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THE DENBIGH ADJOURNED ] BREWSTER SESSIONS. ALL THE LICENSES RENEWED. COLLAPSE OF THE OBJECTIONS, The Denbigh Adjourned Licensing Meeting was held on Friday morning, when great interest was evinced in the proceedings as was evidenced by the large number of the public who were present. It will be I remembered that at the general licensing sess'ons the renewal of five licenses-those of the Mason's Arms, Old and New Butcher's Arms, Cross Keys (Benlian), and the Chirk-was deferred until the holding of the adjourned sessions, in consequence of objections which were raised as to their inadequacy of their accommodation. The magistrates on the bench were:—The Mayor (presiding), Col Lloyd Williams, Messrs R Humphreys Roberts, T J Wil iams, Dr Lloyd Roberts, John Davies, Dr David Lloyd, J Harrison Jones, T W Eovrdage, Robert Or,en and T A Wynne Edwards. It was decided to proceed with the uasc of the Mason's Arms fkht. Mr Moss, M.P.. appeared on behalf oi the teaant of that house; Mr Anderson (York) represented the owners and Mr David Owen (Bangor) I appeared for the Rev J Charles (Denbigh), as representing the Temperance party. Mr Moss, in formally applying for the renewal of the Mason's Arms license, said he did not know that he need say much in making that application, beyond referring to what was said by the magistrates at the general annual licensing meeting. He I thought the magis rates then referred to the tenan's of the owners of the house having had access to the yard of this Inn. He might say also that another objection was raised also ac the licensing meeting by MI Aneurin 0 Evans, on behalf of the temperance party, and since then the grounds of that objec ion had been served on the licensee, but he would object to any of those grounds being entered into that day. He formally made the application, and out of courtesy to the bench, whose suggestions- would always be respected by the owners and the licensee, he would ask the representative of the owners to make a statement to their worships showing that they were prepared to do away witt. the objection the police had to the existing condition of the premises by making suitable alterations, which would prevent anyone but the tenant having access to the yard. But with r, gard to the notice of objection served upon them by the Rev Mr Charles, he said thA magistrates had no power that day to go into it, and he only appeared, so far as that objection was concerned, to protest against it being heard. If their worships would refer to Section 42 of the Licensing Act they would find his grounds of objec ion to going into the objection raised by the Rev Mr Charles and the temperance party. This section stated:—" That where a licensed psrson applies for a renewal of his license the following provisions shall have effect: (1) He need not attand in person at the general annual licensing meeting, unless he is required by the licensing justices so to attend, and such requisiiion shall not be made save for some specifio cause personal to the liccDsed person; (2) The Justices shall iaot entertain any objection to I renewal of such license, or take any evi- dence with respect to the renewal thereof, unless written notice of an intention to oppose the rl-newal of such license has been served on such holder not less than seven days before the commencement of the general annual licensing meeting, and such notice shall not be valid unless it states in general terms the grounds on which such license is to be opposed." He said, in the first place, that at the general licensing meeting, it was publicly stated on behalf of the chief objectors that no notice had been given, yet in spite of that the magistrates heard evidence upon oath dealing generally with objections to licenses, and that, further, the magislrafes heard evidence upon oath dealing with objections to this specific license, although no notice had been given. Mr Owen I appear on behalf of the Rev James Charles, and I say I do not think it is competent fur my friend to deal with what traaspired at the last court. We are here to deal with the application for the license. Mr Moss rejoined that it had been held by Justice Matthews that the two licensing sessions were one meeting. The Clerk concurred in this statement. Mr Moss, proceeding, said he was giving his reasons why he thought the Bench should not go into these objections. It was also provided that the justices may, not- withstanding that DO notice has been given, upon an objection being made, adjourn the granting of any license to a future day, and require the attendance of the holder of the license or, such day when the case will be heard and the objections considered as if the notice had been given. It had been held, in construing that Section, that not only ma3f; the objector within seven days of the adjourned annual licensing meeting serve upon the licensee in writing the grounds of his objections, but also that aonceone acting on behalf of the magistrates, must also serve upon the licensee a notice to attend at the adjourned meeting, in order that the objection may be dealt wi!h. In this case o such notice had been served upon the licensee, and under these eircum stances they had no power, he said, to go into the objection raised by Mr Charles on behalf of the Temperance Association, They were quite prepared to remedy any- thing which the police might say in any way prevented effective supervision of the premises, or the discharge of their dutv to the public and the publican, and for that reason they were quite prepared to make any alterations that would meet the re- quirements of the police. Tho ownerfl had been communicated with, and had had an architect to inspect the premises, who found that there was some ground of com- plaint as to the arrangement of the premises. A plan had been prepared for doing away with anything that was ob- jectionabbie in the back premises and I enclosing the yard, with only one entrance from the licensed premises. Mr Anderson said he 9,c'e. for tb owners of the Mason's Arms, who were a Liability I Company, carrying on business at Caer- gWrle. They had no idea, and certainly no knowledge, that there was any objec ion to these premises or anv difficulty as^ to police supervision. The first intimation they had was that someone sent them a paper with the remarks Mr Moss had called atfeatien to, and upon that the board immediately met and competent persons were sent for Mr David Owen I don't. know whether this is in order. Counsel appears for the licensee, and here is a solicitor making a speech on behalf of the owners, who are not before the Court. The Mayor: I take it you are only explaining matters Are you a -iolicitor Mr Anderson • Yes, I am. Mr Owen Then you have instructed Mr Moss?—I h«vt> not instructed Mr Moss. Then yoa ;A :ve no locus standi. The Vhyn I think we he'ter get to know wL:, • ( u ^euttemt-u are (laughter). I Mr Qv it I appear for Mr Charles. Mr An I I appear foe the owners. Mr Owen: And I submit that Mr j Anderson has no locus standi. The owners are not before the Court, and thtrefore he has no right whatever. The Clerk (to Mr Anderson): You better leave yourself in the hands of Mr Moss. Mr Owen I have no objection to his l giving evidence. Mr Anderson then went on to state that he had been to the Mason's Arms person- ally, and also the ten cottages surrounding the premises. The cottages undoubtedly opened into the yard. He submitted a plan by which it would be seen that the yard of each of the cottages was slightly extended. They were all enclosed by a wall. There were to be no exits from that wall into the yaid of the Mason's Arms whatever. To each of these cottages they proposed to put new sanitary arrangements as shewn in the plan. The whole of the backs of the cottages would be cut off from access to t1:1e inn The Mayor: Whose stables are these marked on the plau ? Mr Anderson They are stables belong- ing to the Mason's Arms There was a c' rolling door, which wou'd be used, not for access to the cottages, but for horses and carts going into the inn yard in the ordinary way, Mr Moss: The cheers arc prepared to carry out the improvements suggested there. The architect i,:> here if ou would like to hear him. Dr Lloyd Roberts: Are these plana in conformity with the bye-laws ? Mr Anderson: I understand they are. There has not been time to obtain the sanction of the authorities to them, but I am told by the architect that they are in accordance with the bye-laws. Mr David Owen: Do you know anything about the accommodation ?-Yes. What is the accommodation ?—It is marked on the plan. Are there any rooms for the accommoda- tion of the pubJic P-Yes, I think so. Is this not simply a licensed cottager- No, it is something more than that. Well, it is just like one of these other cottaves ?-No, it is equal to two of them. We are quite prepared to add another cottage if you are eoing on the question of accommodation (laughter). Mr Harry Rowbotham was then called, and said he had prepared the plans pro- duced, which he believed complied with the bye-laws. Mr Owen You are not an Architect ? Witness: I am an Architect's assistant. And I believe your master is responsible for the plan ?-Yes. And he is sitting on the bench ?-No. Col Lloyd Williams: If you are alluding to me, I have nothing whatever to do with it (applause). Mr Owen: You are in the office of the County Surveyor?—Yes. And you are his clerk ?—Yes. Col Lloyd Williams: Yes, he is my Clerk, and he had my permission to do this on his own account. I have nothing whatever to do with it. Superintendent Jones said he had seen the proposed alterations, and he thought they would do away with the objections he had to the premises with regard to the difficulty of police supervision. Mr Owen Will you please say how many houses there are in the immediate vicinity ? Witness: I cannot tell exactly. Can you say how many there are from I the railway bridge to Albert-terrace ?—No, I cannot. I Mr Mobs I object to this cross-examina- tion. Mr Owen: On what ground ? Mr Moss: In my formal application I explained I was confining myself to the objection mentioned by the police to your worships, and I say my friend has 80 locus standi to cross-examine except upon the matter before the court. Mr Owen said he appeared on behalf of the Rev James Charles to oppose the re- newal of this license on the following grounds:—(1) That the said license is not required by the character and necessities of the neighbourhood and locality in which the licensed premises are situated. (2) That the existence of the said liaense readers the number of licensed houses in the neighbour- hood excessive. (3) That the existence of the said license is detrimental to the interests of the public in the neighbourhood in which the said licensed premisee are situate. (4) That the said premises afford undue facilities for drinking fare rendered difficult of police supervision by reason of the bask entrance allowed to Chapman- terrace. (5) That the character of the business done in the said house renders it undesirable that the license should be re- nenewed. His friend, Mr Moss, had told them that he had no locus standi in regard to this matter, and he had read to them the section and laid special emphasis on the first part. He was going to lay special emphasis on the second part, which read thus: "Provided that the Licensing Justices may, notwithstanding that no notice has been given, by an objection being made (in the coart at the first hearing), adjourn the granting of any license to a future day, and require the attendance of the license bolder on such day, when the case will be heard and the objection considered." The ob- jection was raised at the last licensing meeting in open court. The case was adjourned. Notice had been served upon the licensee, and he was there to support that notice and to ask them to hear the case. He asked their worships now to hear the case, to consider the objections, and to decide the case on its merits. He would take the ruling of the Clerk whether he was not absolutely in order in proceeding with this objection. The Clerk: Oh, yes, I think it is per- fectly in order. Mr Moss: Before my friend Mr Owen: It has been ruled that I am in order. The Clerk There is no doubt, I think, upon that section; it is the universal practice. Mr Moss It is a practice which is con- demned by the late Lord Esher, the Master of the Rolls, We are all bound by the deoision of the High Court. Mr Moss then proceeded to quote the case of Whiff en v. the Licensing Justices of Kent, in which the notice of objection was served by the superintendent, but as there was nothing OH the face of it to show that it was served by the direction of the magistrates, the I renewal was refused. Commenting upon the cas- Lord Esher had said The notice j in this case was given by the superintendent j of police, and it does not contain any state- ulaut that it was given by the authority of I the magistrates. Neither was it given under their hands p(\r by their clerk. I myself think and hold, that such a notice as thar, without any statement of its being given by the order of justices, is one which the holder of the license might have disregarded." He submitted that in face of those words they bad absolutely no jurisdiction whatever to j consider these objections. Be was differ- j entiatirg between the objection made by Mr A O Evans, on behalf of the temperance party and the suggestions made by the police, which they were trying to meet. In I this particular case the superintendent of I police objected, ItoDd the magistrates said: I Very wcll. if that is so you will give the licensee 'he ground of your objection, aiid they also should have said, the Clerk must | give him notice to attend. They were not bound to come there at the request of his friend or anybody else; it was the magis- trates who must bring them there, and they must do it formally. They were not to be at the beck and call of anybody who liked to say, you must go to the licensing meet- ing. The section of the Act which his friend suggested he l ad passed over rather lightly was the very proviso which he re- lied upon. The Clerk: I am quoting now from Stone's Justice Mannal, it says:—The Queen's Bench Division held the notice was irregular in not stating that it was given by the direction of the justice@, but the police, by appearing, waived the irregularity. Mr Moss: I am here to protest, not to fight against the merits of the objection. Mr M(;ss quoted the case uf the Queen, of the Redditch Justices, where it was said The objection DPed sot be slated in writing in open court, but it should a least be stated in the seven days' notice to attend, which the justicet3 themselves should cause to be served againRt the holder." He did not think he could do more than simply iuentiou these cases. The magistrates then retired, and after a long interval returned. when the Mayer intimattd that the bench were unanimous in 'bdr decision that Mr Moss's objection was fatal, and therefore the licensa was gran'ed, ontheunderstandingthat the altera- tions would be carried ou: accord ng to the plan, and to the satisfaction of the police. Mr Owen Then I am afraid that decision rules us out of order in all the cases. Mr Moss: I formally apply for a renewal in the case of the Cross Keys. In this case a door had been objected to, which was now blocked up. The Superintendent said it had not been blocked up very satisfacforily, and there was a hole in the centre. This, it was stated, was for the insertion of a window, which the Superintendent did not consider was necessary. Mr Moss eaid whatever was required would be carried out, and the application was then granted, Mr Gamlin (Rhyl) applied for the re- newal of the licenses of the New Butcher's Arms and the Chirk, and Mr Moss for that of the Old Butcher's Arms, which were granted

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F&TAL FARM FIRE. A news item which may be of local interest, will be found in the fatal farm fire which occurred at the Court, Newtown, at 3 o'clock, on Monday morning. The entire farm buildings of the above-mentioned place were the residence of Messrs Miller, sons of Mr Miller, a well- known Montgomeryshire farmer, and who is the unele of Mr Sam T Miller, china warehouse- man and Mr Harry Miller, manager, Messrs Conuah & Co., Denbigh. The entire farm buildings were destroyed, and sad to say, a workman, named Jerry Watkin, perished in the flames, and a fireman of the name of Traachard was severely injured about the head by falling slates. The buildings were completely gutted before the arrival of the Newtown Brigade, but the firemen, however, prevented the flames spreading to the Court. A large quantity of grain, the season's crop ot hay, and many agricultural implements were completely des- troyed, and two hundred head of poultry are hissing. The damage caused by the fire amoants to several hundred pounds, but which is fully covered. The origin of the fire is unknown.