The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-09-07 00:00:00

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reciprocity, and for reforms of our commercial code, wiil
form one of the most prominent topics in the next session
of Parliament.

ANNUAL LICENSING SESSION

The annual session for receiving the applications for
new licenses was held yesterday, in the Sessions-house,
Chapel-street. There were 175 applications, 34 of which
were in Everton and Kirkdale Ward ; 34 in Scotland
Ward ; 2 in Vauxhall Ward ; 7 in St. Paul's Ward ; 2 in
Exchange Ward ; 1 in Castle-street Ward ; 6 in St.
Peter's Ward ; 3 in Pitt-street Ward ; 6 in Great George
Ward ; 8 in Rodney-street War,' ; 13 in Abercronaby
Ward ; 8 in Lime-street Ward ; 14 in St. Anne's Ward ;
22 in West Derby Ward ; 7 in South Toxteth Ward ;
in North Toxteth Ward ; and Mr. James Wrieglcsworth
applied for a billiard license in Newington-street.
The magistrates cn the bench were—Messrs. John
Holmes, (in the chair,) J. 14. Turner, Robertson Glad-
stone, Thomas Bolton, Geo. Hall Lawrence, R. V. Yates,
E. Cropper, Eyre Evans, William Brown, M.P., and R.
Ellison Harvey. The court was inconveniently crowded.

The CHAIRMAN, at the opening of the proceedings,
said the magistrates would hear what each applicant had
to say, and then retire to consider the applications for
each ward.

The applications for Everson and Kirkdale Ward were
taken first. The great majority of the applicants con-
tented themselves with making a formal application,
leaving the decision with the magistrates.
Messrs. Aspinall, Simon, Raffles, and M'OubreY,
barristers ; and Messrs. Snowball, Bretberton, Dodd,
Grocott, Bremner, Owen, Chilton, and Hope, solicitors,
appeared on behalf of several of the applicants. The
ground of application generally was an increase of inhabi-
tants in the districts. We give below an outline of the
cases possessing most interest.
Mr. SNOWBALL appeared in support of an application
made by Mr. Edward Robinson, for a license to a house
in Tarleton-street, corner of Great Homer-street. There
were 125 houses in Tarlton-street, 97 houses in Victoria-
street, besides a great number of houses erecting in ad-
joining streets, and no public house in the neighbourhood.
Mr. OWEN supported an application made by John
Laugharne for a license to a house in Boundary-street,
Kirkdale. The applicant was a man of good character,
and well known to the police. (A laugh.) His testimo-
nials were of the highest character. There was no public-
house within 460 yards of the neighbourhood, and the
inhabitants were increasing. There were therefore two
reasons for granting the license—public necessity and the
high character of the applicant.
Mr. SNOWBALL supported an application made by Mr.
James Molloy, paper dealer of this town, for a licence to
premises belonging to him, at the corner of Smith-street,
Rake-lane, Kirkdale. The district in which the house
was situated was something resembling the Seven Dials in
London, (laughter) although much more respectable.
There were no less than eight improving streets leading
to it.

Mr. BRETHERTON opposed the application, on the
ground that the applicant was not a fit person to be en-
trusted with a license. Mr. Molloy had formerly been the
holder of licenses in four different taverns, all of which he
had disposed of, and, during the time he hept these
houses, he was three times fined. After some general
remarks in opposition to the application, Mr. Bretherton
called upon the bench to refuse a license to a person who
was no more than a speculator in them.

Mr. SNOWBALL said Mr. Molloy was present, and
would answer for himself.

In answer to several questions from Mr. BRETHERTON,
Mr. Molloy admitted that he had formerly been the
tenant of public-houses in Sir Thomas's-buildings, Rich-
mond-row, and Tempest-hey, which he had sold.
After hearing the several applications for licenses
to houses in Everton and Kirkdale Ward (thirty-four
in number), the magistrates retired, and, after
about a quarter of an hour's absence returned, when

Mr. Jottm HOLMES !aid—The magistrates have taken
into consideration the applications for licenses in Everton
and Kirkdale Ward, and they have not granted one in a
single instance. I may say that two or three of the magis-
trates voted for some of the licenses being granted, but a
large majority were against them.

SCOTLAND WARD APPLICATIONS

The applications in this ward were thirty-four in num-
ber. Amongst them,

Mr. SNOWBALL applied on behalf of Mr. Richard Cub-
bin for a license to a new hotel in Regent-road, at the
corner of Blackstone-street, which Mr. Cubbin had
erected at an expense of between £3,000 and £4,000.
This was a complete hotel in every respect, as fine and as
complete an hotel as any in Liverpool, and well situated
for business at the north end of the town. When the
magistrates were aware of the large extent of emigration
that was now taking place from the north end of the
town, he thought they would be disposed to grant a
license to this house, the rent of it, it being a very large
concern, would be at least equal to £2OO a year.
Mr. JOHN Hor.afEs.—They only build very large
houses there for the sake of getting a license.
Mr. SNOWBALL admitted it. He had three other
applications for houses of the same character in that
neighbourhood, yet to make to the bench; and what did
it prove ? Simply that such houses were wanted in the
neighbourhood. It was unreasonable to suppose that
persons of capital would spend money in the erection of
such extensive premises, if they were really not wanted for
the public convenience. He thought those who had
erected these houses had a full right to expect that licences
would be granted them. There could be no doubt that
the emigrants should be conveniently accommodated
at the hotels near the docks from which they intended to
sail, and this hotel was mainly erected for the reception of
these emigrants. It was not a dram shop, but a large
hotel, which he contended was wanted in the neighbour-
hood on the ground of public convenience. if such
houses were wanted in the district, which he repeated was
so, the magistrates would do wrong in refusing to license
them.

Mr. GROCOTT appeared in support of an application
made by Mr. John Bibby Winstanley, for a licence to a
house in Regent-road.

Mr. SNOWBALL again rose in favour of an application,
by Mr. John Elliott, for a license to a large new house
Which had been erected in the Regent-road, opposite
Nelson Dock gates. This house was calculated to afford
accommodation to a large number of guests, and he (Mr.
Snowball) was informed by Mr. Elliott that he had fre-
quently as many as 100 at once dining in the house. He
had a very large dining-room in the house especially
designed with that object. He trusted that the magistrates
would not from any prejudice refuse a license. The
question was, as he had said before, were such houses
wanted ? and he thought he had fully proved that they
were.

Mr. SNOWBALL made a similar application on behalf of
Mr. Joseph Orrell, for a license to a new house which had
been erected in Regent-road, opposite the Wellington
Dock gates. The circumstances were the very same as
those in the last two cases, and he would not, therefore,
say anything more in support of the application.
Mr. SNOWBALL again rose in support of a license ap-
plied for by Mr. Thomas Hollerhead, for a house in
Scotland-road, at the corner of Great Oxford-street. This
was a new house which had been erected by Messrs.
Samuel and James Holme, who thought that a house was
wanted there. So much was a licensed house wanted in
that neighbourhood, that a person could not be accommo-
dated with a beef stake or a chop within three miles of the
neighbourhood. Messrs. Holme had found that out, and
they had therefore erected these premises, in order that
the public might be benefited. If an hotel was not wanted
there in consequence of the great increase in shipping, he
did not know where the magistrates would grant a license.
Mr. Hot.mcs.—There are memorials against the license
being granted from three congregations in the neigh-
bourhood.

Mr. SNOWBALL.—WeII, really, I think they ought to
have petitioned in favour of the house, for by people
going to reside there they induce them to attend the
churches.

Mr. ROBERTSON GLADSTONE did not agree exactly in
the remarks made by the Chairman (Mr. Holmes). He
did not think they deserved the name of a place of wor.
ship where it was objected to have a public-house opposite
them. There were such things as dull sermons, and he
did not see why a person should not have the opportunity
of taking refreshment in the neighbourhood where a
place of worship stood.

Mr. AsriNAit. supported an application made on behalf
of Elizabeth Goulburn, the widow of one of the men killed
at the Corn Exchange, for a license to a house at the
corner of Chaucer-street.
Mr. BREMNER opposed the application, on the ground
that last year the magistrates refused even to transfer a
license to the neighbourhood. It would, therefore, be
inconsistent now to grant a new license.
An application by Mr. George Bowers for a license to a
house in Wilorahain.F.treet Was opposed by

Mr. BRETHERTON, who said that Mr. Bowers. in ma"
king his application, had left out a most important parti-
cular, which was—that the neighbourhood of the house
was very aristocratic and very select. There were six
private houses in the street—three on each side,—three
plblic-house:, and six beer-houses. (Laughter.) Perhaps
the magish arcs would consider that another license or two

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