LICENSING COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 4220, 5 September 1876, Page 2

LICENSING COURT.

TmesDAY, September 6. (Before Commissioners J. Bathgate, A. C Strode, and W. Hislop ) , ' > . TRANSFERS. Applications for transfer of licenses were granted as follows i—Patrick Keligher to John Carroll; John Golder to. W, Harris ; Patrick Laing to James Martid;*? Daniel White to. John, Golder; Ophelia Behnett to Joseph Baxter. Bottle License : D.Harris to John Harris. ‘ . if The applications Cunningham to Matthew Fogarty and H. M. Momson to Cornelius O Driscoll were held over till next Week, the police in the meantime to institute inquiries. . LICENSES. if Simeon Isaacs, per Mr Haggitt, .applied for a license for the Panatna Hotel, Stuart street, which was granted. William Fiddler, Auld Scotland Hotel, Stuart street; granted. Moss Moss, Ship Inn, corner of Princes and Jetty streets. Mr A, Bathgate appeared for applicant; Mr Haggitt opposed?— The Bench intimated that the tions had been lodged: George, who enclosed a plan showing that there were eleven licensed houses within a radius of 150 yards of the spot, and four more just ontsido. (2.) From W. B. OOuzens,

on the grounds that granting the application would be unfair to him, inasmuch house adjoined objector’s Xbndon Mctel on two sides. (3.) Fromw number of citizens, who urged (a) that the house was' riot required ; (6) it had net,.sufficient ‘accommodation ; (c) applicant is a -pawnbroker ; (d) the site is Cbffix&property, and it is l strictly enacted W law BU *h property should not be tried for hotel purposes.' From another number of citizens, using somewhat trimiW arcnmentato the previous one.—Mr A* Bathgate said this application was . in reabtyjinerely fora tenewuof an old license, as applicant “d. been licensee of the previous bulling on the same site for upwards of twelve years. He also urged that the objections of T. George and W. E. Couzens were.'not lodged m tune, namely seven days before the titting of the Gourt. With reference to the other objections he would state that applicant went into business as a pawnbroker while his hotel was being rebuilt., -Again, the property did not belong to .the Church, but was leased from the Corporation.—The Bench found, on inquiry, , thufevGeoroe’s were not filed till the doth nit., which did not givo the seven clear days notice required by law, and they therefore held that they were lodged too late.—W. E. Couzens deposed that he put his objection into the letter-boxof the Court on the 29th ; nit, between four five °-j j ® en °b on consideration decided that the objection 'might frirly fie entertained, as it appeared to have been at all events handed in on the prpper day, .though after office hours.—Mr Haggitt proceeded to speak to the objection, saying that Moss’s building altogether was not so lame as Couzens’s billiard-room. The latter's house enclosed Moss’s site on both sides, Couzens naturally objected to having toother hotel built up in the middle of Jus house.

Commenting on the narrowness of fuss’s site—l4ft counsel remarked thafe. the Bench would next be getting applications to license tall chimnies. He concluded by observing that even Mr Moss’s warmest frsends could scarcely say a new licensed house m the neighborhood was necessary.--—Mr A. Bathgate said the secret of the opposition Was that Couzens wished to monopolise the business in both Princess and Jetty streets. Counsel wished to call evidence'as character and the for but the Bench considered' it 'unnecessary: knew there was nothing to urge against the former, and they intended.to inspect the premises themselves before giving a decision m the. case. It mast -be undwatyoiii Moss must make an election between the two callings—a person cannot keep an hotel and carry on a pawnbroker’s business at the same time.—Mr A. Bathgate said Moes was quite prepared to givo up the latter.—The Bench then adjourned the case for a week. s Wilham Edward Couzens, London Hotel -rApplication for an extra bar, which was supported by Mr Haggitt. The application was refused in themeautime,: but the threw out a hint to applicant and Mr Moss that they should amalgamate their interests m some way and make * good hotefat the corner of the street. They should consider the hint well before next'week.- 1 James Forreater.Darley Hotel-Anplica-fcwm for a new license. Mr E. Stecdosupa PP hcati °a; Mr Adams oppose*. The application was refused. Daniel White, Ravensbonme Hotel,— Application for a new “hotel at HavensMr Aldridge appeared forappli* Weldon pointed out that 1“?, building was not completed.—Mr Al™ie argued that the house would be comaietM by tiie Ist pi ox., and the license only lated as from them.*- The Bench could not ice ita waV clear'to granting the license till :he building was finished. Abhlibktiott afcsed.

William ludflJSr, Lofidon Tavern.~Mr Aldridge applied fox a license tor this hotel, withdrawn at the last meeting, of the Court. As a resident in Upper Walker street, he said that there had been considerably more riotous conduct in this neighborhood since the license had been|withdrawn than before. ■—The Bench pointed out that the license was withdrawn on the former occasion for general misconduct on applicant’s part, and they were now of opinion that they coaid not grant the application. Their feeling was against entertaining new licenses at quarterly meeting, unless in exceptional circumstances.— Mr Aldridge mentioned that there was a covenant in the lease whereby new premises would have to be erected at an expenditure of L 2,000 or L 3,000. At the annual meeting he intended making further application.— The Court intended laying it down as a rule that, under no circumstances, would they pass an opinion as to what they would do at future meetings. By so doing they were apt to be placed in awkward circumstances. The application was refused. Bottle-licenses were granted to the following, whose applications came in too late at the last quarterly meeting:—Catherine B. Miller and Alex. M‘Donald. An application for a new bottle license at Caversham by George Cornish, was supported by Mr Haggitt, opposed by Mr Adams, and refused. The applications by Mr Sinclair for Wm. Armstrong, of Opono, and by Mr Strode for Louis Marshall, of Roslyn, for bottlelicenses, were refused. The Court exEressed its unwillingness to extend bottle - censes.

The Chairman mentioned that the quarterly report of the Commissioner of Police had been handed in. It dealt with every licensee, and special allusions were made to Thoa. Paveletich, Universal Hotel, it being a matter of notoriety that he had a house in Machin’s right-of-way used as a common brothel; Robert Fenwick, Adelaide Hotel, having been fined for keeping his licensed house open after hours; and Thos. Linklater, York Hotel, two men having fought in thebarof his hotel on July 22. The police had also brought under the notice of the Bench that billiard tournaments were being held in some licensed houses. Any licensee allowing theso tournaments for the purpose of encouraging the assembling of people for selling drink would run a pood chance of losing his license.