The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-08-30 00:00:00

SCOTLAND WARD

The applications in this ward were twenty-three, several
of which were for licences to new hotels which had been
erected in Regent-road, in the neighbourhood of the new
north docks. Licences were granted to Richard Cubbin,
Joseph Meacock, William Wood, and Edward Wareing,
for houses in Regent-road. All the other applications
were refused.

ST. PAUL'S, EXCHANGE, CASTLE-STREET, ST. PETER'S,
AND PITT-STREET WARDS.
There were five applications in St. Paul's ward, two in
Exchange, five in Castle-street, four in St. Peter's, and
four in Pitt-street.

Mr. ASPINALL, barrister, supported an application for a
licence to the Lancashire and Yorkshire and the East
Lancashire Railway Station, in Tithebarn-street. The
application was in the name of John Thomas Williams.
In making the application, the railway company was only
following the example of almost all the other companies
in the country. The applicants proposed that Mr.
Williams should conduct the business himself for the first
twelve months, in order to see what it was worth, and
after that time, it would, no doubt, be let to some respect-
able tenant.
The MAYOR—What is Mr. Williams?
Mr. Aspnce.LL—He is one of the superintendents of the
company.

Mr. grrowniamx, supported an application of Mr. William
Roberts, of Castle-street. The learned gentleman stated
that Mr. Roberts, who formerly kept a hair-dresser's shop,
in Church-street, had recently fitted up premises in Castle-
street, as a restaurant. From two to three hundred
gentlemen dined there every day, and Mr. Roberts
very properly thought, that when other people had
licences for these places, there could be no reason
at all why he should not have one. The magistrates
had, on former occasions, granted licences to several
restaurants, and he believed there was no one instance
where any injury had resulted to society in consequence.
A license had been granted to the Clarendon dining-rooms,
in South John-street, the occupiers of which were really
licensed victuallers, and not, as he had already said, like
some persons holding licenses who calledtliemselves licensed
victuallers. There were also the Eldon Dining-rooms, the
Merchants' Dining-rooms, and Mr. Fisk's, in Castle-street,
who had had licenses granted, and no injury had been
sustained, but, on the contrary, a great public convenience
had resulted from it. He could not see why Mr. Fisk
should have a license and Mr. Roberts not, because they
were exactly in the same position. He did not think that
any one ever heard of a person getting drunk in a
house of this kind. Now he (Mr. Snowball) perceived
that Mr. Feeny, who was making a similar application,
would have the benefit of the services of his learned friend
Mr. Aspinall, and he hoped Mr. Feeny would succeed in
his application ; but this he would say, that Mr. Aspinall
could not bring an argument forward on behalf of Mr.
Feeny which would not apply with the same force in
favour of Mr. Roberts.

Mr. BoLTON.—Is the whole of the house occupied by
Mr. Roberts ?
Mr. SNOWBALL.-It is.
Mr. BoraoN.—What rent is he paying ?
Mr. SNOWBALL.—TWO hundred a year.
Mr. SNOWBALL next appeared in support of an *Oka"
tion for a license made by Mr. Thomas Briggs, for a house
in Drury-lane. The house had been built solely for the
purposes of a restaurant.
In answer to a question from Mr. J. H. Turner, the ap-
licant said that he intended, along
with his family, to
reside on 'the premises.
Mr. Aspiitimn next applied, on behalf of Mr. Feeny,
for a license to the new Merchants' Dining-rooms, now
erecting in Slater-court, Castle-street, and said that the
document which he held in his hand not only proved

SPAY, AUGUST 30, 185:3.
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tthheateathtieLeatwioasn ainuwecheiseshitysfiorr. tpheeelincyenwsase, bhuetldit
merchants and gentlemen in Liverpool. Re errs
memorial in favour of the licence being granted, Which
was signed by several hundreds of the leading noercn re
Mr. Aspinall said he need only draw, the
6teution of' the magistrates to the names of orae
gentlemen who had signed the document, in nrurthe
satisfy them that the great mercantile portion o
be
acceded to. What were known as the Merchants 1,703,,
community considered that the application oug,h_._,t to
balys°thPc7f,irs'eu.t.
rooms in Tithebatn-street, were started by her
and carried on by him in connexion with ht that b'every
man who was his partner ; and he thong
gentleman who had dined there would feel that there t
an absolute necessity for the extension of such &Lillis,
rooms as the one with which Mr. Feeny was forraerl,e;g,
nected. He need not waste the time of the bench bY dn. 0
on Mr. Feeny himself, or his general fitness to conduct s
an establishment, as that must be well known to thhic;
Referring to the new merchants' dining-rnniaLi7 cone"
were now being erected for Mr. Feeny, the lean.— tr
ht that
sel said that the increase in the population of the a ~
and the general convenience of the mercantile classZ
called for the new establishment which was about
.tf)
opened by Mr. Feeny. In conclusion, Mr. AsPilial io
marked, that the memorial in favour of the licenValio
addition to being signed by the mercantile bodY, w3ens;
signed by the whole of the bar frequenting the sessions;
by Mr. Wright, the clerk of the peace, and by inallY„,%eat
gentlemen who were never known to sign such a ci°e
before.
Mr. John Wilson applied for a license to
in Union-court, Castle-street. watas
The other applications in the above-naniedava on
having been made, the magistrates again retired,
returning into court,
The DIAYOR said that a license had been granted e' 9
Thomas Williams, of the Exchange Railway Statit
stie,
licenses had been granted in Exchange Ward. 11140
street Ward a license each had been granted 0 0,05,
Roberts and Joseph Feeny, of Castle-street, and t°ba
Briggs, for a house in Drury-lane.: No other licences be
been granted. In the case of Mr. Feeny it WatZd is
clearly understood that the license was to
abeyance until the premises were completed. 111(1 be
trates had come to this determination lest it s.°
a restaw.,-
brought forward as a precedent at a future Peri_,,,,v
GREAT GEORGE, RODNEY-STREET, ABERCIIOX-P"
LIME-STREET WARDS.
The above wards were next taken. In 4
Ward there were five applications nine in Row"'
six in Abercromby, and nine in Lime-street. ,„„ Joel);
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Crown-street, were opposed by the ministerosabenneortrepoawesixabe:r4;
wardens of St. Saviour's Church, who handed a
to the magistrates against the applications. bene)
Mr. BREMNER, in a forcible address, appled join, f 11°.
in support of an application by Charles Joug °„, 31r,
thaw
-street.
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house in
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intends to open the house as an hotel for Gerninn

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At four o'clock the Court adjourned to
this morning, the applications in St. Anne's,. et
per
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,et be
and South and North Toxteth Wards having
decided.

LIVERPOOL, CROSBY, .4
SOUTHPORT RAIL W 4 •

LIE half-yearly meeting was held in the 41-;:iar,f•
Rooms, on Saturday. Hugh Hornby,
_Estt Wee,r_errtbe
The Secretary, William P. Young, Esq-, r'e'"
of the directors, showing the statemnt of accouncs jlet
half-year ended June 30, 1853, in which aPcorrer''
increase in the receipts of £6Ol Os. 7d., over thfsio fat,
ponding half-year of 1852. After making Pr(n,:i and
the fixed charges against revenue, and deducting 'no f!s
working expenses for the half-year, there rein_ t
available balance of £4968 Bs. 2d. This ani°llooo/
yield a dividend at the rate of 4 per cent. Pe;,,• loa4
clear of income tax, and leave a balance of 057
to carry forward.
The Chairman moved the adoption of the rePn,ft- e'r fl
was seconded by Mr. Henry C. Chapman, and t as
questions proposed by Mr. Healey, Mr. Tatn,,,„„" ,;ataa,
others, and answered by the chairman and Mr. ,yap
was carried unanimously.
Mr. Healey moved, in accordance with the report•
bed?'
the
directors, that a dividend at the rate of 4 per ce.reld 010.
dared, which having been seconded, was earl'
mously. unreelibte
The Chairman stated that a vacancy had ea as"
board, by the retirement of William Blundell, ,aocs
though it was competent in the board to fill ' the
themselves, they preferred to leave the, decisTl4,rouOt
shareholders. Mr. Blundell had given hs lad' thouOul,
which the railway passed without charge; an to in tP"
had benefited his property materially, he bad loving re'
most liberal manner towards the comPaff* that his son,
tired from the direction he was desiro, (the
John Blundell, Esq., should succeed Bhunlen'
chairman) moved the appointment of gr•
Jobe
director.
Mr. H. C. Chapman seconded the propositiOn iocp.o6
MrZ Healey moved as an amendment that soue>„
Myers, Esq., of Liverpool, be elected a direct°,A sIP
having been seconded by Mr. Taunton, was carries"; Of
After a vote of thanks to Mr. Hornby, the 133
separated.

TVA RI?LATGTON

AND STOCEPO

RAILWAY.

r 5 of
THE half-yearly general meeting of the prop rdao
this railway was held at the Clarendon-rooms,
at one o'clock, when the chairman, Gilbert Greental'
presided. 'hie
_rooms Yestefsti,
that the
retied
The report expressed the directors' regl.t4l-aentivre,ilms,
had not been opened for traffic, but they 01::AltI:jec'
upon the portion from Warrington-bridge ''' •e is tben
being open by the Ist of October. Referelic--tensi°l3
made to the powers granted by the act for the );,iserted,
of the line to Stockport, in which a clause was 1 • 010
A Altrie lb,
requiring the Manchester South Junction and al 1
fafic• rop
Company to convey the company's pa,ssenger . ford -„u
out change of carriages, to and from their 01, Iv,
Station, in Manchester, for a period of five Yi.eTe' of t.tr,'
company is empowered to run over theca u° 00.'4
Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junon, the
and agreements have been entered into wit'
poieso• pietil
Helens, and Shrewsbury, and Chester Com
co the if
The engineer's report attributed the delay ill
the line to the difficulty in
bridges. The balance-sheet showed receipts oll!,44
£95,761 ; loans on debenture, Eta
- ,000, belng a it:16::114
£114,761. The expenditure amounted t0rt118,615 ,l.
being a balance of L3,Bs4again the eel'lA, ~,g
The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the rerjercii;)
Mr. EDWARD HEATH seconded the motion, °wale
that, being one of the auditors, he could bear te.s,;,ja t,,„641'°
procuring plates for _,,e,
the clearness of the accounts. There was erie i'the '-o 0
ever, to which he would allude, and that ir3! fereac' r
amount of compensation money ; but with -f„•,e lle
his he would observe that they could not plircid•:it. ~00t
rous portions of land without paying largel9l°' --w":ftee
costs of conveyancing furnished a considerable ite9cied, ly
six per cent.—but these expenses would be re(ltilie perlele
the late reduction of stamps had taken piece. f°t Ir
threw out these remarks to direct the attentioa °i. eye
gentlemen to the subject, so that any dixahlu,t„,.l°/1 ° A ili
diture which could be effected might take 111''..ngag', #lO
Mr. WHITLEY explained that, having been g 10', 0
frotaxmeciw.hoThm ethperilancni
preparing the conveyances, he was quite v""--4.,`"ivetr,•df
tchhoasrfeps to
aiebse
who furnished abstracts. &c. WO
The res • olution that the report be adet4l'cl
passed by the meeting. dpalhaPdaa'PW.cP-

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Mr. MAXWELL H;SLOP moved that, as
_,.,' 000
panies were now incorporated in one, the rent
the directors be increased to £4OO per annnej*the 13/
Mr. NATHANIEL BEARDMORE seconded 4114 P
which was carried unanimously. oeig
Mr. W. C. FOSBERY then moved that I.ll°°° optlcP
of £lO each be created.
Mr. FIELD (of Shrewsbury) seconded tile res

which was carried unanimously