Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-08-31 00:00:00

Mr. Cobb asked on what ground the apr
John Atkinson had been lA' wed, but the -
refused to answer the questicn.

.ABERCRO,MBY WARD.
• Bittern-street, John Pimly, supported by
Aspinall,
Chatham-street, Gilbert Ireland, No. 51.
Crown,-street, James. Pentland, No. 168.
Mount-pleasant, _Richard Mason, No. 130, s
by Mr. C. Aspinall.

Myrtle-street, Jonathan Braithwaite, No. 20.
Oliver-street, Peter Yanaley, No. 31, opposed by Mr

Pleasant-street, D. A. Inglis, No. 22 ;, supported by
Mr. C. Aspinall,' and opposed by Mr. Bremner. .
' Pleasant-street, Thomas Greenwood, No.. 35, sup-
ported by Mr. Snowball. •
Sugnall-street, Charles Turner, No; 8,-supported by
Mr: Snowball.
Vine-street, Cornelius O'Connel, No. 2, supported by
Mr. C. Aspinall.
The magistrates retired ; and after remaining for
about a quarter of an hour, they returned into court,
when the chairman stated that they would not grant
any licenSes to the applications that they had been con-
sidering.

The7court then adjourned until eleven o'clock this

morning.

-4-

PRESCOT ANNUAL LICENSING SESSION

Yesterday, the Annual Sessions for hearing appli-
cations for licenses to sell ale and spirits within the
torinships of Prescot and St. Helens was held in the
Sessions-house, before William Pilkington, Esq., chair:.
man; and W. Earle, Esq. The court was densely
thronged with applicants and other interested parties.
The advocates present were Mr. Ward, Prescot • Mr. S.
Marsh, St. Helens; and Mr. Johnson, law-elei:k to the
commissioners, St. Helens. There were thirteen appli-

cations

Ayision o.

imprisonment. John rre,,,,.5.„
perty of Samuel White, eighteen mont

COUNTY COURT.

-YESTERDAY

came

put that ac
else. Mr.

f parliament up 7

a- blind, and nothir

et-herton had said that it was a place of
tainment;• but he Mr. Bremner) alwayg

rat-rate en

mglit it a place where they paid threepence; and got
While it was a beer-

into the bar<rain

ent by

ack at night

rp (

,t a sp.

p open .all night, except on
1 Sunday niglit. - The people were dr(
that neighbourhood by the' parties conmht ,
; and he thought the magistrates would act
" - --Mg Mr; Beath to ba satisfied with his' three-
tertaiument, and a glass of ale into the barcraini
HAIRIIIIN said he was desired by the magisCrates
at; without an exception, they declined to grant

aturday --night

cen proceedings. against
•ecovery of her money:

d ivhf2n sl:

John Atkinson, No. 28
1 by Mr. Snowball

There verc

a. Rainford

o. 27, sup-

ELEET WARD.

"tin Palmer, No. 70, supported by

iew Smith,

aboth Baird, No. 30,

IT GEORGE WARD

street, Mary M'Cormick, supported
El, who stated Viet she: vas a widow

husband had left his affairs in much

I 20 ttins"24-4*,A 1.,.14, 'at' xUU ; 444 v "

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persons had isited it. There had never been a ag a a
single complaint by the police in any way affecting xi
the character or conducting of the house. They had u ri
P Helens was reported as tonow..- till very lately had first-class entertainments in singing, 2 public-houses and no beerhouse; Eccleston,-15 pubic, n`
St
and amusements of that description. The proprietor houses and 59 beerhouses; Parr, 9 public-houses and
then applied to their worships to obtain a license fori
47 beerhouses ; Raiuhill, 9 public-houses and 12 beer-
dramatic performances. He might state to their wor- houses; Sutton,- 12 public-houses and 30 beerhouses;
ships that any persons having such a license were en- Windle, 30 public-houses and 72 beerhouses. Total f, _ titled to sell wines and spirits without further license, number of public-houses in the St. Helens division, 77 ; - but the reason of the present application was to-have it and 220 beerhouses. Increase of 10 beerhorise,s on the removed to the ground floor at the outside. There previous year. Population of St. Helens division, 31,148.
[Before J. K. BLAIR, Esq., Judge.]
would be no Sunday trading. Number of those Convicted of drunkenness during the A, CURIOUS CASE.—WILLIAMS V. PARRY. ,
o
735; the previous year, 526; increase on the plaintiff in this case, Andrew Williams, was a store-
, Tht. CHAIRMAN said he, must have misunderstood his last year,
statement. Did he say the applicant could sell without precediitg year, 209. keeper on board the Circassia, and the defendant, Mrs.
a license? PRESCOT Divistox.-L-Number of those convicted of Parry, (a German) was a stewardess on board the same
.Mr. BRETIIERTON—Yes, by an act of parliament en- drunkenness during the previous year, 400. vessel, and the action was brought to recover the sum of
titled sth and 6th of William IV., chap. 39. It was a The Chairman congratulated the superintendents of £lO, which the plaintiff alleged that he had entrusted
clause that had escaped a great, many,
,and he had not police on their circumspection, that, while the number to the care of the defendant. He also sued for the price
had the honour of discovering it. of beerhouses was on the increase, there was a decrease of some whiskey and rum which he sold to the defendant
Mr. BB.EZ,IXER said he opposed the application, and in crime, so far as the public-houses were concerned. during the voyage to America. When this vessel arrived
there never had been such a case got up to blind the But many of the offences, he was sorry to say, - were at America from Liverpool, the captain charged the
magistrates. The act of parliament which Mr. offences for allowing. drinking on the Sabbath. _lt was storekeeper with having sold stores for , which .he did
Bretherton had not discovered, but which had been the wish of the magistrates to extend the advantages of not account in money, and threatened to put him in
discovered for him, had been put forwardto influence their public-houses as far as was compatible with their duty bridewell. Upon this the plaintiff stated that he
minds. It was not asked for the sake of morality that they mid" the wants of -the inhabitants, but the frequent had handed over to the defendant £lO to keep for
should box in the place where they sold ale and spirits.
offence of Sabbath-breaking was much to be regretted. him, and he then left the ship. He afterwards
That would not bring them under the.act of parliament. On looking- at. the .returns he found- that there was a came home in the Argo, and he had not yet settled with
If they were separate from the theatre, they could not . great contrast between the two divisions, • and hr. -
•Phey were wanting to get a license to sell spirits to the conclusion that either -Mr. Jarvi-
-- 13,-iradise=street and School-lane ; and to ten?

Inprisonment.

superm- asked Mrs. Parry to give him back the £lO, but she
dent of St: Helens, was more-vigilant, or Mr. Fowler denied that the amount was £lO, and said it was only
more indulgent He said the publicans must ap- £7 10s., which, along with £4 10s. of her own, she had
preciate the advantages arising from the new law,' put past in her box, and was taken out after she left the'
as the early closing contributed much to their ship by some person on board. She left the- Ql-:- •
lomestic cothfort. With regard to the offences New York, in consequence of some ill."--
gainst the proper observance of • the Sabbath, he captain. Williams said he lei,
use his influence with his brother magistrates, . of some slander between the stewart—
,ad endeavour to induce them to act with him in levy- Evans, a young man, was called as a
in the Utmost penalties.
,that he was present when the box was opened-by tar
The list of applications was then called over. • .orders of the-captain,- but there T
Joseph Whittle, Eccleston, supported by Mr. John- box. Mrs. Parry said she had talc
ston, St: Helens, for a house at present occupied as a the owners of the vessel for the
beerhouse by the applicant, situated on the east side and When the vessel was off COrk she
to the front of Peter-street. was refused. to pay for the Making of a pair of trousers,
George Hankey, supported by Mr. Ward, fur a spirit arrived' at New York the defendant hanend
use to a kerhoUse kept by the applicant, near the to take care of for him.
-ate Bridge, and about .203 yards from the Parr
Works. Granted.

Win. I Tie I'

eY I

and her box f re,e,Tett