CUSTOMS PROSECUTIONS 1751 -
1829
This is a list of prosecutions
obtained from the sources listed below. I have as yet not found any
earlier information relating to prosecutions, although limited records
are available of seizures which give the Seizing Officers and goods, but
not the names of those involved. The earliest prosecutions appear to
have been carried out in the Court of the Exchequer, rather than before
local Magistrates and it appears that they are frequently not included
in the Letters Books. As usual, these transcriptions come with a
disclaimer as to accuracy, old records are often difficult to interpret,
and they are not necessarily a complete record.
Black –
From Customs Prosecutions Book, held at the National Archives CUST
61/176
Green – From Customs Cowes Collector to Board Letter Books.
Purple – From Isle of Wight Court Record
Blue – From the Hampshire Telegraph Newspaper – This also includes
Excise prosecutions
|
Date of
Prosecution |
Names |
For what
Offence, with what Penalty |
Result
|
|
1751 |
John Fleming |
Carrying half an anker of Gin in his boat or wherry. |
Boat seized.
|
|
Before 1752 |
James Shotter and William Shotter |
Running of uncustomed goods. |
Gaoled at Winchester. £30 compensation subsequently accepted. |
|
27 March 1752 |
John Sanders of Chale |
Harbouring or Concealing Tea. |
Seized, possible action in the Court of the Exchequer. |
|
September 1754 |
John Webster |
Running and receiving Goods. |
Not known. |
Said to be a notorious smuggler. |
1754 |
Thomas Prince, alias Salter the Elder, William Elsbury and Thomas Warr |
Running Goods. |
Gaoled at Winchester. Prosecution stopped in consideration of
Information given, |
|
February 1754 |
Thomas Turner |
Running Goods. |
Offered, and had accepted £5 & Charges |
|
February 1754 |
James Birt |
Running Goods. |
Offered, and had accepted £5 & Charges |
|
9 July 1754 |
Thomas Prince, alias Salter the Elder, William Elsbury and Thomas Warr |
Being concerned in running Goods |
Committed to the County Goal at Winchester. Not prosecuted in
consideration of Information given. |
|
September 1754 |
John Webster |
Running and receiving Goods. |
Not known. |
|
4 February 1755 |
Thomas Turner |
Running Goods. |
Offered, and had accepted £5 & Charges |
|
14 July 1756 |
William Rolf of Niton |
Having 5 Gallons of Brandy concealed in a garden hedge. |
Not known. |
|
14 May 1765 |
Isaac Pen |
Obstructing the Boatmen at St Hellens in the Execution of their Duty. |
Prisoner in Winchester Gaol upwards of two Years. |
Collector requested release in August 1767. |
April 1766 |
William Matthews the younger of St Hellens |
Running Prohibited Goods. |
Offer made of £10, and costs. It is not known whether it was accepted. |
|
25 July 1767 |
Thomas Blyeth, Thomas Cox and Edward Duckett, Fishermen, of Puckaster,
Niton |
Possession of about 52 Gallons of French Claret. |
Acquitted. |
|
November 1767 |
Charles Nuttkins, Joseph Knell, Joseph Richards William and Michael
White |
Assaulting Thomas Mead who was Employ’d on board the Six oar’d Boat. |
It appears case was not proceeded with. |
|
June 1768 |
William Duke |
Not known |
Offer made by Board of payment of £5 and 6d charges in lieu of
prosecution. It is not known whether this was accepted. |
|
4 May 1769 |
John Munt, Salt Maker, Newtown |
Landed his Coal at Newtown before the cockets were put into the proper
Office at Cowes & Sufferances granted for landing them.
|
Coal Seized. |
|
1769 |
David Saunders, West Cowes |
Running of One hundred and seventy six pounds of tea. |
Bailed on payment of £88 pending prosecution. Composition of Forty two
Pounds and Costs paid to avoid the prosecution. |
|
14 November 1770 |
John Hall |
Not known |
Arrested on Writ of Capias, but rescued from detention. |
Said to be a notorious smuggler. |
17 September 1781 |
John New, John Hayden and Richard Taylor |
Smuggling |
New fined £6 –16, Hayden & Cooper £7 – 7. |
|
17 January 1782 |
William Wall |
Obstructing Stephen Squire, one of the Officers at this Port in the
execution of his Duty |
Found guilty at Winchester Quarter Session and sentenced to eighteen
months imprisonment & hard labour |
Unfit for Naval Service. |
14 January 1783 |
William Wallis |
Assaulting & obstruction the Officers in the execution of their Duty and
rescuing three Casks of Foreign Spirits after Seizure |
Found guilty at Winchester Quarter Session and sentenced to eighteen
months imprisonment & hard labour |
|
26 June 1784 |
David (William) Sanders of Brixton |
Obstructing and assaulting an Officer saving Tobacco from a wreck. |
Remanded to Winchester Quarter Session, fined £50.
|
|
1787 |
Cornelius Rose |
Smuggling |
Not known, but served at least a year in Winchester Gaol and was
subsequently moved to the Fleet Prison |
Described as a ’notorious smuggler’.
|
November 1791 |
James Heal |
Smuggling |
Unknown |
|
April 1792 |
Thomas Chiverton |
Smuggling |
Unknown |
|
4 August 1794 |
Phillip Riddett |
Smuggling |
Case withdrawn on payment of a composition of £124 – 4 – 8. |
|
10 April 1804 |
John Kingswell |
Making blazes as signals |
Acquitted |
|
July 1806 |
Thomas Bailey, John Clarke, Henry Reed, John Witchy, George Barnes and
Bone Tucker |
Smuggling Sprits and Tobacco |
Bailey, Clarke, Reed, Barnes and Witchy sent on board HMS Thisbe and
Tuck on board HMS Persephone. All for 5 years, |
Bailey was subsequently deemed unfit and released by the Magistrates. |
24 April 1807 |
John Attrill |
Assisting in running 99 Casks of Foreign Spirits |
Not known, but sent to Winchester Gaol. |
Claimed clemency for bring admitted as Evidence for the Crown.
|
4 August 1807 |
Joseph Wetherick |
Driving a cart with Five Casks of Foreign Spirits therein |
Convicted in the Penalty of £100 |
Horse & Cart also forfeited. |
March 1808 |
Henry Mew of Newport |
Smuggling |
Fined £110 and committed to Winchester Gaol for non payment. |
Full penalty subsequently paid, and he was released. |
19 December 1808 |
James Callaway |
Having goods in his house. |
Fined £9 – 12 – 0 (Treble Value) |
|
27 April 1812 |
John Chamberlain and John Pill
|
Smuggling |
Initially sentenced to 5 years in the Navy, but on being found unfit
were released by the Magistrates. |
|
28 April 1812 |
Josh Randell of West Cowes |
Smuggling |
Fined £60 |
|
6 June 1813 |
John Ingram and Thomas Allen |
Being found on board a Boat laden with Spirits |
Committed to Winchester Gaol. |
|
15 March 1814 |
Thomas Neville and Stephen Morgan |
Being found on board a Boat laden with 182 Casks of Spirits |
Committed to Winchester Gaol. |
|
22 September 1814 |
Robert Williams, Richard Elsburg, John Dodman andWilliam Taylor
|
Being found on board a Boat laden with 67 Casks of Spirits |
Sentenced to serve 5 years in the Navy |
|
25 July 1815 |
John Beer, Samuel Hyne, Thomas Boyce and Peter Nant |
Being found on board a Boat laden with Spirits and other contraband
items. |
Sentenced to serve 5 years in the Navy |
|
14 October 1815 |
John Dyer, William Vaughan and James
Dyer |
Smuggling |
Sentenced to serve 5 years in the Navy |
|
25 May 1816 |
James Steward, Nicholas Moorman and William Jolliffe |
Being found on board a Boat laden with 65 Casks of Spirits |
Initially sentenced to 5 years in the Navy, but on being found unfit
were committed to Winchester Gaol by the Magistrates. |
Jolliffe subsequently escaped from custody. |
24 June 1816 |
John Boss, Thomas Taylor, Edward Broyer, Mark Bayley, ? Badcock and ?
Branscombe |
Detected in the act of throwing overboard a number of small Casks of
Spirits |
Boss, Taylor, Broyer and Bayley sentenced to serve in the Navy. Badcock
and Branscombe committed to Winchester Gaol. |
|
4 January 1818 |
Philip Caton (alias Keating), Andrew Bold and James Biles |
Being found on board a Boat laden with 28 Casks of Geneva |
Bold and Biles sentenced to serve in the Navy. Caton fined £100 and in
default of payment committed to Winchester Gaol. |
|
9 February 1819 |
James Trim |
Concealing Spirits |
Acquitted. |
|
22 March 1819 |
Charles Le Hail, Emanuel Shinah, Samuel Burden and Peter Dyer |
Found on board a Boat liable to forfeiture containing 650 Gallons of
Foreign Spirits. |
Fined in the Penalty of £100. |
|
31 May 1819 |
James Simmons, William Linnington and Isaac Kingswell |
|
Initially sentenced to 5 years in the Navy, but on being found unfit
were fined £100 and committed to Winchester Gaol by the Magistrates for
non payment. |
|
20 April 1820 |
Robert Caws and Robert Osmond |
Smuggling Spirits in the Smack Daniel |
Sentenced to 5 years in the Navy, but Caws was found unfit, fined £100
and committed to Winchester Gaol by the Magistrates for non payment. It
was subsequently paid. |
Osmond was subsequently released from the Navy on the grounds of
illness. |
28 June
1820 (Boards Order) |
Maria
Bale and May Cole of Portsea |
|
The
Officer proceeded to Portsea with the summons but could not find any
such Public House there. It is supposed the Parties gave fictitious
names, as nothing has been heard of since. |
|
1
December 1821 |
John
Archer, Parish of Whippingham |
For
having in his Custody 3 lbs of Unmanufactured Tobacco knowing the same
to have been clandestinely landed. |
Fined £2
5s, treble the value of the Goods, paid. |
Moieties
of 16s 6d paid to the Seizing Officer and to the Treasurer of the House
of Industry. |
1
December 1821 |
James
Gillman, Parish of Whippingham |
For
having in his Custody Candles, Apples, a Basket, Tea, Butter etc.
knowing the same to have been landed without payment of Duties. |
Fined £3
– 0 – 0 for the Candles, treble the value of the Goods, paid.
Magistrates did not think it proper to adjudge any Penalty of the other
articles. |
Moieties
of £1 4s paid to the Seizing Officer and to the Treasurer of the House
of Industry. |
26
January 1822 |
John
Bates, Parish of Northwood |
For the
Penalty of £18 – 7 – 6 for having in Custody Six Yards of Foreign
Woollen Cloth, 12 pieces of Lead Pencils etc. knowing the same to have
been run. |
Penalty
mitigated to £6 – 2 – 6, paid. |
Moieties
of £2 – 12 – 6 paid to the Seizing Officer and to the Treasurer of the
House of Industry. |
26
January 1822 |
Wm.
Cubitt, Parish of Northwood |
For the
Penalty of £1 6s for having in Custody One Pound of Tea and one Pound of
Tobacco knowing the same to have been run. |
Penalty
mitigated to 12s – the value of the Goods, paid. |
Moieties
2s 6d paid to the Seizing Officer and to the Treasurer of the
House of Industry. |
22 July 1822 at Hants. Assizes |
Stephen Day, William Stone |
Unlawfully making a fire as a signal to persons on board a certain
smuggling boat |
Day - 2 months imprisonment, Stone – 1 month in Newport Gaol.
|
|
7 August
1822 (Information lodged.) |
John
Broche of France |
For
carrying one Gallon of Foreign Brandy the same having been run into this
Kingdom without payment of Duties. Penalty £100. |
Convicted
in £100 and in Default of Payment committed to Winchester Gaol. |
Defendant
released by Treasury Warrant.
|
24 August
1822 |
George
Beazley, Parish of Newchurch |
For the
Penalty of £30 for having in Custody two Casks of Foreign Spirits the
same having been run. |
Acquitted
by the Justices without assigning any reason for such acquittal.
|
|
17
September 1822 (Writ of Capias) |
John
Gough, late of Brading |
For
having in Custody Two Casks of Foreign Spirits the same having been run,
& for the Penalty of £100. |
Gough
served with the Writ & in default of bail delivered to the Gaoler at
Winton 19 Oct. Gough remains in Gaol. |
In the
Exchequer at the Crowns charge. |
16
November 1822 |
Robert
Caws, of Nettlestone, Isle of Wight |
For
having in Custody Two Casks of Foreign Geneva the same having been run,
Penalty Treble Value. |
Convicted
in full penalty of £7 10s. |
Moieties
£3 – 3 – 6 paid to Solicitors and Lydall and Robey,Seizing
Officers. |
23
November 1822 |
Joseph
Goalder, of Northwood, Isle of Wight |
For
carrying two casks containing 7¼ Galls of foreign Brandy & 7½ of Geneva.
Penalty £100. |
Convicted
& in default of payment committed to Winchester Gaol. |
|
2 December 1822 |
James Lush |
Having smuggled goods in his possession. |
Full Penalty £100 |
|
7
December 1822 |
James
Ball, of Freshwater, Isle of Wight |
For
carrying one cask containing 3½ Galls of foreign Brandy. Penalty £100. |
Convicted
& in default of payment committed to Winchester Gaol. |
|
20
December 1822 (Writ of Capias) |
Henry
Street, of Luccomb, Jas. Saunders and Robt. Magott of Bonchurch |
For
having in custody 31 casks of Foreign Spirits. Penalty Treble value. |
Saunders
and Maggot arrested Dec 26th and given bail. Street not yet
taken. |
Information presented in the Exchequer at the charge of the Crown only. |
28
December 1822 (Writ of Capias) |
James
Rayner, of Freshwater, Isle of Wight |
For
having in Custody 50 casks of foreign Spirits, 21 bags of Tea & 1 cask
of foreign wine. Penalty Treble value. |
Rayner
arrested 1st January 1823 and remains in Winchester Gaol. |
In the
Exchequer. The Officer being the Lagard of arresting defendant which
will entitle him to 1/3rd of the Penalty. |
13 January 1822
|
James King, Northwood
James Sedgam, and Lydia his wife, Newport
James Mc Quire, Newport
Edward White, Shorwell
Edward Downer, Shorwell
William Leigh |
Smuggling
Smuggling
Smuggling
Smuggling
Smuggling
Smuggling |
£25
£25
£50
£25
£12 10s
£12 10s |
|
15
January 1823 (Writ of Capias) |
Thomas
Willis, of Shalfleet. |
For
having in Custody 40 casks of foreign Spirits, the same having been run.
Penalty treble the value. |
Defendant
arrested 18 January, remains in the Fleet Prison. |
In the
Exchequer. The Officers being at the expense & hazard of arresting which
entitles them to ½ the penalty. |
29
January 1823 (Writ of Capias) |
Jas.
Mackett & Thos. Mackett, of Binstead. |
For
having in Custody 36 casks of foreign Spirits, being run Goods. Penalty
treble the value |
Defendants arrested 3 February, & remain in Winchester Gaol. |
Information presented in the Exchequer at the charge of the Crown only. |
17 February 1823 |
William Baker, of Calbourne Bottom |
Having smuggled spirits, tea, &c. on his premises |
£100 |
|
22
February 1823 |
John
Baldwin, of Freshwater. |
For
conveying 5 casks of foreign Spirits, the same having been run. Penalty
£100. |
Convicted
& in default of payment committed to Winchester Gaol. |
Before
the Justices at the Crown’s & Officers Charge. |
1 March
1823 |
William
Milton, of Half way Hotel, Portsea. |
For
carrying 5 bladders containing 2¼ Gallons of Foreign Brandy the same
having been run. Penalty £100. |
Convicted
& in default of payment committed to Winchester Gaol. |
Before
the Justices at the Crown’s & Officers Charge. Penalty paid 3rd
May 1823.
£50 paid
to R Lydall, Seizing Officer & £50 remitted to Board. |
5 April
1823 |
Daniel
Brading, of Northwood |
Carrying
& conveying 90 casks of Foreign Spirits, the same having been run.
Penalty £100. |
Acquitted. It appearing that he saw the Tubs accidentally and intended
to bring them to the Custom House. |
Before
the Justices at the Crown’s & Officers Charge. |
19 April
1823 (Information lodged.) |
Wm Marsh,
of St Hellens, I. of Wight |
Carrying
3 Galls Foreign Brandy. Penalty impressments into Navy. |
Convicted
& sent on board the Queen Charlotte Man of War, Portsmouth |
Before
the Justices at the Crown’s & Officers Charge. |
24 April
1823 (Information lodged.) |
John
Webster, of Yarmouth, Isle of Wight |
Carrying
3 Quarts Foreign Geneva. Penalty impressments into Navy. |
Acquitted, it appearing he was ignorant of the contents of the basket he
was carrying. |
Before
the Justices at the Crown’s & Officers Charge. |
21 April
1823 (Information lodged.) |
James
Clarke, of Cowes |
Harbouring 5lbs of Coffee & 2½lbs of Tobacco. Penalty £100. |
Acquitted, it appearing that he was not privy to the transaction & that
other persons access to the place where the goods were found. |
Before
the Justices at the Crown’s & Officers Charge. |
26 April
1823 (Information lodged.) |
Richard
Brooks, of Cowes |
Conveying
7 Galls Foreign Brandy. Penalty £100. |
Convicted
& committed in default of payment to Winchester Gaol, where he now
remains. |
Before
the Justices at the Crown’s & Officers Charge. |
26 April
1823 (Information lodged.) |
Jas.
Hawkins, of Niton, Isle of Wight |
Being
found on board a Smuggling Vessel. Penalty £100 |
Acquitted, because he was not found or taken on board the Vessel. |
Before
the Justices at the Crown’s & Officers Charge. |
3 May
1823 (Information lodged.) |
George
Wadham of Cowes. |
Assisting
in carrying & conveying 7 Galls of Foreign Brandy. Penalty £100 |
Convicted
& committed in default of payment to Winchester Gaol, where he now
remains. |
Before
the Justices at the Crown’s & Officers Charge. |
5 May 1823 |
Richard Brooks, Northwood |
Conveying contraband goods |
Full Penalty £100 |
|
6 May
1823 (Boards Order.) |
Maurice
or Morris Lock of Niton. |
Being
found on board a Smuggling Vessel. Penalty £100 |
Writ of
Subpoena issued 9th June. |
In the
Exchequer at the Crown’s Charge. |
12 July
1823 |
Richard
Spicer, of Cowes. |
For
having in custody 7 lbs of raw Coffee. Value £1. Penalty Treble the
Value. |
Convicted
& penalty mitigated to one third, viz, £1 |
Before
the Justices at the Charge of the Offr. & the Parish under 9 Geo. 2 Ch
35.
Expenses
(7s) being deducted, one moiety paid to the Seizing Officers, the other
to the poor of the Parish. |
14 July 1823 at Hants. Assizes |
Carris, Nettlestone |
Assaulting and obstructing Officers in the course of their duty. |
Guilty of assault, acquitted on obstruction. To be sentenced later. |
|
14 July 1823 at Hants. Assizes |
W Bartlett, Ryde |
Failing to assist an Officer. |
Guilty, to be sentenced later. |
|
19 July
1823 (Information lodged.) |
David
Jeffery, of Brook, Isle of Wight |
For
carrying 1 cask of Foreign Geneva. Penalty £100 |
Acquitted |
Before
the Justices at the Crown’s Charge |
26 July
1823 (Information lodged.) |
John
Woodbridge, of Ryde, Isle of Wight |
For
carrying 1 cask of Foreign Brandy. Penalty £100 |
Convicted
& committed in default of payment to Winchester Gaol, where he now
remains. |
Before
the Justices at the Crown’s Charge |
12
September 1823 (Writ of Capias) |
William
Webb, of Cowes |
Assisting
in conveying 2 Casks of Foreign Brandy. Penalty £100 |
Warrant
obtained from the Sheriff & defendant arrested 14th Sept.,
and remains in Winchester Gaol. |
In the
Exchequer at the Crown’s Charge. |
27
September 1823 (Information lodged.) |
Mark
Thomas Williams, of Newchurch, Isle of Wight |
Conveying
1 cask of Foreign Geneva. Penalty £100 |
Convicted
& committed in default of payment to Winton Gaol, where he now remains. |
Before
the Justices at the Crown’s Charge. |
6 October 1823 |
Pragnell (little girl) |
Conveying smuggled liquor. |
Fined £100 |
|
11
October 1823 (Information lodged.) |
Mark
Ketch, of St. Hellens. |
Carrying
1 cask of Foreign Brandy. Penalty £100 |
Convicted
& committed in default of payment to Winchester Gaol. |
Before
the Justices at the Crown’s Charge. |
23
December 1823 (Information lodged.) |
Robert
Woodford, of Nettlestone |
Found on
board a Vessel called Fly, of Cowes, contrary to the 45 Geo. 3 Ch. 121.
Penalty £100 |
Convicted
& committed in default of payment to Winchester Gaol. |
Before
the Justices at the Crown’s Charge. |
23
December 1823 (Information lodged.) |
John
Dyer, of Ryde |
Found on
board a Vessel called Fly, of Cowes, contrary to the 45 Geo. 3 Ch. 121.
Penalty £100 |
Convicted
& committed in default of payment to Winchester Gaol. |
Before
the Justices at the Crown’s Charge. |
23
December 1823 (Information lodged.) |
James
Wright, of St Helens |
Found on
board a Vessel called Fly, of Cowes, contrary to the 45 Geo. 3 Ch. 121.
Penalty £100 |
Convicted
& committed in default of payment to Winchester Gaol. |
Before
the Justices at the Crown’s Charge. |
17 April
1824 (Information lodged.) |
Joseph
Pattery, Parish of Northwood |
Being in
possession of Six Casks of Foreign Spirits. Penalty £100 |
Convicted
in the Penalty of £100, mitigated to £25. |
Before
the Justices at the Crown’s Charge. |
8 May
1824 (Information lodged.) |
Diana
Hudson, of West Cowes |
Being in
possession of 15½ lbs of Coffee, the Duties on which had not been paid. |
Convicted
in the Penalty of Treble Value £6 15s, mitigated to £2 5s being first
offence. Paid 8th May. |
Before
the Justices at the Crown’s Charge.
|
8 May
1824 (Information lodged.) |
Alexander
Kirkpatrick, of Newport |
Offering
for Sale Tea without License or permit. |
Convicted
in the Penalty of £100, but mitigated to £25. Paid 10th May |
Before
the Justices at the Crown’s Charge.
|
9 October
1824. (Information lodged.) |
James
Cole and his wife, of Ashey Farm, Parish of Newchurch. |
Having
carried and concealed one Gallon and 7/8th of a Gallon of
Foreign Brandy clandestinely run and imported into the Kingdom.
|
Convicted
in the full Penalty £8 – 8 – 9. Paid to Collector 9 Oct 1824. |
Before
the Justices at the Crown’s & Officers Charge.
|
14 August
1824 (Information lodged.) |
Nicholas
Moorman, of Ryde |
Carrying
one Cask, 3½ Gallons of Foreign Brandy. Penalty £100 |
Convicted
and committed to Winton Gaol in default of payment. |
Before
the Justices at the Crown’s Charge.
|
21 August
1824 (Information lodged.) |
William
Mursell, of Bembridge |
Carrying
1 cask, 1¾ Galls of Brandy, and 2 casks 3½ Galls of Foreign Geneva.
Penalty £100. |
Convicted
and committed to Winton Gaol in default of payment. |
Before
the Justices at the Crown’s Charge.
|
18 August
1824 (Information lodged.) |
Richard
Reason, of Newport |
Carrying
one Cask, 3¼ Gallons of Foreign Brandy. |
Convicted
and committed to Winton Gaol in default of payment. |
Before
the Justices at the Crown’s Charge.
|
8 November 1824 |
William Herbert, Gosport |
Detected in a smuggling transaction near Nettlestone. |
£100 |
|
22 November 1824 |
Robert Caws |
Being concerned in smuggling. |
£100 |
|
30
November 1824
(Information lodged.) |
Phoebe
Evans, of Ryde |
Having in
her custody 4 skins containing half a gallon of Foreign Brandy and one
bladder containing 7/16th of a gallon being prohibited goods.
Treble value. |
Convicted
in the Penalty of £6 being Treble value. |
|
11
December 1824 |
James
Groves |
Having in
his custody Two Jars & One Bottle containing 7/8th of a gallon of
Foreign Brandy imported into the Kingdom.
|
Acquitted. The Officer having stated on oath that he did not believe the
defendant knew the contents of the basket he was carrying. |
|
28 February 1825 |
Mr James, late baker, of Carisbrooke |
Conveying contraband liquor. |
£100 |
|
5 March
1825 |
Elizabeth
Wright, St Helens |
Being in
possession of 2 Skins containing one and a half gallons of Foreign
Spirit, liable to Duty, value £2 5s. |
Convicted
in the full Penalty Treble Value £6 15s. Paid 8th June. |
Note: It
appears the Magistrates allowed time to pay because she had children at
home. |
5 March
1825 |
Sarah
Wright, St Helens |
Being in
possession of 3 Skins containing one and 3/8th gallons of
Foreign Spirit, liable to Duty, value £2 1s 3d. |
Convicted
in the full Penalty Treble Value £6 3s 9d. |
|
5 March
1825 |
Ann Dyer,
St Helens |
Being in
possession of a Skins containing 1/8th gall. of Brandy, and 8
Skins containing 1 gall. 1/8 of Geneva. Foreign liable to Duty. Value £1
10s. |
Convicted
in the full Penalty Treble Value of the goods, £4 10s. |
She did
not make her appearance before the Justices. |
5 March
1825 |
Elizabeth
Tribbick, St Helens |
Being in
possession of 8 Skins containing 1¼ gall. of Geneva. Foreign
liable to Duty. Value £1 10s. |
Convicted
in the full Penalty Treble Value of the goods, £4 10s. |
She did
not make her appearance before the Justices. |
5 March
1825 |
Francis
Jones (a boy) of Saint Helens |
Being in
possession of 4 Skins containing 3/8th of a gallon of Brandy.
Liable to Duty. Value 9s |
Convicted
in the full Penalty Treble Value of the goods, £1 7s. |
|
12 March
1825 |
Philip
Riddett of St Helens |
Being in
possession of a cask containing 3½ gallons of Foreign Brandy. Liable to
Duty. Penalty £100 |
Convicted
in the full Penalty £100, but mitigated to £25 |
|
9 April
1825 |
William
Eddy alias Eades of Gosport |
For
carrying and conveying 1 7/8th gallons of Foreign Spirits.
Penalty £100 |
Convicted
in the Penalty of £100 and committed to Winton Gaol in default of
payment. |
|
9 April
1825 |
Samuel
Took, of Portsea |
A similar
offence. Penalty £100 |
Convicted
in the Penalty of £100 and committed to Winton Gaol in default of
payment. |
|
9 April
1825 |
Peter
Young, Binstead |
A similar
offence, 2¼ gallons of Foreign Brandy. Penalty £100 |
Convicted
in the Penalty of £100 and committed to Winton Gaol in default of
payment. |
|
14 May
1825 |
Elizabeth
Knapp, Ryde, Parish of Newchurch |
For
having possession of 7/16 parts of a gallon of foreign Geneva. |
Convicted
in Treble Value £1 -11 – 6, Full Penalty. Paid. |
|
14 May
1825
|
John Dore,
Cowes, Parish of Northwood |
Having in
his possession ? |
Convicted
in the full Penalty Treble Value £1 – 10 – 0 |
Officers
share 7s 3d
|
14 May
1825 |
Thomas
Barratt, Binstead, Parish of Binstead |
Having in
his possession ? Foreign Geneva liable to Duty. Penalty Treble Value. |
Convicted
in the full Penalty Treble Value £15 – 15 – 0 |
Officers
share £6 – 14 – 3 |
21 May
1825 |
Barney
Groves |
Having in
his possession 5¼ gallons of Foreign Brandy & 6 lbs of Tea. Penalty £100 |
Convicted
in the Penalty of £100 and mitigated to £25 being first offence. |
Officers
share £11 – 6 – 9 |
23 May 1825 |
Arnett, brickmaker, Binstead |
For having a tub of Spirits in his possession. |
Fined treble Value £15 15s |
|
28 May
1825 |
Richard
Riddett, of St Helens |
Found on
board a Vessel called Albion of Cowes, contrary to 45 Geo. 3 Ch.121. For
his Majesty Naval Service. |
Convicted
and delivered over to the Victory Man of War to be impressed into the
Naval Service. |
|
28 May
1825 |
Henry
Hollier, of Niton |
Found on
board a Vessel called Albion of Cowes, contrary to 45 Geo. 3 Ch.121. For
his Majesty Naval Service. |
Convicted
and delivered over to the Victory Man of War to be impressed into the
Naval Service. |
|
28 May
1825 |
Robert
Marsh, of Bembridge |
Found on
board a Vessel called Albion of Cowes, contrary to 45 Geo. 3 Ch.121. For
his Majesty Naval Service. |
Convicted
and delivered over to the Victory Man of War to be impressed into the
Naval Service. |
|
4 June
1825 |
John
Black, of Ryde, Parish of Newchurch |
|
Convicted. |
|
11 June
1825 |
Mark
Butcher and Ann his wife, of Brook |
Having in
their possession 6 lbs of Tea – liable to duty. Treble value. |
Convicted
in the full Penalty Treble Value (£9) |
|
13 June 1825 |
Laney, a lad. |
Detected with 2 tubs of foreign spirits. |
£100 |
|
2 July
1825 |
Martha
Thompson, of St Helens |
Having in
her possession 5 bladders containing 5/8th of Foreign Geneva
liable to Duty. Treble Value. |
Convicted
in the full Penalty Treble Value £1 -17 – 6. |
|
9 July
1825 |
John
Stephens |
Having in
possession 3/8th of a gallon of Foreign Brandy |
Convicted
in the Penalty of £100 and mitigated to £25. |
Officers
Moiety £10 – 19 – 0 |
16 July
1825 |
John
Frampton |
Found on
board a Boat marked Jacob Wells of Cowes contrary to 43 Geo. 3 Ch121,
for His Majesty’s Naval Service. |
Convicted
and delivered over to the Victory Man of War to be pressed into the
Naval Service. |
|
16 July
1825 |
William
Tribbeck |
Found on
board a Boat marked Jacob Wells of Cowes contrary to 43 Geo. 3 Ch121,
for His Majesty’s Naval Service. |
Convicted
and delivered over to the Victory Man of War to be pressed into the
Naval Service. |
|
16 July
1825 |
Jacob
Wells |
Owner of
the Boat. Found on board a Boat marked Jacob Wells of Cowes contrary to
43 Geo. 3 Ch121, for His Majesty’s Naval Service. |
Convicted
and delivered over to the Victory Man of War to be pressed into the
Naval Service. |
|
16 July
1825 |
Edward
Osmond |
Found on
board a Boat marked Jacob Wells of Cowes contrary to 43 Geo. 3 Ch121,
for His Majesty’s Naval Service. |
Convicted
and delivered over to the Victory Man of War to be pressed into the
Naval Service. |
|
16 July
1825 |
Frederick
Callaway |
Found on
board a Boat marked Jacob Wells of Cowes contrary to 43 Geo. 3 Ch121,
for His Majesty’s Naval Service. |
Convicted
in the Penalty of £100 & committed to Winchester Goal in default of
payment. |
|
16 July
1825 |
Benjamin
Butards |
Found on
board a Boat marked Jacob Wells of Cowes contrary to 43 Geo. 3 Ch121,
for His Majesty’s Naval Service. |
Convicted
in the Penalty of £100 & committed to Winchester Goal in default of
payment. |
|
30 July
1825 |
John
Baker, of Bembridge |
Having a
Cask containing 3¾ Gallons of Geneva. |
Convicted
in the Penalty of £100 & committed to Winchester Goal. |
|
13 August
1825 |
Robert
Bevin, Westridge, Parish of St Helens |
Having a
Cask containing 3½ Gallons of Foreign Brandy. |
Convicted
in the Penalty of £100 & committed to Winchester Goal. |
|
20 August
1825 |
William
Bowers, Ryde, Parish of Newchurch |
Having a
Cask containing 3¾ Gallons of Foreign Brandy. |
Convicted
in the Penalty of £100 & committed to Winchester Goal. |
|
3
September 1825 |
George
Williams, Ryde, Parish of Newchurch |
Secreting
a Cask containing 3 Gallons of Foreign Brandy. |
Convicted
in the Penalty of £100 but mitigated to £25. Bond given to pay the same
within 7 Days. |
|
10
September 1825 |
Barniby
Callaway, Parish of Freshwater |
Having 2
Casks of Foreign Brandy 14 Gallons on his boat. |
Convicted
in the Penalty of £100 & committed to Winchester Goal. |
|
5 October
1825 |
James
White, West Cowes |
Having a
Jar containing 3 1/8th Gallons For. Brandy and 27 yards of
East India Silk. |
Convicted
in the Penalty of £17 – 9 – 6 being Treble the Value. |
Officers
Moiety £7 – 6 – 6 |
15
October 1825 |
James
Clarke |
Having in
his boat 5½ lbs Tobacco for Treble Value. Value £3 – 3 – 0 |
Convicted
in the Penalty of £2 -2 – 0 being 2/3rds the Value. |
Officers
Moiety 8s. |
29
October 1825 |
Barnabas
Groves and Rose, his wife. |
For
having in his possession one Bottle 3/16th& one stone bottle
3/16th cont. Foreign Spirits. |
Convicted
in the full Penalty of £100, a week was given by the Magistrates for the
payment, in default of which a Warrant of Distress will be issued, &
then in case of the penalty not being satisfied, the defendant will be
committed to Winchester Goal. |
|
11
November 1825 |
Joel
Andrews at Bembridge, Parish of Brading |
Conveying
concealed Foreign Spirits. |
Acquitted. |
|
19
November 1825 |
Henry
Hales, Freshwater |
Conveying
& carrying For. Spirits 3¾ Galls. Geneva. |
Offender
committed to Winchester Gaol in default of payment of the Penalty of
£100 in which he was convicted. |
|
7 January
1826 |
John
Wright |
Found
carrying & conveying Foreign Spirits. Prosecuted for £100 Penalty. |
Offender
was acquitted on the grounds that the evidence was not sufficient. |
|
28
January 1826 |
Richard
Sparrow |
Found
carrying & conveying Spirits. |
Offender
sent on board H M Ship Victory. |
|
28
January 1826 |
John
Wooldridge |
Found
carrying & conveying Spirits. |
Offender
committed to Winchester Gaol. |
|
11
February 1826 |
George
Ryder and Thos. Hy. Jones |
Found
carrying & conveying Foreign Spirits. |
Committed
to Winchester Gaol in default of payment of the Penalty of £100. |
|
11 March
1826 |
Francis
Allen |
Found
carrying & conveying in a Boat Foreign Spirits. Penalty £100. |
Convicted
& in default of payment sent to Gaol. |
|
18 March
1826 |
Elizabeth
Harbor |
Carrying
& conveying Foreign Spirits. Penalty £100. |
Convicted
but the Magistrates mitigated the Penalty to £25 was given a week to pay
the same during which time the said Elizabeth Harbor was to remain in
Custody at Newport. Subsequently sent to Winchester Gaol for 6 Months
from the 18th March. |
|
29 April
1826 |
James
Whitewood |
Having
Smuggled Tea in his possession. |
Convicted
in the Penalty of £100 but mitigated by the Magistrates to £25 which was
paid by the offender. |
|
13 May
1826 |
Abraham
Redstone |
Having
Smuggled Tea in his possession. |
Convicted
in the Penalty of £100 but mitigated to £25. (Recovered.) |
|
13 May
1826 |
John Dyer
about 12 years old |
Having
Smuggled Spirits in his possession. |
Convicted
for the Penalty but mitigated to £25 and in default of payment sent to
Gaol. |
|
10 June
1826 |
John
Calloway, Fredk. Adams, Wm. Southcott, Rhueben Coleman. |
Being
found on board the smack “Sylph” (under sail) of Cowes with 199 tubs of
Foreign Spirits. |
Parties
prosecuted to conviction & sent on Board Ship “Victory” to serve 5
years. |
|
17 June
1826 |
Matthew
Wells |
Found
carrying & conveying F. Spirits |
Convicted
in the full Penalty £100. Sent to W Goal. |
|
17 June
1826 |
William
Wheeler |
Having a
Cask of Manufactured Tobacco in his possession. |
Acquitted |
|
17 June
1826 |
John
Pittman and William Russell |
Having
Smuggled Spirits in his possession. |
Acquitted, on the ground that “accompany” was disproved |
|
24 June
1826 |
William
Day |
Having
been concerned in Smuggling Foreign Spirits. |
Acquitted, on the ground that the Evidence produced was not confirmed. |
Prosecuted on the evidence of “Geo. Brothers” who was employed by said
Wm. Day. |
1 July
1826 |
Wm. Fry |
Having
been concerned on 20 January last with Richard Sparrow in a Smuggling
concern at Hore Rocks on the Beach near the Priory, St Helens. “Found
carrying and conveying a Tub of Foreign Brandy.” |
Prosecuted and convicted for the Penalty, but in default of payment was
committed to W. Goal. |
|
1 July
1826 |
Charles
Harvey |
Having 2
Tubs of Foreign Spirits in his possession on Yarmouth Common on 22 June. |
Prosecuted to conviction for the Navy and sent on board the “Victory” |
|
29 July
1826 |
John
Saunders |
For
having a quantity of Foreign Geneva concealed round & about his person. |
Prosecuted to conviction & in default of payment of the Penalty, £100,
was sent to W, Goal. |
|
12 August
1826 |
Elizabeth
Taylor |
For
having Smuggled Brandy in her possession. |
Prosecuted to conviction & a week given for the offender to pay the
mitigated Penalty of £25 at the Expiration of which time & in default of
payment to be committed to W Goal. |
Sent to
Goal for non payment. |
23
September 1826 |
James
Bay, of Bembridge |
For
assisting in the carrying & conveying of Foreign Spirits. |
Prosecuted for the Penalty. In default of payment committed to W Goal. |
|
14
September 1826 |
Joseph
Jackman |
Carrying
& conveying Foreign Spirits. |
Acquitted
in consequence of evidence not having been given of his possession of
Spirits. |
|
14
September 1826 |
Charles
Bright, James Toogood, John Tucker |
|
Acquitted
as it did not appear to the satisfaction of the Magistrates that they
ever had possession of the Spirits. |
|
11
November 1826 |
James &
Thomas Calloway |
Carrying
& conveying each a Tub of Foreign Brandy, Total 3½ Galls. |
James was
acquitted on the ground that the exact time i.e. within a few minutes
was not quite satisfactory to the Bench……. Thomas was convicted in the
Penalty of £100. |
|
16
December 1826 |
Daniel
Dore |
Making
Signals to Smugglers. |
Committed
to the County Goal for want of bail to await County Assizes. |
|
19
January 1827 |
John
Cole, Newport |
Having in
possession or carrying and conveying or assisting in carrying and
conveying Spirits. Value 30/-. For treble the value. |
Acquitted
on the ground that the testimony against him by the witnesses was not
satisfactory to the Magistrates. |
|
12 March 1827 |
J Hales, a baker, Nettlestone |
Making signals to smugglers. |
Four months hard labour in the House of Correction. |
|
28 March
1827 |
John
Dyer, Bembridge, Parish of St Helens |
For
conveying Spirits. |
Convicted
and being a seafaring man was sent on board the Victory Man of War. |
|
7 April
1827 |
James
Southcott |
|
Acquitted
as no proof of his having been seen or found on board the Vessel
previous to, or at the time of the Seizure. |
|
26 May
1827 |
William
Newberry |
Assisting
in unshipping Foreign Spirits 94 Tubs. |
Offender
committed to W. Goal in default of payment of the Penalty. |
|
9 June
1827 |
Mary
Jackman |
Found
carrying & conveying a Tub of Foreign Geneva. 3 Galls. |
Offender
prosecuted to conviction in full penalty. |
|
12 June
1827 |
John Dore |
For
having in possession Foreign Brandy, the same being found in his back
kitchen. |
Acquitted
on the ground that the kitchen in which the goods were found belonged to
another as well as John Dore !!! |
|
14 July
1827 |
Janus
Balls |
For
having Smuggled Foreign Brandy in his possession. |
Offender
pleaded guilty & the Magistrates thought fit to mitigate the penalty
£100 to £25. |
|
28 July
1827 |
James
Newnham |
For
having a quantity of logwood & spars in his possession, supposed to have
been part of the “Meloitte Watson” lately wrecked in Chale Bay. |
Convicted
of the offence & the Penalty of £100 for which he was sued – was
mitigated to £25. Given 7 days to pay it & security having been entered
into by his employer J Holford Esq., he was set at large to appear at
Guildhall next Saturday – to pay or be sent to Goal for the Offence. |
|
28 July
1827 |
James
Street |
Aiding &
assisting in the carrying or conveying of Foreign Spirits |
Convicted
of the Offence. The prisoner was tried as being fit for the Navy, but on
it being affirmed that he was not fit after the conviction was announced
in Court, the Information was directly altered & a record made of a
conviction for the Penalty of £100, which not having been paid the
Defendant was sent to Goal. |
|
25 August
1827 |
Thomas
Taylor |
Being
concerned in carrying and conveying Foreign Spirits. |
Convicted
in the mitigated Penalty of £25. 1 week allowed for payment, when if not
paid a Distress Warrant will be issued for his goods & chattels for the
Recovery of the amount & which if not answered will be sent to Goal.
Paid 1st September. |
|
25 August
1827 |
James
Trim & James Southcott |
Both
found on the High Seas concerned in the Smuggling of Foreign Spirits.
Prosecuted for Naval Service. |
On being
convicted, Trim was sent to H.M Ship “Victory”, but on being found unfit
on account of alleged defects & was subsequently sent to Winchester Goal
in default of payment of the full Penalty £100. Southcott was found in
Court to be unfit, was sent to Goal being convicted in the full Penalty
£100, which he was unable to pay. |
|
1
September 1827 |
John
Porter |
Carrying
& conveying 6 Galls. Brandy. |
Convicted
in the Penalty of £100. Sent to W. Goal. |
|
8
September 1827 |
Benj.
Osmond & Emanuel Shiner, of St Helens. |
Being on
the High Seas about 14 miles off Dunnose in a boat with Tubs supposed to
contain Spirits. |
The
Offenders were found guilty and sentenced to serve in the Navy. |
|
29
September 1827 |
William
Arnold |
Carrying
and conveying 5 Galls. For. Geneva, for the Penalty of £100. |
Convicted
in the full Penalty & in default of payment the man was sent to Goal. |
|
6 October
1827 |
William
Lane & William “a Relative”. |
Concerned
in carrying & conveying 16 Galls. Brandy & 10 Galls. Geneva. |
William
Lane was acquitted in consequence of a doubt having existed in the mind
of the Bench, as to William Lane being the identical person seen.
William the relative prosecuted to conviction in the full penalty of
£100 & sent to Goal for non payment. |
|
13
October 1827 |
Richard
Jeans, Colwell, Parish of Freshwater |
Harbouring & concealing 3 Galls of Foreign Brandy in his dwelling. |
Convicted
in the mitigated Penalty of £25 & sent to Goal. |
|
3
November 1827 |
Robert
Bradley, Colwell, Parish of Freshwater |
For being
concerned in carrying &c. of 34 Tubs of For. Brandy. |
Acquitted. |
|
8
December 1827 |
Henry
Southcott & William Shiner. |
For
unshipping and aiding unshipping 67 Tubs of For. Spirits. |
Both men
were acquitted by the Justices. |
|
15
December 1827 |
William
Cawes, John Calloway, William Serle, Nicholas Moorman |
Being on
the High Seas with 88 Tubs of For. Brandy |
All
prosecuted to Conviction. The 2 first were sent to the Navy and the 2
latter were sent to Goal in default of payment of the Penalty of £100
for which they were sued – they being deemed not fit for the Navy. |
The crew
of the “Industry” smack of Cowes taken by the “Rose” cutter. |
15
December 1827 |
James
Honeyborn |
Carrying
& conveying or having possession of 1½ Galls. For. Brandy & 1 Gall. For.
Geneva |
Prosecuted to Conviction. |
|
1 March
1828 |
James
West, Thomas Midlane & George Good |
For being
found on the High Seas in a Boat liable to forfeiture with 92 tubs of
For. Spirits attached thereto. |
All
prosecuted to Conviction & sent on board the Flag Ship “Victory” for 5
Years. |
|
15 March
1828 |
William
Cooper, a Blacksmith |
For being
concerned with William Arnold on 23rd Sept. last in carrying
& conveying a keg containing about 3 Galls. Of F. Geneva. |
Prosecuted to Conviction on Evidence. |
|
12 April
1828 |
William
Newbury, Parish of Northwood, West Cowes |
For
carrying & conveying 1 Gall. For. Brandy 18 Feby last. |
|
|
26 April
1828 |
Samuel
Cooper of the Parish of Brading |
For £100 |
Acquitted
as the Evidence was merely presumptive !!! |
|
19 May 1828 |
James Bramble
John Lowe |
Carrying and conveying smuggled spirits.
Concerned in carrying and conveying smuggled spirits with Bramble
(above). |
To serve 5 years in the Navy.
Fined £100, and in default consigned to the County Gaol. |
|
23 August
1828 |
Robert
Moses, Colwell, Parish of Freshwater |
Carrying
& Conveying a tub containing about 1¼ Galls. For. Brandy. |
Prisoner
Acquitted. |
|
20 October 1828 |
Charles Matthews and James Carruthers |
Theft of smuggled liquor. |
One months’ imprisonment with hard labour |
|
8
November 1828 |
James
Johnson |
For being
on board a Boat liable to forfeiture with 80 tubs of Spirits. |
Convicted
before the Bench, sent on board “Victory” but the Officers refused to
take him. |
|
27
December 1828 |
John
Hawkins of Fishbourne, I of W |
Carrying
& conveying 2¼ Galls. F. Brandy. |
Convicted
and sentenced to 5 Years in the Navy, but detained by the Magistrates
until 14 January to give evidence against James Lush and then sent on
board H.M.S. “Victory”. Subsequently found to be unsound, convicted in
the full Penalty of £100, and as he was unable to pay committed to W.
Goal. |
|
5 January 1829 |
Isaac Hawkins |
Carrying and conveying smuggled liquor. |
To serve in the Navy for 5 years. |
|
23 February 1829 |
James Smith, Bembridge |
Smuggling. |
Acquitted |
|
2 March 1829 |
Hannah Scott, Jacob Wells and James Smith |
Being concerned in a smuggling transaction. |
Wells and Smith found guilty and fined in the mitigated penalty of £25,
Scott acquitted. |
|
21 March
1829 |
Richard
Webb of Yarmouth |
Bribing J
P Rice, a Coastguard Boatman of the Coastguard Service. |
Offended
convicted in the mitigated Penalty of £125. A week was allowed
for payment, if not paid a Warrant of Distress of his Goods will be
issued. |
|
18 April
1829 |
Joseph
Jacobs |
Carrying
& Conveying 2 Tubs containing 6 Gallons for. Geneva |
Convicted
and sent to Goal for non payment of the Penalty inflicted - £100. |
|
25 April
1829 |
William
Hendy, Parish of Shorwell, Labourer |
Carrying
& Conveying 2 Tubs Brandy |
Convicted
on his own confession. |
|
9 May
1829 |
James
White |
Carrying
& Conveying 1 Keg about 3 Galls For. Spirits (Geneva) |
Convicted
on his own confession & for non payment of the Penalty set to Goal.
|
|
16 May
1829 |
Mrs S
Jeffery & William, her Son, of Yaverland. |
Unshipping, Harbouring and Conveying 2½ Gall. For. Geneva. |
Acquitted, no proof of the Parties being concerned in the concealment,
the Spirits not being found in the House. |
|
25 May
1829 |
James
Frampton |
Being
concerned in carrying 1 Keg 3 Gls. Geneva with J White who was convicted
the 9th Instant. |
Acquitted. |
|
25 May 1829 |
William James |
Having and concealing a quantity of smuggled spirits. |
Guilty, mitigated fine £25. |
|
14 August
1829 |
Stephen
Lake, William Prince, James White, Ben. Cooper |
Being
found on board a vessel with 21 Kegs of Foreign Spirits. |
Stephen
Lake, William Prince, Benjamin Cooper sent on board the Victory for 5
Years. James White for non payment of Penalty £100 sent to Winchester
Goal. |
|
22 August
1829 |
Emanuel
Fryer |
For
Conveying 2 Kegs 6 Gallons of Foreign Brandy. |
Convicted
in the Penalty of £100, not being able to pay was sent to Winchester
Goal. |
|
19 October 1829 |
James Loader, Shide |
Having in possession at his dwelling house three quarters of a pint of
foreign brandy. |
Acquitted. |
|
8
November 1829 |
William
Eades of Gosport |
Carrying
& conveying 4 Skins about 5 Pints Brandy. |
Convicted
& sent to Goal. |
|
28
November 1829 |
George
Curry of Portsmouth |
Carrying
and conveying ½ Gl. Geneva (in a Skin) |
Convicted
in the Penalty of £100, but as this man begged the Bench to let d him be
sent on board H.M.S. Victory for 5 Years, the Board was asked thereon,
in the meantime to be detained in the Bridewell. |
|
28
November 1829 |
William
Burnett of Portsmouth |
Carrying
and conveying ½ Gl. Brandy (in a Skin) |
Convicted
& sentenced to serve the Navy & taken accordingly by the Coast Guard. |
|
5
December 1829 |
William
Stone of Whitwell |
Harbouring & concealing 4 Gls. for. Brandy found on his premises 8th
Nov. last. |
Convicted
& sentenced to the full Penalty £100. NB The Defendant did not appear to
answer the Summons against him served on Friday 11th Dec.
Consequently a Levy Warrant was issued against his Goods & Chattels, to
be served by Lieut. Neary of St Lawrence Station. |
|
19
December 1829 |
Richard
Stransmore of Portsea or Gosport |
Carrying
& conveying 2 Galls. 10 Skins of fr. Geneva at Wootton. |
Convicted
& in default of payment of the £100 Penalty committed to Goal. |
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