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From the Deal, Walmer, and Sandwich Mercury,
11 September, 1869. 1d.
ANNUAL LICENSING DAY
This was the day appointed for granting and renewing licenses to the
public-houses, and for issuing certificates under the new Act to
beer-house keepers, before obtaining their licenses from the excise
authorities. The only cases in which the requisite permission to sell
either beer or spirits was withheld were in those of the "Duke of York"
public-house, Cemetery Road; the "Sir Sydney Smith" public-house, Beach
Street; the "Ship and Castle" beer-house, Lower Street; the "Fawn,"
Lower Street; and the "Brickmakers' Arms" beer-house, West Street.
Complaints had been made as to the manner in which each of the above was
conducted, and in three instances the proprietors were in arrears with
their rates; consequently the Magistrates declined to renew the licenses
until further enquiries had been made, and requested the parties to
attend again on Thursday next and in the meantime to pay up their rates.
Some little confusion and delay was occasional in the cases of the
beer-shops, owing to most of the applicants not having personally served
the notices on the Chief Constable and one of the overseers; and as Mr.
Woodruff, the assistant overseer, was not in attendance at the first
part of the proceedings, several of them had to be adjourned till next
Thursday. The same was also the case with one or two of the grocers who
made applications for wine licenses.
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From the Deal, Walmer, and Sandwich Mercury,
11 September, 1869. 1d.
ANNUAL LICENSING DAY
The annual general licensing meeting was held here on Monday last.
After the old spirit and beer licenses had been renewed, the Bench
proceeded to take the applications of new licenses and opposed renewals.
The Magistrates present were the Mayor (Thos. Dorman, Esq.), in the
chair; Richard Harrison, Esq., F. A. Tomlin, Esq., Richard Marsh, Esq.,
James Dorman, Esq. R. L. Harrison, Esq., and J. C. Drayson, Esq.
The following were the new applications: The "Granville Hotel,"
Ramsgate. This application was supported by Mr. Peniston and was at once
granted, there was no opposition.
The next application was for an eating-house in Victoria Place,
Ramsgate, supported by Mr. Peniston, and opposed by Mr. Towne on the
part of Mrs. Maclin, the landlady of the "Harp," which was the next
house. License refused.
Mr Hallett, a grocer in Harbour Street, applied for a license to sell
spirits by retail. Application supported by Mr. Mourilyan, and opposed
by Mr. Moss on behalf of the licensed victuallers of Ramsgate. License
refused.
The "Artillery Arms," Mr. Mourilyan applied for a license to sell
spirits, on behalf of the landlord, Mr. J. D. Peal, and Mr. Moss
appeared in opposition. In the course of this case it appeared that a
gentleman of Ramsgate had written a private letter to the Magistrates in
opposition to the granting of this license. Mr. Mourilyan commented in
terms of great severity upon the impropriety of such conduct, and
eulogised the course taken by the Bench, "who," he said, " as soon as
they discovered the nature of the letter they had received, placed the
same in his hand to deal with as he thought fit." After a long
discussion the license was granted.
The "Stag's Head," Harbour Street, Ramsgate. Mr. Mourilyan appeared
in support; Mr. Moss opposed. License granted.
The "Elm's Hotel," Mr. Bowling appeared in support, but it appearing
that there was some doubt as to the house being quite finished, the
application was ordered to stand over till the adjournment day.
"Ramsgate Tavern," George Street. The applicant, Mr. A. Rowe,
appeared in person, and was opposed by Mr. Moss. License refused.
The "Plough," King Street, Ramsgate. Mr. Mourilyan appeared for the
applicant Mr. Robert Hughes, and produced a memorial signed by upwards
of 100 of the inhabitants, including the whole of the church wardens and
overseers, and 14 of the Local Board. Mr. Marchrow, a publican in King
Street, opposed in person. In consequence of there being some dispute to
the size of the house, the Magistrates ordered the application to stand
over till the adjournment day, and said before that time some of them
would visit the house.
William Adams applied for a license for the "Royal
Exchange," Walmer. Refused.
The renewal of the license of Mr. Romney, the landlord of the "Lord
Clyde" beer-house was opposed by the Superintendent of Police. Mr.
Mourilyan, who supported the renewal, however, produced a memorial,
signed by the neighbours, setting forth the good character of the
landlord, and that the house was no annoyance to them, and also one
signed by some gentleman in the neighbourhood, also testifying to his
good character; and stated that Mr. Romney had lived many years in the
service of the late Sir N. Knatchbull, also with Colonel Rae and other
gentleman of position. The Magistrates immediately renewed the license.
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From the Deal, Walmer, and Sandwich Mercury,
18 September, 1869. 1d.
ADJOURNED LICENSES
(Before the Mayor, S. Pritchard, W. M. Cavell, J. Iggulden, G. Hughes
and R. Hassell, Esqrs.)
The licence of the "Ship and
Castle," the "Duke of York,"
the "Fawn," and the "Brickmaker's
Arms," which had been suspended on the previous Thursday, were now
granted, unopposed. A spirit license was also granted to Mr. E. F.
Redsull of the "New Plough," Middle Deal.
On Mr. Maxted, the landlord of the "Sir Sydney Smith," applying his
license, which was one of those suspended on the previous Thursday, Mr.
Henry Duncan Reynolds handed in a couple of letters to the Mayor, and
afterwards made the following statement on oath:
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