Annual and Quarterly Licencing Meeting.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3566, 1 June 1880, Page 2

Annual and Quarterly Licencing Meeting.

THIS PAY.

(Before H. Kenrick, Esq., B.M. (Chairman), and Messrs Puckey, Workman, Souter, Brown and Taipari.) , ;

The Chairman said that the Court had come to the conclusion that there were a great many houses which did not afford sufficient accommodation as required by the Act. The Bench had, therefore, decided to close a number of those hotels which had not sufficient accommodation. In those cases the B.ench would refuse the applications until the 12th June. The usual mode adopted by the Court was to hear applications for fresh licenses first,' but there were no fresh applications' on the Thames. Then the objections to the renewal of licenses. There was an objection to the Warwick Arms Hotel. Mr Campbell was the objector. Mr Campbell said he had no objection to his case being put last on the list. The Bench then proceeded with the renewals, which were granted in all eases except the following:— . < . ••;■<; Francis Amy, of the Globe Hotel, not having sufficient accommodation, the application was refused and adjourned until the 12th June. Charles Butterworth's application for a renewal of the license of City of Glasgow Hotel was refused. Application adjourned until 12th June, i ' ' s David Barty, Prince Imperial, an application for renewal refused on account of' the bedrooms being too small. 1 Simon Coombes, Brown street. Application was refused as the Court were oP opinion that the house was not required. \ R. Grinter's application for the N.il Desperandum was refused. The, applica*, tion was adjourned until the 12th June. \ T. Graham's application was refused? ',..]. ■ The application for the renewal of the:: Weiotahi was refused. : > - . • ■ The Thames Licensing Court adjourned until 1j.20. i» , . .■» District of Hattbaki. An application of John Alwyn Edgar Turner for a license for a new house was, refused on the gvouad that the house w,as not even commenced. All other licenses were renewed except in some cases where the. applicants had ' omitted foafix the signatures of eight in- , dividuals living in the neighbourhood* : These were 'adjourned until .the 12th June. ■-; """ . • The Court then adjourned until the 10.30 o'clock to-morrow morning. ■ 1: ' DISTBICT OF THAKIS. James McMullin applied for a renewal of license to the Warwick Arms Hotel Pollen street. Mr Campbell objected, and Mr Brassey supported the application. Mr Brassey admitted that the objection had been made, but he denied that the objector was not a householder. Mr Campbell said: The license has been held Ivro years in the name of the present applicant, and I am going (o show that the holder does not lire in the house, that he does not conduct it, but that Mr Mcllhopo conducts the house, and lires there with his family. I shall also be able to prove that gambling was carried on in the house. Ido not think it right that '. Mr Mcllhone should hold a license con.-, \ sideling the fact of his assuming to be a Government official. The natives do not... think it was fair that Mr Mcllhone should hold the license. Unfortunately I cannot tell what evidence would be adduced or I would be more explicit. Mr Brassey said they were charged 1 with gambling. He should ask the Court to require the objector to state the days on which the gambling is alleged to have taken place. - - The Bench ruled that this objection could be upheld. Mr Campbell proved that he was a householder. • . •• John McMullin, being sworn, deposed that he had held a publican's license for. upwards of ten years. He occasionally slept in the Warwick Arms Hotel. His wife lived in Bolleston street, end sometimes in the Warwick Arms. He had slept at the Warwick Arms three or four nights during the last month. He gave the orders for the stock himself to Mr Hogg. He paid the money for the goods. His daughter gave the order for the* beer. He did not know the names of the servants who were at the house during the past twelve months. Annie Stackpole and another girl Mary are the seivants in the house now* He did not know the amount of wages paid to the servants. He sldjpt in No. 4 when he was at the " Warwick Arms." The barmaids supply the customers. Some eights ha attended to the closing of the hoise, and sometimes he did not. [Left Sitting.] '