ADJOURNED LICENSING COURT.

Thames Star, Volume IIII, Issue 1712, 29 June 1874, Page 2

ADJOURNED LICENSING COURT.

The adjourned Licensing Court was held at 11 o'clock thig morning. There were present —John Brown, Richard Kennan and Robert "Workman, Esqs., Commissioners. In the absence of Captain Fraser, R.M., Mr. Brown in> the chair. ALBION HOLES. In this case the license bad been refused to Sophia Hibble. Mr Ehrenfried said he was the owner of the property, and although,he knew the nature of the offence for which she was convicted, he was not aware that it was serious. The refusal of granting the license would entail a serious loss to him as owner; and he would sak that the Commissioners would substitute the name of John Winchcombe. The Chairman said the Commissioners were agreed to grant the license as asked for; but they hoped that owners would see that respectable tenants were put into Public Houses; THAMES HOTEL. Mr Dodd made application for granting license of this house. The application has been already twice refused. He read a petition in support of the application being signed by a number of inhabitants. Tne Bench said the case had already been disposed of, and refused the license. Mr. Murdock said he was the owner of the property, and stood in the same light as Mr. -Khrenfried did in respect of the Albion Hotel, and he hoped the Bench would grant the license to him.

Mr. Bullen said he had no objection to the granting of the license to Mr. Mur doch, provided that applicant lived on the premises. The Bench said they should require some proof that property belonged to him. . *

The applicant handed in the deed. The Bench said they would grant application, but it must be understood that the house must be well conducted, and any complaint by the police of the conduct of any publican would be taken notice of by the Bench. Application granted. -