Canterbury Journal, Kentish Times and Farmers' Gazette 10 December 1836.

Dec 5th at the "Steam Packet," North Lane, Canterbury James Iddlethite, well known in this county as a vendor in earthenware, in his 36th year.

From the Kentish Gazette, 1 March 1842.

Uttering Base Coin.

Yesterday week five persons, named Edward Weekes, Benjamin Boakes, John Miles, Ann Boakes, and Mary Smith, all strangers to Canterbury, were examined before the city magistrates on a charge of uttering base coin.

From the evidence of the policemen and others, it appeared that Weekes attempted to pass a counterfeit half-crown at the shop of Mr. Cobb, grocer, on the previous Saturday evening. He was taken into custody, an on his way to the station-house he dropped a bad half-crown, which the policeman picked up. Ann Boakes was identified by Mr. Gould, of King’s Bridge, with having tendered him a base shilling in payment for snuff. This witness also charged Mary Smith with giving him a base shilling in payment for cocoa. Gould subsequently saw the two women together, and he charged Smith with having given him the bad shilling, and demanded the cocoa and the change, or another shilling. The prisoner gave up the cocoa and money, observing that she had no more about her. The prisoners were remanded till Thursday, when further evidence was given against them. Police Constable Epps stated that he found in a basket at the "Steam Packet" public-house, in North-lane, a quantity of plaster of Paris, several files, ten counterfeit half-crowns, and thirty-four shillings. The basket was owned by Mary Smith; the counterfeit money was found in bundles belonging to the prisoner. Other witnesses proved the attempt made by the prisoners to get rid of the counterfeit coin, but which was so palpably bad, that not one person in a hundred could have hesitated a moment in rejecting it. The prisoners were remanded until yesterday, when they were again brought up for examination, and were fully committed for trial at the next general session for this city.

Kentish Gazette, 10 January 1854.

EAST KENT EPIPHANY SESSIONS.

John Marshall, 16, sailor, stealing one shirt, value 5s., the property of Jane Clark, at Harbledown, on the 6th of December, 1853.

Mary Thorogood, receiving the same, well knowing it to have been stolen. Marshall pleaded guilty—the other prisoner protested her innocence.

On the 6th of December last, Jane Clark, a laundress, at Harbledown, missed a linen shirt from her yard—it was of peculiar make, and was of the value of 5s.

Jame's Condy, a tramping lad, proved the stealing of the shirt by Marshall. Knowler, a constable apprehended Marshall at the house where the prisoner Thorogood lived as housekeeper, and asked her if she knew anything of any shirts that had been sold in her house; she said she did not.

Superintendent Walker went to the the "Steam Packet" public-house, and inquired about some shirts that were misting, but the prisoner Thorogood denied all knowledge of any. He then asked her if she had seen anything like shirts in her house during the week, or whether any had been offered to her for sale; but she denied that she had either seen any shirts or that any had been offered to her for sale; the also denied any knowledge of the prisoner Marshall. On the following Monday, he again called at the "Steam Packet," when the shirt produced was brought forward, at his request, by the prisoner Thorogood; she said she gave 1s. for it, and that it was in the same state as when she found it. The house in which she lived was a low lodging house for tramps.

The prisoner Marshall was then placed in the witness-box, and deposed to selling the shirt to Mrs. Thorogood; it was in the same state when he sold it, as when he stole it. He took it on Tuesday, and sold it on the following Thursday morning. He had been in gaol six times before the present occasion, and was 17 years of age; was in prison the first time two years back, for stealing fruit out of a garden; he had also been imprisoned for stealing a watch, also for stealing some porter and pigeons,—he could out tell what he was in gaol for on the other two occasions. The statement made by the prisoner Thorogood was then put in; after which Mr. Horne addressed the jury in her behalf, commenting in strong terms on the character of the evidence adduced against her, and contended that it was such that it could not be relied on.

He then called Sarah Sharp, a hawker, who stated that she was present at the "Steam Packet," when Marshall offered the shirt for sale; witness took it into the bar, but Mrs. Thorogood would not buy it; others would have purchased it, but they had not got any money. The next morning the boy sold the shirt to Mrs. Thorogood, saying in answer to her, that he "had begged it."

Eliza Langham, the wife of a tailor, attached to the Dragoon, confirmed the statement of the last witness. William Bushell gave the prisoner a good character for honesty—he had never heard anything against her before.

Benjamin Mutton gave similar evidence.

Mr. Papillou, who was for the prosecution, briefly reviewed the evidence adduced for the defence, after which the Chairman summed up, and the jury returned a verdict of "Not Guilty."

Marshall was sentenced to be imprisoned for one month, and once privately whipped.

South Eastern Gazette, 24 January, 1860.

Dispute between two Relieving Officers as to the Chargeability of a Pauper.

At the Wednesday’s sitting of the city justices, Mr. F. Duly, relieving officer to the Canterbury Incorporation, stated that on Monday a young woman named Caroline Fist, a prostitute, applied to him for relief, stating that she was much diseased and was unable to work. He questioned her as to her place of abode, and she stated that she had been living at the "Golden Cross," in the ville of St. Gregory, and that the previous night she slept at the "Steam Packet," in North-lane, in the parish of Westgate without. Both these parishes are in the Blean Union, and therefore ought to be relieved by the relieving officer of that union. He (Mr. Duly) should certainly refuse to relieve the pauper, because in several other instances of a similar nature parties had applied to the relieving officer of the Blean Union, and in consequence of his refusal the Canterbury incorporation had been put to the expense of keeping the paupers. The young woman said she applied to Mr. Mount, the relieving officer for the Blean Union, for relief, but he refused to grant her any, and referred her to the relieving officer of Canterbury. She also stated, in answer to the Mayor, that she had lived at the "Eight Bells," in King-street, as a prostitute, for ten months. The relieving officer for the Bleau district said he refused to grant the applicant relief, because he did not consider there had been any residence set up. The Bench, however, were of a different opinion, and the relieving officer of the Blean Union undertook to attend to the case. The Mayor then expressed, his surprise that the young woman should have been allowed to remain ten months at the "Eight Bells" public-house, for the purpose which she had stated; he therefore directed that the landlord of the house should be sent for. On his (the landlord’s) arrival, the Mayor said that circumstances had been brought before the bench which seriously reflected upon the manner in which he conducted his house. It seemed that the landlord had been in the habit of harbouring prostitutes in his house. He could assure him (the landlord) that if better arrangements were not made by him, his house would assuredly be indicted. Henry Waller, the landlord of the "Eight Bells," said he was not aware that girls lodged at his house as prostitutes. The clerk to the justices informed the bench that Waller’s house was one among a number of others that were annually reported by the superintendent for harbouring prostitutes. The Mayor cautioned Waller as to the way he conducted his house in future, and the matter then dropped.

South Eastern Gazette, 11 September, 1860.

CITY PETTY SESSIONS.

There were nine applications for new licenses, as follow:—

Granted. Isaac Barlow, for the "Tower Inn," Pound-lane.

Elizabeth Martin, for the "Kentish Arms," sic Westgate.

Refused. William Todd, for the "Plough," Pound-lane.

Isaac Pierce, for the "Millers Arms," Pound-lane.

James Henry Robins, for the "Sovereign," Castle-street.

Richard Yeomans, for the "Steam Packet," North-lane.

John Sidney Hawkes, for the "Cannon Inn," Northgate sic.

Edward Yeomans, for the "Man of Kent."

John Gillis, for the "Fortune of War."

A billiard license was granted to William Dilnot Wildish, Parade. Possible "Brewery Tap."