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two
gallons,
he
is
open
to
an
information
from
the
purchaser
for
a
considerable
period
;
and,
on
con-
viction,
to
a
heavy
penalty.
The
single
fact
that
the
quantity
of
genuine
Spirits
which
passes
into
the
hands
of
Gin-shop-keepers,*
previously
to
any
adulteration or
reduction,
amounts
to
a
proportion
of
more
than
two-thirds
of
the
whole
of
what
is
sold
in
the
united
kingdom,
ought
to
point
out
the
ne-
cessity
of
some
restriction,
which
can
only
he
ren-
dered
effectual
by
placing
the
trade
of
the
Whole-
sale
Wine
and
Spirit
Merchant
on
a
more
equal
footing
with
that
of
the Retail
Dealer
possessed
of
a
Wholesale
License.
And,
if
I
may
be
allowed
to
hazard
an
opinion
respecting
the
latter,
I
would
observe,
that,
let
the
limitation
with
regard
to
the
smallest
quantity
of
Spirit,
which
a
WholesaleWine
and
Spirit
Merchant
should
be permitted
to
sell,
be
fixed
at
one
quart
or
a
gallonf
(instead
of
two
gallons,
the
present
extent),
let
the
strictest in-
quisition
be
instituted,
to
prevent
any
greater
op-
portunity
for
adulteration
or
imposition,
than
he
possesses
at
present,
and
cause
him
to
pay
for
this
additional
privilege
in
the
same
ratio
as
the
Gin-
shop-keeper
does
for
the
advantage
of
a
Wholesale
License,
and
a
considerable
check, both
to
the
*
This
is
supposed
to
include
as well
all
under
the
head
of
Public-house
and
Tavern-keepers.
f
It
may
be
as
well
to
remark
here,
that,
with
regard
to
Wine,
the
Wholesale
Wine
Merchant's
license
enables
him
to
sell
it
in
quantities as
small
as
a
single
bottle.