The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-09-17 00:00:00

THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS AND THE NEW

ACT.

Seven of the Homed victuallers, forming a deputa-
tion from the trade, on Friday morning last, presented
themselves at Guildhall, before the borough magistrates,
the Mayor (Jas. Robortsoo, Req.), J. Ailing, Eiq., J.
Drew, Esq., LL D., and R. Optimal. &Ku' to mu, an
application for extension of ths time of oloelng to 12
o'clock. The deputation oonsisted of Mr. F.. Dunn,
V,ctoria Hotel; Mr. J. J. H. Longman. Black Dog;
Mr. Board, Duke of Cumberlandi. Mr. Sherry, Cooper •
tram,.
Mr, Hayman. Fox ; Ur. Roberta, Three Tone;
sod Mr. Ferry, Sailor'. Return.
Mr. Dunn stated the req.iest of the deputation, that
the Bench w..,uld albw them to do has had been done
at Oxford and other towns, keep their houses open until
12 o'clock, in consequence of the late arrival of the
trains.

—in answer to Mr. AyHug, Mr. Dann sad the tram
sometimes did not arrive sett! 13 o'clock. He (Mr.
Donn) had to keep open his house for the eonvenlenoe
a passengers by the Jersey boate, be had to burn gas,
end keep up his servant., and yet by the terms of the Asit he could not metre anything. At Orford permission
had been granted, to keep open until 12 o'clock. Tbe
victuallers bore were ready to support the pollee in
oatrying out the law.
Mr. Sherry said several Friendly Soalalee met at his
house, and the members were unable to get away till
late so that there was not time to do business by 11.
Mr. Herd said the I-malaise of the Duke of Cumberland
was peculiar, persona suffering from *ea sickness or
&saturate often went their and he relieved them. The
police also smut to his house for betides of hot water,
Windage*, At., and he supplied them. Pero" °esti'
drowned were taken there, and pilots who brought vessels up harbour with the tides, sad required rehab-
meets as mocha. any one. He Murton asked for eziomics
of time.

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Mr. Dunn said thal some persons WI • &mad
oissuallers' house at 11 o'slook, &ad weal I. • deb
hone% where Ow weld Mak sad Pubis al Oa
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over flub and is atimillohi• with tiwarPiell M JOAN. W;
The Mayor remarked they bad no Whirwi
house., admit that we are Mit Wu M the muse In whisk
Tee Bench then retired, and on their return the the word M sometimes understood, but whoge fault is
Mayor said they cou,d not take upon themselves the it? and what is the remedy ? Do let sae Pre
If they al you to vie with uses far u you ago joaim.tovailikwithand
respeneitrility of altering the Act one iota.
trod to twelve there would soon be another and much look at the Union in a nobler ead better mon thos b.
larger deputation asking for the boar to be altered to some it hes been represented. I only moat as, Wee
ten.
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; that b to
In the groan's, of the amount uf endgraties, the
morouatyhearand Bristol also they had decided to say that as Mr. Arch hee so oftse tried to hum ; um*
Mr. Donn said at Southampton the trains ran down strength and wealth of our noble eountry is sgewibuy
to the Dock., but here all the traffic had to peas through going down, and bloat if it continues to dose we num
the town. ~,,orodly duty, and feel by and by a kw with* will
Mr. Donn also considered it unfair that the clubs i prove irremediable.
ere allowed to open. Of tbe swag of the Union we have not the Mut
The Mayor maid this wu a dieerepancy that had been doubt; but if it be put down as an knitstien of
we.: 1°,404 in the .tot; it wee very imperfect, and next antagonism to the interests of masters sad patl...
Demme would doubtless be mitered. The inagietrates we are sorely misunderstood. Tee action of workmen
thought they ought not to hav• himn kit to decide so who break our rules we ore ever responsible for, and it
to the boar, bet they could try clooing at eleven, as the should never he charged to us. If you sea ug ',an.
Act mentioned that hour. put us right; or try to do it. I 1 it net worthy of note
Mr. Longman wired if the Mayor could not over. that the groat journalists of the day in numerous and
role, as chairman. his beother magistrate.. weldwritten leeders bare beeo friends to us. My last
The Mayor replirei this was the deciaioo of the whole letter contained a few items which some oomideeed
Bend,. His worabip alas notleed that under the old offensive. I can allure any much gentlemen that they
Act, beerhouses were to be closed at 11, and spirit were never intended to be so, and I beg forgivertest
homes at 12. If they allowed the extra hour, they wherever it may appear,
would give an hoar to the beerbouses, and there was Let no, I pray you, bare no strife of any sort. (Gee.
no distinoioo now, all former acts being repealed. till.. Ito 9); "Don't persecute or oppress the hireling,
Mr. Sherry applied to be allowed to keep open on the seeing that we all must soon stand before the judgment
quarter nights of his friendly socialise, when they dul seat of Christ, avid give account, &o."
the greatest amount of business. I am, gehtlentre, yours respectfully,
Mr. Superintendent \lake', said there would be no J. W. etAIiNZTT.
objection, if it was for tool Pie transaction of tontines.,
and outside customers were kept out.
The Mayor add the decision would be adj aurned till
the application was made at the prop, r time.
Eleven o'chmk therefore remains the clueing hour.