From the Kentish Gazette 20 November 1838.

UNDER WOOD. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, IN LOTS.

On FRIDAY, the 23d of November, at the "Upper Red Lion," Dunkirk, at Three o'clock, about 50 ACRES of UNDERWOOD, in the East and West Blean Woods.

Richard Dean, Woodreeve, will show the Falls.

Kentish Gazette, 18 June 1844.

DEATH.

June 13, at the Ville of Dunkirk, after a long and severe illness, Charlotte, wife of Mr. Hilder, "Red Lion Inn," aged 55.

From the Kentish Gazette, 15 April 1845.

During the past week two men have been stationed at the "Red Lion," Boughton-hill, for the purpose of making a return of the traffic on that road to the shareholders of the intended North Kent Railway, in consequence of which they are on the qui vive (they live) night and day.

Kentish Gazette, 8 June 1847.

VALUABLE FREEHOLD ESTATE, VILLE OF DUNKIRK, KENT.

TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, By Mr. WM. SHARP, AT the "Saracen’s Head Inn," in the City of CANTERBURY, on THURSDAY, the 1st day of JULY, 1847, at 12 o’clock at noon precisely, unless previously disposed of by Private Contract:

A substantial brick built MESSUAGE or TENEMENT called the the "Red Lion" public house, with the stable, lodges, outbuildings yards,
gardens, and several pieces of excellent PASTURE LAND thereto belonging, containing together six acres, more or less, situate on the turnpike road leading from Canterbury to Faversham, in the ville of DUNKIRK, in the county of Kent, and now let to Messrs. Shepherd and Hilton, as yearly tenants.

For further particulars, apply to the Auctioneer, or to Messrs. Plummer and Son, Solicitors, Canterbury.

South Eastern Gazette, 25 October 1853.

EAST KENT QUARTER SESSIONS.

Charles Watking, 27, and William Lawton Thompson, 35, a lawyer's clerk, were charged with having, in the Ville of Dunkirk, on the 13th August, fourteen counterfeit half crowns in their possession, with the intent to utter them.

Louisa Pay kept the "Woodman's Arms," at Dunkirk. (sic) On Friday, the 12th August, at about eight o'clock in the evening, the prisoner Watking came and asked for a bottle of ginger beer and two-pennyworth of brandy, for which he tendered a counterfeit half-crown. She put it into her mouth and bit it, upon which he said ha had got a sixpence, of which he was not at first aware, among his coppers, when she said if he hadn't she would not have taken the half-crown, as it was a bad one.

Henry Jennings, butcher, of Boughton-under-Blean, deposed to the same prisoner coming to him in the evening of the same day, and giving a half-crown in payment for some beef-steak, which he put with other silver. On the following Monday he found a counterfeit half-crown.

Harriet Theobalds, who kept the "Red Lion Inn," at Dunkirk, deposed that the same evening Watking came and asked for lodging for himself and partner; and the two slept in her house, having previously given her about a pound of beef-steak, which they requested her to cook for their breakfast.

William Bourne, police-constable, followed them on Saturday morning from Boughton to Canterbury, where they joined company, he detained Thompson when they reached the Terrace, on suspicion of having counterfeit coin in his possession, and being in company with Watking, who had attempted to pass some. In reply to his inquiries, Thompson said he slept at Canterbury. On searching him, he found on him fourteen counterfeit half-crowns; and Watking afterwards said, as they had no good money, they were compelled to make use of bad.

Police-constable Norley corroborated what was stated by the last witness, as to following the two from Boughton to Canterbury, and that he arrested Watkin, finding on him one counterfeit half-crown.

John Sherwood, silversmith, of Faversham, spoke to all the coin being bad.

Thompson said that he should prefer pleading guilty, and with his partner, requested to withdraw the plea already made, at once pleaded guilty.

Thompson hoped the Court would take into consideration that they had already been in prison ten weeks.

Nine months hard labour.