The new mayor of Sandwich, Kent, is Alderman Alan H. Jutson, who has a jeweller's and watchmaker's business in King Street. He joined the council in 1955 and was elected an alderman in 1960.
"Having for fifty years in succession paid my plate licence (£2 6s.) in my own name, and residing in the same house ever since April, 1823, I feel anxious to know whether any of your correspondents can inform me whether any other watchmaker and jeweller has exceeded the above time."
Dealing in Plate without a Licence. — At Bromley (Kent), on the 8th ult., Samuel Charles Dean, jeweller, of Sidcup, was summoned by the commissioners of the Inland Revenue for dealing in plate without a licence. On February 25 an officer of the Inland Revenue purchased at the defendant's shop a silver locket for £1. At the time the defendant had no plate dealer's licence, the one which he had taken out having expired some considerable time previously. Mr. L. W. Gregory, solicitor, who appeared for the defendant, said the licence had been taken out, and the Crown authorities were no losers in the matter. He asked for a small penalty to be imposed. The Chairman of the Justices said it was perfectly clear that the defendant had been warned in this matter, and when caught he tried to get out of it by some device. Now the Act provided a penalty up to £50. The Justices considered that if offences of this kind against the Crown were not stopped they would be repeated over and over again. There was a question as to costs, whether, whilst the Crown prosecuted, the costs could be given in addition to the penalty which the Justices might impose. At the present time the licences would be made over to the County Council, and it was a very serious matter for consideration whether they should be bound by their present decision, for something of the sort might occur that the Crown might prosecute and the County Council not pay the costs. They, therefore, did not intend their present to be a precedent for future decisions in any similar case that might come before them. The defendant would be fined £5, including costs.
Source: The Watchmaker, Jeweller and Silversmith - 1st May 1889
Marsh, Charles Henry Cromwell, 8, Belgrave-road, and 2, Five Post-lane, Dover, watchmaker and jeweler. First meeting: Ridler's Hotel. Holborn, May 29. at 11. Examination: Guildhall, Canterbury, June 5, at 10:30.
Source: The Watchmaker, Jeweller and Silversmith - 1st July 1891
Scotland Yard is looking for a man who entered the shop of T. Beckett, Ltd., jewelers, Canterbury, the other afternoon, asked to be shown some gems and left without making a purchase, The manager soon afterwards missed a number of rings, the value of which is more than $5,000.