The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-10-10 00:00:00

COUNTY LICENSING MEETING.

Saturday last, was the day appointed for confirming
the various licensee by the County Licensing Com-
mittee, and Mr. John Moyer, M.P., Mr. B. Little.
hales, Mr. J. W. F. Pylon, and Mr. C. G. Parke
attended at the licensing authority.
The first business was the confirmation of the un-
opposed applications.
Anna Maria Worthy, applied for the confirmation
of the licenses of the Lamb Inn, Westbury, Sherborne,
which had been removed to another house, in conse-
quence of the Lamb, having been closed. The
neLeszarmacertificate was produced, and the license
was se
Mr. F. H. Tanner, of Wimborne, applied for the
confirmation of the license granted to Mr. William
Seabrook, of Wimborne, to sell wines and spirits.
The application was unopposed., but the magistrates'
certificate had not been sent in. It had been left
with the magistrates' clerk at Wimborne who had
promised to forward it, but had failed to 'do so and
Mr. Tanner said he was entirely in the magistrates'
hands. The application was adjourned till the first
day of the Sessions, which will take place on Tuesday,
the 17th inst, at 12 o'clock, it being understood that
the license should be confirmed on the production
of the certificate or on proof of notices.
Mr. Trevanion, of Poole, next applied for the
confirmation of the alehouse license granted to Mr.
Charles Shearling, of the Churchill Arms Inn,
Alderholt. In this case also the magistrate's certi-
ficate had not been sent In; but Mr. Trevanion
remarked that he was fortunately in a position to prove
the necessary notices, and also the accommodation
of the house. The application was unopposed.
Mr. Trevanion stated the facts, and called Mr.
Charles Shearling, the latulloni, who proved the
necessary notices, and said the house wee built
adjoining the railway station. It was on the main
road from Fordingbridge to Cranborne, two-and-a-
quarter miles from the former, and three-and-a-halt
from the latter town. There was no other accommo-
dation in the neighbourhood. The witness detailed
the accommodation the house afforded, and there
would be stabling for a number of horses. It was
built on land of Mr. Churchill's, and by that gentle.
inane consent. He applied for the license before the
Wimborne Bench, and it was granted without oppoei-
tion.—The license was confirmed.
Five towns were named as not having sent in their
returns in compliance with the Act.
The next was an opposed application.—Mr. Tanner
appeared to support the confirmation of the license
granted by the Wimborne Bench to Mr. Charles
F..lward Ellis, of the New Refreshment Rooms, at
Wimborne Railway Station.
Mr. Trevanion opposed the application on behalf of
Mr. tityrlng, of the Poole Brewery, who was in
attendance as the owner of the Railway Hotel,
Wimleree, and also on behalf .d Mr. Tapper, the
landlord.
Mr. Tanner said Mr. Ellis was u well-known wine
and spirittnerchant trading at Wimborne, and had taken
the new refreshment rooms at the station. Wimborne
warn become a very important station, and the traffic
had very much increased. A large number of trains
were passing through the station daily, and there were
often periods when paseengers had to wait a consider-
able time. There was an hotel about 60 yards from
the station, and the owner and landlord opposed this
application, which he admitted they had a perfect
right to do. But he (Mr. Tanner) maintained that
this hotel would not be interfered with by the refresh-
ment-room proposed to he opened. This was simply
for the accommodation of those persons travelling by
the South-Western line, was a necessity, and he asked
the magistrates to confirm the license and thus confer
a public boon. About 65 pasaenger trains were
slopping daily at Wimborne station; and during the
tourist season 20 or 30 persons daily were enquiring
for a refreshment bar. Another reason why they
should grant this license was that, by the rules of the
company, ',einem/ere could not leave the station with-
out giving up their tickets, so that if they wished to
go to Mr. Tapper's hotel near they could not do so
without a good deal of trouble. Again, passengers
travelling from Bath to Weymouth would have no op-
portunity of getting any refreshments, as there was not,
he (Mr. Tanner) was instructed, a refreshment-room
at either of those stations. Under all the circumstances
he hoped the magistrates would confirm the Hearne.
Mr. George Frederick Score was called to prove the
neccisary notices, but, to save the time .1 the Court,
Mr. Trevanion admitted all the notices had been
served. .

Mr. William Mears, district superinteutent of the
London and South Western Railway, was then called,
He had been for nearly 40 pars on the line, and the
traffic had very much increased. He had had
frequent complaints that refreshments could not
be obtained at Wimborne Station. The passen-
gers could not leave the station without giving
up their tickets, so that a refreshment bar out
side the station would be useless. He thought the room
proposed to be opened would be a great boon.—
Cross-examined by Mr. Trevanion : Was not aware
there was a refreshment bar at Templecombe ; he
had not to travel on that rail. Passengers coming
down from London would have several opportunities
of " refreshing " themselves, as would those coining
from Bournemouth. He was not aware that Mr.
Tapper had been in the habit of sending refreshments
unto the platform to passengers. He bad no
memorial in favour ,d the license being granted.—Mx.
Charles Nonnan had been' stationed at Wimborne as
ticket collector for about nine years. During the
tourist season be had been asked 20 or 30 times if
there was a refreshment bar at the station. There
were 65 or 66 trains at Wimborne daily, and some of
the passengers had to wait for an hour-and-half.
Cress-examined: Ladies had complained frequently of
the lack of a refreshment bar. Us believed Yr. Tapper
/ma set t up tea sad collo° to the platform for passengers.
Mr. Tanner, whilst reluctant to do so, took a technical
objection, that the Act required persons opposing the
granting of a licence to give the necessary notices, and at
the Name time to enter into recognisances of Litt whereas
the opposing parties in this case had only given recogni-
sance. of XIII

Mr. Trevanlon replied they had tendered a Aso recomii-
sance, which had been refused by the magistrate's clerk,
who would only enter for Ile. To cut the matter short,
however, as he was within the tame that day, he would at
once tender to be bound in the sum of .4:20.
The Chairman thought that as they had proceeded so
far it would be best to go on.

Mr. 'Trevanion then addressed the Bench, in opposition
to the granting of the license. The hotel conducted by
Mr. Tapper was built about ten years ago. and had cost
£3,000, and dieing the past year fa.tioo of this sum had
been laid out in alterations and improvements. For
nearly 90 years. the railway company had provided no
accommodation for persons at Wimborne station, by way
of obtaining refreshments, and he (Mr. Trevanion), on
the part of his clients, maintained that the accommodation
at the hotel was sufficient for all the purposes of the
travellers. Mr. Tapper had always been willing to
supply any light ref reehments—sa tea or coffee—and had
sent up a number of trays to the platform for the ;mana-
gers. The railway company had completely "stolen a
march' on them, as they had had no intimation of wb,'
use the room was to be applied to until it was cam
and by their act Mr. 'Tapper had been consh____
damnified. He submitted there was no necessity for the
license as the trains were not ever timed to wait at
Wimborne. Then a great deal had leen said about passen-
gers from Weymouth to Bath not being able to get
refreshments. Now at Templecombe there were two
refreshment bars one on either aide of the line, and the
trains had frequently to wait there a considerable time.
lie urged that it was not for the public convenience that
they sought to open this bar, but fur the benefit of the
company, who would secure a revenue out of it equal to a
lauded estate in Dorset !
Mr. Edwin Tapper was then examined. Ile kept the
hotel CIO.. to Whnborne railway station. He detailed
the accomiuudation to be obtained at his house, and he
had stabling for about 50 horses, bedded several lone
boxes. He had frequently had to get up two or three
times a week to supply passengers with refreshment when
travelling with the night mid. It would lie witch easier
to go to his house froni the .lowu platform at the station
than to the new rein:shim:et bar. Ile frequently sent up
refreshments to the platform for the passengers.
Mr. Tapper was briefly cram-examined by Mr. Tanner,
and after a few minutes consultation, tee Chairman
said the Committee had decided to confirm the license.

Mr. Tanner then applied wider—the —loth rul—e of the
Liceaudng Act for a portion of the costa to be defrayed by
the opposing partisa
Tuevaaioe warmly opposed this, and the Bauch re•
fulled the applkation.
TM Court wag thee adjourned to Tuesday, the lithe
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