From the Faversham Gazette, Saturday 25 August 1855.

BOROUGH QUARTER SESSIONS.

The Quarter Sessions for the Borough were held at the Guildhall, on Friday, October 5th, before William Clarkson Esq., Recorder. Only one case came before the Grand Jury. Before retiring, the Recorder shortly addressed them on the nature of the case they were about to consider, which was one of a trivial character, and which, had it taken place at a subsequent period would, by a recent Act of Parliament, have been one which the chief magistrate, with the assent of the accused, could have been dealt with summarily. He therefore regretted, on that account that they had been put to the inconvenience of attending.

The case was one in which Frances Allen, wife of ---- Allen, of the Coast Guard Service, was indicted for having stolen an umbrella, the property of Mr. Rook, of Rochester, from the parlour of the "Dolphin Inn," in July last.

The Jury after a short deliberation, ignored the bill, and thus terminated the business of the sessions.