The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-08-23 00:00:00

SPECIAL LICENSING SESSIONS.

'These Sessions for the renewal of the'licensesrif the publicans
commenced yesterday morning, before the Mayor, T. J. Hall,
Escl,, the stipendiary magistrate, and a full bench of magistratcri.
Ihe applications continued throughout the day. About three
o'clock the case of John Shaw;-the proprietor of the Saloon. in
Williamson-square, came dn. He was called both inside and
out of the court but did not at first appear.
•InSpector Bradshaw then deposed to having served Shaw
personally with' a summons on the 16th of August.
Eiuts to M. Hall.' This case was heard before you, sir,
on two previous convictions. •
Parkinson then deposed that on Saturday night, the 30th of
last month, accompanied' by Inspector Bradshaw, he .went to
the house occupied by 'Jelin Shaw, in Williamson-square, and
in onuitart of the, building, called the Grecian Saloon, he found
eight''" and twenty men; in that part of the building
called the Shades, he found, eighteen prostitutes and thirty men,
and in the Saloon twenty prostitutes and thirty-five men; in all
forty-six .prostitutes anCeighty-five men. Inspector Bradshaw
deposed to having accompanied Mr: Parkinson, and that that
which he had stated was correct. Mr. Shaw was serving liquors
behind the bar. Mr. Ellis then read the two previous convic-
tions of the'defendant, one on the 20th of April last, and
' again on the 30th of April last. -He was convicted uu both
those occasions on the same charge.
Mr. John Shaw here appeared, and by Mr. Hall's' direction
the evidence was repeated.
Mr. HALL, would you like to question either of the witnesses?
Defendant., Not in the least.
Mr. Ellis. Is John Shaw the person who was convicted on
the 20th arid on the 30th of April last?
Inspeotor Bradshaw. He is, sir.
Mr. HALL. Now, Mr. Shaw, do you wish to say anything?
Defendant. Nothing in the world, sir, beyond enquiring
under what clause of the Act of Parliament liam fined.
Mr. HALL. Under the 21st section of the 9th of George IV.
Defendant. Will you allow the clerk of the court to read it?
• Mr. HALL: Certainly.
The clause was then read at length by Mr. Ellis.
Mr. HALL. I ought, perhaps, to tell you thitt.there is a great,
distinction between the case being now decided-by us and being
adjourned as pointed :out by the act. In the event of an ad-
journment, the penalty is much snore severe in case of con-
viction.; because you forfeit double the fine that can now be im-
posed; and besides, you. may besides having to pay £lOO forfeit,
Your license daring the period of three years is liable to be:
taken away.
Defendant. I see that; and if it did rot atument my fine, it
is not my disposition'to—apikeal from your present decision, and
Whatever your cleCisfscin may be L shall submit to it. I have
only to say I have fallen into an error, and have done so from
not having been so fortunate as to get a bearing of the watch
commissioners: I wailed on those gentlemen personally, and
was treated with, the greatest disrespect and most contumeliously.
I then corresponded• by letter, but never mai so fortunate as to
obtain ah- answee. It inust; therefore, rest with the decision of
this court, and-4 bow with,implicit respect to it.
Mr. HALL. Mr. Shaw you do injustice to the watch com-
missioners, because it is my duty to tell you that under the cir-
cumstances that occurred previously to your application to
them, it was totally out of their power to interfere. The case
had been' heard before myself and other justices and they had
decided upon it, and it was then too late to make any applica-
tion to the watch committee, and I think, under the circum-
stances, those gentlemen acted with very great propriety to not
enterinto any4liscussion with, you on the case. It was out of
their power to give you any reliecand it would have been ex•