THE QUARTERLY LICENSING MEETING.

Evening Star, Issue 2900, 5 June 1872, Page 2

THE QUARTERLY LICENSING MEETING.

Yesterday, (Before A. 0. Strode, Esq., 8.M.; James Fulton, Esq., lI.M. ; the Hon. Captain Fraser, J.P.; his Worship the Mayor; F. M'Glashan, Esq., J.P.; J. Brown, Esq., J.P ; 11. II Leary, Esq., J.P.; and John Griffen, Esq., J.P.) TRANSFER. The transfer of a bottle license from Alexander Lawson to M. S. Watt was granted. NEW LICENSES. A general and night license was granted to Alfred Lawrence for premises to be known as the Octagon Hotel. John Galloway applied, for the ninth time, for a license for premises situate at the corner of St Andrew and Great King streets, to be known as the City Hotel. Mr Stout, who appeared to support the application, said that since the matter last came before the Bench, there had arisen a circumstance which would, he thought, weigh very strongly with their Worships. There had been two convictions for sly-grog selling in the neighborhood obtained by the police. This fact clearly showed that the want of a proper hotel thei'e had the effect of inducing men to spend their money in stores, aryl so keep up a system of sly-grog selling which was far more detrimental to the morals of the community than if a licensed house open to the inspection of the police at all hours, existed. The application was refused. Ann Diamond applied for a license for premises situate in Princes street South, to be called the Globe Hotel.

Mr Harris, in support of the application, said it would be in the recollection of the Bench that when a previous application was made for this house, their Worships seemed to be of opinion that it was not necessary that another house should be established in the neighborhood. On that occasion there was an influentially - signed memorial in favor of the application but it was not repeated on this occasion, because it was assumed there was and could be no objection by the police against the character of the applicant or of the house. It was almost unnecessary to say that had a memorial been again necessary, every person would have re-signed it. The circumstances under which the application was previously made had not materially varied, except in the circumstance that the population in the neighborhood had increased and was steadily increasing. The learned counsel referred to the permanent character of the building, and the circumstances uhL-h had induced the applicant to build the house. Mr Strode: In view of the increased traffic and increased business generally in this part of the town, the Bench are disposed on this occasion to grant the application. Francis M'Grath, applied for the ninth time, for a license for premises situate at the corners of St Andrew and Great King streets. Mr Harris, in supporting the application, said lie endorsed the reasons urged by Mr Stout in support of Galloway’s application. They showed that a public house was required, and such being the case, Mr M'Grath, having been the first applicant, should have precedence. The application was refused.

■nenry Fairhaqk applied for a license for premises situate on the Portobello road, to be Unbwn as the Sandymount Hotel. 'I hef Commissioner of Police, in answer to the Bench, said the locality was a good one for a hotel; that the house was at present merely a store, but could furnish the accommodation referred to in the application. He also brought under the notice of the Bench the relations between the applicant and bis wife ; and the fact that the latter had obtained an order under the Married Women’s Protection Act. Mr Strode said the license would have to be refused because it did not appear that the accommodation required by law existed in the house at present. Then again the character of the applicatant appeared to bo doubtful. Mr Harris ssid if the matter had only been one of insufficient accommodation, he would have applied for a postponement to allow the applicant to complete his intended alterations. Mr St: ode: The Bench are clearly of opinion that the position for a licensed house is unexceptionable. But the character of the applicant is to say the least of it, doubtful; and the Commissioner of Police is clearly of opinion that he is not a proper person to have a license,—License refused. John iSheddon applied fora license fora house at the Kaikorai, to be known as the Kaikorai Hill Hotel. It appeared that the application was made too late ; and farther, that it was opposed by the police and the inhabitants of the district. A bottle license was granted to John Healy for premises situated at the Corner of Stafford and Manse streets.