The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-08-28 00:00:00

COUNTY PETTY BEBBIONB.

ANIMA ~ LICISSING M CITING.

K-tore K K Kt4liet. E. (IA the chair). Lieut.-Col.
AS award, A M rtin. Req. Csm Schee, isq , U. Norse,
P.m, mad S 1 'academia, Seq.
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a who he General Annu;' Lie maize Meeting. and
before the tunnies commenced, the Cosmoses es)!: It
has boon thoocht advisable by the moat/Mates of this
division, on Me occasion of the Annual Lb:miles Meeting,
to eve notice to ell the holders of licenses in the district
to appear in penes if they desire to hays their Hoene*,
armful by naiad renewal. Rocont larialation has trim
pima with regard to c 'nate elms,' of I cue.., which ham
led to some important dodgem on the actual Interpret..
tion of the law, and also lecidentally to a mare fall
explanatios of • point on which much ioisuodarstandlng
I has prevailed, namely, the power of inagi.tratie to refuse
resemble of licensee. It may therefore be well to state
shortly the rlieratiose which ham me ootly been
mad* in the law, and the null& of these
alterations se gathered from recent diadems.
The first of the Into Acts alfectingal:tiyranting of
as licenses w the 13 Viet , cep. 6, which oaly to the
addition license for the sale of beer y retail for eon.
somptioo off the premise., grant-el to the holder of •
str.ing beer dealisee whol-sain ex nes Scones. Another
Art passed two roam lat ir (e 5 and 40 Viet, esp. 34
extended the proo mints of ten previous Act to all (0.01114
for the sale of beer by retail for consumption off the
premise.. Ths effect of them two Acts is that whereas
preciously no weirdo. could not refuse granting them
off-Hamm except on one of the four vomits mentioned
I, the Wish and B meows Act. BA (V and 93 Viet, asp.
V. ..B), their jurladictim is now absolute. and dopy have
precisely the Game discretion se to greeting beer-Seenses
se they hay. always lia4 aa to publiohousse. As ler as
misted t the enmities of sisoliconeam, no doubt whatever
arms Is the laterm•Mtkon of them Act.; but • ome vary
soon arom (Kay.. Jostnes of Over Damen). where it was
e intended that the absolute don:reties of magistrates did
not extend to the grants al licseases by way at ressewel.
Tti• licensing battens hal refused to renew • number of
08.1110-inses, and the Bout el Q tarot. 8 edam uphold the
decision, .abject to a soscial cum to be steeled for the
opinion of the Court of Queen's Beach. The judgment of
the Court was to the effect that to. licensing justices had
Me same abeolate discretion In grant'sg these bemires •
further question has been raised as to whether titre is
any right of appeal to gutter &micas soling • Maid to
roue off-licenses But this Point airmen to bie wattled
by Um appeal ems from Barrow-in-Puraess (Rm. v.
Schneider and other* ovhice canoe before the Qamais
Beech on lith Nara. NV, when the Judges held that
there was an apnea to fa tarter Sambas in such oases
TM general allot of their der:Sloes therefore to
be that (with the exoeption of hoedowns llcensed
wore let Kay, lefigi, the magistrates have an absolute
discretion all to emotion all liesame, whether the applies-
lion be for • new one, or by may of renewal. The only
diflereace in the two mem is that if an application for •
new limn** le friend, the &spotlit has no animal from
the decieloo of the licensing &Mier, who are not required
to Mate say reasons for their refusal ; while, in the um
of • refusal to resew, the justices mast in me first
_Moos
comply with the proviaiona of the Licensing Acts WI and
MU with Inuit to notice of objection., and eiscoadly, an
appsal lies to Qv trier Serious. Subject to the ottelifics-
nom, it seen.. clear that it is .n the power of magistrates
at every licensing sessiam to take into imairlderatios the
lutes-feta of the public, the pop data', the manta of the
neighbourhood and any otiose matters which may enable
them to exercise their discretion in the grant or refuse
of licensee by way of renewal.

The Bosoms were mewed with one or two exceptions.
John Collins, of the King's Arms, Portland, wet the sub-
ject of certain owe Kanto with referesee t. the wooded of
hie house, Kr. Sugorrietesdent (hie informing the Beach
that loom charac'etil and s resorted Mere. The
Chairman, before they renewed the llamas. gave the
applicant a caution. This would be recorded amdaet him
sad Stints was a mews' of the comp's' nt next yam he
woad probably km his lionise.
Lithe cem of Frederick North°, (Cro •a, Paseknowlo).
who was reeently coevieted for an offences under the
LlOOOlllll4 Ant. the Bench decided ti poolroom their
decision till the A .Jottra,d Lioensing Keeling.
Jams, Puckett (Swim Bottous,Button PoyntaL was ll'S/
cautions I.—Kr. Superintendent Gale reported that the
Mum was am clonally resorted to by known thieves The
village was a hot-bed of thieved if. wished landlord. to
know he wee aware of it because he expected some wid-
ens, from landlords in case of roby.—The Bench
adminbtimel the necessary caution.
With reepeet to dm home occupied by Albert Admits
(Atbios, Nesiaaa). Kr. Sap rintendent Oale said cora-
restate hod limn received of drunkenne,e being allo
aleo disorderlf conduct, especleily on 8 ,nday evenings.
—Kr. Adams Poem* wee ren,wed, but not without a
caution.
In connection with the home of John I Hutt (Britannia,
WykeL tbere had limn so invietiou, and the Beach took
the same action as in Northover's epolicatioa. P. potted
till Adjourned Gramm Meet at —A • applcatios for the
renewal of Sergeant'. lio-ore IVY also adlonflted•

NSW APPLICATION.
Mr. R. N. Howard applied on behelf of Andrew Harden
of the Railway Inn, Maiden Negritos:, for swine and spine
Hamm Kr. Howard, at the outset said ha must tell the
heath he had made a previous applioatioN which had not
boon granted. both, hop al ant trusted Viet would set
oirciumstsaces In ths case which wmld induce thin, to
ess almost the nimesslir, at au) rate the Public advantage,
of granger' tit, limns*. TM house was sixtnemsly
situated tor the convenience of the public. end the
oust was of good character. Hs animadverted on what he
celled the actosl absurdity that a min was allowed to
sell ,bol in the 'hr. f beer. eider, p•ITI. ie, sad
mit was debstrod front pilling wllla and spirits.
Mr. Hon len. the antic:auk proved e-rviog Me WWII
notices. He b Mimed dm creating of the Hoene* would be
for the public accommodation, and especially foe
travellers. He was contiaoslly being • bed for Milrlie
, Mr. Weston opooesd the application end orcimexruninad
the apMic int. de lied applied for this Wore. No fresh
tracts- had arisen aim r his bora appliciation, he did not
think Mere wee a larger populetion no, Wag eubliabsinesis.
Hs was about 400 yards (roes the White Bonn
Kr. Weston: Would you be surprise! It I told you Ills
Ootp !MI
Witness cootissed, his home was Wog 00 Yards from the
Refreshment Rooms at the Mettle.
By Mr. Howard: Tb. market was coolleually Mamas.
Inc and so was the demand for spirit.. His woe the only
hoses clam to Ma static,, on the whole of the Great
Weetern line that bed not • %Mae and spirit license.
11. B Rsirridg proved poetise the notice to the Ssjpiprin
truidtat of the Polio sad madmed the ruoldid. tau was
la the *employ of Mr. Groves, Woymoeb, whose holm It
ergs. U the Wow was yanked, Kr. atom was proparod
TO is. 't estostiosoblo woNor to moot NW timesailrsoor.