....sd.

2. It shall not le lawful fur any licensed victnalkr or
person licensed to sell leer by ret-til to 1)1 diathlr On the
premises, or not to be (liunk ua tbe:prernis-s, or any person
licensed or authorised to sell ft rtnentid or distilled l:quors,
or any p, rson who, by sou of the freedom of the rnvetery
or craft of vintners of the city Of London, or of any rightor
privilege, shall claim to be entitle! to sell wine by r,tail to
be drunk on the premises in any part of England or Wales,
to ( pen or keep open his house for the sale of or to sell
beer, win-, spirits, or any other fermented or distilled
liquors between the hours of II o'clock it night of Satur.
day and 6 o'clock in the morning of Monday, except to a
traveller or to a lodger Or, rein ; 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 ni.; ruing, except a traveller or lodger therein.
3. 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 and Wales, between
the hours of 11 o'clock at night of Saturday and six o'clock
in the morning of Monday except to travellers, nor allow
any person to remain on the premises for the purpose of
drinking beer, wine, spirits, or any other fermented or dis-
tilled liquor on Sunday, or between the said hours of Satur-
day night and Monday morning, except to a 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, spirits, or other fer-
mented or distilled liquor or liquors; and every person who
shall refuse to admit, or shall not admit such constable into
such house or place shall be esteemed guilty of an offence
against this act.
5. Every person who shall offend against this act shall be
liable, upon a summary conviction for the same before any
justice of the Nice for th- county, riding, division, liberty,
city, borough, or place, where the offence shall be com-
mitted, to a penalty not exceeding £5 for every such
offence, and every separate sale shall be deemed a separate
offence.