From the Kentish Gazette, 13 October 1857.

At the annual licensing day, new licenses were granted to Mrs. Lenham, of "Love-lane Brewery," and William R. Goldsack.

From the Kentish Gazette, 17 January 1865.

MARGATE. Robbing A Mariner.

John Ashbee, a private in the 18th Hussars, was brought before Alderman Hunter and James Turner, Esq., yesterday, charged by James Epps, a mariner, with stealing a cloth jackey, value 5s., on the 14th inst. The prosecutor said he was in Mrs. Lenham's public-house, Love Lane, on Saturday, and saw the prisoner there, and treated him to a pint of beer, shortly afterwards he said he had a headache, and wanted to lie down on the form, and he lent him his jacket, then lying in the corner, to lay his head on, and afterwards went out, leaving the prisoner still lying upon it. He did not see it afterwards, until now. He did not want to hurt the prisoner, as he did not think he meant to steal the jacket.

P.C. Everett said he met the prisoner, in Long Mill Lane, on Sunday morning, about half-past four, and he asked him to direct him to the Dover-road. The officer asked him where he had been sleeping the last two nights, and prisoner said he had been on the drink and sleeping in closets. The officer then told him he was wanted on a charge of stealing the jacket he was then wearing, and he took him into custody and brought him to the police-station.

The prisoner, in defence, said he did not steal the jacket. It was lent to him and he was looking for the man who lent it. He had been in the 18th Hussars since 1857, and be was on leave of absence, but had lost his pass.

The Bench dismissed the charge of stealing the jacket, but remanded the prisoner on suspicion of being a deserter. After the prisoner grot into the station-house again he said he was a deserter and had no pass and in addition that he was branded with the letter D.

The Superintendent was directed to communicate with the officer commanding the depot at Canterbury.