When was it published?

January 13, 1838 in Alexandria Gazette

Foreign News January 13, 1838

Alexandria Gazette

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Temperance Movement, Social Reform

Q: What keywords are associated?

Temperance Conference, North Wales, Abstinence Pledge, Queen Address, Clergy Support, Reduced Excise, Social Benefits

Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia

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What is this article about?

At a temperance conference in Caernarvon, North Wales, participants agreed to send a congratulatory address to the Queen highlighting over 100,000 subscribers to the total abstinence pledge, including former drunkards, and urging royal patronage to combat drunkenness. Clergy support led to widespread adoption, reducing beer excise by £60,000 in one quarter and nearly emptying jails and poor houses.

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TEMPERANCE--North Wales.--At a conference held at Caernarvon, it was agreed to send a congratulatory address to the Queen, in which after stating the words of the total abstinence pledge, we have the following statement:--'To this declaration not less than ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND of your Majesty's loyal subjects in North Wales have already subscribed their names, some thousands of which had previously been drunkards. And could we convey to your royal mind the incalculable benefits resulting from the simple means of total abstinence from intoxicating drinks, we would with humble confidence earnestly entreat your Majesty to condescend to patronize our endeavors, to wipe away from Britain the plague spot of drunkenness.'

The clergy of all denominations of North Wales have sanctioned and good the total abstinence pledge--and the consequence has been, the people of a proper age, en masse have followed their example--diminished the government excise in a single quarter on beer £60,000. and leaving jails and poor houses almost without tenants.

What sub-type of article is it?

Temperance Movement Social Reform

What keywords are associated?

Temperance Conference North Wales Abstinence Pledge Queen Address Clergy Support Reduced Excise Social Benefits

What entities or persons were involved?

Queen

Where did it happen?

North Wales

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

North Wales

Key Persons

Queen

Outcome

over 100,000 subscribers to total abstinence pledge; diminished government excise on beer by £60,000 in a single quarter; jails and poor houses almost without tenants.

Event Details

At a conference held at Caernarvon, agreement to send congratulatory address to the Queen stating over 100,000 loyal subjects in North Wales have subscribed to total abstinence pledge, including thousands of former drunkards; entreaty for royal patronage to combat drunkenness. Clergy of all denominations sanctioned the pledge, leading to mass adoption among people of proper age.