WHAT IS A FAIR?

New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6667, 31 March 1883, Page 5

WHAT IS A FAIR?

Tubre was a refreshing appeal to literature, in the Supreme Court yesterday, to decide a point of law. The particular case i.ut of which the question arose will he found in our report of the ordinary proceedings of of the Court. It may he stated that a publican obtained a conditional license to sell beer in Buckland's Sal*? Yards on the that it was " a fair," and included wit? in the meanirjr of the 36th section of the Licensing Act. A neighbouring publican thought it anything hut "f. ir ' that such a thing should be done. The law was set in motion, and the intrnding publican v,\i = fined Ib and costs, Judge Macdonahl thinking that this place was not "a fair" within the meaning of the statute. But the > ta' ute itself gave uo explanation as to what a fiir re illy ia. The intf -iiuity of counsel and Bmch -at exercised in making the dis<! •very. Mr. Cooper dug up the fpHo*.vinj» flowers • ( poetry ':from Gay's " County HaUad i finger — Now he goes on and sines of fairs and <h<r»v-;, For still new before hii evo;. ar.r-e, How pedlars' with flittering t<jy< inlaid. The various fairings of the country maid ; Long Bilken laces hur-jr upon a twine. , Ami row-; of pins ami aiof.t-r hmo<.-!et.-s shine ; ! Hr'W tho tight 1 knives, cninbs, ami jp'es, And looks at thimbles with <levourir>i» eyth ! Of lotteries next, with tuneful note he tol Whero silver spoon.-) are • on. and <-f ; ■ Tho lads and lusst-a trudge the s'rt-eu aloug, And all the fair is crowded in his Th«» mountebank now triads ti:e Jtxa".. and soils His pills, his tialf.ams. and his Now, Vcr and o'er thf nimble tumbler spring*, And on th-.- rope the venturous mai«l< n swings. Jack Padding, in his parti-c >iour<-d j icSvt, Tosse;! the plore, and at <••▼«?» y p Of raree *how< 11c and i'unoh'.-; fe ii.s, Of pockets picked in crowds, and vu'ouh cheats. Drydea—(From "Cymonand Iphigenia.")— His corn ami c.ittli: were enly r;ire. Aud his Hui-reuie ;i country f iir. His Honor dismissed the appeal of the publican who wanted to 11 beer in Jiuckland's Sale Yards, and sups-ort <1 the Judge in the Court beiow. Tlie adjaoe-it puMicsit> probably thinks " fair pi iy is a jewel, and applauds the decision.