Star.
London, England, 1830-10-29 00:00:00

THE MINOR THEATRE!-MUSIC LICENCES.

The Bench of lllngistrates was unusually crowded in curmequence of
this being the day appointed for the granting of licences for allowing
music and dancing.
The licence fur Sadler's Wells Theatre was granted without any ob-
servation.

Application was then made for the renewal of the licence of the
Adelphi Theatre.
The CHAIIKAN said the Adelphi was licensed by the Lord Cham-
berlain, and he was at a loss, therefore, to understand why a licence from
that Court was sought. They had no power to license it as a theatre.
Mr. ADOLPH us observed, that the licence of the Lord Chamberlain
constituted it a theatre, hut as that license expired in Passion Week, the
proprietors naturally felt anxious for a music licence, that they might
be enabled at the conclusion of the theatrical entertainments to continue
the use of the building for amusements of another description.
Cum stax—We cannot give you a licence to continue it after that
time as a theatre.

Mr. ADOLPHUS said, certainly not, nor did he so apply, as he un-
derstood perfectly well that the licence of that Court extended only to
dancing and musical entertainments. He was aware that it was employed
for vtbar purposes, and it was the fashion now.a-daps to give strange
names to places where it:was so intended to be employed. He was in-
structed to oppose an application of this kind, which he understood was
to he made for a place called" Pandemonium," or some such name.
The license for the Adelphi was then granted.
The next application was made fur the Tottenham-street Theatre.
Mr. Anointing observed that this was a place avowedly kept open as
a theatre, and the license now applied for was that under which alone
it was so kept open. He was not there to oppose the present applies-
don, if the Court should think proper to grant it. Certain other the.
acres had a short time back adopted proceedings elsewhere on the sub-
ject, which had not been attended with the success with which he
thought they ought to have been. Other proceedings had since been
commenced in the King's Bench, and it was under those circumstances,
and while the proceedings were yet pending, that he begged it might be
understood, that although they did not oppose, still they did not acqui-
esce, in the application.
Mr. ALLEY -Oh, I think the performances very pretty and very
innocent. It is a pity they should be stopped.
Mr. ADozruria—We will talk of that elsewhere.
The Court granted the application.
Mr. PIINSD3III34I9T applied for a licence for the Royal Pavilion,
Nile-end-road, which was granted.
The next application was on behalf of William Forrester Bray, for
the Royal Dramatic Institution, Liverpool.street, King's.road.
The Chairman, immediately on hearing the application rtad, said
there were half a dozen objections to it. It was a place where, for the
last twelvemonths, they had been going on without any license, and
they might as well continue to go on so still. The Court could not
grant a licence for the:place as a Theatre ; that would be gob& too far.
It seemed, however, they wanted the music to be legal, although the
other performances were illegal. The Court could not go that length
for them. . _ _

Application was then made on behalf of William Forrester Bray
and Joseph Henry Thotnington, for a licence for the New Zoolo-
gical and Botanical Gardens, Liverpool-street, King's-cross New-road.
The licence was instantly refuted, these being a part of the same pre-
mises for which the preceding application had been made.
The licences of the Mermaid, at Hackney, the King's Head, at En-
field, White Conduit House, Pentonville, the Royal Standard Hotel,
Pimlico, and the Eyre Aims Tavern, St. John's Wood. were all re-
newed without observation.

Mr. ADotraus applied to have the licence of the well.knawn Bag.
nigee Went renewed. He statedj that the proprietor, Mr. Thorogood,
had become a bankrupt, and he therefore had to ask that the licence
might be in the joint names of Mr. Thorogood. and his Assignees.
Mr. Twviro RD—The licence the Court can grant is only a personal

one.
ADOLPHUS—.-CtrtSinlr.
CHAIRKAN—Then who (lo you apply for ?
Mr. ADOLPHUS—For Mr. Thorogood ; he byes there, and would
carry on the business.
CHAIRMAN—And who are to be his sureti, ?
Mr. Atnructs—The Assignees.
CH tIRMAN—Then we can't grant it.