South Eastern Gazette, 11 October 1853.

CRANBROOK.

Petty Sessions, Thursday. (Before T. L. Hodges, Esq., chairman, J. C. Schreiber, Esq., the Rev. T. Barrow, and T. H. Roberts, Esq.)

George Law beer-shop keeper, of Hawkhurst, was charged on the information of Isaac Rumens, with suffering beer to be drunk and consumed on the premises, after the hour appointed for closing his house. Mr. Rigg, the superintending-constable, stated that he, in company with the informant, visited the defendant’s house at half-past eleven o’clock, on Saturday evening last, the 1st October, when he found ten persons sitting in the tap-room; a measure of beer was standing on the table, from which he saw one of the parties drink. Defendant’s plea was that he did not draw after eleven. The bench, however, convicted defendant in 10s. and costs, which were immediately paid.