Kent Herald, 20 March 1845.

Canterbury Police Court.

A case was brought before our city magistrates on Thursday, which displayed the extreme unguardedness with which some persons put themselves in difficulties and offer inducement to thieving. We hear repeatedly in Courts of Assize that were it not for the ready market which is found for stolen goods, they would not be so much thieving. This case bore something of that appearance.

James Taylor, a youth 17 or 18 years of age, was charged with having stolen a pier looking glass, value £2 6s., the property of Edward Pillow, broker of Northgate, who could not state that he discovered his loss before Saturday last, though the glass was evidently stolen some days previous. It appeared that when Wednesday, the 5th inst., the prisoner, with two other persons, were at the "King's Head," in Northgate, when they were "on the drunk," as Mr. Nutt, the landlord, termed it; and wanting to sell the glass, he (Nutt) carried it to Mr. Filmer a next door neighbour, and asked him seven shillings for its, which he readily gave; and Nutt handed the prisoner 5s., retaining 2s. for the lodgings that were owing. The suspicions of Filmer being awakened by another neighbour he carried the glass to a policeman. Nutt was called upon to give an account of the transaction, and with his assistance the prisoner was pursued to Maidstone, where he was on Wednesday night the 12th instant; but his two companions, who had accompanied him, had previously obtained a lodgement in Maidstone gaol for another offence, at Sheerness, in which all three have been concerned, though the prisoner in the present case had tipped them the "slip" as he said. Prisoner attempted to show, by his cross questioning and defence, that he accidentally fell into the company of the other two men, to whom the glass belonged; and that he did not receive any portion of the proceeds of the sale, beyond some beer which they pressed him to take. The case, however, was too clear for the magistrates to do otherwise than immediately commit him for trial; at the same time they express their surprise that a glass of such value should have so readily found a purchaser at less than a sixth of its cost, without any suspicions being awakened. We cannot help thinking that it is also unfortunate for Mr. Nutt that he was enabled to ferret out the prisoner, or he would have been placed in the unpleasant position of answering for the possession, which he could only have done by the two common plea with thieves, that he had it off some strange man.

Mr. Filmer asked him what way he could obtain a return of his money, and alleged that he had no idea of the value of the glass or he would not have purchased it at such a price. The magistrates, of course, could afford him no redress.

Kent Herald, 12 June 1845.

Death.

June 5, at Kingston, near Brighton, after a short illness, Mary, wife of Mr. John Jennings, late of the "King's Head Hotel," Canterbury, aged 69 years.

Kent Herald, 11 September 1845.

At the annual licensing on Tuesday, our city magistrates renewed 119 licenses. The application for five others neglected to attend, and another, Miss Duncan applied to change the sign of her house from the "Globe" to the "Victoria" - which was postponed to the 8thth inst., as also was an application of Mr. Delasaux's, on the part of Messrs. Flint, brewer, to withhold the license for the "King's Head," in Northgate.

Nine new applications were granted as follows:-

Thomas Atwood, "Old City of Canterbury," Oakenhill;

Charles Benham, for the "Queen's Head," Northgate;

Henry Clements, for the "Alto Douro," St. George's-place;

Elizabeth Clinch, "Plasterers' Arms," Northgate;

Joseph Harrison, "Royal George," Northgate;

Joseph Hurst, "Dragoon," Military-road;

Angel Hyde, "Military Tavern," King Street;

George Lilly, "Waggoners Arms," St. Dunstan;

Henry James Page, "Windsor Castle," Bridge-street.

Two others were adjourned until the 18th., Charles Aiano's, of the "Good Intent," Artillery-street, who was opposed by Mr. Dunk, of the "Providence;" and William Stones, "Royal Standard," New Ruttington-lane, who was unable to attend through illness.

Kent Herald, 25 September 1845.

Canterbury Police Court.

At the adjourned licensing day on Thursday, our city magistrates granted licenses to the undermentioned:-

Mr. J. Nutts, jun., of the "King's Head," Northgate, after an explanation from him as to the peculiar circumstances of his landlord's opposition - which had caused the license to be withheld.