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London, England, 1828-09-25 00:00:00

LONDON SESSIONS, Sept. 24.

WINE LICENSES.
. Mt. ADOLPRUS applied to the Court to grant a li-
Cense to Mr. Thomas Sealy, of No. 8, •Throgrnorton-
street: AppliCation had before been made for 1 license
to the goose which the petitioner inhabited: Objections
aeie made to it on tire ground/ that r 1 billiard table,
with Wier aciorrimcidations, were kept there. Those
.griitrirds If objection were now entirely removed. The
• preent lipplication•was made under the old ACt.
,Mr. , LLEY objected, that under the old Act a license,
could only be granted at the regular I:tensing petiod
• therein mentioned.
The Magistrates on the bench inquired what was the
practide in this respect.
The Deputy' Clerk of the Peace (to whom the like
appeal was made by Mr. Adolphus) stated that the City
Magistrates had, where no objection Was made, g witted
licenses to old houses out of the period prescribed by
the old Act; but he did not remember any instance
where this had occurred in the case of a new house, the
license to which was opposed.
The COURT determined, that in this case, where the
grant of the license was opposed, they could not deviate
from the course prescribed by the Act under which ap•
plication was wade.
THE DR. JOHNSON'S HEAD.
Application was made by Mr. AisoLoirtis in behalf
of a widovi, Mrs. Mary Bush, who keeps the Dr. John-
son's Head (a house in which, according to tradition;
Dr. Johnson lived), in Bolt-court; Fleet-street, for a.
wine license under the new Act, the house being de-
dared to be an hotel.
A gentleman, named Mr. Thomart Crowd, deposed,
that from February, 1827, to some time in 1828, he had
• resided frequently at. the house, which was particularly
sell conducted.
Cross-examined by Mr. Smith,. the solicitor of Sr.
Bride's.—He could not say exactly how many rooms
there were in the house, but he believed there were a
great many. He did not know that the house had ever
been shut up. 'At one time he visited Mrs. Bush as a
friend. He more frequently went as a customer, and
took others with him in that character.
John Yeoman deposed, that friim July, 1827, to the
latter end of February or the beginning of March, he
served the: petitioner as a waiter. Daring all that time
• there were persons lodging and living there. Some re-
mained doting one night, others driving a week, and
several for one month. A Lady with her family stopped
more than one month.
Cross-examined—He had gone away because it did
not pay him to stop as a waiter.
Mr. ADOLPHUS—Whete people are not permitted to
take a glass of wine, they will not long sleep. •
' The witness continued, and deposed that since he
left, he had visited the house, when there appeared little
business doing. On the sign board at the entrance of,
• the court, the !ores was nut mentioned a, an hotel. •1
' • George Hartley, a lad, deposed that he had served
• Mrs. Bush as " boots" to die !ionic; He deposed to
' the same facts as to families and strangers having slept
in the house that were spoken to by the previous on-
' masses. There were fiveservants besides the witness in
the house. • 13esides in the large room, dinners were
given in private rooms upstairs.
Mr. Bowliod, of Guildford in Surrey, and Mr. Wil-
•-• Earn Pemberton, deposed that they had resided at the
house, which was as well conducted as any hotel.
Me. William Green war then called-Ale Was 'the
btother of the petitioner. She was a WidoW, who had
" ten'children, and her. support and that of ltek family
mainly depended on the assistance she realist from

him. lie had given VOl. for the lease of the house,
for PI sears, at a rert of 901. per annum. which with
taxes and other charge, amounted to 1601. per amain's.
He swore. that since Feertiary last the Weise had beep,
used as an hit:l—that .bone 40 persons had ditieJ
thete in one day—qtat persiins of :he utwo•t .pect.
ability, ;swings' wtoni a Mr. Chitty, the brother of
the barrister, 1:asl residod and slept ; and that the
house altogether was well condo ted, to attain the ob-
ject for Which he had advanced money to his sister.
The COUNT laid they could no longer hesitate ao
grant the license prayed. •
Mr. lackrnore, the solicitor, applied for a license so
Vie house kept by Mr. N..rbrook, in Motrunieht•yard,
1. hid), heeonteneed, came within the-meaning of
new Act as an hotel.
Mr. John Hepworth, a young surgeon, deposed, that
he had lived at the petitioner's.house. which lie consi-
dered to be an hotel. It was always well conducted as
such. He knew other meddlers of the medical proles.
sion who frequented it. When witness slept there he
paid half a crown for his bed. His other friends who
slept there held the house in estimation as an hotel:
Sir PETER Lavntedeclared, that he had gone and
inspected the house, as was his practice. and in his
opinion it was nothing more than an ordinary eating-
!louse. Now he wished the witness to inform him
whether it was the practice at hotels. for the hotel
keeper to be seen with an apron on, cutting up the
meat, which was displayed in', the window to passers
by ?and, moreover, whether•it was customary at hotels
to serve meat not at per plate?
The witness deelared.••that when lie went to some
dashing pliers. aod wanted hashed venison, lie got it at
pa plate. Those ss ho went About the town could not
fail to obsetre in the windows of tespectable looking
houses which - were called hotels, chops and steak.
arranged in goodly order to arrest and incite the chop
or steak-loving passenger. Farther as to the practice
of hotels the witness could nut speak ; for he could nor
profess to be an extensive frequenter of them. This, in
style, and respectability, and good order (for unless it
possessed both he would not have been a customer)
appeared to have evet y requisite.of an hott.l.
Mr.Geerge Harris slept at the house, which appeated
to him to be aa hotel.
Crosesexamit:ed by Mr. MArrys, in behalf of the
licensed victuallers in the neighbourfrood—Witness had
ordered a dinner in a private ro.sm. He had also dined
in the pubic room ; there the meat was served to him
on plates; he considered it to. be an•hotel from the
greater spleudour of the fittings up, tr.e mahogany
tables, the Wires folks, and•the clean' Gess of the table
cloths.

The petitioner's son corroborated the general facts to
which the previous witnesses had deposed, in favour of
the petition. He underwent a long cross-exAmination,
in the course of which he stated that one of the rooms
in the attic was let to a journeyman carpenter at 3s. 6d.
per week.
Mr. MARTyN said, he had a memorial to preser.t Irons
the Common Council of the Ward, containing their opi-
nion on the propriety of granting the. license. He ap..
peered there also for the licensed victuallers of the Ward.
Sir JOHN PERRINO said, the opinions of the CoMmon
Council of the Ward would be listened to.with respect;
but they could not be received asevidence.
Sir PETER LAURIN was yit of opinion, both from his
own observaiion and the testimony at the witniseess
that the house was only an eating
,house.
The majority of the Court Mete of opinion that it
cattle within the de cription Of' the Act.

POLICE INTELLItiENCE.
ia.‘Nsiow.uuuSE.
Yesterday, Mary Gamble,' a
.pnwfilil woman, known 'amongst
the officers by the name of ski'" (pity Lady Flarryntore," was
brought up, charged by Joseph -.lltmea, a Gentleman's coachnian,
with aiding and assisting in robbing him of his watch anti aesist
Joseph Jones stated, that about to o'clock the night before, being
rather fresh.lie was passinz Bishop:gate-street, and was in-
vited by a female—not the pitsoner—to'sr her home, *lib which
invitation he complied.. lie had not ix-twin the• house in Angel-
alley, to which.she brought him, many narrate-,.wben she pet our
the light, and some cite entered the room, which was on the ground
floor next the street, and lie mum-diets ly received a succesdon of
blows which be was sure,•at the time, came from a man, as be did
not think it possible 'for a woman " to pitch into him". in such ,
style. He caught bold of somebody in the dark, and sung opt
0 Watch!" as load as be could, and very speedily two watchmen
came to his aid, and he then saw by the light they brought that'
it was the prisoner he was holding, and thlt the woman who gave
him the invitation bad run away' ; his watch, the outside case, and
the teals, with part of the chain, which was broken, were lying on
the Boor at a distApce Irons each other. He had nut telt his
watch taken from his lob, nor any thing hut the blowe he had re
(witted, and whets be saw the watch lying on the floor, be did not
at hut suppose it was his awn.
The prisoner being asked what she bad to soy to the charge; de-
clared that she was as innocent as the chikl unborn. 'Site knew
nothing at all of the Gentleman or his watch, hitt.as ,he was going'
along the court, somebody came to the door of a house and
caught bold of her, and then called the witch, and' she watt taken
into custody. •
The first watchman stated, that.when be came up it was at the
door he found the prosecutor holding the prisoner.
The prosecutor, in explanation of his evidence, said be first
caught bold of her In the room, but 'she lorced bins to tied door.
The Alderman thought the evidence, considering the state the
prosecutor was in at. the time, was .nut sufficient to commit the
prisoner on, and once more Aims Gamble was discharged with an
admonition.
GUILDIIA LL
Michael Ormond, WiEfam Gwent, Edwitd Lines; Michael Finn.
and Edward Carey, all Irishmen; *ere charged with en *assault
upon some watchmen of Castle isynard Want. one ef whom was
so much injured by a fall that it became necessary to carry him uff
to the hospital.
An Irishman named Bryant, who bad been in this country six-
teen years, and was about to return home, gave a farewell treat.to
about fifty friends, male and fentale, at the Bell, .on
Doctors' Commons, on Tuesday evening. The company danced
and sang till half past twelve at night, and upon leaving the house
quarrelled at the dour. The neighbours, in their night caps, Called
nporithe watchmen to disperse the mob, and an affray ensued, in
which the above prisoner, took a part, and were secured. •
Ormond and Casey were remanded dli the watchman now in the
hospital shall be able to attend—the other* were held to bail.
MARLBOROUGH-4TR FRT.
Yesterday George Anima, alias Timpani, the young man who
has been several days in custody, upon various charges of defraud-
ing woollen-drapers all over the metropolis, of pieces of cloth, id
many instances to a considerable amount, was brought before Sir
Gaollo2 Raltaallir for final examination. There were several other
cases besides those taken on the former examination, but they were
not gone into, those already taken being considered sufficient en
which to commit the prisoner for triaL—The prisoner was accord-
, ingly fully committed.

M A UT-LA-BON NE.
George Cumming Osborne, Eig. of King-street, Portman.equare,
was charged with assaulting his housemaid and his cook.
Lacy lAdbroke, the botp,ernaid, complained that her master
fired a pistol at her in the auddk of July, threw a butter•dish of
water in her face three days ii;o, and on Monday beat her with
Ora violence.
11r. Osborne said, in Me defence--" I told her, Sir, to leave my
bed-chamber, and initead of obeying me, as she ought to do, she
slapped my face, and I pummeled her well."
The ca,k declared her master was very riotous; she bad lived
with him; on and off, ever since Stptembertwelvemencn, bat she
can put up with it no lougeri fee be ttattwe his poet in her race
when she takes it to him, and • had cot her nose with a tumbler.
There is no mistress, per any more than her master in the family.
What is it you want? said Mr. Rawsuisou to the coot.
CnOltl want St. and LeiV ought to hive mere.
Mr. /tairtnisom—.Ten, perhaps, you think ? Cook —Yoe.
,111r..ltawunsono4 omit understand *by, aftee being fired at,
yid continued to hr. with this Cientleman. I shall dieables the
cite, and you may, it you please, carry it to the Seldom.

BATTON...GARDEN.
Aso Daniels sod Asp ft Ilare were chariest ors • wiqAcion
robbing the house of Mr. Roos., of aareomot plate, AI id-airett,
of a number of silver epee's, a variety of trinkets...lid vesicle
dresbes. The Mut primmer lived as servant with. Mr. Rouse
and his wife. Upon their retarn home, which was about eleven
o'clock at night. they missed the articles above-mentioned. They
immediately inquired of Daniels. if she knew, any „thing =ed the rob.
bery ? which she positively denied. It came out, however, that
die had gone to the otberprisoner to spend the day with her, and
that Jae (O'Hara) left the house twice, being absent each time half
an hour. A small jemmy was found upon the stairs. 011111* keel",
a bad house in Cromer-street, which was searched, but nothing
found in it.—The prisoners were remanded,
AV ORS H I P-STREET.

•
Twenty-two of the Regent's Canal bargemen were charged with
assaulting several officers, Ike. Complaints have been repeatedly
made of the insults to which persons of either sex have bees ex-
posed from the bargemen. About twelve o'clock on Taestioy sight
a servant girl was passing by the bridge with a disk of oysters,
when some of those ruffians took them from her and grossly in!.
.ulted her. A watchman who interfered about the ill-usage of
the female was then assaulted; and Tweedy, an inspector of the
watch, who with others went to the watchman's assistapoe, was
severely bruised in the arm by a piece of wood with which ono of
the fellows struck him. After some fighting, some of the barge-
men were taken into custody, but most of them Red on board of
four of Messrs. Pickford and Co.'s boats, ,and pet off from the
wharf. Taylor, his Cray, and other officers afterwards got to the
boats from Mt • as. f3neU and Co.'s wharf, and took into custody
all the men they found on board. The prisoners were all Lance.
shire or Staffordshire men, the greater number of them powerful
fellows in appearance. They were identified as having been cal-
-1
cerned in the transaction, and were therefore ordered to find bail
for tbeir appearance at the Sessions.