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and the public, that they may depend on being served in the neatest and best manner
on the lowest terms.
N.B. Wanted as above two journeymen, one for men’s and the other for women’s silk
and stuff. If not good workmen are desired not to apply.

BERKSHIRE NEWS
WOKINGHAM, May 6.
Friday morning the Western mail cart was overturned in a pond this side of the
turnpike at Turnham Green, occasioned by the imprudence of the driver, suffering his
horses to go to drink, by which means two horses were drowned, the boy with the
different mails for the Western part of England was safely got out.---An express was
immediately dispatched to the General Post Office, when three of the clerks attended,
and opened the bags, o prevent any damage being received by the water which got
into the mail; the letters were obliged to be dried before they could be forwarded.---
Our post, which was due on ~Friday morn, did not arrive till near nine o’clock that
evening, occasioned by the delay in the above incident.

Yesterday as Joseph Horne, labourer, (upwards of sixty years of age) of King Street,
in the parish of Hurst, in this county, was returning from Eversly fair, he overtook a
tilted wagon in the lane near Eversly Long Water, and when he was endeavouring to
pass by it, by some accident his horse took fright, and threw him, when he had the
misfortune to fall under the wheel of the wagon, which went over his leg and arm, the
latter of which was broke in the most shocking manner, and ‘tis thought must be cut
off.
Wednesday se’night a person who pretended to be dumb passed through Redbridge,
a labourer observing him, declared that he remembered to have seen him whipped at
Christchurch for being an imposter, which charge so exasperated the fellow, that he
struck the labourer with a stick, broke his jawbone and one of his arms, and had
nearly fractured his skull.---The villain made his escape, but diligent search being
made after him, he was taken the next day, and committed to prison.

A few days ago a melancholy accident happened at Totton: two children got a bottle
of rum which had been unfortunately placed on a table, of which they drank so
plentifully, that one of them. A boy. expired in a few hours, the other, a girl, was with
much difficulty recovered.

Sunday se’night the Worcester, Birmingham and Oxford fliers were stopt between
Stoken Church and High Wycombe by two highwayman, who robbed them of about
£50 pounds.

ON MONDAY in the WHITSUN WEEK will be given by MR. WILLIAM
WHEATLEY, at the BUSH INN, in the Market-place, Wokingham’
A Handsome SILVE PINT CUP
To be sung for by Companies. The company that best performs the best Three Songs:
in three or four parts, and one Catch, to have the Prize
Each Company is desired to bring an umpire, as the above is to be decided by the
majority of them.
Copies of what they intend to sing to be brought to Mr. WHEATLEY’s, and left
with him, by twelve o’clock; to begin singing at three exactly.
No less than two or more Companies will be admitted to sing for the above Prize.

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