15 July 1848 Ann WHITE - of Bembridge , charged with a breach of the Revenue Laws - having in her possession foreign brandy not having paid a duty. Stephen CROUCH - of Carvel Lane, West Cowes - assault on William GERRIT. The parties had been before the court on other occasions, the defendant said that the parties would swear through a stone wall. Convicted 10s paid. James WOODFORD - charged for having improper weights.Fined 5/ He said his son must have altered his weights without him knowing and declared it to be a hard case. The chairman said it was harder for those who had been defrauded, fine paid. Edward CLARKE - of West Cowes. Being drunk Sunday evening last fined 10s and 2s 6d in costs. Defendant said he was not drunk but the chairman considered that the constable could not have been long at Cowes without knowing whether a man was drunk or not. Fine paid Boy named RICE - assault on Miss Van IVALL, fined 15s, paid. 6 July 1850 Robert MOTH and Thomas CLARKE, two seafaring men, charged with a breach of the Revenue Laws in attempting to land 62 pounds of smuggled cigars near the Castle, West Cowes, pleaded guilty and fined 100/ each or prison until paid. Isaac VINE - who had been often before the courts for ' anti teetotalism's was charged with being drunk Sunday morning , after a severe reprimand was dismissed Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig. 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