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Theft of Black
Lead
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Keswick, Cumberland, Jan. 11. A gang of villains,
accustomed to steal wadt, or black lead ore from the mine at
Borrowdale, (the only one in Europe, see Vol.
xvii. p.583) to the value of at least 1000l. yearly,
attacked on the 11th past, at night, the house of Mr
White, steward of the mine, with fire arms, but
losing one of their number by the fire from the place, the
rest fled, but had the assurance to go and make oath before
a justice that White and his men had murdered one
Daniel Wright on which the accused surrender'd and
were admitted to bail; one of the rogues afterwards
impeached the rest, who all fled except one Dixon,
who is committed to the county gaol.
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