The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-09-27 00:00:00

BOROUGH POLICE COURT.
MONDAY.

(Before the Mayor W. Darden, Rsq., Alderman
Crime, J. Beard-.raised, EM).
ADJOCIANID LICIIIIIIIIIG 111117710.

This was the the adjourned licensing meeting.
Mr.. IL O. Weston &Kale 1 on behalf of Mr. Goldie
for a retail wine and beer license for his premises in
High-street.—Mr. T. Coombs applied the application.
In his opening remarks, Mr. Winton said the house
was Mr. Goldie's own property. He had for some
time carried on business as a wholesale wine and
spirit and beer merchant and he wished now to be
able to mil by retail.—AJl,ed Edwards, clerk to Mr.
Weston, proved serving the necessary notioes.—Mr.
Holland, assistant overseer, for the parish of All
Saints, spoke to the rateable value of the hone, which
was £I3 13s. 4d.—Mr. Coombe witness, said the
premises were formerly used as • brewery.—Mr.
43. oldie, the applicant, said he had resided In Dor-
chester, for nearly 30 years. He had lived with Mr.
Steele 13 years, daring • portion of which time he
(Mr. Steele) had • retail alehouse license. He also
had a wholesale license to sell wine, spirits, and beer.
He (the applicant) had the principal management of
this trade. He took on Mr. Steele's wholesale and
retail wine, but the alehouse had been previously
Riven up. During the time he had been In Dorches-
ter, the hones in Fordinnon had increased consider-
ably also in St. Peter's and All Saints' parishes; the
publichouns had, however, decreased by four. He
produced • requiaitiou signed, with but one or two
exceptions, by people residing in the town and parish
speaking to Mr. °oldie's unimpeachable character, and
to his &nese to hold such • license. He wished to'
have • six days' license, to ekes entirely on Sunday, I
and close at ten each week-day. The business he'
wished to carry on was a counter trade. He daily had
applications to be *erred with liquors which he was I
unable to supply for want of a license. Hie had
ample accommodation for each a purpose.—ln cross- I
examination : He did not buy the trade with the under-
standing that no retail trade was to be carded on.
There were aboutlBpubllchouns in the neighbourhood of
his. In his opinion the neighbourhood actually required
the extra accommodation—Mr. Coombs submitted
that the application should be refused, fine on the
grenade that the premises were not structurally
I adapted for an slaloms' license ; in the next plain
Dorchester was a plias in which there were more
Bosons than in most plums of • similar size. There
were 18 publiobouses in the neighbourhood, and he
did not think the Bench would think another was
necessary. Mr. Gold's might be a tit and proper
poem. but he contended, on the grounds submitted
by him, the Hoene@ ought not to be granted.—The
Bench retired, and on their return the Mayor said they
had very carefully considered the application, and
they were of opinion that the 'keine ought not to be
granted. There were already 18 publichouses in the
neighbourhood, and the number Is All Sainte' perish
Ind not decreased. At the same time if there
was • person they would like te grant a limas
to it would be Mr. °oldie. Under all the dream.
stances, however, they could not grant the license.
Mr. Burnett made application for an outdoor license
on behalf of Mr. Howe, of Grovehuildinge —This
applicationji as w made at the General Liosotdug
, but it was adjourned in consequsoos of one
of the notices having been posted on the Christ Church
door instead of that of the Fordluetos Churds.—The
=serving of the notion was uly proved by Mr.
's elark—Mr. T.' A. Pearce, abstinent °VMS&
01 the parish of Fordington, said the rateable value GI
the hone warn 10a.—Mr. Weston took objection to
this. The Act of Parliament said the rateable value
must be Ell at least. —Mr. Burnett argued Mr.
Weston could not raise that objection if the liosnes is
off the preminse.—Mr. Howe, the applicant, said he
carried on • small shop at Grove-bull. He paid
£lB rent, besides rates.—Mr. Barnett put in several
certificates as to the good character of the applicant.
—Mr. Weston pressed his objection as to the rateable
value, and argued that the Bench were not in • position
to grant the ings.—Mr. Burnett said the annual
value was the rental value, which was £lB • year.—
The Bench overruled Mr. Weston's objection, and
decided to grant the license.
Datnnehannas.—Ann Cox was summoned for being
drunk in the parish of All tiaintn—SLe pleaded
guilty, and was fined ss. and °ode.
WfLrof DAllloo.—John Lane wee charged with
wilfully damaging several shoots of the Town Hall.—
Defendant expressed his regret, and assured the Bench
it was only date in fun. He promised to repair the
damage.—The Bench allowed the case to be with-
drawn on his paying the costs.
Fusion RLDINCI LID DILIMEINTIIIB.—Humrey
Moore was summoned for furious riding, and for being
drunk whilst in charge of • hone, and was fined Si.
for the latter offence.

THROWING STOWl6.—Lasao Bowrimwas summoned
for throwing spawn in the walks.— . Supt. Coward
said there had been great complaints a tiweering
stones in the walks, end he had been obliged to static.
a constable there.—Tbe Bench cautioned the lad, and
dismissed the summons on paying costs.
BOZOLAZT Ai MIL SOONDeg.—lsainel Ellsoock was
charged with entering the dwelling.honee of Mr.
Soundy, outfitter, its., of High West-street, and
stealing a rabbit skin. —Another charge against the
prisoner was for steeling two pairs of boots on the
same evening.—A woman named Mary Fookes was
charged with having the stolen boots In her possession
without being ibis to give • satisfactory account
of them. Mr. Weston, however, who appeared for
the prosecutor in conseqoanoe of information received
linos, asked that she might be discharged, and he
would called her as • witness.—Eliza Gray, a servant
In the employ of the prosecutor. said on Saturday last she
skinned • rabbit in the kitehea. She left tieskin in
the wash•hottee, which opesied into the yard behind. The
yard adjoined the Ship yard. She last saw it 4 Wee
o'clock in the arming. When she skinned the rabbit
she only cut off one of the fors legs, and the other was
left attached to the skin. The akin (prod:Lod by P.O.
Goald) was the one she hung up in the wash-bocun.
She went to bed at 11 o'clock, and moon aterwards she
heard • noise Jo the yard as of someone moving •
water can. She howl • crash after that as if some
wood was broken, Site got up and looked out of
window, but did sot eee anyloydy, After some time
she saw Mr. Soundy in the yard whit one of his amid-
ants and a policemad—P.C. Gould said ai Saturdally
last h• was called to Mr. Soundy's house at heif-pait .
He went to the back of his premises with Ilz
bandy, and made • search, but found no
Thera was a fowl - hones in the yard
=zing against the wall that separated Mr.
Sottlwilea Pestniees from the Ship yard He found
fresh footprints on the roof of the fowlhottee ; several
boards were also broken in. "'hers was • building
leaning against the side of the wail op the other side,
an that anyone oottld easily get from see aids is? tro
otter. Re found a number of fresh footprints *boat
Soundles premlee.. and • number of matches
partly buret. Witness afterwards saw the pawner
mom out of the Old nip yard. He waked him what
he WM up to, and he retlivl '• Nothing, only walking
the stream." Retook him to the Wolina-station, and
on eserchieg him found a rabbit skin (prodtkesd) 1p his
cost pocket. Witness reetarted "Mk has not
bees skinned long," and prisoner said "1 dpni
know.' He alio and two boxes of meioses to kit
pocket which were similar to the ones be found in the
fled. He then charted him with the ttett. This was all
evidence.—Mr. Weston purposed to call, and he
'eked for • remand till Mandel, which was mated.