The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-20 00:00:00

SURREY QUARTER SESSIONS.

Kimonos. Ocr. 19.
(Before Major Pophryn ead a Beach of Ifmristesteo.)
music aro DANOLDIO LIMNS!.

The court was occupied the greeter pert of the day
hearing epplicetious for the reeswal of lissom for mule
and dace*. The while of the old licenses were mewed
without say obeervatiorne.

TEE WSW

An application wee made by Mr. Oarlo Gatti fora Dowse
for mu= cad dancing for an adshlisheteat in the West.
annster-rced, knows sa the New Hungerford Hall.
Mr. Robinson supported the apstios • Mr. Joyos sod
Mr. Needham opposed it ow behalf of Mr. Marton, the
proprietor of Canterbury-ball, sod the proprietor of the
Bower Saloon.

iMr. ioniet addremed the court in rapport of the 0O-
poetics to granting the knew He said that there w
Do objectioa to be made pear:tally to Mr. Gatti; but the
pried* ground upon which be should ask the eon not
to grant the lion wee that enek a place of amassment
wee really not required in the neighbourhood. Besides
the Canterbury-hall and the Bower &loon, on
behalf of which establideneets he was specially
instructed to appear, there were in the dote
vicinity of Mr. Gatti'. setablehmeat •
number of pbeo's of amassment of • similar aharacter.lal:
might mention that Alley's Theatre was nearly opposite,
that the Victoria Theatre was an at a very short distance.
There was the Surrey Music-hall in the London-read, and
also the Surrey Theatre. This he onidered inn sul-
kiest pound foe' asking the mart not to grant a fresh
license ; but besides this, he had another very important
fact for the consideration of the court—which was, that Mr
Gen bad fors very long period been setting the law at
defiance by having performance' at hie establishment with-
oat a Hone, and be did not dent from this course al mo-
oning until an action was brought against him at the Let
summer sans to mover penalties for having infringed the
law. This action was compromised by Mr. Gatti
conating to • monk an agreeing to pay
certain peaalties, and he believed that coos
this period no performances had taken plea. He should
submit, however, that a person who bad than deliberately
acted in define of the law ought not to he entrusted with
a. license, and upon this ground, and the objection he had
before stated, he thought the court ought to refuse the ap-
plication.
Mr. Needham followed, urging the same objections to the
granting of the license.
Mr. Walter !Awry was then examined. He damned thet
he was • eon vocalist, sod was sugaged by Mr. Gatti to
perform in that capacity at his establishment io the West-
cannon five or six mouths ago. The &moonset. were
similar to those at all other They corseted of
staging and dancing, and he as one of the company did all
he weld to num the public. On Saturday' and Mondays
charged for admission by refreshment ticket,
=the was
other nights, he believed, no charge waa made
for admiration. After the action was brought again Mr.
Gatti he was told that the performances meet be demo-
tion, and that hie aartioas were not required any longer.
Crumsamined—Witane " line" was comic singing sad
dancing, and it was for the public to judge whether he did
so respectably. (Laughter.)
Mr. Robinson—l suppose all the songs you rung were of
• proper neription. I appose you would not like to give
m means I (A laugh.)
And not mind if you paid um for it
(Laughter, in which the court joined.)
Mr. Rehineon—Well, I don't feel inclined to de that.
Moaned laughter.)
The witness then stated that ones be had left Mr. Gatti
he had obtained an mainmast at Ganterbury
Mr. Webb the superintendent of the L division of police,
stated that he had been to Mr. Gate's establistment, and
had seen the performaecen. The place was capable of hold-
ing between three and four hundred people, and the com-
pany were drinking and smoking. Mr. Gatti had applied to
the COISDAWOOIIIII of Polies to be allowed to have • adios-
man in attendance to keep order • but he me told thee the
applinkm could not be &atoned, because the place wee
not lamed- Upon one occasion Mr. Gatti man him
what be thought of the company, add be replied that he
w of opinion that a greet many of the young people who
were then would have been much better at ham* with
their pains.
Mr. Robinson then addressed the court on behalf of the
appliceat. He mid he took considerable Interest in the
matter, became he believed that Mr. Gatti was trying to
carry out a verr important experiment, and one that was
very inn calculated to beset% the public. The court was
probably aware that he was the originator of what might be
called the cheap ice movement, and by his own 011ffikIDO,
from being a very poor man, had amassed comiderable
Orriy and was the proprietor of the old Huogerford.
n the Strand, where he had given amuse-
ments of the name description as those sow proceed to be
give, for • coasiderable time without any lion, and he
believed that he was justified in doing so. His object was
to provide noon amusement for the public without it
bologna:opened by the use of intoxicating drinks, the
principal beverages sold bane tan sod coffee, and chocolate
end ices. He also only charged for admission on two even-
inpp in the week, Saturday sad Monday, cad
id. then oily by
refreshmeat ticket, for which sixpence was pa With re-
gard to hie having infringed the law, he was iastruoted that
Me Gatti really and conscientiously. believed that, in-
much as he made no charge for admission to the perform-
sem be was not required to have • license; but the mo-
ment he find that he wee acting in disoldine to the
law the performances were stopped. and bad never bent
resumed. To show the feeling of Mr. Gatti's oieghtion
upon the subject, he might state that the memorial in
favour of granting the license was signed by almost every
one of the inhabitaate of the Westminster-read, and as some-
Ins lad been mid by his learned friends in reference to
Aetiey's Theatre, be could inform the court that Mr. E. T.
Smith, the proprietor of that esteldiehment, was one of
thane who signed it. In addition to this, be was in a posi-
tion to prove by the testimony of the pollee and a great
many ropeotable peraoee that Mr. Gatti had always cm-
dueled his establishment in the most orderly sad paper
maser ; and be would remind then that the only oppmetios
to the granting of the lions came from interested perecea,
one of whom was Mr. Morton, of the Canterbury Arms,
who came formed with teen in his eyes to ask the magis-
trates not to grant a fresh lions, not because it was act
required by the public, but bone it might affect his owe
mate lowest.
Mr. Gatti was then examined, and be rated that his
object in applying for the license was, that he might be
enabled to supply the public with refreshment& such as tea, sod
coffee, and ices, and at the mane time afford them amusement
by singing sod deeding. He bad obtained a beer and wine
Busse, but very little of either of Shoo, articles was cm-
turned in his establishment, and he believed that he
himself drank more wine than was sold. (Laugh-
tar.) He went on to say that if the amps-
trate@ grand him • license be would undertake
not to all either beer or wise, sad none' should he
consumed but the articles be had before meotioad.
With regard to hie having isfrieged the law by levies per-
foreman without a license, he declared that be believed
that, name& as no =my was taken at the doors, no
one was required. He was contented in this by beta
informed by hie albite' epee one osmium when he lad
intimated hi neaten to apply for • spirit lines. that if
be nand it he would not be able to carryon the ar-
t sad he at ens anion his Wens of
applying gash • limn.
A sense of reepeetable neon were tin manned.
all of whom spike to the very proper manner in which the
spelling had ennead, not only the establishment in tie
In the Btran Westinisseer-read, but also the me he had originally opened
d.

The learned counsel then again severally addressed the
court.
The Chairman, after the beech had been a short time In
coeselnatioa, announced that the llama would not be
granted. This roan, he mid, bad always mad* it a role
sever to grist • Seem in a case when the law had been
previously openly defied ; and he the present inabinee,
although Mr. Gatti bed stated that he was not aware that
he wasin( b the law by having performances at the
eitablishmeatout the Moms of the magistrates, still it
woe clear that he most have known that he was doing so
what be was thformed by the sapertateadent of polio, that
he (odd mot have the easisteare of a *Men= became his
selehlielooset was not Mewed. The court, therefore, on
thepeNat owasiou, Mt tt to be Its duty to Jogai* the