South Eastern Gazette, 4 September, 1860.

Wednesday. (Before the Rev. G. Davies, Captain Savage, and T. H. Day and J. Hulkes, Esqrs.)

James Shrubb, keeper of the "Good Intent" beerhouse, Westcourt-street, Brompton, was charged with having his house open for the sale of beer at improper hours on Sunday. On a constable visiting the house to ascertain whether there were any parties there, ne found five men in the skittle-ground with beer before them.

The Rev. G. Davies said he would not read the defendant a lecture on morality, but his conduct was very abominable. If the law were not strictly enforced in that neighbourhood, with 50,000 inhabitants, they would have at least 1,200 "ragamuffins" who would be getting drunk every Sunday. To mark his sense of defendant’s conduct he should fine him 20s. and 9s. costs, and if he appeared there again, he (the rev. magistrate) would inflict the full penalty imposed by the law.