Dover Telegraph and Cinque Ports General Advertiser, Saturday 23 May 1863.

Caution to Publicans.

Henry Clark, the landlord of the "London Tavern," was charged with unlawfully and knowingly suffering gaming to be carried on at his house.

William Barclay (the man who was convicted on Friday last for assaulting Henry Smith) was brought up from prison, and he, having been sworn deposed:- I was at the "London Tavern" on Wednesday night. There was a dice box and dice there which stood upon the bar counter. I raffled for 4 pints of beer with them. I do not know whether Mr. Clark was there or not.

The Bench:- If he had been there would you have seen him?

Witness:- Very likely.

Henry Smith said:- I raffled for some beer with the last witness on Wednesday nights at the "London Tavern." The dice were produced, I believe, by a hawker, named Pritchards, who took them from his pocket. The defendant Clark was not present; but Mrs. Clark was occasionally, although I do not believe she knew anything about the raffling, as there were some cigar boxes, about the yard and a half long, which screened the dies from her view, and there was no noise made by them.

The Bench said that although this raffling at his house led to a very desperate assault, they would, in consideration of its being defendants first offence, mitigates in the fine of £1, inclusive of costs.