ANNUAL LICENSING COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 4760, 4 June 1878, Page 2

ANNUAL LICENSING COURT.

(Before Commissioners J. Bathgate, A. C. Strode, and J. Fulton.) SOUTH WARD. The f cllowing applications were granted:— RKNHWALH OF PUBLICANS' LK'ENHKS. John Sibbald, Provincial Hotel; t harles Ciark Armstrong, Union Hotel; TbomssM. M'Kav, Golden A?e Hotel; Henry s\' a lktr, Red T.iou Hotel :" Patrick Pagan, Southern Hotel ; William Heury Haydon, Imperial Hotel; Thomas Cornish, Royal Hotel; Robert Thomas Waters, Prince of Wales Hotel; James Martin, Gridiron Hotel; Micl ael Maloney, Queen's Arms Hot.l ; James Donaldson Hutton, Caledonian Hotel; Mosg Moss, Ship Inn; John J. Connor, Maitland Hotel ; Alexander Owens, Globe Hotel; Patrick O'Brien, Munater Arms Hott-1; Hugh Joh-x Black, Martin's Hotel; Thomai M'Retvy, Peacock Hetel; James Knox, Farmers' Arms Hotel) Robert Skiteb, Rising Sun Hotel

(atid night license) } William JBdward Couzens, London Hotel (and extra bar). The Benoh remarked re Michael Maloney's application that at last meeting the hotel was said to be very old and getting nnflt for its purpose. The police would n:ake a speoial report as to its condition at next meeting.

TRANSFERS OF LICENSES. Thomas Hancock, Queen's Arms Hotel, to Michael Maloney $ Edward Lyons, Union Hotel, to Charles Clark Armstrong; Dominic Harris, Globe Hotel, to Alexandar Owens.

RENEWALS OF BOTTLE LICENSES. Patrick tantwell, Stafford Btreet; William Thomas Gilmour, Club Reserve ; James Boyd Gilmour, Club Reserve. TRANSFER OF BOTTLtt LICENSES.

James Beveridge, Walker street, to Robert Wilson ; David Wood, Princes street, to James B. Gilmour; Miss M'Grath to Robert M'Quillan. NEW BOTTLE LICENSES.

Alexander Balfour Mercer, Princes street) Robert Wilson, Walker Btreet; James Beveridge, Princes street, HIGH WARD. The following applications were granted : RENEWALS OP PUBLICANS' LICENSES. Thomas Dodson, Empire Hotel; John Donaldson, Glasgow Pie House (and extra bar); Godfrey Jacobs, Bull and Month (and extra bar); Joseph Farrar Jones, Wain's Hotel; Samuel Porter, Britannia Hotel; Joseph Davies, Albion Hotel; Louis Court, Otago Hotel ; Henry John Walter, Occidental ; William Lochtie Phillip, Shamrock Hotel; Annie Wiley, Anohor Hotel; Mary Ann Woodley, Scandinavian Hotel; Ann Pavletch, Universal Hotel; James Patter-

Bon, Australasian Hotel; Patrick Keligher, Crown Hotel; Lncy Baylcy, Bayley's Hotel; Angelo Joel Davies, Oriental Hotel; John Fleming, South Australian Hotel; Michael Murphy, City Hotel; Alfred Theodore Dunning, Dun-

ning's Hotel; James Watson, Wat son's Hotel; Andrew M'Kinnon, Salutation Hotel; George Nelson, Duke of Edin-

burgh Hotel; Simeon Isaacs, Panama Hotel; William Thompson, Criterion Hotel; William Fidler, Auld Scotland Hotel; Joseph Baxter, Pier Hotel. On Mrs Anne Pavletich's application, Inspector Mallard stated that the house was very old, and the Bench ordered that a special report on its condition be prepared by next meeting.—The application of Arthur John Harms, Canongate Hotel, was adjourned till the 25th inst., applicant being unwell, and Inspector Mallard haring a statement to make, which he said he would not like to make behind Harms's back.—

The Bench remarked to applicant's wife that it appeared her husband was inclined to give way to the use of intoxicating liquors. RENEWALS OF BOTTLE LICENSES. James Black, Maclaggan street; George Simpson, Duncan street; John Bowie, Maclaggan street; Andrew Mercer, Rattray street; James Robertson, Prince 3 street; Hugh Crawford, Dowling street; Thomas Brown, Canongate street; David M'Leod, Princes street; Andrew M'Farlane, Princes street. NEW BOTTLE LICENSES. Joseph L. Gregory, Eim Row; John Barron, Rattray street; John M'Laren, Frederick street. BELL WARD. The following applications were granted: RENEWALS OF PUBLICANS* LICENSES. Maurice Tondut, Rainbow Hotel (and

night license); George Falconer, Douglas Hotel; Michael Fleming, National Hotel; George Lawrie, Royal George Hotel; George M'Gavin, White Horse Hotel; William Baßtings, Victoria Hotel; Francis Erull, Family Hotel; John Carroll, Carroll's Hotel; Patrick Carroll, York Hotel; Alexander M'Gregor, British Hotel; Thomas Ofiver,

•Sussex Hotel (and extra bar); Johana Bernard Ludwig Luks, Black Ball Hotel; Walter Edward Carmalt, Pacific Hotel; John Pattison, Cctagon Hotel; Edward Holmea, Robert Burns Hotel; Francis M'Gratb, Harp of Erin Hotel; Margaret Fenwick, Adelaide Hotel; Cornelias Banbury, Grange Hotel; Cornelias O'Driscoll, Supreme Court Hotel; Edwin P. O'Keefe, Liverpool Arras Hotel, A night license was refused to W. E. Carmalt, for whom Mr Haggitt appeared.—On E. Holmes's application Inspector Mallard reported that the house was getting very old, and the Bench desired a special report to be brought up at next meeting.—A night license was refused to J. B. L. Luks. —G. M'Gavin's house was stated to be out of repair and ordered to be reported on.—A night license was refused to John Pattison. TRANSFER. Richard Kingston, Octagon Hotel, to John Pattison. RENEWALS OF BOTTLE LICENSES. Alexander Stewart, George street; John M'Laren, Frederick street; David Miller,

George street; Bela Singer, George street; John Wallace, George street; George Ksther, George street; William D. Sutherland, George street. NEW BOTTLE LICENSES. James Huttan, Ootagon; Alexander M'Donald, George street; Alexander Durie, George street; John Petersen, Octagon ; John Wilson, Grange Btreet; William Coats, Castle street. NEW PUBLICANS' LICENSB REFUSED. Emma Williamson, Waverley House.— Mr •'. H. Harris appeared for the applicant, and stated that Mrs Williamson had a largo number of boarders, for whose convenience she wished to obtain a license. She did not desire to keep a bar open to the street.—The Bench thought it anything but desirable that licenses should be granted to boardinghouses, and on Inspector Mallard expressing the opinion that, as there were four hotels in the immediate vicinity of Waverly

House a fresh licensed house was scarcely necessary, the application was refused. Application adjourned. Edward Kirk, Foundry Hotel.—Messrs Howorth and E. C. Strode appeared in sup-

port of the application and a number of witnesses gave evidence as to a licensed house being required in the neighborhood of the numerous foundries and manufactories in Cumberland street.—The Benoh decided to personally, inspect the house before granting a

license and the application was adjourned till the 25th inst. ADJOURNMENT. At 1.45 p.m. the Court adjourned, and on resuming the Chairman alone took bis seat on the Bench. He said : I regret to have to state that during the interval Mr Strode has received a message from Mrs Strode requiring his immediate attendance at home, as his boy is very ill ami the mtdioal men are waitng there. Under these painful circumstances I cannot ask Mr Strode to remain, and ytu will all concur with me in tbinkiug there is a necessity for the Court's being adjourned until this day w. ek. lam sure he has deep and entire sympathy under the circumstances in which he

is placed. He hopes to be present on this ! day week, and the Court will stated ad-1 journed till that day. Fortunately the business to-day is well through, and I may sta'.e to all those applicants wbose applicatini a are merely for renewal* that the Court will not ask them to be present, and that they may save themselves the trouble of coming up again, for renewals will

be granted in every case where there ia no obj motion | and, aa a matter of fact, I understand that there is no objection to any of the oases to come on.—lnspector Mallard : The only objection is to tho rt-aewal of a night license to an hotel at Green Island.— Mr Bathgate I Then the applicant in that case is the only ont> required to attend personally. The other businefS will be adjourned till this day week, at 12 o'clock.