The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-09-03 00:00:00

COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS.

SHIIRE ALL. Saturday, August 31.—Before H. Wit.
Hams, Esq., Captain Manning, H. N. Middleton, Req.,
H. C. Goodden. Esq., Lieuteemit-General Michel. Major
Steward, Major Frampton, and G. Troyhe Bullock,
Fsei.
This was the annual licensing day, and the old
licenses were granted without oppoeition.—Mr. Weston
applied on the part of the proprietor for a license for
the Grove Inn, Portland. He said the name of this
hoses was very well known, as the case bad been
brought before the Bench every year for the last 10 or
12 years. but that either the notices had been wrong,
or the services wrong, or some mishap had occurred
wlicnhy the license had been withheld. This hones
was the nearest for the xecommixlation of the ' convict
establishment, and was frequented by the warders and
numbers of people who visit tie and go to the
house to lunch, and who often wished for spirits. The
nearest house was the Clifton Hotel, which WM coin.
psratively speaking a mere temporary building, com-
pared with the Grove.—Mr. Symonds. who appeared on
behalf of Mr. Devenish, brewer, said that Here were
no new fosterer in this case, and the application had
again and again been refused on its merits. If the
house was, as bad been stated, the resort of the warders,
he was sure the Bench would agree with him that
they would be better employed elnwhere.—License
greeted.
Mr. Tigard sr plied for a license for the Albion, situ-
ated at Referee. Mr. Symonds, in his reply to the
former application, had said there were se new features
for the granting of • new Hoene.. Bet there was this
important fad. The census of 1851 showed the popu-
lation of Portland to be something over 4,000, the
census of 1881 showed the population of the island to
be about 8 000, or an increase in ten years of 1800,
exclusive of the convicts. He presented • memorial
respectably signed, risking for the license to be granted.
—Mr. Symonds said there was really no necessity for
the license being granted, as there were already three
lionised houses, and two beer honest existed in Reforms
and Weston. —Application refused.
Mr. Weston next applied for • license for the Cove
beer house, situated on the beach at Chisel. He said
in this an there were no rival brewers concerned, the
proprietor of the house applying for the license on his
own behalf. It was the resort of fisherman, and not
long sines • boat's crew in an exhausted state were
saved from shipwreck, in all probability from • number
of fishermen loitering there. On that occasion, He
Majesty's harbour master took them to this bones and
insisted upon refreshments being supplied them, and
he had himself signed the requisition to the
magistrates.—Mr. Curtis, Mr. Devenish's traveller,
on being called in support of the application, said that
he considered a Heinen to this house so neceesary, that
sooner than it should to without it, he would ask the
Bench to transfer the license from one of the other
' houses in Chisel, to this ; but unfortunately, none of the
other houses did belong to Mr. Devenish. One reason
why • linen was necessary was, that instead of its
being then abet up at ten o'clock, pilots and fishermen
could legally remain there much longer, to watch for
ships. The Bench thought some other than • publie-
house would be a better look-out for ships in distress.—
hr. 'lizard, in opposing this license, said he thought be
need not address atingle remark to the Bench—Appli-
cation refused.
Mr. Tigard applied for Charlotte Garrett for a license
for the Albert Refieshmeut Rooms, situated at Castle,
town. Although there were already four licensed houses
in this place, and only about 20 homes, yet there was such
• large Influx of visitors by theateam packets.wholanded
their passengers at this point, that it was acknowledged
on all hands that more accommodation than now existed
was absolutely needed. Only last week, there were no
less than 12.000 passengers landed at the Portland 7ier
from the Weymouth Steam Packets— Mr. Symonds
opposed the license being granted, and said of all the
monstrous applications that were ever made, this was
the most outrageous. Here 25 per cent, of the boons
at Castletown were already licensed. He veulored the
statement that it was not the sale of spirits that they
wanted, but an extension of time for keeping the house
open. There were already seveuteen licensed homes,
and six beer houses on the island, and sanely any
poison could conscientiously plead that additional houses
were neesesary.—The application was refused.
Mr. Weston applied for a license for the Victoria
Lodge Inn, situated at the end of Chisel on the IVykit
road.—Mr. Tigard opposed, hut thought it unnecessary
to offer any reinarks.—Application refined.
Mr. Tisard applied for a license for the Royal Standard
at Upwey, on the Weymouth awl Dorchester turnpike
road.—Mr. Symonds opposed. The sue had been before
the magistrates, and if the Bench then thought the
house unaecesany. purely they must now there was •
rail way. —Application refused.
Mr.lngram applied for a license for the Royal George
at Charminster.—Mr. Wooten opposed.—Application
refused. . . . . . . .

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It was stated that Major Aston withdrew the charge
that had been preferrei against Henry Clements, agent
to R. N. Middleton, Esq.—Mr. 8 monde, who appeared
for Mr. Clemente, asked tbe magistrates to proceed with
the ease, but they refused.
A potion named Lancaard was brought up on remand
charged with ascaniting his .if.. Tie complainant now
said she did not wish to prees the charge, as he never
struck her but when be was drunk.—The Bench said if
the wife did not wish to promocute,there would be an end
of the case so far as the magistrates were concerned,
but defendant daterved to be prosecuted in the Ecclesi-
astical Court. As the prisoner had been apprehended
no a warrant, be would have to enter into
his own recognisances to keep the peace for 12 months,