Kentish Gazette, 20 January 1852.

ST. AUGUSTINE'S PETTY SESSIONS. Saturday, Jan. 17.

(Before Edward Foss, Esq., G. M. Taswell, Esq., T. H. Mackay, Esq., Wm. Delmar, Esq., and the Rev. J. Hilton.)

William Goldsack a beershop keeper, of the parish of Blean, was charged upon the complaint of Superintendent Walker, with keeping his house open for the sale of beer after 10 on the night of 27th December.

The Superintendent said there were a number of persons in the defendant's house at 25 minutes past 10 o'clock on the night question, with beer before them, and the defendant was intoxicating.

It appeared, however, by the statement of the defendant's wife, that the clock in the room was but just 10 when Walker entered, and said it was regulated by Canterbury time, ascertained by a letter carrier every morning.

The chairman commented on the fact that the landlord himself being drunk at the time, cautioned him to be more careful in future, and inflicted a fine of 5s. with 15s. 6d costs.