... following resolution was carried : That the Maidstone School Board having ascertained that the education of large number of children in Maidstone is seriously curtailed by the determination the Maidstone Board Guardians not to pay school fees for the ...

... Officer of the Maidstone Board of Guardians has been apprehended on a charge of embezzling monies belonging to the Board, and that the cases against him are both numerous and serious. The suspected offender, previous to his appointment to Maidstone Union, held ...

... which occasion will be presented John Oxbnford’s well-known Drama the “PORTER'S KNOT, To conclude with the laughable Farce ••BOOTS AT THE SWAN.” Admission—Stalls numbered and reserved, 35.; unreserved seats, 25.; area. Is. Doors open at 7.30. To 8. Carriages ...

... order into Kent less two years since no fewer than fifty lodges have been established, containing an aggregate membership of 2,600 in good standing. It was decided to appoint deputy grand worthy chief templars for each parliamentary district in Kent, and Br ...

... highly commended, G. F. Lancaster Lucas, Maidstone; and £. T. Foakes, Tunbridge Wells. Game, any variety but duck wing—lst and 2nd, G. H. Fitzberbert, Otford House, Sevenoaks; highly commended, A. Wardc, Maidstone, also commended. French varieties—lst J ...

... water between Maidstone and the picturesque old ruin of Allington Castle. he attendance was large, but not over fashionable, and it was enlivened to some extent the presence of the remnunt of the small force of cavalry now quartered at Maidstone, reduced by ...

... with summarily. He was fully committed for trial at the West Kent Quarter Sessions, bail being refused. Found Drowned.— An inquest was held on Thursday last, at the Admiral Rodney Inn, Maidstone, before J. B. Stephens Esq., borough coroner, touching the ...

... prospect is very discouraging ; duty which had been set at £200,000, ' this week is called £170,000. EAST KENT, JULY 14. —The hop plantations in East Kent have only made moderate progress. The forward gardens show an abundance of strong bine and fruit-prodncing ...

... of brasses from churches Kent and elsewhere; the very Large one is from the parish church of St. Mar* garet's, Lynn, in Norfolk, to the memory of Eobert Braunche, who was Major there in 1364; another from Herer Church, in Kent, with a fine representation ...

... memorial from Maidstone, signed the Mayor and several members of the Town-council, calling the attention of the directors to the necessity of doubling the line from Otford to Maidstone : “To the Directors of the Sevenoaks and Maidstone Bail way Company ...

... to so. The sureties then left the Court. The Practice of Exposing Goods the Streets. Boots. —Lonieo. Lambtjrt, 20, s lunnipJ wouiau. pleaded guilty stealing pair boots, value ss. lid., the properly of Joseph Merchant uud Sou, the parisli St. Andrew, the ...

... Duke of Edinburgh make offer for the Godmersham Park estate, and, . event of his purchasing it. make it country residence. Kent Canterbury Hospital. —Received Collections made at Qoodnestone Church, near Win«r. ham, Sunday, July 12th, JB7 7s. Bd., after ...