... beat her was because she lost two boxes of lights and only brought home a halfpenny. Her mother beat her on the head with a boot, and that was the way the blood came on her frock. Her little sisters were also sent out to beg. The prisoner denied beating ...

... the meeting. On Wednesday several thouisnd farm labourers, with their wives and families, assembled in Maidstone from the different branches of the Kent Agricultural Labourers' union, and proceeded in procession, ac- companied by about a dozen bands. to ...

... for Sittingbourne, in Kent. The Primate was to consecrate the new parish church of Marston at noon to-day, to preach the sermon, and later to preside at a public luncheon. The Ven. Benjamin Harrison, Arch- deacon of Maidstone, the Rev. J. S. Hoare, B ...

... and few men of [Kent trouble their heads with the question we havo propounded, They are paid fair wazes while they are employed in stripniug the hops frora the bino and talen much greater care of than of old. Publio opinion iu Kent, as tlsewhere, has ...

... business. J. blaude, Upper Hamilton-terrace, St. John's Wood, of no occpton .CJ . Knightbsridge, Conduit-road, Pluimstead, Kent, linen draper. L. Harris, iloundsditels, traveller to a clothier. J Rolf, dliffe-street, Cubitt's Towu, watehmaln. ,. Clarke ...

... prospects. The advertiser has the means of making suitable pecuniary arrangements for corresponding advantages. Surrey or West Kent preferred. Address 'Medicus,' care of Galen Brothers, Medical Booksellers, New Burlington-street. The advertisement drew ...

... should like well to be a hop-farmer of Kentf. this year. The genial, prosperous-looking gentle- men I meet on thepavement of Maidstone, in front' of the Mitre, resemble Bonny Bessie Lee in having faces full of smiles, and can look in the face of their ...

... HOP-PICKING IN KENT EVERYBODY knows that hops form an important ingredient in the Briton's favourite beverage, and most people also know that the greater parts of the native grown hops are produced in certain districts of Surrey and Kent, of which Farnham ...

... the most nonchalant manner (but I was not supposed to be there), they took off their gloves and felt boots, those who wore them-those who had top-boots were well protected, but the white stockings looked fearfully cold, so did the bare red hands: My own ...

... cries. The jux7 found a verdict of Wilfulmurder againstsome. person or persons unknown.' KENT.-Buaaoccs .ON THE RAILWAY.-The last train from London to Maidstone on Sunday night was considerably delayed by an obstruction, between Gravesend and Higham, ...

... Millwafl docks. Nearly three hours afterwards a fire, which partially damaged the house, occurred at 5, Devonshire-groVe, O)ld Kent-road. Three other fires, all oight in extent, occurred during the day at 9, H~oughtenl-strcai, Glare-market; 41, Paradise- ...

... Borough- market, fruit ealesman, Jan. 14, at 12. SAY, JAMES, and JOHNSFMALS in aro-od builders, Jan. 14, at 1. MOBBEy, JOHNi, Golden-equare, bill disootrnter, San. 14, at 1. LANCH, WILLIAM, Wellingtou.-terraoe, Heaaiugton-perk cheese- monger. Jan, 14, at ...