The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-08-11 00:00:00

NEW PUBLIC HOUSES

At the special session on Friday, before Mr. Holme and
Mr. Turner, Mr. Simon, barrister, applied, on behalf of a
numerous body of residents at Edge-hill, to cancel or
suspend a " renewable license," granted at the June special
sessions, to a Mrs. Cobham, to remove her license from the
Bear's Paw to a house "in Paddington," the real object
being to use it for a private house in Irvine-street, next the
church gates. The learned counsel stated that the house in.
Irvine-street was owned by Mr. Rigby, the gin dealer; and
that an application at the general licensing day, last year,
was opposed, and dismissed on the merits. However, Mr.,
Rigby was 'determined not to be foiled, and, by another
course, outwitted the inhabitants, and at the June sessions,
unknown to them, got a " renewable license" to the widow
where the house really wa
Cobham, as upon a destruction of a licensed house to—not
a
houselrvine Irvine-street,
Paddington," t r eet'
gton," but to " a
The magistrates, as well as the inhabitants, were, by that
ruse, misled, and were astonished at a later period to find
the house undergoing transmogrification into a dram shop;
Enquiry was made, and no notices were found to have been
posted up, or, if they were, they were instantly removed by
" that mischievous boy," who is always so conveniently at
ddin into • which it had s,
back wall.
hand for that purpose. He now submitted that the license
had been obtained by a trick and fraud, and ought to be
recalled or suspended. There was a memorial by the
incumbent of the church and the leading residents there,
against the license, and complaining of the fraud, and
many of them in attendance to express their opinion
on it. Mr. Godfrey, solicitor, also opposed it, and said
that there were twenty-four houses within four hundred
yards of the house in question. Mr. Bremner, for the appli-
cant, said that there was no locus standi for this application.
Mr. Holme said that when the license was granted, the
bench were unaware of the circumstances, or it,never would
have been "granted. The facts were concealed from the
bencht who, had no idea• but that it was for a house lower
down in Paddington. He would not characterise it as he
thought it deserved, but could only advise the applicants to
appear at the next licensing day. Mr. Turner concurred,
and, in strong langnage, denounced the course pursued to
obtain the license, and declared his belief that if the bench
had been aware of the circumstances no license would have
been granted.

The Right Hon. M. T. Baines, M.P., has left London on
a short continental tour.
THE SWORD PRESENTATION TO THE EARL OF CARDIGAN.
—The committee of gentlemen appointed by the suscribers
to the magnificent sword to be presented to the Earl of
Cardigan, have been sitting in the council chamber of the
Leeds ?ourthouse during the week, to make arrangements
for giving a banquet to the noble earl in the Music-hall,
Leeds, on the occasion of the formal presentation (on behalf
of his Yorkshire tenantry) of the magnificent sword
commemorative of his gallant conduct at Balaklava. E.
Denison, Esq., Al.p,, will preside at the banquet, which
is expected to take place on the 30th instant.—Leeds
Mercury.

PRINCE ALBERT AN AUSTRALIAN PROPRIETOR.—It iS
stated that Prince Albert has bought an enormous tract
of land in Australia, which, in about twenty years, will
return about 1,000 times as much as all the Saxes, Coburg
and Gotha,
principle in all this in Germany, put together. No, there is a
whether or not it is twrue that the
Marquis of 'Westminster advances portions of the purchase-
money. When 'William the Fourth, fo: himself and
successors, ma le the bargain with Parliament that he
should have so much a year in consideration of his
giving up all the crown lands, it was distinctly intended
the Sovereigns should for ever cease to be land-
holders. But here the Crown is recommencing its functions
as estated proprietor. The Queen bought Osborne the
Prince bought Balmoral, and has bought a province in
Australia, and will go on buying for the
sake of the little
royaltieS,