The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-09 00:00:00

DESPERATE POACHING AZTRAY&

On Friday night last a desperate encounter
with poachers took place on the preserves of Mr. J. C.
Masters, at AD , shout eight miles from Nottingham.
Between 7 and Bo' os the night io question four of
Mr. Musters' gamekeepers were out watching in AnDesley
Park, sod saw a gang of nine or tee poachers engaged
in setting nets and beating about for game. The keepers
watched the men for some time, and then endeavoured
to capture some of them. As soon as the poachers per-
ceived the keepers they commenced throwing stoves, and to
a few minutes a close hand-to-hand encounter took place.
The poachers were armed with forks, stakes, and bludgeons,
and coosiderable violence was used on both sides, aid after
the struggle had lasted about half an hour the keepers cap-
tured one of the gang, named Jibes Gelathorp. The other
poachers got clear away. On Saturday morning the pri-
soner was taken before the county bench of magistrates at
Nottingham, his bead being bandaged and his clothes satur-
ated with blood. The bench remanded him until Wednesday
next, the keepers being so severely injured se to be unable
to attend. The police are actively engaged in endeavouring
to aware more of the poachers.
A very serious poaching affray also took place during the
night of Friday last. npou the estate of General Hall, at
Weston Colville, Cambridgeshire. Tilbroek, the heed
gamekeeper. was out with a watcher named Hart, when
they heard AMA fired. eel shortly afterwards forted three
poachers, armed, is cis of the preserves. As attempt was
made to captoe the inttudere, when a shot was fired at
I Tilbrook, which unhappily took effect, and blew away
nearly half hie face. The police-oomatable stationed in the
locality was apprised of the circumstance (the poachers hay.
ing made their escape for the time beiogh and before day-
light succeeded is arresting a man aimed Joseph Biggs, who
resides in the adjoining parish of Bilshato. Upon Biggs 17
bullets were found, laud he was suffering from a wound in
the loins indicted during the conflict. One of Biggs con.
federates baa since been apprehended. The keeper, Tdbrook,
lies iu a very dangerous state.

Tin RIEFILESMITATION OF DIVIVES. —There is
already one candidate in the Mid for she boeour d
the %weary caused in the napreeentatioat of Devises by the
melancholy death of Cantata Gladstooe. Mr. Israel Able-
Minn, of 58, Greet Portlactl-street, Careodialt.equare, has
mom forward in the liberal interest. _

REPRESENTATION OF DNVONPOET.—The writ for
the *lsaias' of a member of parliament for the borough of
Deneport reached the returning officer on Friday, and the
nomination is fixed for Wednesday, and the polling for
Thursday next
Pelee or BEEAD.—The prices of wheaten bread
in the metropolis are from J,d. to Ad., of household ditto
did. to 7d.; some bakers are selliig from fed. to lid. per 41b.
loaf, weighed on delivery.
THE COAL L4VPPLY TO THE Maraoroma—For
the past month of January the railways having booms to
the metropolis have carried 159,109 tons 2 cwt., against
126,276 tons 16 cut is January, 11462. CS this quantitze
the Loodou and North Western tonnage wee 67,334 tons 2
cut. ; Great Northern, 98.37 E toes 14 cut ; Midland,
27,706 toes ; Greet Eastern, 15,546 toss 3 cwt. ; Great
Western, 14,421 toes ; South Western, 1,204 tons 2 cwt.
Chatham sod Dover. 432 toes 1 cwt. ; sad Tilbury and
&Awned, 92 toot Contrive the tousege is 273,419 tons
against 2t3,11d0 toss in the first mouth of 1862.
MURDER PT FENNER SOLDIZBA—A brutal
murder was lately cooneltted by four corporals of the 40th
Regiment of the Liss, 'stamped at Rathooy. near Lyons,
while en a elate of drunkeenees. It appears that • farmer
named rotdevin was returning at 10 at eight, in company
with hie young wife, from Valli to his father-iv-law, when
he was inet by the corporals, who were on their way to the
prop. The soldiers having endeavoured to separate the
wife from her husband, the latter resisted, and very shortly
fall dead in the unequal contest. Os the news of the
murder having reached the camp both officers and men ex-
pressed their profound indignation. Their next step was
to open • subscription for the relief of the unfortunate
widow, left at the swirly age of 22 years with two infant
ebildree, one aged two yeses and the other eight months.
The unfortunate victim of military violence was only 30
parent age. Hie funeral was sanded by all the military
is the camp of Seaway not on duty.
RICHY 9 AND PATRIOTIAM OF CALIFONNIA.—What
is there not in California? Discovery follows discovery
there. The squatters find gold, the gold-hunters fled silver,
the silver miners atunible on quicksilver, Suite of every
hied grow iu profusion : in short, no soocsocceranything;
wanted by the world than California furnishes it. Now
that North Carolina bas stopped seeding forth her naval
stores, Calikaula comes to the rescue, and tells us that she
Is getting turpentine and rosin for w, and will soon be for-
sishbag • large supply. and. besides all this, she sande
150.0 W dole. to the Sanitary Ceainowana, sad putt into the
service a regiment that offers 30,000 dole. for the privilege of
amain Set to get a shot at the rebels, Is sot California
tlases( worth having 'f—Assivissie Paw.

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