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London, England, 1822-07-12 00:00:00

POACH/AVG.

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At • general meeting of the Yorkahire Game
Association (for inquiring into the extent of the
present *Mem of night poaching, the inducements
which encourage the practice. and the twat means
of counteracting it) lately held et Yosk : present
the R. w. Tv g. Rudston Read, Chairman; Bselby
Thouitilonw Esq. H. Yorburgh, Esq. G. Nimes,
Esq. T. 1.... Patriot, Esq. J. W. Clough, Ewe.
B. Agar, Esq. H. J. &isles, Esq. R. Denims,
jun. Esq.
Resolved—That night poaching iv become a very great
public evil, suit is fraught with very cousimiereble demurs-
lizing effects on the parties who pursue it and make a traffic
(ruin it. That the per/Oleg principle epos which the Game
Laws are foesded, is the preemies of vice and swims
amongst the lower orders of the people; sad, under amass
modifications, it would be wise to cotillions and support
them. Tint poaching has a strong lewdest" to prevent
country gentlemen from residing, so generally as they do,
upon thole respective. properties; a cireemstasee of high pub.
lk import, That sloweexists,ot present, as crier of penises
(almost mamma is former dajs),elevated by their censer-
cial pursuits, to a considerable degree of stilweace Ned dig-
sioction, who have it in their power to vie with say risk or
station is the luxuries of their tables, and who actually sup.
pert them at en extraordinary expense. Thai it is chiefly
from the high price which game flimsies in the market, time
ioducensent to the prettier of night poaching coadjutors to
exist. That the tyska' of exclusius (med..' the existing
circumstauers of the times) from the getters! use of game is
partial and invidious; avid that a legal mode of procuring
it would produce matey beneficial effects, sad testiest, cossi-
derably, the temptation to vice and crime. That it is cols-
ceived possible to suggest a mammy to the e3ssideration of
Parliament, which, under its sanction, would very mate-
rially counteract the evil complained of; which would
enable the opulent to indulge in the use of game, at a mo-
derate expense; would benefit the public by the imposition
of ■ very productive tax, that might be collected without
additional expense; would be imperceptible is its ope-
ration; might be eubatii uted for a more obnoxious use, sod li
would produce many beneficial effects towards the pre-
servstion of game.

That it appears meeessary, in order to effect these de-
sirable ends, the sale of game should he made legal ; that
regular dealers in it should be appointed and licensed that
no
one be allowed to buy game bit of the dealer; and that
no
one sell to the dealer but Lords of Manors, their so-
Itemised gamekeepers, or /sem.a specially qualifitd by the
Act *enalecup:ation. That the dealer's license be procured
at • Petty Session, held for any diviaisn, in any county
or riding, &c. from two or more Magistrates acting f..e
the same; that they, at the same time, enter into • recogni-
sance, with two nimbi, to observe the stipulated coodi-
tions ; that the Justices of counties and those of cities and
corporate folios, Immo a censcurrest jurisdiction for
the special purposes of the Art. That the dealers be en-
joined to enter into a book, kept for the purpose, the Jaffe-
felli parcels of Game they may dispose of, or purchase, with
the names of the parties to wham it was sold, or from whom
bought, stating the number nod h ad, and that such entries
he regularly dated ; and, when legally required, to allow
them to be exanniocd, sad copies abstracted from them ;
receiving • certain remuneration. That all persons qua.
Idled to sell Game to the dealers, he required to like
out • licence for that porpoise annually, in a similar man-
ner to the one gloated fur killing Game, and • list thereof
',Wished in some provincial paper, appropriate to the
county, riding, or other division. That it appears further ne-
cessary, in order to aecompliah the object In view, that a
moderate too.ritntlNl, as to the value of each head of Game,
be fixed for the purpose of lessening the scope of speculation
and the indocement to traffic is It; which is inteaded to
comprise the tax, as well as the proprietor's sad dealer's
profit. That the tax be collected through the medium of
tickets to be issuable by the stamp distributors., appro-
priated to each description of game, and attached by the
dealers, when niggled and dated by them, to esrh head of
game sold, as a protection to the purchaser from all she pains
and penalties lu asbieb, by the existing laws be would other-
wise be liable. That certain regulations respecting the
conveyauce of Game should be established; and with pro-
per restitetions, a power obtained to search for Game
illegally conveyed; the existing laws belie; herein in-
efficient. That all offences against the provisions of
the Act be cognizable before Iwo Justices of the peace,
acting fur their respective counties, ridings, &c. sod as
these offences most be of a wilful nature; the punishments
should he certain and effectual, viz. by • heavy pecuniary
fine, and an obligation to enter into a reeneninoces will, two
sureties, foe • limited term, not to offead again i or by im-
prisounteut to bard labour, fur a fermis, defisite berm i or
either, at the discretion of the acting Justices. That the
above Riniolutions b' printed, and transmitted to the several
High Sheriffs of the different comities is Fueled, request-
ing that they would lay them before the Grand Juries
of their respective roomiest, for the purpose of fe-
ttucini' them to co-operate with this Association in effecting
the important object it has in view; end communicate to
the Chairman shy obserentioas or suggestions they may !kink
available and usefnl to this end.

THOS. C. RUDSTON READ, Chairman.
Saud Hutton, ueer York.

On Whit Sunday the church at Carib?, greatly
injured by lightning about a year ago, was re-
opened for divine service, after undergoing a
thorough repair, sad the re-building of the chan-
cel. An appropriate sermon was delivered by the
Rector, the Rev. THos. 'rouge Hum., A.M.,
from Deuteronomy, 16, 10: " And thou shalt keep
the •feast of weeks unto the Lord thy God with a
tribute of a free will-offering of thine baud, which
Owl shalt give accoading us the Lord thy God
bath Meowed thee."