The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-17 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIONS.

KINGSTON, Ocr. 16.
(Before Major Penrbyn, Chairman, and a Bench of
Magistrates.)
NURIC AND DANCING LICENIII6B.

The court was occupied to-day in hearing applications
for renewals of licenses for music and dancing, and new ap-
plications for similar licenses.
The following licenses were reaewsdi—The Rosemary
Branch Tavern, Peckham ; the Father Red Cap, Camber-
well ; the Ship Tavern, Fore-street, Lambeth ; the Colonel
Wardell, Tooley-street ; the St. Helms Tavern, Brother-
hithe ; the Horns Tavern, Kenniogtoa; the Duke Wurtem-
burg, Ilatileld•street ; the Larkhall Tavern, Clapham ; the
Royal Albert, Wandsworth ; the Flora Carders, Camber-
well ; the Black Dog Tavern, Vauxhall-walk ; the Grove
Tavern, Peckham ; the South London Music Hall, London-
road ; the Anerly Tavern, Norwood ; the Manor House
Tavern, Walwmth ; the Bell, Fast Moulsey ; the Griffin
Hotel, Kingston; the Cricketers' Tavern, Kingston; the
King's Haul Tann, Lower Norwood; the Salmon Tavern,
Southwark ; the Montpelier Tavern, Walworth ; and Can-
terbury Hall, Lambeth.
Mr. Knapp applied for a renewal of the license to the
Surrey Music Hall
The Chairman said he understood that the hall lad hem
burned down.

Mr. Knapp said that was so, but it was at present in the
ooune of re-erection, and there were other concert rooms
connected with the establishment to which the license would
be applied.
The license was then granted.
The court next proceeded to hear new applications for
licenses for music and dancing, of which there were eight.
Mr. M'Donnell appeared with Mr. J. M. Howard, to
support an application on behalf of Mr. John Spencer
NoMerritt, the secretary of the Lecture hell, Carter-street,
Walworth, for a license for music for that eiteblishment
The learned counsel said that the application was sup-
ported by the parish officers and the incumbent of the dis-
trict, and the object that was sought to be attained was that
they might be ambled to give concerts occasionally in addi-
tion to the ordinary scientific lectures. It was unneasswiry
for him to my anything ,to the court is reference to the
ustifulnew of those institutions, and be would only observe
that without • license the auoyen of the institution
were liable to heavy penalties if any musical per-
formalises were given in it. Only • short time back
a concert wee projected with • view to aid the
foods of the institution, which wag at the time in
debt, and after every arrangement had been made, and some
considerable expense had been incurred, they received notice
at the eleventh hour that if the concert took plain proceed-
ings would be taken to recover the penalty of 1001. He said
be believed that there was no opposition to the application,
and the memorial in favour of the license was signed by five
clergymen, the whole of the overseezziralor
areat many of
the principal inhabitants of the neighbourhood.
The Chairman inquired if any one opposed the applica-
tion, but so Miller being given, the court unanimously
granted the license.
Mr. Knapp applied ea behalf of Mr. Harry Shepherd for
• music license for the Railway Tavern, Wandsworth.
The application was supported by the ovenware and other
parish officers, and 157 other inhabitants of the neighbour-
The Court granted the license.
Mr. Knapp then applied for a similar license on behalf
of Mr. Alfred Oliver, for the Black Dun, Presechod-street,
Hoeselydown.—Granted.
Mr. Lacy applied for a license for music for the King's
Arms, Kennington-lane.—Granted.
Mr. Knapp applied for a license for music and dancing
CS behalf of Mr. John Ledger, of the White Hart Tavern,
Norwood. He raid that the neighbourhood had recently
iacressed to • very enormous extent ; and the officials COD-
nected with the Crystal Palace, who had formed an amateur
tend, were anxious to have a place to practise is. This
was, of coons, not the only ground upon which the license
was asked, but a great many persons were in the habit of
aiming there from London, and it was really desirable for
the public accommodation that concerts, and amusements
of that description, should occasionally be given.
There was no opposition to this application except from a
lady living in the neighbourhood, who sent a letter to the
chairman, in which she stated that she considered that if
music and dancing were allowed to take place at the White
Hart, it might cause her some annoyance.
The Court granted • license for music only.
A similar license was granted to the Jolly Tanners, Ber-
mondsei New-road.
Mr. Robinson applied for a license for music and dancing
for the Ono Tavern, Croydon. He said that although this
cams befog the court as a new application, a similar license
had bees granted for several years ; but upon the house
cbaegisg hands by some neglect the renewal of the license
was not applied for. The hones bad always been reepeotably
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