The Proceedings of the Old Bailey

Reference Number	t18420822-2275
Verdicts	Guilty > pleaded guilty
Sentences	Transportation

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2275.   JOHN WILSON was indicted for burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of   Thomas Burn, about three o'clock in the night of the 21st of July, at   St. Leonard, Shoreditch, with intent to steal, and stealing therein 1 pair of pattens, value 9d.; 1 pail, value 1s.; 1 metal cock, value 18d.; 15 feet of lead pipe, value 15s.; and 1 other metal cock, value 18d., fixed to a building, his property:—also, for; stealing, on the 23rd of December, 1 pair of stockings, value 9d.; 10 sheets, value 3l. 10s.; 11 bed-gowns, value 16s.; 12 shifts, value 1l. 4s.; 7 petticoats, value 10s.; 2 aprons, value 2s.; 3 table-cloths, value 12s.; 3 napkins, value 18d.; 1 towel, value 6d.; 1 pocket, value 6d.; 3 pairs of drawers, value 3s.; 1 quilt, value 6s.; 3 pillow-cases, value 3s.; and 1 table-cover, value 18d.; the goods of   James Clews; and that he had been before convicted of felony; to all which he pleaded GUILTY .— Transported for Fifteen Years.