Southeastern Gazette, 5 April 1853.

WHEREAS a Petition of THOMAS WALL, of the "Albion" tea gardens and public-House, situated at Sole-street, in the parish of Saint Peter the Apostle, in the Isle of Thanet, in the county of Kent, and within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, licensed victualler and farmer, an Insolvent Debtor, having been filed in the County Court of Kent, holden at Margate, in the said county, and an interim order for protection from process having been given to the said Thomas Wall, under the provisions of the statutes in that case made and provided, the said Thomas Wall is hereby required to appear in the said Court, to he holden at Margate aforesaid, before the Judge of the said Court, on the 11th day of April instant, at Twelve o’clock at noon precisely, for his first examination touching his debts, estate, and effects, and to be further dealt with according to the provisions of the said statutes. And Notice is hereby Given, that the choice of assignees is to take place at the time so appointed.

All persons indebted to the said Thomas Wall, or that have any of his effects, are not to pay or deliver the same but to Mr. John Harvey Boys, the Clerk of the said Court, at his office at Margate, in the said county, the official assignee of the estate and effects of the said insolvent.

THOS. BOWLING,

High Bailiff, Messenger of the said Court.

From the Kentish Chronicle, 18 February, 1860.

BROADSTAIRS WATERWORKS.

The first annual meeting of the Broadstairs Water Works Company (limited) was held at the "Albion Hotel, last week. O. C. Walter Esq., the Chairman, read the report of the majority of the directors. The works were commenced in March, and those of St. Peter's since November; and although only 72 houses in the former and 25 in the latter place are supplied, the revenue is estimated at £200, which, after deducting £80 for working expenses, will leave a net income of 5 per cent. The total amount expended for all purposes is £2,481 8s. 10 1/2d. There is a balance against the company of £360 13s. 1d., and the report recommended that £50 be given to Mr. Crampton (who has acted as superintendent of the works throughout without charge), which would raise the deficiency to £416, and the directors deem it advisable that the sum of £500 should be raised without delay. A vote of thanks was carried unanimously to Mr. Thomas B. Crampton, the engineer, also Captain Ford, for his able services as managing director, accompanied with a gratuity of £10. Capt. Ford returned thanks, but declined to take the £10 stating that the funds of the company would not allow it. A vote of thanks was then proposed to Mr. Ballard, who had kindly given the use of the room for the directors to meet in. Mr. Webster stated that £5 had been proposed by the directors as a compensation for the use of the room, which Mr. Ballard respectfully refused to accept. The following gentlemen were then elect directors:- Messrs T. Webster, J. Barritt, E. Cantwell, S. Goodson Benson (since declined), Bugden, and Beesley. The thanks of the meeting were then unanimously given to the late directors, also a special vote to the chairman, who during his term of office had attended to his duties very punctually.

From the Kentish Chronicle, 12 March, 1864.

A Commission in Lunacy was held at the “Albion Hotel,” Broadstairs, on Thursday, on S. R. Grimshaw, Esq., barrister-at-law, who has been conducting himself in a very strange manner for some years past in the parish of St. Peter's, in which he resides. Mr. Boys appeared for Mr. Grimshaw, the medical men being Dr. Laying, of Broadstairs, and Mr. A. C. Ayers, of Ramsgate. The inquiry was instituted at the instance of Mr. Grimshaw’s brother. The Commissioners ordered that the unfortunate man is no longer to reside in a house without a male and female attendant. Early in Dec. last he was found locked up in a room in his house nearly dead, with mice and other vermin running over him. A pig and a dog have been found starved to death on his premises.