Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-11-09 00:00:00

THE KIRKDALE SESSIONS.

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The trials of the prisoners for this district did e bei,g
elude until a late hour on Friday evening, theeratoili
more than a usual number of cases to dispose of,
none possessed any public interest. A code,
On Saturday morning the Right Hon. Lore 'Goo
Chairman, accompanied by MeH're • Ote
Harden Campbell, Theakstone, and Tinne, took their
upon the bench for the purpose of hearing
THE APPEAL CASES, ea, bl/
a more than usual number of which had been enter
tot,
the majority of which had been withdrawn,
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before called on for trial.
The first case entered up Ma was that in which
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Jane Wilkinson was the appellant, and the t-85:, Stott
Magistratetrof Liverpool were the respondents. to bf
appeared for the former, and Mr. Aspinall, I
Mr. J. Wybergh, the Clerk to the Liverpool Justice
w,
the latter. [This gentleman, in each of the cases in
the borough magistrates were concerned, appeared as too'
structor or the counsel, and was in attendance in Pere° eared
sist in the conducting of the cases.] In this case it aPPress of
that the appellant, Jane Wilkinson, was the praPrietecirg
a public-house on Brownlow•hill, and after eecunitsie
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the same for several years was, by the licensfrgfoS
trates, assembled in annual petty sessions, retopot
renewal of her license, on the grounds that she iieetise'
conducted the same according to the spirit of her ogee
having permitted drunkenness therein, for whic'd teslett
she had been no less than four times convicted. atithe (JO
with penalties of various sums. Mr. Andertonritt sort'
to Mr. Wybergh, was called, an.i he proved the °a- being
victions for the above offence previous to the liceTrin's-pecsl
withheld on the last annual licensing del. se lit
Howe was next called, and he proved that the --Mils
been kept open as a night house, and that the 10 oat
which it was situated did not require any such lo
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blishment for the accommodation cf travellera lou
entirely frequented by thieves and prostitutes 1,8 eic
frequently visited the house, and had found t-raore
number of prostitutes ond men, some, or all of Oil' POO,
or less drunk, and spoke particularly to the 2ah,°,oltllB
and the ?ad of April. He further stated that '" 501'
worst conducted night-house that he had B'loo3'
Police Constable Harris fully corroborated thehtaoct
tor's statement, as to the parties who frequented t-,tersor,
and also as to frequently having seen druigkella'ato
therein, between the hours of twelve at night enadeet..
the morning. This was the case for the regvt-easo"
Mr. Scott then addressed the Bench for the Order 19,
ed commenced by taking a technical obiection this srei
21st sec of the 61 chap of the 9th of Ge°•thtelirg:
which regulates the granting, and the tivitu-1-„1 tree'e
licenses to persons,—contending that after the V!": tit4`,;
the case should have been referred to the liceneetttersivt;
trates, and that the three cases should not have yet- oPt,';
as one and sent to these sessioes. The Bench "t refr
without calling upon Mr. Aspinall tc:lnerfec,tlei
overruled the objection, observing that it was itritpeP,
competent for tbe appellant to have. „-„`
against the first or any of the subsequent convicuo.-t 01-
Megistrates, had she thought fit, but she had /IT:of I!:
so. Mr. Scott then addressed Vie Bench on the f3etisa"
case, contending that the magistrates had been Plod°
the statement made to them by the Inspector, who obolt:
animus against the appellant, and endeavoured tte
that he had withheld certain facts from the Bench' afc7
ha had that dsy stab 1. The Be ,ch wished to 101°,:er,,11",
Mr Aspinall had objected to such a line of l'f6
whether Mr. Scott contended that the decision, „foe
Bench of Megittra'es at the time of the convictioPto
wrong. Mr. Scott said he did. The Bench Thelifece,ro
the only point on which you can call evidence' Oa'
witnesses were then called-all of Nvhc)tilasc
at the various times they had been in the house) 00)
police had visited it-they had not seen „,e.l
drunk," but each faelel to state the particular "taev-t;
-also stated tl,at they had never been called beforl t'-
gistrates at the time the appellant was summo" tr
offence of permitting drunkenness. Without callirif
Abe
Mr. Aspinall to reply, his Lordship said the Bent to
appeal unanimous in their opinion, that the ougu.
dismissed. &Ilea
Joseph Wean, of the Vauxhall-road, was the
in the next case, against the same respondents.
also arose out et the magistrates of the borough In tvat
to renew his license at the annual licensing dal. eoli'd
case, after hearing the evi2euce, which -.vas elesitt
similar to the las caae, the Bench reversed the
given by the meeisesates, and granted the liceese., $O;
In the case ofeeilliam Penningl on, a publican, et, teoi
ford-street, whose license had been withheld bY ite"
respondents, the Bench confirmed their doe
refused to grant the license.
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SERCKLADY U. THE COUNTY LIC.:NSING MAOr'" teetttt;
In this ease, Mr. Cobbatt appeared for the
tgretglieteß„
and. Mr. Aspinall_ for the appellant. At o,gatri'",' faeric';
proprietor of the Rimrose Hotel, Bootle on 011..t_h_11a05.5-0111;
that the premises were not adapted for a public`..e"
that such a place was not required 1' pee'";
locality. From the evidence adduced, it °Ear,:
that the Hotel iu question, had hekent of ti
number of years a licensed public house, ue-„,eticlt-Et
the hotel had been divided into three separate oSc"cieet`g,
and that the sale of spirits and ale had been carr'ep-tald'es`
place called the tap, some distance from that vvidellll
which was totally unaltpted for suchpurposes 'Aspiet
was called to prove this fact, a`ter which gr'e,-tlOtt-
replied, and called a number of witnesses, to she- for
public house was much required in the locali,tYtettlt,ti.
accommodation of the inhabitants, who sent their -fivg
out for ale for dinner and supper beer. After 11(tiSthe"'
evidence on each side, the Bench, (from which L?:013' th
ley and Mr. Tinne had reti ed). decided eu. disor PO" -
appeal, and thus confirming the dec cion of the
bolos'. 1,03 P'
Some other unimportant appeal cases having -
posed of, the Court adjourned.

STATE OF TR A.NME RE .

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIN°.
of m$
' Sir,—As an. inhabitant and ratepayer
set t'
oweship of Tranmere. I venture to requfeeliail
you will kindly give publici'y to this letter? vol
assured that the magnitude of the interests°
the
is a sufficient excuse for the intrusion.l,. vomtlf
For some time past, as is generally e.ricipAeie-,„0
Ltirairs of this township have been in a su;ftiot!;"
derange state to cause great disseloool.
amongst the respectable portion of the 0113,5 t bbof
There have been personal squabbles wit'°stiotl,goe
her between our local magnates on querigst'Av„lo
small moment, and " committees of invesg'oo,,ii
have devoted their attention for weeks t° 059
whether the assistaut-overseer has buri4io;rts
pecks of coals, or used too many steel Pe," etOntt
exercise of his official duties. That the's"'
have been for the benefit of the townehig, Os!"
presume to deny, but I have no hesitation ""ors.:100
ing, that those efforts might have been til :I)
fully applied in remedyin, the sanatory lid fell
of the neighbourhood of St. Paul's-roftwei, Pas.
firmly believe is unequalled anywhere, sire e,
events, anywhere within the scope of my e;trooli
Within the last few weeks that dreadftl'ae6lt
the small pox, has been making fearfttif in4:34ten
the locality I have named, and on careful,to o'4r
and personal inspection, I am prepare",..d 01S'ete
that considering the condition of semi It 0100
dirt and filth which pervades most of tpitiolßjcli
and courts, it is a wonder that the poPu.l3-e oe'dcl
not been wholly destroyed, instead of 1°,1;1 hot,
decimated, decimated, as it has been. There is a I°,lo Pto
for the "suppression of nuisances," wb°,loo to'
are, I conceive, too limited ; but the ritles".. sot° ist,'
I wish to raise is whether the board lis4stion sor
the extent of its powers. Another queily
presents itself, which, from the unive".eo es "tit'
nised truism, that "Property has its duti atineps
as its rights," must be admitted to he• 0:160
Have the owners of property used tPvisials of
which they possess to carry out the pr°• isiof pot
the Health of Towns Act, and if the pr'bovelo
that. act be insufficient for the purpose. deal e',
t lie inhabitants of Tranmere use their erect:ooot
to have it extended before they are e the e
as they perhaps may be too roughly, °o4l' toe
of their supineness. There is an h°l3,ei,,er e' era
ception in the person of the medical o"%iefifosii,
district, who has used his utmost e'-`the Pao
for the purpose of remedYi DR fecill°sttiM
I would, sir, in conclusion, respectfaltYfth to
members of the Local Board of -1-1" siderstttba
the following facts into their careful 0°0,19 tool
there are certain laws of nature aPP,lleiv obselsoir
daily pursuits of men, which, if not duly ins era
inflict bodily pain in the shape of discs! 000 do o 0
meat in the loss 0 r corporal powers, 01"
through neglect of these suaitoryr obeue.
which life depends.—r 4 am, sir, you T.
servant,
Eldon-terrace, Tranmere.

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