From the Kentish Gazette, 9 March 1810.

OFFENCE.

A cart loaded with King’s stores, was stopped about three months ago near the "Gibraltar" Public-house, in Chatham, and the parties made their escape, but a warrant was issued at the time against a person named Channels, some years ago a blacksmith in the Dock-yard, but who lately kept a public-house in Chatham. He was last Monday apprehended, and underwent a long examination before the Commissioner of the Yard, and was at length bound over to take his trial at the assizes, himself in one hundred pounds, and two sureties of two hundred pounds each.

South Eastern Gazette 08 May 1832.

GIBRALTAR TAVERN, NEW ROAD, CHATHAM.

Michael Richardson, (From Maidstone) Begs respectfully to inform his Friends and the Public that he has taken the above House, which he has fitted up with excellent Beds and every accommodation for Travellers.

Wines and Spirits of the first quality. Dinners at a short notice in the best style.

STABLING FOR HORSES, AND AT LIVERY.

In which every care is taken as to cleanliness, air, and food.

LOCK-UP COACH HOUSES.

The utmost attention paid in every department of the Establishment.

The situation is truly delightful, commanding views of the river, the town, and environs - the air most salubrious, and although close to the town is yet free from the fog and smoke generally so annoying in great towns.

NEAT SINGLE HORSE CHAISE, AND SADDLE HORSE TO LET.

Kentish Gazette, 17 March 1857.

EMBEZZLEMENT.

Thomas Dove, 29, for embezzling the sum of 5s. 7d., and certain other money, which he had received for and on account of Edward Vincer, his master, at Chatham, on the 5th and 22nd of December, 1856.

The prosecutor is landlord of the "Gibraltar Inn," at Chatham, and the prisoner was in his employ as ostler and potman. He left his employ on Monday, the 22d December, unknown to the prosecutor, who afterwards discovered that he had received several small sums for beer, which he had delivered to various customers. The prisoner was apprehended by countable Bridges, on the 3rd February, at Woolwich. On telling him the nature of the charge against him, he denied having anything knowledge of the prosecutor or the "Gibraltar Inn."

The prisoner, in his defence, admitted having received a portion of the money, which he paid to the prosecutor's daughter, but denied having received the larger amount, and further stated that he had given notice to leave in consequence of having heard of a situation in the arsenal at Woolwich.

South Eastern Gazette, 26 June, 1860.

Friday. (Before the Revs. G. Davies and J. J. Marsham).

James Hill, a private in the 20th Regt., and Thomas Davis, of the 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers, were finally examined on a charge of highway robbery, accompanied with violence, on the person of John Wells, lately discharged from the 60th Rifles, at Chatham.

It appeared that the prosecutor was drinking with the prisoners, neither of whom had he seen before, at the "Royal Oak," High-street, at which time he had five sovereigns and some silver in his possession fastened in a belt which he wore round his waist. During the time they were drinking together in the tap-room of the "Royal Oak," one of the prisoners was observed by a girl there to empty a white powder from a paper into a pot or beer which prosecutor was drinking. They afterwards all left the "Royal Oak" and proceeded together to the "Gibraltar" public-house, but returned over the New-road towards the "Royal Oak," when as they were passing along by some railings Davies suddenly asked prosecutor to give him some money. The prosecutor said he would, and was about to take 6d. out of his belt, when the prisoner Hills struck him a violent blow in the face, and at the same moment the other prisoner snatched his belt out of his hand, and both ran away as fast as they could in the direction of Rome-lane. In a very short time after the robbery both prisoners ran into the "Crown and Thistle" public-house, High-street, and made their way upstairs into a bed-room, where they exhibited several sovereigns to a female living there. At that moment the police entered the house, when both prisoners secreted themselves under the bed, but were taken by Police-constable 108, who conveyed them both to the station-house, where no money was found on either of them. The officer, however, returned to the room in which he had apprehended the prisoners, and under the bed where Hills had crawled he found two sovereigns and an Indian coin which the prisoner said was his.

Mr. Davies asked what had become of the other sovereigns, as only two had been found.

Superintendent Everist said he had no doubt the prisoners had swallowed them.

The prisoners were committed for trial.