The Express.
London, England, 1867-10-10 00:00:00

MUSTC AND DA.VCING LICIMES.

The court sat to-day at Clerkenwell for the purpose of
granting and renewing lionises for music and dancing,
under the act of the loth Geo. IL, cap. Ziti. The list con-
tained 360 applications fur renewals, 4 opposed, and GO
new applications. Mr. Henry Pownall, chairman of the
court, presided ; and there was a full bench of magis-
trates.

The court fiat proceeded with applications for the re-
newal of licenses for music and dancing granted last year.
The following licenses were granted without opposition:
Alfred Nicholson Wornum, Music Hall Store-street, Bed-
ford-square ; Thomas Groves, White Hatt, Drury-lane ;
James Hodgman, National Assembly Rooms, High Rol-
hot n • Jack Straw's Castle. Hampstead-heath ; Charles
Morton, the Oxford Music Hall ; Thomas Young, the Eyre
Arms, St. John's-wood ; Daniel Williams, the Crown and
Anchor, Albany-atreet ; George Lancefield, York and
Albany, Regent's-park ; William Suter, Prince of Wales,
Kentish Town ; Charles Peckham, Elephant and Castle,
King's-road, St. Pancras; George Tilley, Free-
masons' Arms, Suffolk-street, King's-cross ; Mary
Ann Catchpole, Assembly House Tavern, Kentish Town ;
John Ruddock, Exmouth Arms, Hampstead-road ;
Frederick Anderson, King's Head, Cumberland-street,
St. Pancras ; Benjamin Young, Oipsey Queen, Malden-
road, Kentish-town •, Horatio Chi pp, Hope Tavern, Stan-
hope-street, Hampstead-road ; John Stevens, Queen's
Anna, Haverstook-bill ' • Samuel Bloomfield, New South-
ampton Arms High-street, Camden-town.
James Carter applied for the renewal of a license for
music and dancing to the Camden Arms, Randolph-street,
Camden-town.

The Chairman inquired of the applicant for what pur-
pose he applied for his license, ilasmucl. as he did not
use it.

Mr. Carter mid the license was granted to the house
before he took it, and he had kept it up ever since. He
had a large room, and he thought of shortly using it,
although he had not done so during the last twelve
months.
. _ .

A Magistrate said they kept up these licenses because
they enhanced the value of the property.
The Chairman said that might bo so, bat u the license
had been granted for many 'nu, and never abused, it
would be very hard to take it away from the present appli-
cant. (Hear, hear.)
The license was unanimously granted.
The following licenses were also granted, without apposi-
tion:—Wickens, Old Jerusalem Tavern St. John's-square ;
Cl Philip Jagels, The New own, St. John's
-road ; Sarah
Smith, Crown Tavern, Clerkenwell-green ; Samuel Sher-
gold, The Cherry Tree Tavern, Bowling-green-lane,
Clerkenwell.

Thomas Goswcll applied for ► renewal of a license for
music and dancing to the Belvidere Tavern, Penton-street,
Clerkenwell.

Au inspector stated that Mr. Gomel] bad been sum-
moned twice for keeping his house open between the hours
of I and 4 in the morning, but on each occasion the sum-
mons was dismissed.

Mr. Goswell said he did not keep hie house open late,
and on the two occasions referred to there were annual
suppers of two benevolent societies. The first summons
WAS dismissed, and the second Mr. Mansfield refused to go
into, and dismissed it as frivolous and vexatious.
. .

Mr. Woodward said if Mr. Gamell wanted to keep his
house open late, he ought to apply to Sir It. Mayne for an
extra license for that purpose. But at the same time he
must say that be thought Sir Richard Mayne should not
grant these special licenses so freely, as they led toe, great
nu,sanoe to the inhabitants of the neighbourhood.
The license was then granted.

TSB POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

BOW-STREET.
TILL ROBBERY AT THIS " TOMAHAWK."

Two boy', named George Winder and iiornas Hagan,
were charged by Walter Dyer, a clerk at the tomahawk
office, Tavistock-street, Covent-garden, with stealing
money from the till at that office.
Mr. Dyer said the prisoner came into the office at Go'clock
on Wednesday morning, and Winder asked for
• quire of Towthatoks Witness served him, and he
went to a bench to fold the papers. At that time the
waitress from a coffee-house called to ask for some knives
and forks which had been sent with the clerks' dinners on
the previous day. Witness went to the back room, and
desired one of the other elerlui to give her them. When he
came back he missed 31. 101. from the till. From information
which he received from a newsman who was in the shop at
the time, he afterwards went in search of the prisoners,
and ultimately found them is Fleet-street. and gave them
in custody. He knew the amount of money in
the till, having taken 5/. 10s. in gold the evening
before, and also having placed 2!. there for change.
William Room, a newsvender, said he was statding
in the shop at the time, and while the clerk was
in the bask office, Winder leaned over the coun-
ter and took something from behind. Witness
took 'no particular notice, imagining that he was only
taking a show bill to wrap hie papers in. But when the
clerk said that money was missing from the till witness's
suspicions were awakened, and he mentioned what be had
men,

--13Olioe-constable Heaven. 545 City police, said he was on
duty in Fleet-street yederday when the prisoners were
given into his custody by the first witness. They were
searched at the police station, when 21. 10s. was found
concealed in Winder's stocking, and lf. in Hnsn's pocket.
Winder said, " I might as well be transported at first as
at last."

They were remand. I for inquiry as to their character, it
being supposed that former convictions could be Proved
squint them.