The Express.
London, England, 1855-04-09 00:00:00

SURREY EASTER SESSIONS.

REIGATE. Aram 7.
mesa a. W. VIIINVULD. Inn CZAR ag•No •DD • WOW C

J D. SEWELL, APPELLANT, AOAINST TEE DECISION 01
THE 11AOISTEATES OP THE EZWINOTON DIVISION, El
1105110 HIE ♦ VICTDALLEI'S LICENSE, RESPONDENTS.

Mr. Swath (specially retained) and Mr. Knapp appeared
for the appellant; and Mr. Way and Mr. Corner for the
Illettistrates, the reepoudents.
Mr. Bodkin, in opening the appellant's ease, said that
this appeal was made in order to procure a lianas for a
public-how, which took its sign out of ilamplintent to a
noble kid, woo stood at the present time in the highest
pathos, and who was, moreover, a popular men, and the
louse in question bad iege named " Palmerston Arms."
It was situate at the corner of Palmerston-scram, Wal worth,
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that street and several streets adjoining being 'built upon
the joint estate of the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury and
Thomas Reseda:, E•q , who both concurrea is this appli
cation. Indeed ibis boas* bad beta specially built under
their direction foe this purpose, and he held in bin
hands a petition in favour, signed by two hun-
dred panties in the immediate neighbourho.id, and
a secoad petition signed by seventeen builders who
bad been concerned in the erection of upwards of
1,000 houses upon this same estate. Ile could not con-
ceive any ease in which it was impossible that the feeling of
a ueighboarbood could be more decidedly expressed. There
had been no eppoeidon from any rival publican or any
soiree whatever, and still, notwithstanding all this, the
licensee had been refused, and the appellant driven to pneent
himself at the Reigate &mons is order to obtain it. After
poistiag out is a forcible manner the p ocher advantages
that woad result to the neighbourhood, the learned counsel
concluded a beg and eloquent speech by submitting that if
he proved the fame he had detailed, the house was fairly
entitled to a lionise.
Mr. Franey P• opt, the architect and surveyor to the
estate, and a whole haat of the inhabitants of the neighbour-
hood were celled, in order to prove the desirability of a
license beteg granted. The witnesses were all sub-
jected to a very severe OTOlMOSSOlialitiOil by Mr. Lilly, on
the part of the respondents, but their united to simony in
favour of the aopelant remained unimpaired.
Tee ease been', proceeded for two hours and a half,
The Chairman (addreesiog Mr. Lilley) said-' he beach
do not desire to discourage you, or to express any opinion
ea this matter in its present stage; bat the bench feel that
miler you can osattedist the evidence that has been ad-
dmied, the appeal mot be allowed.
Mr. Laney submitted teat as the neighbourhood was still
unripe, the aitoommodation at present existieg wee mut-
ilaieut, sad that the magistrates who had refused this license
bad exercised a wise discretion.
A loss diotaseion hereupon ensued, in the cones of which
Mr. Bottle iatimeted that he bed a great many more wit-
nesses to esti ; in fact, his best evidence yet remained.
Mr. Lilly said after the strong observations that bad
faden from the beach be would, it they pleased, retire.
The Chairman—We do not wish you to retire, Mr. Linty,
hut simply to exereite yoar owe diecretioa. If yes think
eon sae aeatradiee this evident*, pray go us.
Attar some (nether observation 41% both aides,
Mr. Utley iatintated that he would bow to the opinion
that had bees =premed by the beach.
The Charism—Well, thee, the hawse will be granted.