Kentish Gazette, 13 January 1857.

John Pollard was charged with having stolen a sheet, the property of Thos. Wright, innkeeper, he had lodged at the house where he took the sheet. He was sentenced to a month's hard labour at St. Augustines.

(This was reported under Faversham. Paul Skelton.)

Kentish Gazette, 3 February 1857.

DEATH. Rummers.

Jan. 26, at Halton, Ann, daughter of Mr. James Rummers, of the "Hope Inn," in her 18th year.

Kentish Gazette, 24 February 1857.

ASHFORD COUNTY COURT.

At the County Court on Monday the following cases were heard:—

Burton v. Butcher.

Judgment summons for the amount of a beer score. Defendant stepped into the witness box with a very careless air. His Honour asked him his reason for not paying it.

Defendant:- I don’t set out to pay it.

His Honour:- What do you say?

Defendant:- I don’t set out to pay it.

His Honour:- Then you stand committed for 21 days. You must consider yourself in custody.

Defendant:- Good day.

He then moved off towards the door, followed by Chittenden, an officer of the court; upon arriving at the door he made a sudden bolt, and bidding Chittenden good bye, he made off through Bank-street to the fields, closely followed by the whole of the people in court, he succeeded in making his escape for the time, but returning to Ashford next morning he was then captured, and conveyed to Maidstone gaol.

Kentish Gazette, 17 March 1857.

HENLY AND ANOTHER v. BUSBRIDGE.

Civil Side. (Before Mr. Justice Cresswell.)

This was an action to recover £65, for a breach of covenant with regard to a public-house, called the "Ship," leading out of the Glasshouse-yard into Aldersgate-street.

The grounds of the action were that the defendant was in arrears with his rent, that he had not caused the licences to be renewed, that, he had not endeavours to let the house as agreed, and that the premises were in a very dilapidated state, notwithstanding the agreement to keep them in proper repair. The defendant had paid £37 10s. into court. There was no point of public interest in the case.

Verdict for defendant.

From the Kentish Gazette, 20 October 1857.

County Court.

Yesterday Week. (Before C. Harwood, Esq.)

R. Deverson v. Clinch.

For the value of half-a-pound of cigars — plaintiff stating that he had supplied two such quantities, only one of which he alleged to be paid for, and as the defendant was a publican, plaintiff occasionally dropped in for a "drop," putting it down against the cigars, till he required the balance, when defendant denied that he owed anything, in proof of which he produced his expenditure book, in which was an entry that he stated he had made at the time of payment having been made; but his Honour deemed the one entry as good as the other, and nonsuited plaintiff with costs.