On this day in 1844, 2 local publicans were fined for opening their premises during church services at the petty sessions in Newport as reported by the Hampshire Telegraph.
On the previous Sunday morning, Thomas Calloway of Yarmouth had allowed his public house to be open at the time of divine service and was fined £2 (£177 in today’s money) with 7s 6d (37.5p) costs.
James Smithers – a licensed victualler who kept the Folly Inn at Whippingham – was fined 17s 6d for the same offence.
In another unrelated case, Charles Linington, an apprentice to the tailor James Butcher of Cowes came before the court, charged with absenting himself from work. He was sentenced to 28 days on the treadmill.
God we need those judges back here now.
Why? Why the F should anyone have any say on how much any one else drink. So what if some drink themselves into an early grave, it’s their life. Stop dictating your views and believes on others.
Don’t we just!
Ha – indeed we do!! And I like the treadmill idea. Here’s a suggestion given the crisis over electricity costs etc – how about getting treadmills connected to power generators and shackle up all the criminals and get them walking!!! Think I’ve hit on something there….?? Lol.
Totally agree with you They don’t no ,if we had more judges like them it would probably halve the crime rate ,if not more!!
And still to this day those religious zealots dictate about shops being open on a sunday.
It is time that religion was consigned to history, as it is the cause of most of the worlds problems.