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Ightham
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South Eastern Gazette, 14 February, 1860.
MALLING, WEST. Petty Sessions, Monday.
(Before J. W. Stratford, Esq., in the chair, the Hon, and Rev. Sir
F. J. Stapleton, Colonel Fletcher, R. Tassell, Esq., Admiral
Randolph, and Captain John Cheere, R.N.)
Charlotte Ridley, 15, was charged with having stolen 3s. 9d., the
property of her master, James Tidy, at Ightham, on the 13th ult. The
prisoner had been in the service of prosecutor, who is an innkeeper
at Ightham. On the 13th ult. he found that a box in the kitchen had
been broken open, and money stolen therefrom. The prisoner was taxed
with the robbery, and after some equivocation admitted that she was
guilty. She had been of great trouble to her parents.
Six weeks’ hard labour.
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From the Maidstone Telegraph, Rochester and Chatham Gazette, 9 November 1861.
Thomas Allen of Ightham, was summoned for selling beer without a
licence, thereby infringing the Excise Act. The defendant pleaded
not guilty.
It was stated in evidence that for some time past Mr. Thomas Allen
had been in the habit of supplying beer at his residence, for which
he charged 4d per pot, and which amount he received in return for
the same. Two witnesses proved to paying for several pints on
Sunday, 28th July. Superintendent Hulse informed the bench that he
believed that the last 4 years the same system had been carried on.
In answer to the charge, the defendant said it had been brought
against him out of pure malice. For some time past he had made it
practice to purchase beer on Saturday nights, and when his newspaper
customers called for their publications on the following morning, he
occasionally let them have beer at cost price.
After a short consultation the bench decide upon inflicting the
mitigating fine of 10d and costs.
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Kent Times, 11 January 1862.
WEST MALLING.
The monthly petty sessions were held on the 6th instant, the
magistrates present being J. W. Stratford, Esq. (in the chair), the
Hon. and Rev. Sir F. J. Stapleton, Bart., Colonel Fletcher, Admiral
Randolph, Captain Cheere, and R. Tassell, J. Savage, M. H. Dalison,
and S. L. Lucas, Esqrs.
Infringement of the Beer Act.
Thomas Brooks, beer-house keeper, Ightham, was charged, on
adjournment, with committing an offence against the tenure of his
license. The defendant is licensed to sell beer not to be drunk or
consumed upon his premises, and the charge against him was for
selling beer which was drunk on his premises. The case was adjourned
for the purpose of procuring evidence as to the exact spot on which
the beer was drunk, and which was now shewn to be on defendant’s
premises. Mr. McCarthy Stephenson, Chatham, was for the complainant,
and Mr. Norton for the defendant, who was fined £5, including costs,
or a month.
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Maidstone Telegraph, Saturday 11 September 1869.
Beer Houses.
Mr. Mercer of Ightham, applied for a renewal of his licence.
The chairman observed to applicant that he had been twice convicted.
Superintendent Hulse remarked that the applicant had been in the
habit of keeping his house open during the hours of divine service.
He had been convicted and brought up since, but the last case was
dismissed. The chairman, addressing Mercer, remarked that if the
bench heard any more complaints they would not grant the licence.
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KELLYS 1882. 
MITCHELL Alfred 1882, Beer Retailer. "Cob
Tree"
WRIGHT Ann 1882, Beer Retailer.
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