The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-08-29 00:00:00

S.---LIVERPOOL

PUBLICANS' ANNUAL LICENSING DAY

Yesterdny was the annual (1.13, for the meeting of the borough

magistrates to hear and decide on the granting of new licenses

to publicans. The court house, Chapel street, was crowded to
excess at eleven o'clock There were altogether 115 applies_

tions, and out of this number 102 of the applicants were keepers

of beerhowes, the remainimg thirteen being from houses not

previously having any license,

There were no less than

seventeen attorneys and six barristers present

The magis-

trates held a private meeting before entering the court, and
at half-put eleven o'clock the following took their scats

The Worshipful the Mayor (in the chair), Thomas Bolton,
Alderman Turner, Alderman Mime, James A. Tobin, C.
Challoner, Charles Turner, R. V. Yates, B. Gladstone, E.
Evans, J. D. Anderson, F. Heywood, Hamilton, Crosth-
waite, and Lawrence. The first application was for the
renewal of a license to Mrs. Cobham, of Paddington. Mr.
Aspinall, barrister, was in support of the application
(instructed by Mr. Bremner), and Mr. Simon appeared to
oppo e. Mr. Aspinall contended that there was no right of
opposition, except there was some ground of a charge against
the applicant for some violation of the act of license. Mr.
Simon contended that he had the same right to oppose now
as he would if the application was for a new license. After
seme argument on both sides, Mr. Charles Turner appealed
to Mr, Wybergh if the bench were to hear counsel in
envuerrytesy as, and Mr. Wybergh said counsel was heard by
not by right. Mr. Simon said his objection
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was that the license in this case had been obtained from
the bench by fraud, and used for other purposes
than intended, and were obtained by misrepresentations. After
some discussion on the point whether the opposition should I e
heard or not—Mr. Aspinall stating that the arguments would
probably last all day— the magistrates retired, and after an
absence of half an hour they returned and decided that unless
some offence against the tenor of the licence was shown, they
would not hear the opposition. Mr. Simon said the origi: al
license was obtained by fraud, and he wished to know if that
in itself was not a violation of the license ? The Mayor said
he was not called on to answer that question. Mr. Simon said
the origioal application was made under a certain description,
for Paddington, and refused, and then a second application,
under another description, was made, and the license
fraudulently obtained ; and he would again ask, was not that an
offence against the tenor of the license ? The Mayor said, if
vie magistrates entered on that point, they would be entering
on the question they had just decided. The opposition was
refused and the license granted.
IN RE ELIZABETH MARSHALL,--In this case Mr. Blair
applied for a renewal of the license of a house in Williamson-
square, known by the name of the " Black Bess." From the
statement of the learned counsel, it appeared that some time
last year the house was kept by a person named Harwood, who
had incurred the displeasure of the police by allowing some
porformanee, called a " Judge and Jury Society," and the
police having reported on the case, the magistrates, on last
annual day, refused to renew the license, and the house
remained closed since that time. Mr. Marshall, the husband
of the pr, sent applicant, was fo-nicrly the licensed owner and
ocoueier of the house (he is since dead), and the property now
belonged to_the applicant, who had got it into her own posses-
sion, and intended to carry on the business herself. The
applcation would not increase 'the number of license, it would
be only renewing one that existed for many years. He con-
tended that the applicant should not suffer by the conduct of
the former tenant, who, in point of fact, was not the tenant of
Mrs. Marshall. Mr. Marshall had let the house to Mr.
Boleno, and he had sub let it to Harwood,and Nis. Marshall
knew nothingtof him.' She had now got possessien of the
premises, and would carry on the business in a respectable
manner. The magistrates asked Mrs. Marshall if she intended
to carry on the business in future herself ? and she replied she
had got it into her possession, and would carry on the business in a
respectable manner, as she had always done when in business
At this stage of the proceedings, the gentlemen of the bar
applied to their worships to take some cases in which they were
engaged, as they had to attend the Recorder's-cout t. The bench
consulted, and the next application was on behalf of T. Bradley,
of Kensington, who applied fdr removal of a licence from a house
(thrown down) in Oldhall street. -The application was supported
by Mr. Raffl s, who was instructed by Mr. Ewer. He said
the house in Oldhall-street had been thrown down, and the
applicant had taken out the license for that house, in order to
preserve his rights, hut he would now hand in that license for
the purpose of having it cancelled, so that the number of
licenses in the borough would not be increased. The appli-
cant was highly recommended, and.had been a long time in
trade wi:hout any complaint being made against him.
Mr. Aspinall appeared for Charles Grau, Duke-street,
whom he sated to be a German, keeping an hotel in Duke.
Et eat, for German emigrants, and all he required was a license
for that purpose, but he did not intend to use it as a common
publie.house or gin shop.

- CURIO' S ('ASE OP OPPOSITION. —Mr. Aspinall again applied
on the part of Joseph Holliday, jun , Derby-road, who sought
a license for the licuso, No. 199 Ho said the applicant
had the sanction of the Earl of Derby, who was landlord
of Mr. Holliday. He produced testimonials of high character
on the part of the applicant. Here a gentleman, who said
his name was John Bennett, a publican, residing in Oldhall-
street, stood up and said hc`appeared to oppose it on his own
b ehalf. He was asked what his grounds of opposition were ?
and he replied, that eight years ago he purchased a house in
xoeldoho, all.-natarewet,ithfrtohat money the
mMrlollidaya.ppseli.t built nr.„ for which
the houseicht,cp paid him
which he was now applying for a license. (Laughter.) Mr.'
Aspinall: Then your ground of opposition is this—that you
bought a house from Mr. Holliday, sen., paid him £OOO for
it, and that he built a house for it ? Mr. Bennett: Yes.
I took a lease for fourteen years, and paid £6OO for it. Now,
when that term expired, he might be turned out, and his house
sold to some one else, for another £6OO. He said Mr.
Holliday had covenanted with him not to take a licenie again,
but with the money he received he built the present house,
and the moment his son comes of age, lie applies for a license,
and if the magistrates granted the applicant he would sell the
house next day for another £6OO. Mr. Aspinall said the
granting of the license could not in any way effect Mr.
Bennett, as the applicant lived two and a-half miles from
Oldhall street. Mr. Bennett said it was a breach of contract
on the part of Mr. Holliday. Mr. Aspinall said it was not,
as Mr. Holliday, jun., was the applicant.—On behalf of
William Green, Little i'oolton street, Mr. Aspinall appeared,
and sought a license, on the ground of wanting a public house
in the locality. He handed in certificates of good character,
the case of James Molloy, of Rake lane, Mr.
Simon appeared and supported the application, on
the ground that there were a great number of new
streets and houses sprang up in the locality, and that
a public-house was much required in the neighbourhoods—The
application of Harriet Hornsley, of Earl street, Everton, was
supported by Mr. Dodd, ' on the ground of the necessity of a
public—house in the locality He urged that the locality had
greatly increased in numbers, and that a public-house was
requisite.—At this stage of the proceedings, it was suggested
that the bench should; retire and Consider what they would do
in reference to the caries already brought before them. Mr.
Bremner said it had been questioned by a superior court at
Kirkdale— at least, doubts were entertained on the subject of
the magistrates' retiring, and it was suggested that perhaps
it would be better to decide the applications in open court.
Mr. Aspinall said it was the custom of judges to retire, and
every one knew that juries retired to consider their decisions.
Mr. Bretherton said it was understood that the magistrates had
decided, before coming into, court at all, to whom they would
grant license, and whom they would refuse. The Mayor said
there was no such thing decided, and it would be incorrect to
do 80.—The application of Mr. Bishop, Breck road, was sup-
ported by Mr. Snowball, who said his client was well known
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supported by Mr. Bretherton, and opposed by Mr. Dodd.
Mr. Campbell, Mr. Chilton, and other learned gentlemen,
appeared for several applicants. The following is a list of the
entire :

FRID

street, Thomas Owen

ive street, V

street, Eleanor Croston ; Chatham street, Gilbert Ireland ;
Crown street, James Pentland, and John Sutton ; guskisson

street, David Alexander Inglis.
LIME STREET WARD.—Hothana street, Henry Hyde ;
Lime street, George Bird , Tarlton street, David Rowland
Jones ; Williamson square, Rizabeth Marshall.
ST. ANN h'S WARD—Christian street, Edward Jones, and
Ellen Milligan ; Gerard street, Thomas -Peake ; Islington,
Thomas Poi'iton ; Thurlow street, William Wells.
WEST DERBY WARD Brunswick road, Margaret Rogan,
and William Smith; Chatsworth street, James Caton, and
'John Deacon ; Cla-enee street, George Henry Shepherd ;
Cottenham street, William Belden Rams )n ; Cranhourn street,
James Harrison: Duckworth street, William Walter Beam ;
Erskine street, Hugh Hughes ; Harbord street, William Jones;
Kensington, Thomas Bradley ; King street. Winifred Davies;
Little-Woolton'street, Wni. Green ; Low hill, Simon Eyres ;
Paddington, John Morton, and Edward Bray; Prospect street,
Alfred Thos. Wheatley ; Smithdown lane, ElizOeth,Shiel ;
West Derby road, John Atkins. ,

SOUTH TOXTETH WARD. —Caple street, Elizabeth Arm-
strong ; Combermere street, Thomas Walker ; North street,
.Giovanni Dani; Park road, Alexander Patterson, and Peter
Vallaly ; Wellington road, Thomas Cooper.
Nolan' ToxrErti WARD.—Glever street, Edwin Ball ;
Grafton street, William Allcot ; Hampton street, Hamlet
Baker; Upper Stanhope street, Christopher WharmV, and
John McClelland. -

BILLIARD AND BAGATELLE.—CoIIege street South, William
Clark ; Dale street, Thomas Johnson; Harbord street, William
Jones ; Lime street, William Hughes ; Paddington, Edward
Bray; St. Goorge's hill, James
A HOUSE WITH THREE FACE.—George Mitchell, of 43,
Dale street, was supported in his application by Mr.'Snowball,
and opposed by Mr. Bretherton. In reply to Alderman
Holme, Mr. Snowball said -the house was not quite finished as
yet, but it was as near as potsible; Mr. Wybergh said the
rale was that a house not finished could'not get a license. Mr
Bretherton said the house had three faces, and he opposed on
that ground—it was a last resource on the part of the owner.
The application was at once refused. The magicrales retired
twice, and, on re-entering the courythey announced the suc-
cessful applicants, having gone as far as Exchange Ward in the
list; and, out of the fifty seven applications disposed of by the
bench during the sitting, the following were granted :—Harriet
Hornby, Earl street, Ever on ; Alexander Roll, Bankfield
street, Kirkdale Ward. Joseph Holden, Walton road, same
ward ; Robert Thompson Roberts, Barmouth street, corner of
Boundary street; William Sutcliffe, Regent road; Daniel
Rea, King street; Elizabeth Marshall, Williamson square ;
Thomas Bradley, IC,msingson. All the rest refused. The
court then adjourned at half-past four to eleven this morning
when the remainder of the list, about fifty-eight, will be dis-
posed of. The charges, in cases of superceded licenses, will
be also heard, if the list of applications should be disposed of in
time.