The Sun.
London, England, 1836-10-22 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS-FRIDAY.

Mr. CLARKSON applied on behalf of Mr. Geo. Reeves,
for a music license for the premises, 5 and 6, Leicester-
square. The Learned Counsel stated, that the applicant
was a most respectable man, who sought to convert these
spacious premises into concert rooms, and by so doing add
considerably to the improvement and enjoyments of the
neighbourhood.
After a conversation, in which Captain Fitzgerald bore
testimony.to the good character of the applicant,
The licence was refused by three to two.
Mr. ADOLPHUS next moved for a license to the Eagle
Tavern, Camden Town.
Captain FITZGERALD objected to the motion, as, having
inspected the house and the tavern in which the music was
to be performed, he found that it was a very filthy place.
Mr. ADOLPHUs—This is really too had. How are we
to,meet such objections? We are•not permitted to reply
upon the Bench, while yet we have no previous notice of
their objection. How can we be prepared to show that
the place is not filthy, or the room small ?
The license was rejected by a majority of 6 to 2.
Mr. ADOLPHUS moved on behalf of Charles Morgan
Eves, for a music license for the Exmouth Arms, Exmouth-
street, St. Pancras. He hoped that any objections in-
tended to be made, whether from the Bench or any other
quarter, would be stated before he entered into the state-
ment of the petitioner, as otherwise justice could not be
done to him. He never suspected that any Magistrate
was actuated by motives of a pecuniary nature—he
charged no corruption against them of such a character ;
but there was another and a more dangerous species of
corruption, the corruption arising from bad passions

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—from a bad ambition--and the desire to do evil to an-
other. He intended no personal application in these remarks ;
but he would respectfully caution persons in authority
not lightly to interfere with the enjoyments of the poor.

It was said that dancing should not be allowed to the lower
classes, and said so too by many of the gentlemen sitting on
that bench ; and he denied ,that doctrinkand ould go;tbe
length"of bsayinorr that'-a) Liddy of Men, be their station what
it might, should, by tyrannous impediments, deprive the
poor of their enjoyments. As well might the poor man
say, Why do you spend your five guineas for a luxurious
feast at a tavern while such a sum would support my family
for so many weeks?" He (Mr. Adolphus) hoped that the
general observations which were thus forced from him would
not prejudice the application he was making.
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ThCClrmitmAN.said it would be desirable that for the
future the dimensions of the rooms to be licensed should be
set forth in the petitions.
Mr. Anomms—Why, Sir, you know that the modern
quadrilles do not requirb such large rooms as were necessary
in my boyish days, when country dances were the fashion.
The CHAIRMAN—I hope, Mr. Adolphus, that our good
old-fashioned English country dances are not yet quite gone
out of fashion.

Captain FITZGERALD—I really know not what we, the
Magi Crates, are to do if we be thus liable to charges of
corruption ; when it is at the same time admitted that the
charge as applied to this Bench is wholly inapplicable.
Mr. M‘WILLIAm—My general objection to the grant-
ing of music licenses does not arise from any objection to
music, or the enjoyments of the people, but from my wish •
that the poorer class of persons keeping public-houses
should not be swallowed up by persons who had sufficient
money and influence to obtain music licenses. It has been
stated to me that a music license is worth 1001., and that
to certain gentlemen of the bar the increased applicants for
licenses is worth from 2001. to 3001. a-year.
`ll he CHAIRMAN—Then it must be at the public-house
bar ; as far as Counsel arc concerned in making 'in applica-
tion, three hundred pence would be nearer the mark.
The license was refused by a majority of six to three.
Mr. ADOLPHUS applied on behalf of Ann Grundy for a
license to the George the Fourth Tavern, in Bow-lane,
East India Dock-road. In the course of his remarks the
Learned Counsel said--In this case I have my instructions
from one of the coroner's for the county; and if it be true,
as I have heard it said by some gentlemen on this Bench,
that ",dancing leads to vice, vice to despair, and despair to
suicide," I Dail sure the coroner would not advocate the ap-
plication.
Mr. STOCK (with great %,i,rnith) opposed the application.
The QUEEN'S BAzaan.—A licence was granted unani-
mously to Mr. Thomas Hamlet, the respectable jeweller
and silversmith, for a musk license to the Queen's Bazaar,
in Oxford-street.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.

A lad named Phillips, an apprentice to a waterman, ap-
peared to answer the charge of a Mr. T. liurchall.
The complainant on Wednesday went to Nicholson's
Wharf, for the purpose of going on board the Royal Sove=
reign steam-vessel, bound for Boulogne. The vessel had
only started so much before he reached the stairs that he
could not jump on board, and he was obliged to look about
for a Waterman to row hint alongside. The,defendant was
called, and took him into his boat, but having received no
bore than shinolee he refused No rnw with iwYthinr
like