Kentish Gazette - Friday 07 September 1798.

PUBLIC HOUSE TO BE LET, AND ENTERED UPON IMMEDIATELY.

The House, known by the name or sign of the "City of London" opposite the Workhouse in this city.

The draught of beer and porter is very considerable, and not advertised for the want of persons disposed to treat for it, but merely to obtain a fair rent, according to the trade.

For particulars apply to Mr. Starr, Attorney at Law, in St. Alphage Lane. This will not be advertised any more.

Canterbury, Sept. 1798.

From the Kentish Gazette, 5 July 1836.

An accident, which was nigh being attended with fatal consequences, occurred to the wagon of Mr. Petts, of the "City of London tavern," in this city, on Thursday morning last. The wagon, in which were the boards, lamps, devices, and canvas used by Mr. Petts in the erection of his capacious and elegant booth, was proceeding down White Horse Hill, near Folkestone, when the skid, owing to the wagoner’s heedlessly neglecting to attach the guard chain, flew out, and the vehicle and all its contents were instantly prostrated to the earth. The wagon had travelled nearly seventy miles since the preceding Sunday evening, and the men accompanying it had left the top only a few minutes before the occurrence. Had they continued their seats the most dreadful accidents must have ensued. Mr. Petts has sustained great loss by the injury of the articles we have above-named, as well as the destruction of bottles and jars filled with wines, spirits, and porter. Too much care cannot be used by wagoners in driving heavily laden vehicles down such precipices as those converted into turnpike roads in the neighbourhood of the sea coast.

From the Kentish Gazette, 19 May 1840.

TO BE LET BY TENDER.

By order of the Guardians of the Poor of the City of Canterbury, on Lease for 14 years from the 6th day of July, 1840.

ALL that MESSUAGE, TENEMENT, or INN, called or known by the name or sign of the "CITY of LONDON," the yard and appurtenances thereunto belonging, situate, lying, and being at the corner of Stour-street, in Hawke’s-lane, in the parish of St. Margaret, in the city of Canterbury, and now in the tenure or occupation of George Kilner.

Tenders to be sent to the Workhouse, sealed up, before Three o’clock of the afternoon of FRIDAY, the 22nd day of May, 1840.

The Guardians will not be bound to lake the highest Tender, bat that which may appear to them most eligible.

For further particulars, and conditions of letting, apply at the Workhouse, Canterbury; or to Mr. John Nutt, solicitor. No. 61, Burgate-street, Canterbury.

From the Kentish Gazette, 7 February 1843.

CANTERBURY POLICE—Monday, Feb. 6.

James Baker was charged with stealing a sheep, the property of Mr. Robert Young, and Susan Milgate was charged as an accomplice.

It appeared by the evidence of Inspector Bradley, that from information be received he suspected the prisoners of the theft, and, accompanied by Policeman Spratt, found the male prisoner at the "City of London," and conveyed him to the Station-house. He afterwards went to the "Star Tap" where he found the female prisoner, and told her Mr. Young had lost a sheep, and he suspected it was at at her house. She denied all knowledge of it. He took her to her house in Fortune's passage, and found the sheep nearly whole, and also the skin. She then began to cry, and said, he (meaning the male prisoner) had brought her to it, and the sooner she was transported the better.

The skin was sworn to by Mr. Young's shepherd, to having marked it with a pitch mark R.Y. a short time before.

Another witness named Barton stated that he saw Baker on Friday evening come down Wincheap with a sack on his shoulder containing something heavy, but he did not know what it contained.

The prisoners, who had nothing to say in defence, were committed for trial.

Kentish Gazette, 10 September 1850.

On the annual licensing day (Thursday last) our city magistrates suspended the following licenses:-

"Military Tavern," King Street;

"Eight Bells," King Street;

"Duke of York," Riding Gate;

"Kentish Arms," Jewry Lane;

"Eagle," Whitehorse Lane;

"Golden Cross," Northgate;

"Queen's Head," Northgate;

"City of London," Tower Street;

"Duke's Head," Wincheap;

"True Briton," Northgate;

"Royal George," Northgate;

"Queen's Arms," Northgate; and

"Three Grenadiers," Military Road.

Kentish Gazette, 18 May 1852.

Lawrence M'Carthy and John White, two privates in the 58th Regt. of foot, were charged with violently and criminally assaulting Harried Knott, a girl above 20 years of age, in a field near the Military Hospital. White stuffed a handkerchief in her mouth, to prevent her screaming, and afterward drew a knife and threatened to murder her, if she resisted, and demanded all the money she had—and searched her pockets. The defence set up by them both, was, they only saw the girl in the "City of London" public house, but did not go out with her, end that they were in the barracks by nine o'clock, and requested that the orderly Serjeant might be sent for, who would prove their being in the barracks. he was sent for, and he stated they were absent. The charge was fully proved against them both, and they were fully committed to take their trial at the next Maidstone assizes.

Kentish Gazette, 21 September 1852.

Thursday. Licensing.

This being the adjourned licensing day, those parties, whose licences had been suspended, again attended, and after receiving animadversion for their irregularity of conduct, had their licences granted, but with a decided caution that if again complaints were made against them they would not have their licences in future.

These parties were:- John Stairs, of the "Eight Bells," King Street;

John Noble, "Kentish Arms;"

George Kilner, "City of London;"

John Jordan, "White Heart;"

John Gillis, "Bricklayers' Arms;"

Elizabeth Forbes, "Oddfellows Arms;"

John Murphy, "Carpenter's Arms;"

Richard Wellard, "George and Dragon," Westgate;

Joseph Pentecost, "Royal George;"

and George Crow, "Rose and Crown."

Applications for New Licences.

Thomas Rodgers, of the "Sir Robert Peel" beer shop;

David Tuthwell, "True Britain;"

and Edward Gordon, "Pine Apple,"

applied for spirit licences, but which were refused.