The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-10-08 00:00:00

THE NSW LICINSING Arr.

The "oontlrming oocamittes " of magistrates for this
county under the now Licensing Act cm at the Mars-
hall on Saturday afternoon to oonfirm or hear appeals
against the granting of licensee by the divisional licen-
sing oommittime. There were preseut—J. Floyar, Req.,
M.P., (chairman), H. 0. Goodden, Esq., J. Guidry,
Eeq.. G. Troyte-Ballock, Eq., B. Litt'shales, Esq.,
Capt. Fyler, Cam Sikes, Eq., Capt C. S. Olyzi.

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Tbe mode of procedure au the lint question,
whether if there were no appeal the magtetrates should
go into the merit, of each ease; and they decided no.
Adother point remarked woo thatOleis objection woo
taken before the liceratring j articles there war no local
stmadi here to appeal.

After confirming eaveral unopposed Remises. Mr. T.
B. Tiutner, of Wimborne' supported the 000lirmation
llamas
of a grant of a to Mr. John Rogers, of Broad-
sten., Csnford Magna..
Mr. W. Waterman, of Corte Hill, objected to the
coo firmation.

The Cheirmen : The first question is—did you make
objection before the bunging justices at Wimborne?
Mr. Waterman : Yr., at the adjourned meeting: sad
I was referred to the oonfirmieg oommittee.
Mr. Tanner: TI, boons, was granted at the first
meeting held by the magistrate., and there wu not a
word of objection. Mr. Sharman, Mr. i Waterman's
friend, was in court at tom time. The Beach unant.
moody granted the Hewn.. People In the immediate
neighbourhood of the honee eigned the pMation for it.
Mr. Watermau mid he was not aware the notices for
the I:clue were peeled.
Mr. Ylor r: I understand you appeared before the
juitiore at en adj turned meeting; wee the Menu
greeted before you et tnicied ?

Mr. Wittman : I understood it was granted, subjeot
to the approval of the confirming committee.
Mr. Floyer : Yes, thee is quite true, I..ut the Act of
Parliament says co person shall be heerd apinst a
lioense by not except be has appeered to objeol bebre
the licensing juittops at the time of the granting of the
lieense.

Mr. Watermtn : 1 wu not there then.

Mr. Plow: Then you se* you are shut out from
opposing it noir.
NVatorman : There wet no notice on the chapel
door in the immediate neighbourhood. It io a larße
parish, and the parish choral of Cenford is tiree miles
away. and soarcsly any ono from the neighbourhood
would see notices there.

Mr. Floyer : At, that is going into the merits, which
the Act says we can't outertain.
Mr. Littlehales : These objections ought to have been
amide before the lieensing justices.
Mr. Waterman: All the inhabitants are against hav-
ing • public-Ileum there.
Mr. Floyer : We can't entertain any objection now;
only I wee dwriretu of am:attaining the nature of your
opposition. (To Mr. Tanner): Are you satisfied that
you gave all the troikas neoessary under the Ast ?
Mr. Tenner : Most oertsialy. It 1. 0017 necvsary to
affix the notice on the door of the wish chetah. I
proved it was there three Sundays In July, and oleo on
the applicant's door close to where th•se peopl9 (".o
objectors) live. Orm of these men was in court whu
the Hoene, was granted,and not • word was raid against
at by any one at all till a fortnight after. I must
respectfully submit that the court bare no power to
entertain any oLjastion row from • person who did nut
oppose at the licensing uneting.
Mr. Floyer : No doubt you Vs right.
Mr. Waterman : Toe applicant's house was not clues
to his, audio: made every inquiry bat could not find lay
on* had mem the maim.
Mg. flow : We omit go into that; the court are
unanimously of *aka that yaw opposition ossaat be
eateraliami.