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* 1866: Fifteen people occupying two small rooms in New Peploe Street. Walls and floors in a filthy condition. Owner ordered to remove tenant who had sub-let.
* 1867: As a part of a search for arms thought to have been secreted there by the Fenians, Flookersbrook Pits were dredged and 150 rounds of ammunition found. 1200 'strangers' believed to be Fenians came to Chester from Ireland and the North-west of England and were expected to attack the Castle to obtain arms (see: [http://chester.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Chester_Castle#The_Fenian_Plot_of_1867
* September 1868: Samuel Weaver, beerhouse keeper at The Beehive, let a field he owned to a group of gypsies so that they could hold a gypsy ball. He was charged with selling beer off the premises without a licence for which he was fined £5 plus costs. Having previously been fined £2 plus costs for keeping his house open after legal hours the renewal of his licence was refused.
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