From the Kentish Gazette, 10 July 1838.

J. ACRES,

BEGS respectfully to inform his friends and the public, that the VICTORIA Excursion COACH leaves the "Dolphin Hotel," HERNE BAY, every Morning (except Sunday) at half-past Nine o'clock, for DOVER; calling at and leaving the "ROSE HOTEL," Canterbury at Eleven o’clock; and returns from BUNN’S "London Hotel," Dover, for Herne Bay at Four o’clock, calling at and leaving the "Rose Hotel," Canterbury, at Seven o’clock every evening (except Sunday).

Fares to Dover— 7s. inside, 4s. outside. To Canterbury— 2s. 6d. inside. 1s. 6d. outside.

From the Kentish Gazette, 14 February 1843.

DEATH.

Feb. 6, at Herne Bay, Mr. J. White, of the "Dolphin Inn;" the deceased, while dressing a pig, ran a hook in his thumb, which turned to mortification, and ended in death.

From the Kentish Gazette, 23 September 1845.

DOLPHIN HOTEL, HERNE BAY. WANTED.

A Steady Active Young MAN, with Good Character, as WAITER, and to make himself useful. The situation is Permanent, a comfortable home, and the Perquisites would be the Emolument. Wanted also a FEMALE SERVANT, of good character, as General Servant, one who has been used to Chambers, and a good plain cook. No one need apply whose character will not bear the strictest investigation.

Apply to Mr. J. ACRES, Herne Bay.

Kentish Gazette, 26 March 1850.

Alfred Francis Joshua Steed, 19, was indicted for passing counterfeit coins at Herne.

Mr. Deedes prosecuted, and Mr. Charnock defended.

Emily Salter deposed that she had given the prisoner change for a half-crown.

Stephen Holness deposed, that at the "Dolphin" public house the prisoner tendered a bad shilling for some gin.

Mr. Powell proved the half-crown and shilling to be counterfeit.

Mr. Charnock addressed the jury for the prisoner in an able speech, arguing that the evidence was insufficient.

Verdict:— Not guilty.

From the Kentish Gazette, 3 January 1865.

Saturday. (Before William Delmar, Esq., Captain Hilton, George Neame, Esq., Wm. Plummer, Esq., G. T. Tomlin, Esq., and Wynn Ellis, Esq.)

Christmas Eve at Herne Bay.

Three men named John Larkin, Stephen Holness, and William Fryer, were charged, the two former with being drunk, and fighting, and the latter with being drunk, at Herne Bay, between 11 and 12 o'clock on the night of the 24th December. The cases were taken separately, but they all arose out of the same circumstance.

The police, hearing a great noise in the "Dolphin" public-house, went into the taproom and found the three men drunk, and fighting. Larkin and Holness were each fined 1s. and 9s. costs, with the alternative of imprisonment for seven days in default. Fryer was discharged with a caution in consideration of his previous good character.

From the Kentish Gazette, 28 February 1865.

HERNE BAY. Liability of Innkeepers.

Modicki v. Bowcomb.

This was an action, tried in the Court of Common Pleas, on Wednesday, to recover the value of some property said to have been lost whilst staying at an hotel.

Mr. Joyce appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Huddleston, Q.C., and Mr. Barnard for the defendant.

The plaintiff was a merchant in business in St. Maryaxe, and on a Saturday in August last went to Margate, and stayed at the "Star" until Monday, and then went to Herne Bay and stayed at the "Dolphin," which was kept by the defendant. The plaintiff's case was that he had with him a watch, chain, and ring, and £4 or £5 in money, and that when he retired for the night he tried to fasten his door, but finding that it would not lock readily he left it unlocked, and having placed his property upon the table he went to bed. In the morning he found that some one had stolen his jewellery and money, and he now sued to recover the amount of his loss, £33 16s.

The defence was that the plaintiff after dinner went out, and returned again about nine. At this time, and during the two or three hours that elapsed before he went to bed, no one noticed that he had a watch, chain, and ring, and that it was almost certain that if he had then a chain it must have been seen. At nine o’clock it was noticed that he was somewhat unsteady from drink, and after that he had two tankards of ale and some gin-and-water. In the morning it was noticed that the clothes-horse was between the door and the door-post, and it was suggested that it had been purposely placed there to let air into the room.

The plaintiff denied that he was the worse for drink, and the policeman said that he found there was a difficulty in locking the door. On the other hand, there was evidence for the defendant that the door could have been easily locked.

The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff.

Damages £20.