Hampshire Telegraph 1842 Henry COLENUT and Henry CORNEY fined 20s including costs for stealing turnips from a field in occupation of James Nicolson near Ventnor. Frederick ASH fined 40s for trespassing in pursuit of game (his second offence) Thomas PAGE, the woodman of Parkhurst, was fined 10s and 5s in costs for assault on Mary HOLBROOK Thomas GILBERT and William KELLAWAY of Freshwater and John BROWN of Yarmouth , were placed before the bar charged with having on the 31st October, on the high seas, within 100 leagues of the British Coast, on board a certain vessel, the cargo thereof, being thrown overboard to prevent seizure. A second count charged them with having five casks of spirits containing less than 4 gallons each, lashed to the vessels quarter. Each pleaded not guilty. John MACBONOKY, commander of the 'Rose' revenue cutter , stated that on Monday last as he was cruising in the channel, at a quarter past 12 it was reported there was suspicious sail in view over our bow, we were about 7 leagues off St Catherines Point, I then bore up and steered S.E to meet her, I disguised the cutter. She made two three tacks towards us to ascertain who we were, we came up within a mile and a half of her, she then suddenly, bore up and steered south, I steered afer her, I saw some tubs attached to her quarter, I fired a shot and she came to....... other witnesses corroborated the Captains evidence . Found guilty and fined 100/ each and vessel seized. ( John Brown was one of mine and he had a nephew on that revenue cutter :-) .. would have made interesting talk at the next family get together !) 31 March 1855 Inquest - George William BRIGHT, who terminated his own existance by hanging himself in a stable loft, on Monday morning. The deceased was for many years the landlord of the 'White Inn', Niton, and carried on in a prosperous business trade as a builder and carpenter, but he has lately removed to the 'Bundle Inn' and the committal of a rash act caused deep .... among those who knew him. Several witnesses deposed that he has appeared less cheerful and happy than formerly. He was quite dead when foundat 8am monday morning. He was aged 44, verdict 'unsound mind' Morris RUSSELL , theft, committed to stand trial Daniel BARTON , drunk and disorderly & George WALL , obstructing police. Neither had been before the courts before. Barton fined 10s and 5s in costs and Wall fined 5s , both paid Angela