The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-10-03

Temperance Notes.

Temperance Notes.
The. very gratifying results Of The
Irish Sunday-closing Act, in diminish
ing disorder and crime on Sunday aud
IN lessening tho general aggregate oil
apd its attendant mserics
In Ireland, have given rise TO an carn-
est agitation for additional restriction
and in favor of Saturday early closing.
This agitation has already made its iui-
press upon Parliament. The eloquent
Irish member, the Hon. A. NJ. Sullivan,
who introduced bill TO provide for
early closing, led recently in
the debate in the House of Commons in
an able speech in its favor, supported
by the Hon. Benjamin Whitworth and
others. In the Parliamentary debate,
however, the opponents of the measure
did most of the talking, and it is notice.
able that they chiefly sought delay, but
did not venture to oppose the bill upon
its merits. The great evil of Saturday
night drinking was quite too conspicu-
GUS to be seriously denied. Mr.. Thorn
as O'Rourke, "publican" member of
the Tralee Town Council, in late dis
cussion in that body, affirmed that
"there is not more prosecuted class
than the publicans" Qiquor sellers) and
he added most valuable testimony when
he declared: "Since that Sunday clos
ing Act | have lost one hundred
pounds" The five hundred dollars
which the liquor seller has thus "lost,'
his former Sunday patrons have of
course saved for other and better uses.
So obviously useful is Sunday closing
in Ireland, a strong Sunday closing
movement has been inaugurated in
Wales, with encouraging prospects.
The Dean of Bangor, who was recently
| at large meeting at Aberdeen, which
t has a population of some 10000, saws
that no less than ninety-two out of cv-
cry hundred of the population declared
themselves infavor of Sunday closing
Thus practical step forward in the
right direction in one community pro-
notes also kindred progress in others.
Among the causes which operate Sc
riously to iniurc the colorcd people who
were formerly slaves at the South, to
hinder their progress in education and
a higher religious culture, and to &c.
siroy their material prosperity, is
whisky drinking. The editor OF Ia,
Southwestern Christian Advocate men.
tons, by way of Illustration, a "pllntir
lion owned by millionaire who re.
sides in the North, "and is noted there
for his liberaliiy to the Episcopa
Church" whercon is Il store ''whcrc tn,
laborcrs must do their trading whci,
the prices are high. sometimes cxorhi
tani for very ordinary articles, "and
Wo. :. -, an, Mnishy Is soli' II Is adde'
,na .ne l'eVa'li"g sentiment III Inc
oou'" - ,'"' ,"c ''"ue'"'c use o' lNtuX
'c"'''S u peicilc'a', an" SO 'lc hrsrne
are ''.',"ra2o" 10 uTink' ny example
''"i WI" WV, NV, vi '"'i',iS 10 mak"ih
S'u'e pay nc price Is zen cents
u'l'h 'or 'hc c''1al's' ana n,caiicS
"hisel' , was ION ny inc s'rirkrcpc
OF, ms 'h'ili"haire's p'aIla'lon That tl'
""'S"! Di'is ~ 'i'c iFsi"r> run rs ruiz
''",'' '"'ec l" c'@h' u"iiars month
""u sohic'liii's more. I'M wages
, ,;,o ou' "'' i"'ni "ais "''l III
','ne oo'W' &c" '''>''"N' III my cents
va. "''u io'r ,',,",''lS u pork ,'i.u pecf
i'ie"' web ''Hinfh' ana ior won
u" 'or's ccH', y 's'y ana ,icy IN,
'''I."s'' W. VIZ NC sc''' '"A' s"cl
,'.,...,'.,..,,.', ...i',,l '"''','"' 80 Il
l'",i",,s III Wu'l"'! prosperity, ~ wei
a. n1n'l "c'''i"'n,nl S''n'iy an.
,''oi1,!. emancipation from Inc crinb
o '',, Is an u'2c,' present h,,u' aho
Vs., WIS.,. Do ii"'is i'e'isap'c Us c"uui,'ol o.
a,"o i'ee''o'' any me blessings "hich II
a.; a,o ,i;. 'a, 9o.iul. i'c' al VINO can aio
III 'nis soou "orh'
The Chinese have been fine snhinct n,
much discussion in this country for 4
considerable period. and. unou Inc Pa.
cinc coast, of much prostitution. il,
some instances OF murdcrous violence
1t does not, however, follow that the,
may not be capable of teaching even en-.
lightencd Americans some lessons OF
wisdom. 1t appears from the Pekil
Gazette, the official gazette of the conn.
try, that the governor of Shan0-Tuno
in obedience to instructions issued nj
the instance of the Board of Revenue
has published report on ..the cnndi,