3 Feb 1838 Newport On Sunday last, immediately after divine service, the church wardens of the parish of Carisbrooke distributed amongst the poor of that parish nearly 6,000 pounds of bread. Henry DROVER and William John DENNISON - fined 40s and costs for poaching Charles LANEY and William SHERRIN - fined for drunk and disorderly and obstructing police William NEWBURY - drunk on a Saturday, fined William KING - butchers boy, theft of lead from Newport Gas Company, ordered to stand trial The annual Cowes Licensing day for the pilots of this Port took place Wednesday. By the return it appears 2 have died viz Thomas LOVE and Edward MATTHEWS, their numbers now about 60. -------------------------- 8 Dec 1838 ( now I have had this urge often :-) ) Members of one of the Political Associations, meeting at Coppins Hill, on Tuesday evening, were so dissatisfied with the Weekly Dispatch newspaper, that it was burnt in the room, and the embers ordered to be sent to the Editor in a letter. Charles BUTCHER, fined 2s and 6d costs , assault on George KINSWELL of Godshill , in default was ordered to spend 5 days in prison Henry HAYLES (were all the Hayles ruffians?) of Northwood, committed to Winchester to take his trial for stealing iron. George WARDER, trespassing in pursuit of game. 2 months Winchester jail Mr LOADER , landlord of George Inn, assault on a man named BUSHELL, LOADER drunk at the time. Fined (OH WHAT A NAME !) Repentance ADAMS an old offender was committed to Winchester to take her trial for stealing a mat from the doorstep of Mr Minns, Dyer of Newport ------------------------------------------ Angela All mail scanned with AVAST 2008 No trees were killed in the sending of this message, but a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced