The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-08-30 00:00:00

Local anb siStria DODS'

ANIMAL LIOENSING 'METING.
Beetn
IL 0, linerstin,*—Huerdrtir...R. Williams, Esq. (chairman)*
..9. ifs. W. Williams, Esq., G.
end H. R. iliddlatian, Beg.
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t". 4_,_47LlPPointed for the annual licensing
t k 63.1.14,1a1 '•
license renewals were first
• ell.
—l7" nu*, the Su rintendent of the Division
tbo(lirjaaar,ri•tirevu.d" "ant! be bail any objection, and in
Royal Oak, Gewlish,_4l, t„ Hark said &caution was
wheat :ad
T:
bethesb.,__,.l.....iord
playing in his
ke be would I—.""lnoes alrows skittle
bis license. Ile mid •• oh,. and
w ell him that if he continued
seemed • good deal su • .
hheOild
ntle•bankis Toll., p•n,— m
mr syonds asked
recollect that
give the CiirTladni-y-a section. They would
• little time ago a serious affray took
Place in the village of Teller. It was proved that all
nor
rhseratotnhviaolapuldb'aiio;hoonea:,
the Pa' ti", iniPherited had been drinking for about two
mtes were. 11 and rp Wier the landlady
-.tt caked thye Bench tsotioininasprett wohnoutrshe
'Mb*.
to suppor Ind tweeiblyother., that It was their duty
t tate polio.. -
Mr* Weston
referred said he defended in the case Mr. Symonds
to, au( it ares
shown that Mrs. Homminbe a
house was closed
awd all the people out of it in proper
time. It seemed men had been drinking theta herd a
0015 e nnfaide, and then utut out, and the landlady wes
In no war
nninr in implicated. He bell t red she was vety Plf.
Mr.
od El
bi k"toltit her house steady.
y. maid he did not ask the magistrate,"
concerned in ti,ahlaitlas' oubj 115 h
1 to caution her. hattr.he T, thieoupseartfiesor
neatly two hour.
and she pnlended she could not
ide.„."'ilY any of them, cache was waiting in the bar.
air. Weston sd ai he did not recollect that Mrs.
liwcombe was milled as a wattles..
Mr.
HYnien4.. wad no, but he examined her as •
withees and OSA the notes of what she 'gated-
lif• eston said if she had refused to tell the
trit" the names of the parties it would have been
a different thing,
The Chain:nail said it did not appear that the row
spoken of took place in this house.
Hr,• BYmends said no, but the ends of justice were
nearly frustrated by her r.dusing to give information.
Mr. Williams tola Mrs. Bascouibe and all tie
publiams prelant that it was their duty to give the
Police all the assistance they could.
The beerhouse certificates were next taken.
The Chairmsn said the report as to beerhoinesfor
the pest year was generally very satisfactory—much
better than in rity former year. He did not know
Whether it WWI in consequence of the terrors of the new
Act, but the fact remained.
Mr. Howard suggested th.t being the cue it wee
hoped a,me additional spirit licenses would be granted
—(I 'der),
MI

:I aught._
Mr. Tisaid said he was very glad to hear from the
Bench so favourable a statement, and he jocular'',
attributed it to the fact of the beer supplied being of
better quality !—(laughter).
Hannah Spencer was told by the Chairman that her
certificate Would be suspended. There wee • complaint
thither house was badly conducted. She must come
to the adjourned meeting, and produce • certificate of
good obaracter,—She replied that nobody could say
anything against her.
Adjourned.
Lord Clyde, Portland—There waca complaint that
Mr. Thomas Redford allowed prostitute* to assemble
ill his house. He protested that he never did it.
Superintendent Mare said a caution was necessary,
and he thought it would be sufficient.
Granted.
The Tortninus,Portland.—The Chairman told Mr. Lano
that his house used to be badly conducted, but it had
been kept better lately, and they hoped would so
continue.

Granted.
The Welcome Stranger and the Ocean Wave, Port-
I•nd. were both adjoutned. and certificate.' of goof
character must be produced or renewals will not be
fried. The keeper of the Welcome Stranger said
b was not • Portlender, so they all pitched on him.
On the Sawmill Tavern being called, Mr. Symonds
inquired whether Mr. Samuel Pearce was going to keep
two houses, for he had already got • certificate for the
Fountain.
Mr. Tinsel said yes, and there could be on legal
objection to it. He proposed, however, to adjourn it.
as he intended applying for a seirit license for the Saw.
mill Tavern. He referted to London as a place where
one man held several houses, aid to Weymouth.
Mr. SYmoteia : ! dou't ineutiou Weymouth—
(laughter).
Mr. Tizard : Yes I do, because it's • very respectable
plece—(laughter).
Mr. Symonds : Don't quote Weymouth and your own
decisions.
Mr. Coombs said it was his mercy that suggested the
adjournment, because if he b.d a beer certificate now
he most isy sa, sod then if he Here granted • spirit
license 7a. Tel. more, whereas a spirit license would be
sufileient of itself.
The Chairman didn't think Mr. Coombe's mercy
would &veil ; and the certificate was grantee.
Red Lion, Portland.—This was adjourned on • com-
plaint by the police, and the occupier (Mr. Smith) is to
produce a certificate of good character at the adjourn-
ment.
Bride Inn, Preston and Rotten Pointe.— tdjourned.
Three wine licenses were renewed - one at Cat-
tistock, and two at P. rdand.
The adjourned ineeticir was fixed for Saturday, the
24th September.
APPLICATIONS FOB SPIRIT LICINSVA
Saddlers' Arms Lonebreely.—Mr. Weston applied for
• license to 14.. Gaorge Hounaell, of lartighredy,
who bad kept • beerhouse in the village for several
years, conductlog it well. There was now mily one
public-house in the place—Leigh, edy Hot, and that
they Lad heard ti,-day there was no application to
reeew, as It was eoing to be pulled down. Then there
would be no publirehouse nearer than Winterborne,
fur mile. distantomd PunAnewl..tbree mu s. Ite pre-
sented a roemoriel in &veiur of a beerise being granted,
and he added that the house wig used by the Govern-
ment °theirs for gr 'Ming col ni licensee, and was
visited by many respectable people. The requisite
notiors were proved.
Granted.
Sawmill Tavern. Portlan4.—Mr. Tie ad applied on
behalf of Mr. Samuel Smith.
Mr. T. H. CI ucker proved the noticee Cross.
examined by Mr. Symonde : This vs. the Mr. Smith
who applied last year, and who also kept the Fountain
lwerbouss at Easton.
Mr. Turd said the applicant hat kept this hong., as
a beerheuse without eemplaint fur two tears. It was
adjacent to large eawieille aid ta quarre e employing •
SOO or 400 men. Through the retnevel of the 'Travellers'
it at, the nearest honees were half a mile and three
quarters from the Sawmill Tavern. Ile urged there
WM Dot the slightest legal objection to • man having
4.on...see—lt wax COM ~,,, n in large towns; though he
did not for a moment say it was not a matter for the
magistrates' discretion.
Mr. Smith was called to prove Mr. Tizart's opening,
and be added accidents were Mien occutring in the
quarri. a. His house hat 13 large rootr.s. lie war
eometimes ask ~.1 a &nen times • day for spirits by ee-
°unionise, When acidents 0. aimed he MIS of ten ,
AA, d for epirits, and when h.• hal any in the bootie be ;
gave them some.—Crosvexemmee • There were three. ;
houses in Easton-lane wi eta he beet. and about 16 ,
people. The last accident was ~bout two moothe ago,
when a crane fell on • man's head. Ho gave him tome
spirits.
Mr. Symonds warned him against keeping spirits In
his house to give away,
Applicant said he slept at the two houses on alternate
nights.
Mr. symoods urged that no publie requirement was
shown, and that applicant had been ad•ied to Meep in
his Iwo Looses alternately in order to be eh'. to come
here and swear by the card. He quoted the well-
known remark of Mr. Bright, that if we cull sub' rect
from the ignoranee,the poverty, and crime that re.ulted
from the evils of drinking, this country ...mild be so
changed for the better that it would he almost imp...
sible to know it spit'. li. alo eddel the reumi Its of
Mr. Bruce to She MUM that t•ei nutuner of licensed
b oases was in many placee inordinate, and should be
reduced. Mr. Symonte urged that the . lira hour
for keeping open was the chief thing sought by amen.
cants. Already in l'o-tiiel thee. we. it pubbc.hoose
or
ber,rbooo. for every 162 per,.. O
rons, including C.VIOta•
sod excluding them one for I_,.
I)ecesion deferred till all replications were beard.
Gastletown. Porthatel.—Mr. Howard
eof Mr. William Henry Mabee, for the
Sailor'spdoßeturn,fl bh
61....".41. soundoniats, the mercantile marine, and the
n``.."'s a
fleet, lie urgerd that, drunkeeness woul I be lessened
s &iris --.7os••ex•titinedi by Mr.Symonts:
1-Ic was is by free tradeim nitiuts,:w
en. but spent • tee Ideal of his time
at whole be was a labourer. lie raid tee
".e'
se el notice 114 S nut Ms handwriting.
arpn.rture ie
Terminus gew,L—Mr. Tisard applio I on behalf of
e Lane. He sail time
house was near the
Mr. }inner' .
railway station a newly . rectal premises at s great
,
ewe.,is bed e evensi,pis making xcursions to the
rooms, ant WPM eery
e
much frequented by Imirt
Wes! hi scsi.
ssie his bonsai war next in 81T.13 to the Vie. '
Mr....'"?"-er—,„i'sbe place fin I of eicuraionista on the
florin unt'"" "*-- • d meaceboets. Turned away
tbe trams an • re.
arrival of
both summer an.. r, beeline he
3.4.) or 400 • dal ores-examination by Mr.
II sPirl"
di I not No .oed sb.re were many publitehonsee
Symonde, be adult .
of his house, and two oe three
in the neighhonrhrdsiein big implication lent year the
refreshment roont
,id d warn. him rem to let prostitutes
p dice-eeriftent " dbe had not done co since.
sit in his house, un to ask res •ctorg the excur-
w... symends in" 'Wet P.
went
that was unnecessary,
to Portland, but it
as ticy kwneliwes;r:
IlViyviiillriarsosuld claire refreshments.
was rem at all 4%14. urged that in thie immediate
Mr. Selunnda were no leas than ten public-
neighbouthood tbe was nut the least nr enmity for
houses, and filet
iodation.
recreated arfewnin •in applicatioat from Portland
there
reie aud the elevin
were refined.
'jw ee ay —Mr. 'ward applied
The Compasse•stbiah7,,e. which, had kNO.OI kept as a
for a Iberia, 10b,,,r of roma I r.e premises belonged
ttmor,,,..Geerof.o.r..a
bnr.lle:er.inrpriole a lioeurar WA. Klaist.g d
oh;
meets including giving
soled make surnua.., v., public. The eeplioant was
up a Portion of IT"' ;he bed lived there fee Inure than
Mr. William Wn'w' - a other licence I house there,
four years. Tiler* was °".. about 600. Ile presented a
amid the pitenlat'i°6 licenses
Memorial of in favour •
Giew..l. kdr,4l.—Ur. Weston applied
N. n In, West Chic
h,c,n 6OCU CCCIIMO,O
for •I. e to tibia house' - .
fee. 33 pmts.
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apoicarioor for
errtifionses for licenses for the sale of i. another hat, for it ountsin..l ;ugh notes as these, "nil.
Is in. refired.
no answer," "met returned" "t letter"—whie
b.- I were nest tall es. • of Mr. Thom m Thomas Way, took to ean that a cro4 letter was receive.,
Mr. Weston applied on behlai
it Grest T011..r. were oommot.ications from permits who i-
Ajourn...l for proof of tlar Wheelers had no claim upon t,
hi,. Hoimard suoijed on behalf ri Mr. Thomas Rogers, in 1868 flout a Mr. k'itt, at Taal"
for the ritanalard Inn, Portland. The license tem, lost to the "Mee." EL M. Wheel,
rsting. _
bwl charsoter of t.,e landorl writer Days' 1 eippet...
14", Year thrnurh the
ruled
(11-Hand). The present spplimant err, , man of r.a.i iled for klylney
- 1.4, There ~,a. DO ratlng provcd. and Mr. was in Aug..
Al. anted i hat vitiated the applissto.n. the end ,
Willis... said the rate book should be protithe I,
.o, ,
elm wag adjourned.

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at soy last communication with you
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now enclose you a money order
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