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the above bridewell, perished through extreme hardships he underwent, and for want
of the common necessities of life.
And the same afternoon, Samuel Wheeler, who keeps the above bridewell, was
committed to the same gaol, on the coroner’s request.
At the assizes at Aylesbury, for the county of Bucks, Joseph Buckingham, Thomas
Buckingham, and John Morris for sheep-stealing; Thomas Kempton for
housebreaking; and Stephen Cooke for robbing Elizabeth Arnold on the highway,
received sentence of death, but were all reprieved before the judge left the town.
Robert Johnson for stealing a silver tankard; James Well and John Batterson for
stealing £2 10s. money out of the shop of Stephen Hoddle; and Richard Clark,
brought by habeas corpus from Newgate, for stealing fourteen Guinea fowls the
property of James Pudisent, were convicted to be transported 7 years. John Stevens,
Cornelius Machrohan, Samuel Hill, William Goff, Henry Gurney, and James Well,
and Thomas Well were acquitted
At Oxford assizes, George strap, a journeyman shoemaker, for the murder of
Edward Bowden, his master, at Bicester, was found guilty, and ordered to be
executed; and his body to be delivered to be dissected and anatomised. James Tappin
for stealing a roan mare, was likewise capitally convicted and received sentence of
death; but was reprieved. John Corderoy, for stealing wheat; Mary Garrett, for
stealing five silver tea spoons; Thomas Gregg, for stealing four silver tea spoons;
James Wiggins, for stealing bacon and cheeses; Thomas Welton, for stopping Mary
Avery on the highway, with an intent to rob her, were severally convicted of grand
larceny, and ordered to be transported for seven years, five were acquitted and five
discharged by proclamation.
James Smith, found guilty of manslaughter, for killing James Glassington, was
ordered to be burnt in the hand and imprisoned for six months.

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Fri 24 March
Yesterday died suddenly while he was at work in his shop, Robert Miller,
blacksmith, at Binfield in this county.
Monday last as a gentleman’s servant from Farley-hill in this county, was riding one
horse and leading another towards London, the led horse took fright at a boy driving a
barrow near Bracknell, and getting from the man, ran round by Easthampstead, and in
a little time came back into the turnpike road again, and ran against the turnpike gate
at Coppidbeech-lane with such force, that he bent the large iron bar at the top of the
gate, & broke the gate in several places, & fell quite over several yards. The horse was
terribly bruised.

Last Sunday night, about nine o’clock, a temporary horse patrol, fixed by Sir John
Fielding on Hounslow heath, on account of some complaints in that neighbourhood,
pursued and apprehended two highwaymen at Longford, after they had committed a
robbery on Hounslow heath. A brace of loaded pistols were found upon each.

At Winchester assizes ten prisoners received sentence of death,viz. John Bates, for
stealing a mare, Elias Goodall, and Joseph Goodall, for sheep-stealing; John Sturney,
for assaulting and robbing John Passord, of Gosport, of eight guineas; Elias Bailey,
for a burglary at Sherfield; William Freemantle, for stealing a saddle; Edward Bolter,
for stealing a mare; James Fitzgerald and Robert Paul, for burglariously breaking into
the house of Daniel Tribe, at Portsmouth, and stealing a quantity of plate, and other

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