the Corporation. Mayor look to Town Clerk; no do without his solicitor; him luminate old Hall and Mayor and explicate the law; him three parts mayor; much fine Institution. Town Clerk him no right to go to battle. This indenture witnesseth said one gent to me let captain Mayor go there! Your Servant saar, Von Roon
Quarter Sessions
At the Quarter sessions held at the Town Hall on Wednesday, March 18th, there were but two cases to be tried - a theft of boots and a theft of deals, in both of which the accused were found guilty.
The Midsummer Calender contained as many as ten charges, which was a longer lest than had been known for some years, and was thought to have been likely to cause more than one days trials. In three cases, however, the prisoners pleaded guilty, and the work was thus considerably shortened. George Kilpin was sentenced to 3 months imprisonment for stealing clothes; Jane Barton, to 6 months for stealing apparel and linen; Sarah Westwood (a clergyman's daughter and twice before convicted) to 1 years imprisonment, with hard labour, for victimizing a lodging house keeper; Alfred Smith to 4 months hard labour for stealing money, and James Brand to one days imprisoment for receiving some of the same, Chas-Lewis to six months hard labour, for stabbing while drunk: George Jinks, to a mouth's imprisonment for stealing a watch; and William Beaney to 4 months imprisonment for an aggravated assault.
The Michaelmas Indictments were six in number, in three of which a plea of guilty was recorded. Two of the not guilty cases occupied so long a time and the consultations of the juries were so protracted that the court sat altogether a period of nine hours. Eliza Evans was sentenced to six months hard labour in each case for stealing hymn books and bed-clothes; Joshna Golden to six months imprisonment, for a theft of money: W.J. Foster, to 6 months hard labour for embezzlement; and John Brocklebank, to six months hard labour also for embezzlement.
The December Calendar consisted of six indictments, in all of which the prisoners were found guilty and sentenced as follows: George Rummins to one month's imprisonmment for stealing 5 shillings; John Pearson to 12 month's imprisonment for stealing corn; Edward Gillingham to 4 month's imprisonment for receiving stolen forage; Julia Davis and Frederick Dunot each to 12 month's imprisonment for theft; Thomas Barden, to 4 month's imprisonment for an assault on policemen; and Henry Goodwin to two month's imprisonment for embezzlement.
The Roman Catholics.
This religious body, during the year, came into possession, by purchase through the Duchess of Leeds, of Hastings House and Fairlight Hall. the former previously occupied by John Phillips, Esq., and the latter by Robert Hunt, Esq.
