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magistrates ofthis town, W. Hicks, 
and W. Villers, esqrs. however, be- 
ing informed of it, repaired to the 
piace and called out the military ; 
and the riot aét being read, the 
mob were appeased, and order again 
restored, insomuch that al! the mi- 
litary, except a guard of twelve 
men, who were left -at the mill, 
were ordered to their quarters, 
with direGions, however, to lie on 
their arms, and assemble at the 
sound of trumpet. About eight 
o’clock at night the people became 
more riotous, and threw stones at 
the guard before the mill, upon 
which three were taken into cus- 
tody, and escorted by a file of men 
to ‘the dungeon. As they were 
éondutting thither, the escort were 
assailed with stones and brick-bats, 
and a rescue apprehended; on 
which two of the soldiers fired 
and killed one man of the name 
of Allen, and wounded another 
dangerously in the breast with a 
ball, who now lies in our hospital, 
There are five in custody for being 
aétive in the mob. 
A printed hand-bill, of an in- 
flammatory nature, has been cir- 
culated in the streets this morning. 
The magistrates have offered a .re- 
‘ward of 100 guineas for the dis- 
covery of the author. 
A murder was committed at 
Kew, on the bodies of an old man 
and his wife, who resided in Kew- 
_ Jane, and with whom it appears 
the murderer, who used to work 
in the gardens about that neigh- 
bourhood, was in the habits of the 
greatest intimacy. The old people, 
who lived on a small independent 
imeome, frequently assisted the 
wretch, who afterwards proved 
their assassin, with the loan of lit- 
tle sums of money, some of which 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 
1795. 
not having repaid, the old woman 
refused to lend him .any more, 
when he went to her for that pur- 
pose last night, about 10 o’clock, 
at which time her husband, being 
somewhat indisposed, was gone ito 
bed. The villain, finding he could 
not prevail on her, went up stairs 
to the old man, who, it is’ sup- 
posed, also denied him, as he im- 
mediately murdered him in the. 
most shocking manner with a ham- 
mer, and the old woman, hearing. 
the groans of her dying husband, 
was hastening to his assistance, 
when the villain met her, and with 
the same instrument shattered het 
head in so dreadful a degree; that 
sheexpired soon after. Lhe neigh- 
hours, alarmed by the noise, got 
into the house and secured the 
murderer. He was taken before 
the magistrates at the police-office, 
at Union-hail, in the Borough, 
where he pars rent. an examina- 
tion, the result of which was, his 
being fully committed to take his 
trial for the murders at the next 
assizes for the county of Surrey. 
Birmingham. Vranquillity 
is restored to this town and | 
neighbourhood. The king’s own 
dragoons are returned to their 
quarters from Dudley, Stourbridge, 
and Bromsgrove, except about 
thirty men, who have been left 
at the latter place on account of 
its being fair-day. 
The following hand-bill was cir- 
culated, in counteraétion of a very 
seditiops one calling the people to 
arms. 
‘* Brother artificers and fellow 
townsmen, forour own credit, safe. 
ty, and happiness, let us reverence 
the magistrates, and the laws of 
the land. Rioting can do no good, 
but may do much mischief, and 
increase 
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