The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-09-02 00:00:00

ANNUAL LICHNeING MUTING.

Saturday: Present, Colonel Steward, and H. B.
Middleton. Esq., A. Beaker, 0W a 7 Eaq.—
Fetisentonhaugn, EA., G. Churshill, Esq., aad Z. L.
Kindersley, Esq.
During the renewal of the old licences, there appeared
Joseph Malligh, thi Royal Alexander. of Portbso Fo,
had had natioe to attend, and Mr. Supt. Batty proved two
convictions against the applicant, one only four months
ago, and them wee • doubt about the present conduct of the
house.
The Bench did not madder they would be justified in
renewing the licence.
Mr. Howard salted whether the Bench would allow the
ease to Pend over ttll nest meeting. but Colonel Suterard
replied that one month would not be sufficient to re-
establish the, character of the house.
Mr. Symonds, however, stated thst the licence would
only be withheld lithe hoider were thrice convicted, and
the two first endorsed on the licence. This, Is appeared
had not been done, and the Bench could not withhold the
licence mail the man had been thrice convicted, the two
Ant beteg endorsed, when the conesqoanose would follow.
Adjourned to the 27th Somber.
Macau Ashford, of the Xing's Arms. Porteshan. wee
ordered to attend at the licensing menng, is answer •
comobent against the house, but he did not &Wed at
Slut
.Howard who risinennted the brewer to wham the
house oeionseci, said the man hod notes:Send the regular
notice. the Sapsrintendent of Pollee had written to the
policeman in the parish to tell Agsford to come. It wee
net out of disrespect to the magistrates that Ashford wee
absent, or any slight to the Superintendent of Pollee ; but
lting the Beach liked to say should be conveyed to
Ashford direct.
Supt. Batty said he did not give the notice to
the man; but said there had been • cog agalast the
defendant, and the condoct of the hones had bean
doubtful. Vary
Th. &Lid they would adjourn the cam for •
month.

I mOW assucatiosa
I Rock's Tavern, Wyk. Roes.
Mr. Weston made an applicatiou for an out-deor license
to a house at Rook.terrsoe, near the gashoum, Weymoutb.
end in the perish of Wyk. A lot oi new houses had been
built and allotment gardens laid out; but there was no
public-house nearer than ths Railway Arch, on the
Chickereiroal. Mr. Weston urged there were only four
grounds on which the license mold be reamed. The
rating of the hams is £l2 a year; but 111. .orth abnui
CZa year while the ()weer of the house, Edwin Taylor
Lulea& is a builder owner or much of the moped,
there, and will not be likely to allow the home to
be kept in bad order. Beside., the tact that the inbabitents
of the locality desire to get their sepper.beer, tby do not
wish to hare other ay9flb..e for yublio-hoese
greeted-
J. Buhett. Eaq.of Eeershot. stated he was iastrocted
I
all the t°lrrestori Pul car .1 thw Norm.' iiimospiesr.
cost the notice, Sad th• Pmulag M the makes an
tut= 4OOI at Wyks was also prayed.
Kr. Howard crooduandood a vitaos wood mz;
who said d bad throe copied sad olayed id the
door f
szwaussrlor otter Om un &DOM AV% to NO US
notice not bo akin &WIC

Merin Taylor -11rogl•ad„ applicant, • builder, aleo
proved the posting of the anthem hie shop door on the
3rd and 10th of Algust, fro..half peat nine till halfpast b.
He owohl twelve houses In Rock Terrace, and the house
where ho lived was the coroer-ons, and had been valued
toy Mr. Bennett, and the valuation was produccd. But
Mr. Howard and Sir. Basket objected to the document
being Produced at all.
Kr. Weston read the valuation, which stated the house
to be worth £3OO, or .C 25 • vetr, end well adapted for a
grocery business, and the sale of beer.
Mr. Weston further put in a requisition from inhabi-
tant, in favour of the amuse, who, however, etated they
would be silty to see a home-license foe the sale of iotozi•
eating liquors on the premises, which they considered
would be an injury to the property. A requisition was
alio read, beggitht the 11.nch not to grant a license for
11114 of lownrs on the PrONligleS.
Menem I. in lie, Robertson, Collett, Reynolds, and
Miliedge, sod Dr. Moorhearl,pfistratee of Weymouth
borough, gave Mr. Eogland character, and stated
they would Ire happy to grant bun a license for beer to be
drink oil the preutook had the house been within the
borough.
Mr. Howard cress-examined Mr. England as to whether
Kr. Bennett was • licensed apprsieer,and after some hesita-
tion, s• ors to it. Et • year eats lair rents! fort bones
that east £3OO under • builder. The frontage was 1911..
6M- frontege, and the others only lift., his house was half
as bit again es the other.; It was two storeys high. Mr.
Groves had negotiated with him for the hone.; but as
they did not agree in prim, Mr. Grovre bought another
ps,ece of property, and made an application in otopoptlca
to him. Mr. Howard mom-examined applicant as to who
drew up the requisition for him, and he replied tiptoe:mars
of ProPerte NW. Erentuallr, it came oat that the requisi-
tion &et came from Mr. Weston.
Timm elld another application, which Ur. Baskett also
PPM:se& but Mr. Howard supported, Mr. Weston oppos-
ing. so that there was • kind of triangular duel, and it
was azreed to hear the second application before deciding
on the Ms:.
raovistonra.. LICENSE.

Ms. Howard applied for a provisional publichousa
license to some boildings about to be erected near Rock
Terrace. by Mr. Groves, of Weymouth, and Mr. Aithur
Tom Meal, brewer's clerk, the intended occupant
Mr. Nutley was called to prove the service of the
notices, and produced the Telegram. August 8. 1878,
containing the ram and Mr. A. T. Mead, the joint
applicant, said the place intended to be erected would
Cost many hundreds of pounds.
Mr. Howard thee put in the plena and read the
deocription. Own which it appeared there wore to be most
commodious return, including bar and tap-rooms, isc..
• very large clubroom, and five large bedrooms, and along-
side the house would be a large pier of land on which to
put carts.
Co/ Steward asked where was the new church to be I
Me Barak : Oh, close adjoining. air.
Col. Leased: Randy (Laughter-)
Mr. A. T. Mead wee than summed, and said be was
only interested in this matter prorectively ; he was now
a clerk at Mr. Groves's.
Kr. Weston: And you intend to be a warming-pan there
for • abort time I

Witness : OIL no, sir. (Laughter.) The bows ws•
near the main road from Weymouth to tha Cemetery;
but it did not go beyond; yes (on being pressed). it went
on to Garde farm, he believed.
ttriltr. It,
Tbe Backwater bridge, which has had
on t, will be free In November, and all the trains
over it will go by this house. Yr. Ransoms had Liao
given him • good character as • parishioner.
Mr. Weston objected to the form of the notice, which
commenced " We," and conUnued " I." This was only •
technical objection, but he went on to object that Mr.
Mead was not interested in such • way as the Act of
Parliament required, the interest being only the prospec-
tive. Mr. Mead would be only the warming-pan, he might
buS put in for • , either. was no intention that be
. be the and to put hint in the notice thus
was • (random the esagiotoale.. Transfers of licenses ware
mare easily obttined titan new UMW&
But Yr. Howard opposed this statement at once, there
was no fraud, Mr. Mead intends to occupy the house, and
art to • transfer, why, transfers eras. difficult to obtain
es
new licenses.

-771i-eie-tVaa alan an Application for removal of the license
of the Britannia at Wrke, to them buildings about to be
built atitochA. .

Westin objected that a license cannot be
removed to an unbailt hone.
Yr. Symonds pointed out that theme.. power wedgies*,
M to the removal of licences, as was given with regard to
granting new Boman
Yr. Broken celled Sint Batty, sad asked what he knew
about Yr. Ithglead ; he knew nothing about him person-
ally; he had made enquiries of 800.. Vickery, and could
teU the Bench what Mi. Vickery told him.
Mr. Weston objected that this would not be evidence.
Mr. Basket% send Mr. Batty to gin his opinion as ts
what would be the effect of granting • licence for either
of the Purposes named, at this place—Rock's -just imme-
diately outside/ the borough boundary.
Mr. Batty said he considered it would be the greatest
cern they could bank a publioloon at Ron's-terrace,
and this with this opinion of Yr. Vickery. As to which
license would be the wont or the beet, he preferred •
public-house to a boathouse, for be thought there was
mon drunkenness from taking beer home than from
drinking at • public-house. He wished there were only
half ths number of hostiles that era' at present, if there
were less houses there would be more cucouragemont for
the establishment of good man.
Mr. Basket& produced la petition iron Mr. Cecil
Parker, agent for the Nazi of !Winter, from the
rector of Vince, the rector of Melcombe Regis, the
Incumbent of Bali Trinity, Wyke, and magistrate., stat-
ing that the opening of such • Loose there wee quite on.
necessary, and would encourage tippling, sod the
hose. if the license were grautod, would undoubtedli
baninnii_a nein for bad characters.
_

liTiLs7tard Mr. i'alb:iii.Fre.avou was • mon noted
teetotaler, Mr. Fox was Ms, • noted teetotaler, Mr. Lynes,
—the dear, good man, lived at Wyk., Mr. Elward Bagly
lived in a maitaion • long distance away—what mind he
have to do with it
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-13.1.--S-te-w-s:r7 ;Id Mr. Baskett ks thought it was a pity
that people who were not property-owners, or 000nected
with the place, should put their nom s to s pat,tion with
which they had nothing to do; it only weakened the force
oi it.

—Mr Howard then addressed the Bench for the applica-
tion of Mr. Groves, dwelling on the value and aocomoda-
tion of the house about to be erected, and fully agreeing
with what Kr. Batty said—that it wise better to have •
publichouse than a beerkouse.
it,. liaakritt recapitalatod the objections stated in the
petition. Kveryoue who had propirty in the neighbour-
hood felt it was likely to be depredated ; the house would
be • harbour for improper porsouk entirely away from
any 'soli nunsn's eye. The majority of the permas who
signed the petition, the latter part of them, were those who
piths, owned property or occupied 'mama there, and who
felt this home will become the resort of bad charactera,
and lay tutu gardens open to the depredation of these
people.
Mi. Weston agreed that then was no large road there,
and a beerhouse or pubUchouse is not required :but the
people might fairly want • house at which they could get
their dinner or supper bees. As to Mr. England being a
proper penis's to keep the house, Mr. Batty said he knew
nothing of himself about him; but Hr. England was such
• person that els magistrates of the borough of Weymouth
stated he was a fit person to grant a licence to. And
besidm that he was not • nobody, like most of the
who applied for licences ; he actually o lied 12
there, and wee deeply interested In the welfare of the
plots. Mr. Weston remarked that Mr. Groves applied
some time ago for • lidlila, to the Britaneia. Why did he
apply for a Roams than lilt were not required I At that
tune it was represented that the license was wanted, that
Ii people did not get it, they would be deprived of their
right.. &a., and yet now it suited his puma*, be turned
round and said It was not required. That only showed the
fallacy of the grounds on which his application was
made.
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The Bench refused the two applications by Mr. Howard,
considering the population waif too mail to require a
publithouse. As to Kr. Weston's appliosUon. they con-
sidered the evidence aa to character was not sufficient to
warrant the granting of the license; it we. therefore
refused.