The Express.
London, England, 1852-12-23 00:00:00

THE WOMERSLEY POACHINO CASE.

All doubts about the real delinquents in this case
have been set at rest by one of the p.irties in custody turn.
ing approver. At the re-examination of the prisoners at
Pontefract yesterday (Wednesday), George Kemp, one of
the prisoners, gave the following testimony :
" I have been living in Doncaster three or four months.
For the last six or seven weeks I have been lodging with
William Andrews, one of the prisoners. I remember the
night (Nov. 24) when Mitchell was shot in Lord Hawke's
estate at Womerslcy. I lett Doncaster that night between
seven and eight o'clock. Before I left, Norfolk Bob
(the primary. Drew) and two other men (whose names
it is not deemed prudent to publish at present, as
they are at large) came to Andrews's house. Drew
and these two persons went out first. I and Andrews
followed shortly after. We overtook them between Bent-
ley and Owston. I bad a single-barrelled gun. Drew and
Andrews had double-barrelled guns. One of the others bad
a single-barrelled gun. We bad also an air-gas amongst
us, but I don't know who carried it. We
tthrough
together Askarn to a wood of Lord Hawke's at
Womenley. Before we got into the wood we picked up
some stones from the turnpike road. When we got into
the wood, Norfolk Bob (Drew) tried the alr-ina at some
pheasants as they sat cm the trees. He tried about half a
dozen timer, bet, though the gun went off, be could not
shoot anything with it. We all began then to shoot with
the other guns. We shot at the pheasants in the trees.
We had been in the wood about two bears wbea,
Just as Drew was going farther into the wood to
she it, we heard somebody coming. One °four party said,
"We must meet them, I reckon ;" and we thee turned
round and met them. Mitchell came up, and he Ant said
to his men, " Come up, bids." One of the keepers said,
" Now, my lads, be men and don't shoot." Somebody in
the party said, " It's not a bit of use ; we don't swan to
be taken." Mitchell oars raining up to me, and I threw
several stones at him. I heard one rattle against his gun
and aaotber against • peculiar sort of nip he wore.
Mitchell raised its gun at me, sad said, " I will shoot
thee." I threw aset• stone at him, and told him not to
spoil his mind. One of Mitchell's party came up to him,
and said, " Come back, or there'll be somebody
shot." Norfolk Bob theta rea across the riding, and
got behind a tree. He cocked his gun and shot,
and he afterwards toad me ha saw one of the
keepers put hie hood to his bead and heard hint say, " Oh,
he's does for me." Drew fired two barrels. Andrews shot
one shot at the keepers, bet I saw no others are at there.
After this we west oat way and the keepen another. As
we were going away I rid I thought we could have shaken
them off without Mooting. Drew said it was their inten-
tion to shoot. We rasa returned to Deserter laway
of Athena and get beset between lows sad ,'dock in
the meesing.
After the above evidence bad been gives, Mr. Minion,
for the promotion, as that Kemp's statment bed given
such • sew mosplerzies to the ore that he mat sok for a
further read of the prisosen, Drew sad Andrews, for
one week.—Thos primmer were remanded amordlogly.
A man named Marshall who had been apprehended since
the last hearing of the sue was discharged.
It may be stated that bat for the unexpeetod disclosures
of Kemp (who has been prevailed upon by his iparents to
make them) all the prisoners would have been discharged.

ACTS 01? PARIAIIIITNT.— Four nuts have beau
pond in the present smarm, being the Ara madam of Um
pizteenth parliament of the United Kingdom, which com-
menced sa the 4th November last. The first act was in
honour of the late Duke of Wellington ,• the secoad, to
amend a statute relating to forgery; the third, an iaeleeur•
act; and the fourth, to amend the West India Colonial
Loan Ast, the oldies of which last act Is to charge the er
peassa besk.stu China, and Africa, of free labourers
intaglios'
FATAL CAIIDENT.—At a very late hour the
night Whin lest (says flat t) a hackney coach stopped
at the of the Helpful and, when the door was
by theramporter, the esedisan told him that he had
a[the wawa Esegeroas'y wounded. The em-
ostoblinsent von summand, sod they lifted
tho "shin the bindle and innenne body of a
pan kmaki. It gess seetiedi into a mum. sad easmined
by the Eliadicol nen who and dreadful mann sn the
nod and breast. The body was still wane, his, iewho of
veilexertion. enbentin end set ho esasosiL Oa
ng to the gate. oAse the hisly hid ben as:ln In,
the porter foetal that the men hod drives elf. It
was at first sepposed that the omen hod bean
murdered, but the inquiry hatitend by the po-
lies has proved that this was ass the seas. It
minors this the doonsal Is • married nom, the* she had
Ned been, en Ind, with a washerwomen at
On the night at which she was tans to the
getpieel two who had been to PASS Nether,
get lino a et the Barriere d'ilafera. sod told
the madam to than ee Bourg-la-Bane. Oa eesaicg
to a part of the rood whin has a deep truth by the aide
of it, dameied, Ulm was very much intoaisated, stretched
bet body m man oat of the window that her weight upset
the meih, sail es the AU man the nada the mot with
the injury whisk semi has death. Waft that they
might get late toed& neat it, the unelinso end the
washisiwomen, brain* NM ddledly cued noose*
placed Ihe dimmed in it, sad loft hoe, r nen ilemnbod,
at the lissfital. They have, however, dam awn Steward,
and gins every explanation of the trivial Min
Hnentee SruL—At the " Queen's Hones" in
Lyndhurst is preserved a curious relic of antiquity (boast-
ing, perhaps, a much more venerable age than it hi e say
claim to), called Rufes's stirrup. It has the form of /
stirrup, of very large dimensiona, of steel, with en appear-
ance of gilding or lackey on some parts of it, the p for
the leather being in a horiseatal Instead of of
metal. A doubt is suggested as to Me balms a pof
that date, on the ground that metal stirrups won thus an-
known in England. Is this so ? The common Indiana
which assigns it to the Red Monarch connects it site with
the cruel custom of " &meditation" practised on and&
and large dogs found in the forest. It was Mill in be the
test of a dog's harmlesness, that he war SIMI
pass through the stirrup. If he could not pass the
he was carried before the ranger and " depeditated," by
means of a mallet and chisel. Tho latter part of the pro-
tees is described with minuteness by the chronicler of the
Forest Laws, who, however, makes no mention of the last.
v.tri and Queri4s.
•REAT NORTHERS RAILWAY.—The directors of
this company have determined to raise tho sidisismal non
capital of 760,0001., authorised in the resolutions( the hat
half yearly meeting, sad also the 00,0001. for the mongtoef•
cation with the Manchester, Sheffield, end Lawn ilex, by
bruin at par, rateable to the propristete,lll,fikedglilllllll
of 101. each.

THE WARDMOTES:

The polling in the various wards in which there
were contested elections took place yeah rday, and were pro-
dual% eof but very slight excitement. Hardly any discus-
sion upon subjects of civic interest took place, with the
exceptive of Yarringdon Without. It may be also stated
that, ia the majority of Cato, the number of votes polled
was much lower than on former occasions.

BASSISHAW.
The polling for tin. ward took place at the pariah
ehurch of Bt. Michael's, under the presidency of Alderman
Fanscomb.

At the awe of the poll the numbers were--
Mr. Britten (deputy) .. 64 Mr. Wilson
Mr. Lister
The rejected candidata were Mr. Locke and Mr. Clarke.

CANDLEWICK.
The result of the day's poll showed :
Mr. Evans S3 Mr. Trianoby
Mr. Makin
Mr. Blades 49 Mr. Matthews
Mr. Town
Mr. Elliott 4O
Mr. Matthews and Mr. Oakes were therefore the rejected
candidates.

CORI/WAINFRS.
The polling took place at the White Hart, Ab
church-lsne, when the close of the poll showed the return
of the following gentlemen :—Mr. Lott (deputy), Mr.
Croocher, Mr. Joyce, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Tres, and Mr. Chop-
per, in the room of Mr. Chula

FARRLNGDON WITIIOUT.
Sir James Duke, Bart., DIX., the alderman of the
ward, presided.
At 4 o'clock the alderman retired with the poll books,
and after an absence of about 20 minutes declared the state
of the poll as follows :
Mr. George Walter..., 2'23 Mr. I:sunbelts I
Mr. Deputy Bedford.. 219 Mr. Hodgson
Dr. Deputy Obberd .. 214 Mr. Lies
1 Mr. Anlerton
Mr. Butler
Mr. Williems
Mr. Cotterell
Mr. Barnard
Mr. Fox
The announcement of the name of Mr. George Walter as
head of the poll occasioned repeated rounds of spplause.
Mr. Deputy BEDFORD returned thanks on behalf of the
successful candidates
A motion, pledging the ward to endeavour to establish •
free library for the City of London, having been uropou d
by Mr. Axoakrox, and seconded by Mr. BITMELL, MRS
agreed to unanimously.
Mr. ?COON moved, and Mr. lIERAPATH seconded • re-
solution, expressing approval of Mr. Chas. Pearson 's central
railway terminus. The motion was agreed to, but not
unanimously.
The Alderman appointed Mr. Bedford end Mr. Obbard
his deputies for the ensuing year.

LANGBOURN.
The alderman declared the following gentlemen to
he duly sleeted :—Mr. Unwin, Mr. Bn^lliog, Mr. Howard,
Mr. MUM, Mr. Mailer, Mr. Beaehe, Mr. Sully. and Mr.
Webber. The alderman then appointed Mr. Unwin his
deputy.

PORTSOKEN.
Mr. Christie
I
Mr. Thompson
Mr. Annie
Mr. Heyward 7O Mr. Bone
Mr. Vile BB Mr. Gardner l9
Mr. Venable, BO
The first eight ;moth men
some formal business, the