The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-07 00:00:00

TKI CYDZIL CILLAkS.

The proprietor of the Cyder Cellars tavern, Maiden-
lane, Strand, was one of the applicants for a !image for
music only.
Mr. H.Alkin supported, Mr. Metcalfe opposed the ap-
plication.
It appeared that the opposition originated with Mr.
Horatio William Hall, describing himself as an attorney-
at-law of Saint Martin's-court. In a petition against
the application which he had lodged with the clerk
of the place, according to the standing orders, be
complained that vocal and instrumental entertainments
had been gives at the Cyder Cellars, that establishment not
being licensed ; that songs of an immoral tendency were
sung there, and that the petitioner had brought an action
against the applicant to recover penalties ander the act for
having given musical entertainments in an unlicensed place
—which action was still pending. Some discussion took 1
place as to the right of Mr. Metcalfe to be heard in support
of a petition emanating from a parson who had nothing to
do either with the house in question or the locality it was
situate in, and who moreover was not present in court, no
answer being misused when his name was called. Mr.
Bodkin observed that Mr. Hall was nothing but a common
jeweler ; be had brought actions for penalties under this
act, and bad offered, as sendd be proved, to abandon them
for money.
Mr. Metcalfe (the Chairman having ruled that he could
be heard) addressed the bench in opposition to the applica-
tion. He urged that if the allegations in the petition were
true, the Cyder Cellars was not a place which
the court would grant a license to. In violation of the law
and is defiance of the court musical entertainments had
bees given, and it was no reason that the bench, because a
penon had brought an action against the applicant to re-
cover a peotity which the act declared bad been incurred,
seder the circumstances should grant him a license to
sanction his proceedings. Mr. Hall was, he was instructed,
an attorney, but his name was too lett for insertion in this
year's "Law List." He had lodged his petition, and he
thought that proceeding was sufficient, which was the
reason that he (Mr. Metcalfe) was not prepared with evi-
dence to prove the allegation in the p tition.
The manager of the Cyder Cellars, in answer to the
Chairman, stated that the only "scenic representations "
there were an old coat and bat, &c., occasionally worn by
the semis singer, and the mature of the songs snag related
to the posing events of the day—they had a comical turn,
but were ant, be should think, objectionable. Is answer to
the questior, whether indecent songs were not sung there, •
he said there were two constructions to be put upon that ;
it depended upon what was considered an indecent song.
He thought they were not indecent.
The license was granted.
Mr. Hall was a petitioner against several applications,
and it appeared that he had brought no less than three
acting's against one publican, and had obtained a judgment
for 1901.

Oreat a...Maar-ion was espresscd at the free manner in
wirch the bench rooted the kaisers on this occasion. The
only condition imposed on the new applicants was, that
they e►oel! wit make any charge for admission to the
remota where the musical entertainment was provided, and
one person met with a refusal because he aid he int.:wird
to wake a charge for admission.

FORGED BANK OT ENGLAND NOTY.S.—The man
r ilirrgooseve the name of Mason, ant succeeded in puling a
Dank of England di. note on Mr Ileckseher, a
jrrwirtter of Windsor, in payment for a silve• watch, the
week before lest, has been traced to Hull, which town he
left os Mouday :Let, oatonsibly for Liverpool. Mr. Ever,
the superintends tit of police at Winds .r, has received a
WWI from this Hall inspector to that effect, in which the
latter states that Mason exchanged the watch fraudently
obtained of Mr. Heckecher while at Hull, bat it does not
appear that he. attempted to utter any forged antes in that
to. a. It certainly semis strange, after the man had been
advertised iu the Polk. Oweett, and stood accused of atter-
Zleforged not. b..th in London and Windsor, that the
authorities of Hull did not put a cheek to his
windlass career by apprehending him.
SCODUI DEATH ON TUE TOP OF AN ONNIBVL
—Mr. W. J. Payne held an inquest yesterday 1110Miag ca
the body of Frederick Garlick, aged 41. The deceased wa.
tkie driver of a Chen. y omnibus, and had driven up the
wands to St. TeurxchurcLyaril ou Tuesday aftern wo.
Vikriapin" hehe4Xliledutryti'elliCkausiroalttnarr;
ieving that he was in a fit, got up end
Mew^ but he was perfectly lifeless. The
r, ertivrXmained. said the deceased bad died of
of this hotel, and the jury returned a verdict ac.
The poor man having left a wife and six chil-
e* the jury catered into • subscription for them, and a II
meta et about 71. was the result of their benevolence.