From the Kent and Sussex Courier, 22 May 1874.

Temporary Authority.

The licence of the "Clarence Hotel" was temporarily transferred from Mr. H. Greville Stuart to Mr. William Macdonald, late of the "Elephant and Castle," Goods Station Road.

From the Kent and Sussex Courier, 1 July 1874.

The following licences were transformed.

The "Clarence Hotel," Church Road, from Mr. Henry Greville Stuart to Mr. William McDonald.

From the Kent and Sussex Courier, 3 July 1874.

A Servant Girl Stealing Her Mistress's Clothes.

Eliza Foster, a domestic servant, was charged with stealing, on the 22nd inst., from the "Clarence Hotel," Church Road, Tunbridge Wells, a quantity of wearing apparel, value £2 10s., the property of Mr. McDonald, her master.

Mrs. Annie McDonald, wife of the prosecutor, deposed that the prisoner had been in her service for 7 months, and up to the 22nd of June she had no reason to suspect her untrustworthiness. On the morning of 22nd June, prisoner got up early, dressed herself in witness's clothes, and went away. The articles stolen were a silk polonaise, a grey skirt, a fall, &c. She identified the apparel produced as her property. Prisoner left the box and her own clothing behind her. As prisoner did not return Mr. McDonald took out a warrant for her apprehension. Prisoner, in reply to the bench, said she had no questions to put, she simply wished to ask Mrs. McDonald's forgiveness.

Sergeant Spittles deposed that he received the prisoner into custody at Maidstone, on Saturday evening last, and told her that she was charged with stealing several articles the property of Mr. McDonald. Prisoner replied, "Yes, these are the things I am wearing, except the gold sleeve links and fall which I lost her a hole in my pocket." He produced the articles prisoner was wearing, and which had been identified by Mrs. McDonald.

Prisoner, in reply to the usual caution, pleaded guilty.

Superintendent Embry said the girl was arrested at Maidstone in consequence of information which had been sent out by him. She had been raving about with a soldier. The father, who was a respectable labouring man, had called on him, and said he believed it would be the best thing to have the girl locked up, and so stop her going further into crime.

The Bench sentence the prisoner to 2 months imprisonment, telling her that she ought to be sentenced to a very severe punishment, but they had taken into consideration her being young and this being her first offence.

From the Kent and Sussex Courier, 9 September, 1874.

Tunbridge Wells Petty Sessions. Drunk and Riotous.

George Bayntun, of Basinghill Street, was charged with being drunk and riotous in Church Road, Tunbridge Wells, on the 6th inst.

P.C. Markwick proved the case, and said that on the preceding (Sunday) night, at about 10 o'clock, he heard a noise in Church Road, and on going there, he saw the defendant, who was drunk, challenging people to fight. He refused to put his coat on and go away, and he took him into custody. Defendant was very violent when in custody, and threatened several times to do for witness.

Defendant said when he came out of the "Clarence," 3 or 4 cabmen pushed him about, and tried to riddle his pockets. The did not succeed, or he should not have had anything to pay there worships.

The Bench ordered defendant to pay a fine of 5s. and 5s. costs, or in default 7 days imprisonment.