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system, and its consequences, would at once be raised ; for, as the respectable Wine Merchant, who depends more on the quality of his article, than on any high sounding pretensions, would then have as customers for Spirits, such of his connection as, through necessity (from their being con- sumers of quantities under two gallons), are now obliged to resort to the Gin-shops, and the chance of the quality of his goods bringing to him many others, who have found out the nature of the trash they have been used to purchase, it would at once, create a competition of quality, instead of price ; which would soon reduce the cheap placarders and advertisers of Spirits, to be as few in number, as there are now of cheap wine venders who are not Gin-shop-keepers. The Public would be enabled to purchase a bottle, half-dozen, or dozen, as their convenience suited, of those whose livelihood (as they do not pretend to sell at less than cost price) depends on their disposing solely, of that which is of good qua- nor would the Dealers, thus placed on a fair level with Gin-shop-keepers, have that class for customers, who are dram-drinkers (and who pay but little attention, to what they pour down their throats, so long, as their palates are satisfied) to render such Dealers at all indifferent as to whether the description of what they vend be good or bad. The proposed alteration, would not afford them any increased facilities for adulteration, that might not lity ;