The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-09-10 00:00:00

THE LICENSING OF THE MARINE HOTEL

The hewing oi the application fro a license i) the
Marine Hotel, which WWI MP:aimed last Tuesday week.
was continued on Tnesday last, before Dr. Drew. Mr. J.
Fto..2ertson. and Mr. W. Talbot.

Kr. Weston, of D wtheeter, and Mr. H. T. George
for the syplicant. and Mr. W. B Barrett, br
Company.
in support : while Mr. G. Symonde, Dorchester,, Mr.
Wel.ford, Mr. Pope, Mr. Howard, Mr. Hooper, and Kr.
Menne, opposed the application.
Mr. Howard objected on a pint id law. There ought
to have been • precept sieved by the majority of tie
justices, and posted on the church and chapel flour& as
the Legislature remored. True, Mr. Paterson stated •
precept Is. A required if the adjournment wee from d iy to
der ; but being for over flys clear days, • precept ought to
have been issued.
Dr. Drew hiked lipot this as simply the continuation
of the foemer meeting.
Mr. Syrnood. 'aid the Act I. inveretive. Haying
adjourned beyond aye dayr, they t ad an aljoumed mast-
itis according to the Act, an•i it raid the day, and tour,
and place, for holding such adjourned meeting shall be
appointed by precept, signed by the majority of the
justices, direttedi to their die k, and requiring certain
things to be done. In the absenee of such pre° pt, he
respectfully submitted the pownr ti continue such meet-
the was Stan end.
Dr. Drew said this was merely the continuation of what
wa. begun at • former fleeting
Mr. Symonds wool.' have quite ameeil had the magi,trate. sat OD the day next to the liot meeting, an-i
stithequent day& but the moment they went bey, n•l the
live day., that was the sAj mm-vi dip clef by the Act
of Parliament, and they • ere bound to adj torn it by
precept. The last meeting het di. d • natio at death, and
they could not go on. Their meeting was not now cot,
diluted art it was then.
Dr. Drew said it erral not net-cos-try
Kr. Symonds: Pardon me, sir, if it is the same meeting,
it 4. neressare.
Mr. Heine said be was engsead to oPithee an applica-
tion which would conie before the Pen h, and he ahotilii
lot them to bear in mind the objection made by Mr.
Stotionds. He rhombi have to lure in addition thsi enly
two maeistrates Icier prownt then, they had no earthly
right be make the si n-nrni et.
Mr. Weston replied this eat a confirmation of the same
meeting they held this 'lay week. The Act did not say
they were to adjourn de dia in diem Stipp wine the
meeting had beet held on Saturday. they would not have
met on Sunday, and if they adjourned to Monday, why
not for • longer time I
Mr. Symonds returned—Sandev le for all law Purees,
• die non He a.ked them not to fake his word for it,
and referred to the cam of The Queen v. Justices of the
Wed Riding, Late Journal reports. Tte late niceties was
def one..
Mr. Barrett said the question might be decided under
the third section.
Mr. Sc moods said his friend bad no thou standi.
Mr. Barrett appeared on behalf of the Weymouth and
Channel Islands Steamer Company, who occupy a large
part of the premises.
Mr. Symonds: Are you going to he licensed
Mr. Barrett urged that the 3rd section it was said,
"It shall be lawful for the Justice. t 'continue such meet-
ing be adjournment." This was merely a continuation of
the korner meeting.
Mr Howard happened to hare Mr. Peterson's opinion
In writing—" That the justice. bad no power, under the
circumstances, to grant the license." Ale Howard can.
: If the view the magistrates took was correct,
there was nothing to limit the continuation of the meeting
to this side of Clirbtmain or for the next two years, or for
an sae. If that w, re the thee, then the law, lowm•kers,
thwreeders, and lawgivers must be perfectly absurd.
The Chairman said the magistrates me of opinion that
the thji.urned meeting Oaring been appointed for the 30th
September, the present was not an adjournment but a
confirmation of the last meeting.
Mr. Symonds a.kal for • not. to be taken of the objec-
tion. In his practice • minute book wee kept, with
minutes of the application, the obj•-ction, and the &esteem
of the matt/trate,. Otherwise coruttiersble difficultl
weld emote on further proceedings being taken.
Dr. Drew Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof.
Mr. Howard &died for the matratas' clerk to read tk e
minute. of the dis-wolon.
Dr. Drew: Our clerk says it is not obligatory on he n
to do sin and he decline&
Mr. Howard said in other eases the objection wee pi it
down on the notea, and the answer given also, and cope
of the notes are open to the inspection of any parties • n
connection with the ease.
Mr Symonds added if at Weymouth a course is adopts d
which does not prevail in any other Court in legions I.
this is • very difficult place to meet a cam, or raise a
question of law.
Dr. Drew: What are we waiting for, gentlemen I
Marine: Waiting for these notes tot. Wren, sir.
Mr. Wrlsford asked for the Inspector of Police to bit
Present. It was stated that he wee oely in the Within:
Court.
Mr. Howard again asked for the notes of the object ions
to be read.
Mr. Arden understood that the objections were that this
Is not to he • continuation of last Tueadar's meeting, but
that it is an adjouromeat, and ought to have been
adjourned by precept, that Hie precept of the adjou mad
meeting eras not signed.
Mr. oymonds added thst he retained the objection t °the
original meeting. He contended last Tuesday the I the
meeting was not properly called: but the Bench were I
against him. They then declared they adjourned to to -day,:
and he made !vitt= objection, but did not admit tins Alec
Tuesday's meeting was a meeting at all.
It DM said this vote was nage.
Mr. Howard asked a vote to be taken of the obi' salon
that there was no strutters] severance—that the wh ohs of
the premises were not in Mr. Davis's power, nor lid he
intend them to he in his own occupation, and no fed entifl-
cation has been given of the pot Mon of the booth for which
a limes. was applied; also that no proof has been Oren
before the magiKestos of Ow formalities regal red be
section therm being been complied with, of the notice, i
being properly proved.
Kr, Symonda then addressed the Bench on the merit.,
mitt urging there was no proof of any necessity of th e
house, or the want of convenience, ahich anybody had
felt. The applicant stated be proposed to ask for a liceni e
for certain premises: but they turned out not to be in his
occupation at all. The premises were three VW several
years pest known ea Bank H's..; he want on to alike is
the premises are in his own occupation; but the booth is I
not • portion of the premises not separated or (Reelect
at the southeast corner is the fugue room, at the gout b-
eset corner is the welting room. and between the two is
something in an independent occupation. The dieter el
was only by means of awing doors, leading into the wild te
lag room and the besiege room, while from the cog iv
room through the baggage room I. access on the quay. A re
not all these premises in Bank H use? But there is no
separate occupation, and the grant of • license toe or ot
would in this case be • Stews to the whole house. ref us,
the doors were bolted. but bolts are only. several, re
iwnhumiledidtheybe arztfaastp-.Anedi.,..and,.sucThh
eserevieoraelnwcen.is lb
ca'
Hon by a attires. with Mr. Hirable's of.. on an int er-
mediate Boor. With all these 'Marosl communicatie re,
how cm the license be limited in the way pretended. "Did
mesa
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that the police could not Co into Kr.
Wies 'a
Move, fete the hairtit. 1.0019, intro the uniting room.
When the police same, the doors might be bolted, sad the
police refusal admission to the other part, OD the pies it
waa a private room. Was it to hesitated th st a pence could
bolt upstairs into Mr. Wired'', room, athl out of the back
door lan such • state of things to be ollowed I If any
card *ling Or &My miecondoet took place in &awe of
the occupation, the occupierwoeld he renown and
nothing short of wailing up the doors would suffice, or
the license might be used in • way very different from
what was intended. He also contended the description
wee ant consistent with the terms of the notice. As th the
inconvemient• of not having • Demos, where Ms the
proof Who had complained ? The.. was a memorial,
which was in the haadorriting of Mr. Weston& clerk, and
the great majority of those who signed would not feel any
great convenience. No matter how pabstleally the wenle
of the public may be set out the value of Inch messorials
was about that of the ink used; end psople would sign
b moue other people signed. One of the letters was that
of Mr Daniel 1.-h ; but how was Sir Daniel Good% inoon-
yeanoed f The letter from the solicitor of the Licensed
Vietotaller's Amocietion came from • rather tainted
warm ; no doubt he for warded the views of
the licensed victuallers every where' another gentle
moo seemed to oomplain he could not get his liquor'
but it appeared the inconveience was principally in having
to pay hifore band: but Mr. Symonds sucteetod it mighi
be for Mr. Darla*, advantage to get Pip! berOre hand for
what be sold As to the accommodation. it might he
divided between hotel accommodation, inn ditto, sad
somath:ng below—perhapr the beer-boons. Has anybody
I smarted the hotel accommodation in Weymouth
:tusuffi ient ? Adding that to the DIM and the beer-howsea,
we found there 106 or PS bousea, independent of the
' groeemns licenses. where it is said there is a greet deal of
drinking. and not all by the robaatsr sex. Ma
=tuin of Wevreonth and Meloombe Reels weenie
about MY hors be 111 of every was, mama sati
iddld in %mouth.
Ds. Damn AM MN trial vielion.