Victorian Bournemouth (169) discusses and extends aspects of subjects covered in the last quarter’s articles.
Tag: magistrates
Victorian Bournemouth (166): sentences for thieves
Victorian Bournemouth (166) analyses and discusses theft cases heard by local magistrates which resulted in imprisonment.
Victorian Bournemouth (165): justices of the peace
Victorian Bournemouth (165) analyses the men who sat on the judicial bench, applying the law to maintain order.
Victorian Bournemouth (132): brewster courts (1870s)
Spirited opposition Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (132) analyses attitudes towards increasing the resort’s licensed establishments during the 1870s. Before 1869, a trader might obtain a licence to sell alcohol by paying a fee to the local excise officer. Thereafter, magistrates, sitting in session, controlled the supply of such licences. Their annual ‘brewster courts’ provided good copy […]
Crime in early Victorian Bournemouth
Introduction Crime and punishment in early Victorian Bournemouth featured in the resort’s press coverage. The early settlement lay within the jurisdiction of Christchurch’s Petty Sessions. Felonies ranged from petty theft to arson, the latter causing much concern to local landholders. Magistrates consisted of local prominent men, for the most part landowners, but also a sprinkling […]