LICENSING COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3828, 1 June 1875, Page 3

LICENSING COURT.

ANNUAL MEETING. Tuesday, June 1. [Before J. Bathgate, Esq., R.M. (Chairman); A, C. Strode, Esq., R.M.; and,W. Mason, Esq., J.P.] SOUTH WARD. In the following cases for renewal of publican s licenses, the applications were unanimously granted, the police offering no objections :—Mary Melican, Rising Sun Hotel; Ephraim Machin, London Tavern; Patrick Eagan, Carriers’ Arms; Edward Brown Newmarket; Edward Lyons, Union ; James Knox, Farmers’ Arms; Robert Skitcb Martin’s Hotel, (Stafford street); Thomas Hancock, Queen’s Arms; Patrice o’B- J on Munster Anna ; Henry Walker Lion ; W. H. Hiyclon, Imperial; John Paten son,_ Royal; James Donaldson Hutton Cale doman; Anne t iamond, Globe: Daniel BlackGridiron ; Moss Moss, Ship Inn; W E’ Couzen’s, Loudon; J. W. Cotton, Peacock ; T\ M Keay, Golden Age. In granting Machin’* hcenae the Chairman stated that the report bv the police was very favorable, the bad characters who usedj to go there at one time not doing so now. Ihe Court had much pleasure in "rantmg the renewal. In Cotton’s case the police had reported that a store was attached, and inphcant iephed that he had broken it up. The Cotirt intimated, that they would discountenance the granting of licenses to persona who had stores attached to their hotels, which was clearly against law,j John Sibbald, Provincial-Hotel. The police while not objecting to the granting of £ license, had attached a special report giving notice that they intended to get the opinion of the Benqh *ato whether the license for the hotel extended to the theatre. Mr Stout, who appeared for the applicant, said that if it was merely a question of an additional license applicant had no objection to taking out one. He apprehended the Bench must hold that it was part of the hotel, being under the one roof and it had been used for the last thirteen years without any objection. When the case came before the Court on a complaint, the Bench it.—The Court adjourned the case till Ihursday week to enable them to visit the premises. James Baxter, Maitland Hotel. No complaints ; but a report from the police with objection attached that applicant nad a store attached to the hotel, contrary to law. Mr Stout submitted that the section of the Act dealing with stores only referred to applications for new licenses. Since the objection had i by^the P° lice > the store had been closed tdl the Court gave a decision, so there could be no wilful violation of the law. The decided nofc to give » decision till the 10th Inst. James Cummings, Prince of Wales. The police reported that low characters were allowed to frequent this house, much to the annoyance of respectable persons passing along the Mr Harris said that if the char"' -i-reot. was not done with applicant aa true Chairman stated f ~' a knowledge. The police court cases'tW « ° A i? knowledge of origin G v tilat assaults having their one* bnf %\ hO T bad occ urred more than Plav win 8 nCb ’ Wifcb every desire fair a , llow applicant to continue his on the housl^ 6 m ° nths ’ the police to re P°rt boMJn p° Uowing Applications for renewal of A cen . c ? 3 were 5 granted : -Thomas GilK D T a l ld * is - James Heron, John Tlrnroni° i m lu i rooney > and Robert Mercer. Sn S n ? fc r° en f e rtain the applicalon of Patuck Sheedy for a new bottle license.

high waed. Ihe first application for a new publican’s license heard was that of p .Jr e3 i5 a tson, High street. Mr Adams, on the case bemg called on, said that he appeared to to all applications for new licenses, flS aggltt ’/. 0r , a PPHcant, said he had recm ed no notice of objection; and objected to !wf da Ti bei . n S heard, as he had no locus stajidi. Ihe Act expressly stated that any person wishing to object to any license must _ grm seven clays’ notice. The Court decided that they could not hear any objection by Mr Adams, the requisite seven days noace not having been given.—Mr Haggitt then mentioned that the house iunuestim was known as Watson’s Commercial U imng Rooms. He produced plans of the house, which contained no less than fifty-nine apartments, and had been recently erected at a cost of L 7,000. There were at the present f-me twenty-four persons employed in the establishment, and if the license was granted it would entail the employment of six or seven more. One fact Avhicli had influenced their Worships in granting licenses previously was that there was a large amount of. bedrooms. In applicant’s house there were i Vren ( l m l , ., ari & durill S the month just ended 680 beds.had been occupied. The accommodation even then at times proved insufficient.- Ihe Court in granting the application considered it a fitting opportunity to give Messrs u atson credit for their enterprise and for the respectable character of the building, which was already proving a great public accommodation.

. Benjamin Perry, Alhambra Hotel, applica™r,. license. The police reported that the license was withdrawn from his hotel m 1874, and that on April 21st last he was fined for sly-grog selling. The Court decided that as applicant had been fined for sly-grog selling, it was quite impossible for them to grant the license. Applicant asked in the event of his building a substantial house if he would bo granted a license, and the Chairman replied that in no case could the Court pronounce judgment beforehand, Michael Cox, Dunedin Hotel, application »or a new license. The license had been withdrawn in 1874 in consequence of applicant’s intemperate habits. It was now stated by the Commissioner of Police that applicant had turned over a new leaf by becoming a Good lempiar. ' The Bench decided that they could not increase the number of licensed houses in tue locality, and refused tho license* The following publicans* licenses (renewals) were granted; -Samuel Porter, P,rittania; w"?’, ■ F^ ler « A r ll d ; J. F. Jones, Wains Family Hotel (also for an additional bar); John Heming, South Australian ; John bcott, Unental (with a caution against lighting the house too brilliantly on Sunday night) John Donaldson, Glasgow Pie-honse (cautioned against having parties after midnight without special permission); Percival Barker, Ciitenou; John Fleming, South Australian; John Amman, Glasgow Arms; John M. Brown, Salutation ; Thomas Pavletich, Universal (four robberies have taken place here during the past twelve months, but through no °fault of applicant) ; Henry Williamson, Prince Alfred ; Lyng, Edinburgh Castle ; ihomas Hethermgton, Shamrock; James Campbell Crown; George Dodson, Empire; Godfrey Jacobs, Bull and Mouth; Louis Court r' l T l w 1 ! 0 .’ 11 ’n 1 - !' ] ' ,; ; ile L’ bailey’s Hotel; U. J. Walter Occidental; Harris Friedlisch, Panama; John Holder, Canongate; Joseph Davies, ALnon ; Aithur Hornby, Anchor; iltte . l ' Bon > Australasian. In the case of A ’ Dunning and Wm. Fu'Hr, the police reported that applicants had been charged with selling adulterated liquor. It was however proved that the adulteration was’ not done through applicants’ agency. The Court decided in future cases to bold [the pubiicans , sellin r >' adulterated liquor responsible, and granted both applications. Tho following applications for bottle licenses were granted .--Robert Bunting, John Bonne, i gg AT a .T d Hutton, H. Crawford, Patterson and M Leod, John Barron, James Black A. and J. M‘Fariane, A. Mercer, M. Gregory and Thomas Brown. ° ‘ ’ _ BELL WARD. General licenses were granted as follows • Francis Krull, Cornwall Arms; Ed. O’Keefe Liverpool Arms ; Ed. Holmes, Robert Burns • Robert_ Fenwick, Supreme Court (with a cantionas in Donaldson’s case); F. M‘Grath, Harp of Erin, with a caution for selling on a Sunday) - Margaret Carveth, Black Bull : H. Falconer Rainbow; Cornelius Bunbury, Pacific ; A'ex! M'Gregor British; J. R. Mills, Nationd; Mrs Outhbertson, Ayrshire; John Carroll Hibernian ; Geo. M'Gavin, White Horse ; Pat! Keligher, European ; Wm. Bastings, Victoria • Robert Oliver, Sussex ; and Rebecca Murcott! Adelaide. _ Consideration of the application of Richard Kingston, Octagon, was deferred. The following applications for bottle licenses were granted Ellen King, JohuJ Wallace,

a^v 1 1 -^ a * ersc L ll > George Esther, Wm A ikK er StewArf Jam T^ Irvine ’ John M ‘ L^ren » Alex, Stewart, and Duncan M'Farlane.

T , . „ . lbith ward. were granted 1 ? a ? p ] lcat 4° p ‘ s 1 fol ' qeueral licenses John Son n^. Uck ’ Captain Co °k; A a ? dGarter s John Hardy, Arms •rKnlpi”Anderson, Allandale R™ SW 1 " 1 ) Vhlte ’ J Queen’s ; Jas. Scanlan, EovU S fe rwV ar^ i Thiele; David Anld, pc?3°onJ grAut , ecl the following Connie ’ ■ ts ( newl ’cause); David v omue ; Catherine B. Millar (transfer! Leighton, Janet Ferrier. Wm Wright,’ W* Ai'mw r hj, f J wi^ ol!ar ’ Alex. Allan > G- - lhe application of Wm. & 1 7 w a bottle lcense in King street was adjourned for a week, and those of James H. fll. Morrison and James Russelljwere refused. [Left sitting.] PORT CHALMERS. Tuesday, June 1. (Before T. A. Mansford, Esq., R.M. [Chairmanj, and Messrs Taylor, Drysdale, and Thomson, J.P.’s. m - GENERAL LICENSES, ihomas McGuire’s application for a license tor a house m Mount street was opposed bv the police, on the ground that the house was not required.—-The license was granted. 1 he following applications for renewals were also granted Edward Reuben Bolton, Port Chalmers Hotel; John Crick more, Royal ni? te^ ijHeaty Bench, Jerusalem Coffee and Chop House; Thomas H. Dodson, Provincial aotel; Y\ illiam M'Lauchlan, George Hotel • George MoiTell, Railway Hotel. BOTTLE LICENSES, i lie following renewal •, were granted : -WilSettle, James Menelaus, William Sutton, and Matilda liitchie. Mr Joyce, on behalf of Cuthbert Campbell, ot George street, applied for n. license, which was opposed by the police and refused by the