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THE VESTRY OF THE
PARISH of ST. MARY, ISLINGTON
REPORT
of
General Purposes Committee
As to the suppression of Disorderly Houses, and
particularly as to Nos. 114 and 116, High Street,
(Ordered by the Committee to be printed, 14th January,
1890.)
To the Vestry of St. Mary, Islington.
Your General Purposes Committee begs to report as follows:—
1. It has, pursuant to your reference of the 20th December last, had
under consideration the Memorial signed by Messrs. Thomas, Pewtress,
and Fish on behalf of the Deputation which attended before you on the
before-mentioned date, with reference to the suppression of disorderly
houses.
Your Committee sympathizes with the memorialists in the regret
they express that such houses should be allowed to injure respectable
neighbourhoods, and it is inclined to think that one of the suggestions
made by them, to the effect that where a house has been closed by the
action of the Vestry the landlord should have notice, is worthy of consideration;
but with regard to the other suggestions contained in the
Memorial, viz., that the Vestry (as Overseers) should cease to give notice
beforehand of their intention to prosecute but should in every case of
complaint apply immediately for a warrant, and that an additional
officer should be employed to deal with disorderly houses, with a view to