Star.
London, England, 1801-03-19 00:00:00

At Reading, J. Brown and C. Brown, for houfe-
breaking ; J.'Cribb, for honk. healing (from Bath);
Sarah Hibbert, for healing lace ; T. Wright, Ann
Nobes, J. Allen, and T. Jacobs, for fhecp-ilealing;
rtceived fentence of death, but were all reprieved,
excepting the two Browns, who were left for exe-
tution. B. Wright, for houfebreaking ;J. Dean,
for healing barley, &c. ; W. Dorn, for healing
pigs; and J. Stephens, for healing hocking% were
fentenced to be tranfported for feven years.
At Oxford, T. Horwood, for horfe-healing ; T.
Stokes and J. Medcroft, for healing a fat hog, &c.
T. Coombs, J. Honey, J. Munday, T. Taylor, R.
Faulkner, and kik Wiggins, for (beep-healing ;
received fentence of death, but were all reprieved,
excepting Wiggins, who was left for execution.
S. Rae% for healing wearing apparel; E. Hig-
gins and A. Beal, for burglaries ; and J. Beal, for
receiving ftolen goods ; were fentenced to be tranf-
ported km feven years.
At Wildhire Affixes, flatten prifoners were ca-
pitally convicted, viz. D. Broom, for the wilful
murder of Mary Broom, of Yatton-Keynell ; D.
Mitchell, for healing an iron grey mare, the pro-
perty of Mr. Lamllon, of Cheriton, Hants ; J.
Shemp, for healing a herk, the property of Mr.
J. Madh, of Semuungton ' • E. Neale, for a bur-
glary in the honk of Mr.W. Sommers, of Sher-
Ron Parva ; J. Adams alto Jones, and T. Jones,
for hopping Mr. H. Hifcocks on the highway, be.
tween Caine and Marlborough, and robbing him
of his watch and pocket-book, containing fundry
bank notes, &c. ; T. Elms, A. Long, J. Davis, C.
Vincent, J. Tither, and R. Bolton, for (beep-heal-
ing ; P. Poore, for healing part of three flitches of
bacon and three cheefes, the property of Mr. J.
Bally, of Downton ; J. Poticary, jun. for breaking
open the fhop of J. Dyer, at Corton, and healing
from thence a quantity of fugar, tobacco, kc.; W.
Wernam, for a highway robbery ; and J. Taylor
alga, Carver, for breaking into the cheek room of
Mr. J. Tucker, of Leigh, and healing fourteen or
fifteen cheeks. _ _

Sentence of death was paired on them, as alto
on J. Rawlins, convided of flieep-Ile ding at the laa
Summer Aflizes, but whofe judgmert was then
refpited—Rawlins, Poore, Fifher, Bolton, Neale,
I'. Jones, Poticary, Wernam, and Taylor, were,
however, all reprievid before the Judges left the
city.
T. Heath, was. conviaed of Reeling a fame
doe from Wilton Park, the property of the Earl
of Pembroke, but his judgment was refpited till
the nest Affi res.
J. Miller, for Healing feveral handerchiefs from.
a handing at Magdalen-hill fair, near Winchefter ;
H. Ingrain, for Reeling feveral Packs of potatoes,
the property of Mr. J. Mayne, of Cold Harbour
Farm, Barret ; I'. James, for Ilealing an afs ; T.
Lloyd, for ftealing a piece of flannel, tome wear-
ing apparel. &c. from the fhop of Mr. J. Lloyd,
at Uphaven ; and G. Tyler, for Reeling a Sl. Bank
note, p. in money, and al:at-Ramp, the property
of J. Pontin, at Overton, labourer, were each fen-
termed to belranfported for (even years.
R. C. Shergold, for breaking into the granary of
Mr.T. Brown, of Horton, with a felonious intent ;
and J. Whale, for malicionay wounding and maim-
ing Mr. H. Browning, innkeeper, of Swindon,
were fentenced to nine months imprifonment in the
cells of Fifherton GaoL

W. Carr, for healing three waillcoats out of the
(hop of Mr. W. Every, in Winchefter ; C. Morgan,
for Healing a copper boiler; Eliz. Bennett, for Heal-
ing a pair of !hoes, &c.; Eliz. Box, for Healing a
loaf and zAt'pounds of flour; Wm. alias J. Moon, for
Healing feveral articles of apparel from The work-
book at Bradford; Eliz. Stratton, for Healing a
checfe and a (hart; J. Hunt, for Healing fome pro-
vifions ; and W.Wheatley, for Healing fume iron
from a plough, were fentenced to fix months impri-
fonment, and were all fined 6d. except Wheatky.
Judith Rofe, for Healing fome furniture, lix
weeks imprifonment; and Mary Tapper, for Heal-
ing wearing apparel, one months imprifiniment.
T. King and J. Edyvean, were tried for robbing
Mr. T. Potter, of Great-Bedwin, en the highway ;
but theyproved an akii, and were confequently ac-
quitted. R. Cook, R. Vincent, and J. Vincent, in-
dided as accomplices with C. Vincent, (capitally
confided) lot fheep-flealing; P. Robbins, 1. Elms,
J. Edwards, J. Harrill, J. Yeats, and J. Shears,
ebb tried for 'heels-haling; T. Harding, and R.
Macey, fnfpeded to have been concerned in robbing
Mrs. Maidment's waggon, near Hindon, of fes en
fides of basun and fevencheeks; R. Barns, tried as
'the accomplice of Ingram in Healing potatoes;
Sarah Jenkins, tried for atraulting a Sheritrs-Offi-
cer; W. Hooper, fuipeded of a burglary ; J. Kel-
fon, jun. D. Banks, W. Bromwell, and J. Brom-
well, accufed of houfe-breaking, and John Ald-
ridge, fufpeded of receiving Holm goods, were all
acquitted.
J. Bull and J. Long, concerned with J. Davis,
and A. Long, in (beep-Healing, were admitted to
give evidence againH them; T. Miles was admit-
tcd an evidenc: again! J. Yeats and J. Shears;
and R. Gibbs, acculed with Hooper, was admitted
evidence againft him. Thirteen other prifoners
were difcharged for want of profectition, or by the
hills preferred againH them being reje,tted by the
Grand Jury.
It appeared on the trial of D. Broom, for t:ic
murder of Mary Broom, that the deceafed was the
wife of his brother, James Broom ; that the pri-
toner, who was a labourer, lodged and hoarded
with his brother, in whole aldence, apparently
without provocation, he had taken an opportunity
to knock the poor woman down with a hatchet,
and afterwards cleave her head afunder. Hs was
tried on Wednefday, and fentenced to be hung on
the Friday following, and his body to be anato-
mized. He was accordingly hanged on Friday
noon, in front of FiTherton Gaol : he confelled his
guilt, and that be had no other inducement to the
murder but that he thought the decealed a bad
wife, and therefore determined to kill her, that be
and his brother might live comfortably together !
His body was delivered to the Surgeons, but he
was fo slifeafed a fubjed, that little obfsrvation
could be made on him. _ .

J. Adams, Waal Jones, and T. Jones, mavilted
of tubbing Mr.. Hifeoeks on the Inghw.ty, ate (aid
to be bathos. Tbs latter W4Sfonacsly fcistztnt to