The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1884-09-13 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

CIO. Since that time there had been two new tenants.  Mr Knowles said this was a case in which their worshies could wisely sorry out their power to refuse to renew the license. He quoted the cam of the Queen • Justices of Derby is support of his contention. In that case, which was hefird fill the Queen's Bench Division, on July 31st. before Baron Pollock and Mr Justice Lopez, the house was in the market-place at Derby. It was an obi house, and had been occupied by wine merchantaaed as a public-house 100 years. Application was snarls under sec 14 ef the special Act 1828, and the applicant was a fit and proper person, there being no charge against him. Bet still the magistrates refused. Baron Pollock said—" I should be sorry to lay down any rule which would limit the discretion of the justices, or give any ground for the belief , that a license even in such a case as this is the , I property of the landlord. The notion there was a 'property of the landlord in the lioense could not be considered as Round law." Mr. Justice Lopez concurred, and held that in case of transfer of licenses, the dieretion of the magistrates is to , be absolute. He (Mr. Knowles) urged the bench to take this view of the case, and commented on ' the way the house had been oenducted in the past, pointing out that there were already enough of licensed houses in the locality. The Head Constable was then called and examiaed by Mr Smith, who appeared on behalf of the tenant. He said that under the present tenancy the house was well conducted, and could see no mamma why the license should not under the circumstances be renewed. Mr Smith having addressed the beach, it was derided to renew the license. The renewal of the licenses of the Swan Inn, Llansamlet, and Castle Tap, Foxhole. was next objected to by Mr Knowles, the objection in each case being that the houses' were under value. A discussion took place mainly between the bench and Mr Knowles as to the rateable value of the houses in question. N. rate books were prodived, nor did it appear that any competent valuer had been appointed to ascertain the rateable value of the property. A copy from a rate book was rroduoed. hut the bench Instated on the Urban Sanitary Bate Book being brought into court. For the purpose of se doing, an adjournment was naked, but the bench objected, believing that all the evidence should have been prepared for the present occasion. Mr Knowles then pointed out that under the Act the bench were entitled to employ a competent valuer. The bench, however, objected to this course, and eventually, the licenses were renewed. The renewal of tie licenses of the White Lion and Holloway beer houses, then came on for consideration. In the course of the proceedings it was pointed out that the rateable value of the White lion was 12 10s. Mr. Knowles opposed, and Mr. Smith supported the application which was even, nally granted. The objections to same other beerhouses were withdrawn, and tie lieensinsr sessions were adjourned to the adjourned sessions.  A ineeting of Liberals hae been held at Haverfordwest.  The Salvation Army has made an " attalk " on the pretty town of Chepstow. A French hotel keeper named Ebensberg hal absconded taking with him 82,000 francs. The Archie°logical Association is still in Penabrokestire, inspecting its ancient ruins.  A great timber yard in Cleveland, Ohio, has been destroyed by fire. The loss is enormous.  The Dundee whaling fleet in the Davis Straits have already secured cargoes valued at £14,000. A labourer living in Plantation street, Merthyr, has been fined £l.; for stealing a rose onto! a garden.  George Head, the Salvationist who fired at the crowd at Worthing, nas been brought before the magistrates and remanded.  The Government have chartered the steamship Astronomer, belonging to Messrs Harrison, of Liverpool, to take out seventy ef the boats for the Nile expedition. Major Kitchener telegraphs from Cairo, cm Monday, that a large tribe between Doug°la and Mirawi has submitted to the Khedive.  The Italian troops on the Swiss frontier were wi.hdrawn on Tuesday morning. The Alpine passes are NM open.  Dr. Boyd Carpenter, Bishop of Ripon, wee enthroned in Ripon Cathedrvl on Tuesday morn. ing with the usual ceremonies. The borough treasurer of Wigan, the auditor land his clerk, have been committed for trial on a charge of embezzling £12,009. Tho i;jlure was announced in the London uozrt, James Darling, of Loahly. land agent, with liabilities amounting to 45,0,32. don, Bankruptcy yNorth  ! Al Stonebaven, on Tuesday, (nailed Ne*tott blggs, late captain in the 69th regiment, Was committed for trial, on the charge of plamng an obstraction on the railway near Druallithie, on Friday last.  At Boomuigton, Illinois, United States, just after the last act of a play, Mr. Will A. Baron and Mira Lillian Carroll, two members of the company, were actually married on the stage before the audience.  Charles Hill, cashier 4 the National Bank of New Brunswick, New Jersey, recently cs.mmitted I suicide. This caused an investigation to be made, , which showed 236,000 deficit in the amounts partly by the cashier and partly by the president Mr Mahlon Raney on. The latter killed himself ,by cutting his throat. The directors say the bank's capital Is unimpaired, but a tun on it is 'being made by the_depo , si_tors_ _L'and there e) ...Lam eaaatemant.====  , ROYAL AGRICUL'rIIRAL-60011ITY. On te commotion of the Prime ef Wahisa trustee of tke Royal Agricultural Society of England and a member of its counsil, the Duke of Bdinburgh, H.G., has been ananimmisly ideated a life governor of the Sosiety. Baa Royal Highness has given a donation of £5O to its funds. R' *mut additions to , the roll of membership include the Duke a Grafton, Earl of Crawford and Balearres, Mon. Sir William Field, Hon. Henry W. Fitawi Mn, Hen. George F. Itegyen, Sir Thomee C. Meyriek. Bart., Sir William Williams. Bart., Sir William M. Curtis, Bart., Major-General Sir Henry M. lll4volock-Allan, Bart., Sir William B. Parker, Bart., Sir Francis G. Stapleton, Bart., and Mr. Jelin Brinton, M.P. Daring the present year as mazy as 1,032 iaembere bar. joined the society.