ANNUAL LICENSING SESSION.

Otago Witness, Issue 595, 25 April 1863, Page 3

ANNUAL LICENSING SESSION.

The annual session for heirin? applications for general publicans' licenses wai held at the Court House ou Tuesday foannon ; the mauistrate« present being A. Chatham Strode, Esq., ' K.M., aud George Ltoyd, E-q . J.P.

.■?. E. R. Jonf.s, Provincial Hotel. — Mr Howorth, sen., appliel for ihe renewal. (Mib-insp2Ct'>r Sincrck said that there was an information pending for the illegal sale of spirits in tho Vestibule ot tha Princess Theatre. Mr Howorth thought that this fact could not be considered A license for the Vestibule was not nsk<-d f>r; although Mr Jones wou'd be clad to have ;t included, instead of haviug it under the wine and beer license of the GrOA.rmnent. Granted for the s*mo premises as last \ear; to keep open until 12 o'cioek S. E. It. Jones, Commercial Hotel — Mr. Hov/orth appliel. Sub-ln^poctor Sinci ck said there was a bar in the Sale Y.ir.l, which was very obje'liouable. Mr. Strode said that any spurs found there w- j ro liable to be seized, and the rec )irni--ances to be forfeited. Al2 o'clock license would b> granted, but t lie bar must be at once removed If this sort of thing was allowed, spiiits might be sold in any number of places under one license. James (x. Mnckay, CiaigieLurn Hotel. — Granted ; to close at ten o'clock. James Cooper, Cooper's Family Hotel ; and Jame3 Hoyan, Queen's Aru? Hotel Granted — l-2'>'eoek. William Lang, Old Identity Restaurant : 10 o'clock George l»avis, P-iucs of Wales Hotel. Mr Barton urged thi't this house should be alloweil to keep open until miduiuht It was kept by a foreigner, and was used ahno-t exclusively by foreign* rs ; and being the only one of the sort, its ea'ly e'o-ing was a great inconvenience. Granted ; x,o clo-je at ten. Henry Reynolds, Critei ion ; I ? . Martin, Martin's Hotel ; John M'Neil, Albion— nil to keep open until midnight. Daniel White, Crown H.itel ; Ewan M'O'oll, Diggers' Rest; Thomas Jones, Golden Age Hotel ; Albert Griffiths, Australasian— all to clo?e at ten.

Hugh E. Cann, London Dining Rooms. — Mr Barton asked that this house should have a midnight license.—- Sub-inspector Sincock said that Mr Uann was recently fined for a breach of the Licensing Ordinance, Mr Howorth ur^ed the claim of Mr ltinrdan, of the Cafe de Paris, also in Jeity-street, for j a midnight licenbe. — Mr Prendtrgas-t was allotveJ to address the bench upon the genenl liabilities of publicans who had been fined ; bub his remarks were preceded by a tliscossion a* to his light to speak, beeing that he did not represent, any 'no who was fairly before the Court. A license w.i» granted ; the question of time bdug postponed until Mr Hiordan's application had been heard. This was subsequently done. Sub-inspector Sincrck sail that if the Magistrates thought that one of the two houses should have the midnight license, tlie police would pnfer its being given to Mr Can 11. Mr Strode said that Mr Riordan had been several times .summoned. He escaped oa the Uu-t occasion owing to ihe information being wrongly laid. Mr Bnrton said there weio witnesses, who would lnve been called had that charge been gone on, who would have ehov n that no offence bad been committed. —Mr Strode said that Mr Oann had also been fined, but he was willing 1 to i.clicve, after th.' c.h .racter gm-n by the police, that it wa^ merely a slip, and would not occur again. The decision of the i(en n h was that Mr Canu should have the midnight liconsa ; and that Mr Riordau's mu&t be for t^n o'clock. John Ilall, York Hotel; Mm Christie, Caledonian; Wm. Bastings, Kohin Hood ; Halgson Steel, Carriers' Arms ; Thomas Mudson, Soandanavian ; Benjamin Halliday, lUinbow — all to close at teu o'clock. Wm. Tywer>, Hoval George ; James M'Guir.^, Irapprial; John M'Cubliin, <Jtago Hotel ; T. B. Smith, Shakspere — each a midnight license.

Job Wain, Moir's Hotel— Mn, Mniidook applied for the renew A of the license to thi-i house. The lense had been sold, and Mr. Wain w is n^tv in possession. Granted—midnight. Mr, Strode hoped the place would be kept cleaner than it was under the late management, for its dirty state had been mast manifest to nny one who called there t> s' c a lodsrer.

James Kennedy, Robert Bum-* HoW;Elward George, Bat'i Hotel ; Wm. Woolley, W.-iter of L-itSi Hotel; Matilda Vvilks, Newmarket Hotel — all to close at ten.

Joseph Harding, Union ; Guy Bannett, Victou-m ; John Crawlord, Glasgow Aims; Michael Murphy, Shamrock— to keep open until midnight. Mr. Barton, in applying for the renewal of the license to the

h -nro ■•„ rein irked that he need n« f siy anything •'ts >Jr Uiir'iby was known as one of tbo pi-ini'e publicans of '•llyo.l I yo. Mr. Stroi a . anil that not only wdsthj house a mobt rx'vilent one, bu" 0:1 nil occasions be heard the hig ie»t ciiaracter given to itlrMurphy. Jaini-s Osgool, Empire Ho*el. — Mr Birton handed in a numcoti'ly «igm j d memoiial in favor of a mi Inighi* license to this houso It possessed considerable accoinniodation, nnd was n.molel for intenilins publicans. — Su'i iinpectir said tint the policj nid not olj jet. it wis central, and was vtry onvetiienr for the Fire iiriguiJ?. — ijranted.

Jmlah Solomon, Al 1 ngi llotd ; Wm Wat-on, Royal Hotel— to closa'at ten F. B. Wateis and J. W-. Mortoo, Old Club Hotel.— Mr Maiidoc't iijiplied f >r, a midnight lisense. — Mr Howorth saiil that a license niu»t be printed lo one pei>on, according to the Ordinance. Jiivulcs, if two persons were name 1, each wouli! have to b-j fined, in u.iss an oil- nee was coinini t;d. The license was granted to Frele:i*k Bnrhiirtou VVaters. Henry ''"arlay, Vamh-.U Garden*.— Mr Cook apDlu'd for a mi'luiglii. liue.ise. — Sal) ins^nctor Mn<»oolc sail that thf policy ha! no pis'itivp objection, if the I'eueb thouuht th;*. 1 ; the laMtu Ie tlnuld be allowed. Jli' Strjie slid that the B^no'i wero not inclined to rant more than a tjn o'cloak lio.ns j ; but whenever Mr Far ty coald show t;;oo.l c.ins ■ fur s-uc-h a course, he woiil'l irive him peni.is-i 'ii to keeu open longer, and thatwoulJ s-i'isfv thi-po ice. xVltx vider BcvctM-e, OoU"on IIot"l ; James Joh-isto-ie, Mi'Jbo'll'uo Hotel; J. \V. l-c^r, Edinhiirgh Cnstlo; Wm. 11. Ar.ow, Sunny^ilf Hotel ; ThouiiH BiiTh, Waverl y ilok'l; Wm Clark, Gridiron Hotel— to clooe sit tr.i o'clock, Tho mis Little, i xchange Hjlol— M:dnight license

gcanted. Lewi-! G'ant, Bendi;o Hotel — Stiuek out; no person upp ■■ ring t > in ilu \h? app'.ic ition. Hoiaeo Bis-ting^, U!d Ki-ik Hotel.—^ub inspector 3ii.c.H:k mi I tint tlio^e premises, m Ra/tray btreP r , \m"q in ju a t tic >amc state as v.'hca they wore left b, tin Biik of \'-.w Zia'au i. Ur il.-worh sutmiit'e 1 pun's of the intend d itsmo .'c'li'i^ of t'.ie houie. He .iconic length urirsl the granting ft' a lie nsf to tiie hou^e. lie denied that tho^e who already held he uses had nny voted interest in them; the whole Lliing was in the power ol Vie Magistrates, who could rtf»->e to renew «Xl licenses "f j;:.uit iuw one as thpy thrugut beit f)r the pub it! yood. Mr Crok, on li-lilt of certa.n niemoinlists, opposed the Trv.Hing of the licju.e. Ia lininuy street, within' a ra.l.us of "iilO yards from the<e j.re ni"!S, th;re were five licei.'>ed houses, and at t'uiir (.f tl'ein spirits we. c soM. If this l'cer.se was cvan'ed, th' officjs w.ju!l r.iisa the r.ite of insurance o'i s-uiT -uudiiig propeity ; an I thu p irt of the street iv wlii'h the pretui-es scol would »c generally inju e:l f r trading imrpoae>.— Mr I'renderg st maiie a few iem;.rks, also in opposition. — Mr Barton said hi* wa* also iustrmted to oppoie. Any oie standing 0:1 the top of thyse pr-iinisfs, couM chuck s o';c-s into rim winlo.v;, front or back, of a dozen hoteli or liiss^cl houses. In "Victoria, the evil effects of gi.inting a license to ev^ry npplicmt of respectable clnricter had b,-eii expsri'tieed; one of those eli'ects buiiur tint from the great number of the liou-jos, it wii found not to pay to e-tab!ish an3tb.ini b'\ond a se~ond class house. — Mr Howorth sail lint tho opposition arose from ttie licrnsed vietual'urs iv the nei^hhorhuo I. — Mr Strole sud tlut tin B'inch hiid nothing to do with vested interests ; no matter who held licenses, the ' Bench wasfne to con-ii!er wliHhfT or not an addirional lice - ised hou-e would be a public convenience in any p.irlicular I icadty. BuHhn present application would not be cranteJ. The Wa^isttates had two grounds of refusal— one, that, another house was not needed in Ratcray-street ; tho otbor, t'ufc if it were, ths ho jsp was in an utterly unhnMiid tte.

John Kodzlie, Settlers' Arms llottl — struck out, no one appearing.

h M. Hubert, Abbeyleix House. — Madame Hubert did not appear. Mr Cook hoped tliat tin; application would not be s'ruck out. A client of his had purch v-ed the hotel, in which iMadatm 1 Hubert had an int:rest for so short a time that she might not care whether she got the license or not ; but it ■would be as rious tLini> for his client, if there was to be no general license tor the house for

12 months. — The implication was adj-jurned for a month.

Kobert Blake, Blake's Family Hotel (late Taraora Hou'-e). — The applicant uskrd for a midnight license, on the ground that his premiss buinj near the Princess Theatre, many peiv-ons would prefer coming there to getting refreshments in the Vestibu'e. — Mr Strode thought that this was just a reason why the night license should be refused. '.The teu o'clock l:c j Mse was granted.

Wm. Pres.:ott, Arcade Hotel.— Mr Cook saM that thK was the place lately occupiel by Waters an 1 Morton. If the licctisa w;is granted, Mr Prescott would do his bf-t to kpep up iho old eL:»ractor of the house — Mr Strode said that he still thought that a lionise ousht 1100 to be granted to premises in tho Aroa'e, although the (late) Provincial Government, altered their view-3 on the subject. At any rate, a wine and beer license would be amply sufficient, sup-po.-ing the Goverment chose to grant it. The general license was refused. Charlotte JJawson, Melbourne Club Hotel.—-Mid-night liceD3C renewed.