Diss Family History Group

DISS COUNTY COURT.

The Diss and Eye County Court was held at the Corn Hall, Diss, on Tuesday, before Judge Eardley Wilmot.

William King, landlord of the White Horse Inn, Diss, sued James McTurk, who was described as a gentleman, living at Diss, for the sum of £ 5s. 9d., money lent and drink and goods supplied. - Plaintiff produced an account of the transactions which made up the amount. The sum of £1 5s. was alleged to be lent, and as to this defendant said he borrowed £ and paid 2s. interest, and the rest was spent in the house. He denied borrowing another 5s., and alleged that nearly all the drink supplied was consumed in the house. Plaintiff denied this version of the affair, and pointed out items which he acknowledged were for drink consumed on the premises, and such, the Judge decreed, plaintiff was debarred from recovering under the Trippling Act. By stiking off these items the claim was reduced to £3 8s. 3d., for which the judgement was given.

[The Gin Act 1751, commonly known as the Tippling Act, was an Act in a series of eight, which were introduced to reduce the consumption of alcohol.]

DISS PETTY SESSIONS - (WEDNESDAY).

Before Mr. R. W. Crawshay (Chairman), Mr. R. A. Bryant, and Mr. J. P. Albright.

LICENSE TRANSFERS.

The license of the Railway Hotel, Tivetshall, was transferred from Harry Rouse (who bas joined tbe forces), to his daughter, Miss Edith Rouse ; the Jolly Porters beer house, Diss, from the late Cbaries Webster, to his widow, Ellen Mary Webster; the Cross Keys, Colchester Brewing Co. to Robert Briggs; White Horse Inn, Diss, from William King, to Edgar Chapman, of Norwich; the Two Brewers Inn, Diss, from the late Joseph Moody, to Ellis Hayward; the Eagle and Child, Shimpling, from William Todd, to Thos. Mullenger; the Crown, Burston, from James Linder, to David Henry Cattermole.

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