The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-09-13 00:00:00

MEETING.

WIDNZIMAT : Before the Mayor (G. Curtin, Esq.).
M. Kemp-Welch, C. J. Stone, W. 1). Dugdale, and
G. H. 13l'utch, &qrs.
Mr. Supt. Eimer stited he had no report to make
against any of the houses. During the past 12 months
only one house had been complained agamst—the
C web and Hones—but the landlord had left, .14 it
was n ,vr bald by a very respectable man. The cases
of drunke.mees in the borough this year showed a
decrease In comparisos wit Woes of Um provisos year.

The old "news were then renewed-48 fully licensed,
and 41 beer and wine houses. After this the new
applications were proceeded with.
Mr. H. 8. Diciasa in applied for • seven day license
for the Vise and Crown hotels, each of .tach
present bolds a six day license. He respectfully con-
tended the Bench bad no discretionary pliv,r.
Mr. ALLY.N, Magi,tratere Cork, qu.rted a case at
variance with Mr. Dickinson's assertion.
Mr. Dicaiireole : Oh, that's an Irish case.
Mr. thosx : And Ini-h ciao+ are often very good,
especially when filial with whiskey. (Laughter.)
After • con ,ultstion, the Mayor said the Bench were
of opinion that if Mr. Dickinson required • seven
days lioanse be mast make an entirely fresh &ppd.
cation, the IMMO landlords did net now hold the houses
as when the six days' licenses were granted.
Mr. STONE: You must go through the programme
afresh, and then it will be discretionary for the !impe-
trate; to say whether or not they will grant the

Mr.—biculasow : And we silty lose our six days'
I iosnaes.
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&one : We don't tell you that.
Mr. Dtcstsson then asked for an adjournment.
The Maros intimated the juotioes did not intend t,
have an adjourned licensing day.
Mr. DICKINSON aired that, • • ruled in the case
Rex. v. the Justices o the West Riding of Yorkshire,
they were compelled to.
'rhe Binca still decliled to fix an adjourned
meeting.
Mr. DICKINSON : Then all I can say ii you are
taking & most exceptional course. The magistrates
have always hitherto had an adjured meeting.
Mr. STONI : There is no rule without an exception.
Mr. DICKENSON : You have always led us to believe
you would show u this indrlgenos. I say its a very
bard case if you don't now.
The MAYOR: Wilt you take your six days' renewal?
Mr. litcgtstson : Well, I suppose I have no •lterna-
Live, its klobisofe choice, but I say it ii a moat
arbitrary thing on your part.
The blares: What the 14w allows us to do we are
prepared to do to-day.
Mr. DICK' 5801: Then I ask for an adjoui.iment.
Ultimately the BENCE agreed t hold an adjourned
meeting that day fortnight, Mr. Dickinson to take his
eix days' licernes, and then to ap,ny for the est&usion.
Mr. TIEVSKS, in behalf of Messrs. Hopkins and Son,
applied for an out-door iinellSo for Bristol Hones,
Perks:tons. He contended that if the applicant com-
plied with the four requirements of the Act they had
no power to refuse. The Bench agreed that this was
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--kr. Stone thought Parliament in its endeavour to
retneoy and evil by takiug away t'te old Exedae
Licenses, bad made • greatx bungle et the Act than
ever.

Tee hievoa: No doubt, very woe Ma shall have
soother Act..

Mr. Dicaussok : That's why we rre all here to-day,
sir. (Laught,r.)
An off license was granted Mr. C. D. Webber,
grocer, of the Market place. Mr. D. Budge supportsd
tlis application.
Mr. ilyrun Co; for whom Mr. Dickinson appearel,
atked for an off license for a house at Parkstone.
applicant stated for the last a wen years he had been
reusiving 12e. a week fur the premises. They wore
rated at 12i. only!
The IiTICJI said there warn so much discrepancy
between the rating and the alleged rental, that the
appication would be adjourned, for the premiaes to be
valued.

Mr. J. M. Barnes, through Mr. Travers, applied for
• 'ionise for a house in Fish-streei.—Mr. Gibbs was
called to prove the value of the property, and said he
had offered £l5 a year for it himself, but the owner
wanted £lB.—The Bench, will know the premises,
refused the application, on the ground that the value
was not sufficient. On the application of Mr.
Travers, they put their refusal into writing.
An application by Mr. S. W. Godwin, at the request
of Mr. Oickinson, was adjourned, the necessary notices
not having been served in time.