From the Dover Telegraph and Cinque Ports General Advertiser, Saturday 7 July, 1838.

John Stone, beer-shopkeeper, charged with having his house open for the sale of beer during divine service on Sunday. Mr. W. Huntley stated that about half past eleven o'clock, he went to the "Almond Tree," where he saw 10 or 12 persons sitting with beer before them; and heard a boy order half a pint of beer, which he bought out of the house. The house was very disorderly, and his object in bringing this case before the Magistrates was, that the character of the house might be known to them. Stone, in his defence, said that the persons in his house were travellers who had arrived on a visit from Hardres Court, which he called as witnesses to prove. He also stated that the beer was given to the boy Wickers for bringing home a dish he had borrowed; and called the boy and his mother as witnesses, but they prevaricated in their evidences. The magistrates, after a long consultation, said that the fact of the beer being carried from the premises at the hour stated, was sufficient for conviction, and fined defendant 20s. including costs.