GROCERS' LICENCES.
[To THE EDITOR Or THE " SPEOTATOR.1 Snt,—More than one of your correspondents has denounced grocers' licences, and no doubt they give opportunity for much drinking among women. But surely this is a matter in regard to which the great Temperance Societies might bring immense pressure to bear on individual grocers by getting their members to pledge themselves not to deal with a licensed grocer. As to the King's pledge, it seems to me that a grand opportunity was lost eight months ago of vastly promoting temperance on voluntary lines. If only the King's example had been loyally followed by all in positions of influence—by Lords-Lieutenant in their counties, Bishops in their dioceses, Chairmen of Magis- trates in their districts, clergy in their parishes, one and all stating publicly that they were doing as the King had done— the results might have been almost as great as those following on the prohibition of vodka. But instead of this the King's lead was almost entirely ignored as far as any public following of his example was concerned, and the way in which the matter was shelved in Parliament and Convocation seems to me most disloyal.—I am, Sir, &e., 3. J. Mir eocK. The Rectory, East Allington, Devon,
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