From the Dover Telegraph and Cinque Ports General Advertiser, Saturday 18 January, 1834. Price 7d.

EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT

When the Express coach from Southampton to London arrived at Blackwater on Saturday night, having four inside passengers, Messrs. Kemp, Mutton, M. Farrell, and A. Forrester, and outside a woman with two infants, being the only passengers, on the coach stopping the inside passengers were induced, by the woman's cries, to get out, when they found that the coachman had fallen off, and that the horses had come to more than two miles without a driver, and had stopped at the inn where they were accustomed to be changed. The guard came up in a little time and stated that he had jumped off when he saw the accident for the purpose of stopping the horses, but could not come up with them, as they were running at full speed. Fortunately, the coachman was not hurt, but the passengers would not permit him to drive, as they were obliged to reprimand him at an early hour of the night for the irregular way in which he drove.

From the Dover Telegraph and Cinque Ports General Advertiser, Saturday 25 January, 1834. Price 7d.

COMMITMENT OF A GHOST TO THE TREAD-MILL

The neighbourhood of Winsfold, near Middlewich, has for the last three years been disturbed by an apparition of rather a strange character, which in that part of the country is termed by the country folk "a boggart." This apparition appeared in the shape of a naked man, generally at dusk, on the roads adjacent to Winsford, sometimes three or four months intervening between the appearance of this much dreaded boggart. At lengths the terror created by his appearance so much scared the famale part of the community that they dared not venture out of doors after dusk. On Saturday night, the 4th instant, between the hours of eleven and twelve, as a female servant at a beer-house was washing the floor, all the family but herself being in bed, she heard a gentle tapping at the window. She lifted up her head, and to her terror and amazement there beheld the much-dreaded boggart standing before the window, The terrified girl uttered a scream, and fell insensible on the floor. The noise awoke the master, who ran through the back door to the front of the house, where he came in contact with the apparition; but being in now way daunted by his ghostship, he seized him, when he stated that he had merely come for a glass of ale. The individual who having in this disgusting and extraordinary manner turns out to be a member of the Primative Wesleyan Chapel at Winsford, named George Barlow. Of course he was taken by the magistrates, who regretted that the law did not empower them to punish him further than by sending him to the tread-mill for three months. He is now undergoing the punishment at the Knutsford House of Correction.

Macclesfield Courier.

From the Dover Telegraph and Cinque Ports General Advertiser, Saturday 1 February, 1834. Price 7d.

LICENSING SYSTEM

There are 75 licensed public houses in Dover, 25 of which belong to a brewery, the firm consisting of a late jurat, and two members of a common council. Another brewing firm has 17, the senior of which was formerly a jurat, and one of his sons has resigned his seat in the council; the whole being extensively related to different members of the corporation. A firm at Canterbury has five houses; three belong to the Dover Bank, one to a spirit merchant in the corporation, four different brewers have one each, and the remainder are free. The last new licence was in 1826, and that was granted to the late gaoler on his retirement. Several were granted previous to 1824. One licence has been transferred to a new house, in consequence of a foot-path, leading to the old one, being stopped up. One of the 26 houses was built by a jurat several years ago, on charity land, and a licence obtained for one of his domestics who held it for a few years. It was then offered for sale to another brewer who, finding he could not get the licence guaranteed, declined the offer, when it was purchased by the present proprietors, and has been regularly licensed ever since. Mr. Poulter, stated, that he had been a brewer in the town for ten years; and though he had repeatedly applied, could never obtain a licence. A person named Hart, had a licence for seven years, and was turned out, without knowing the cause, unless it was his vote at elections. Fisher had a free licence in 1824; but his brewer failing, it was refused on the ground that it belonged to the brewer and not to the publican; after being kept out of business twelve months, it was renewed. A great number of the publicans, at least two-thirds, vote with the corporation at elections. Persons trading under prescriptive rights, without being free, pay no fines; but they cannot obtain a publican's licence unless they purchase the freedom. The licences for Margate &c. were formerly taken out in the Court at Dover, but now the mayor, with two jurats &c. holds a court there for that purpose. Spicer of Margate, had a free house there, but being obliged, by ill health, to reside away from it, the licence was refused. A petition from his brother and several of the inhabitants, was presented to the bench; but no renewal obtained. Some time afterwards, the man committed suicide, and on the appear of his creditors, the licence was restored. He number of public houses at Margate is 31; most of them are understood to belong to the deputy. There are nine at St. Peter's and Broadstairs; one at Birchington, and two at Ringwould.

From the Dover Telegraph and Cinque Ports General Advertiser, Saturday 8 February, 1834. Price 7d.

ANOTHER QUART

A short time since a man, who had been attending a dissenting place of worship near Devizes, fell asleep while the sermon was preaching; and in a few minutes vociferated with a voice completely drowned that of the preacher's, "Come, landlord, bring us another quart!" The shame he left on being aroused may be easily imagined.

From the Dover Telegraph and Cinque Ports General Advertiser, Saturday 8 March, 1834. Price 7d.

WHEN TO LEAVE OFF DRINKING

When you feel particularly desirous of having another glass, leave off - you have had enough. When you look at a distant object, and appear to see two, leave off - you have had too much. When you knock over your glass, spill your wine upon the table, or are unable to recollect the words of a song you have been in the habit of singing for the last half dozen years, leave the company - you are getting troublesome. When you nod in the chair, fall over the hearth-rug, or lurch on your neighbour's shoulders, go home - you are dead drunk.

From the Dover Telegraph and Cinque Ports General Advertiser, Saturday 5 April, 1834. Price 7d.

John CLEEVE, retail beer seller, Hougham, at General Sessions court pleaded guilty for keeping a disorderly house, fined £40.

This may also be the same John Cleeve of the "British Tar."