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London, England, 1820-01-23 00:00:00

♦SPALLT OX THE DUKC UFCLARENCCSGAMECESPICKS

Dnihaui and Jahn Gladmaii were limn:tea tinder
the Poaching Act, for being unlawfully found in Bushy
Palk, Oil tile night of the 7th of December last, with
Stets and springs fur malting, pine, and also for a violent
assauit on J. Sharpe, one of the gainekvelicirs of his
Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence, the Ranger of
Biohy Palk, while in the discharge of his duty.
Mr. Mahn), as Chiinsel for the prosecution, entered
fully into the facts id the case, as they were subsequently
proved by a number of witnesses. In the course of his
speech, the Learned Geilltriiiati prolmliuctil au enco-
mium, not only on the principle, Kitt ()a the policy of
the Game Laws, tin lie thought they lied the effect ttl
inducing the gentry of the country to reside on their
estates inure wan they otherwise would, on account of
the spur wig pleasure which their preserves afforded.
The facts of the case, as disclosed in ci itleuce, were
ehor.ly these:—
. L. tie on the night of the 7th, of D.eembet last,
Heather, one of Ole gaairkeeptra lii bushy Park, heard
She. Hampton gate open, aud some lat^biim, cuter. They
advanced toNards atiullow tree ru.an ilitat Part of the
paik. 'leather hint. diately µq. the ass.staiice of
(anotherof the gam, keeper-); and both tt them a.it raced
armed with ther guns, ann one with the adilivoit of a
cutlass. As they ap;truached the Mtn who cut. reel the;
l'ea'd a dog hark ; the gailickrtiitri called on theta to
atop, or else they wow The men Moly,
for a tttttttt tilt ; I all<. :"Jlitalot 1./11•111 it C1)1/14;
him to ors master's, to lucre they moat /1(1.111111t wita,
they were doing there at that hour. of the ui bt. A
acute ensued, tut which' Sharpe reccautt a dreadful

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blow of a bludgeon, which severely lacerated his head.
The poachers then escaped, and Heather helped his
comrade, as well as he could to the nearest lodge.—
Assistatice was imanedittely obtained, and warm pursuit
commenced at the instant, but without success. In
the hollow of the tree, where the parties stopped. wete
found nets and wire springs, such as were used lot
catching game clandestinely, and a hat and cap, with a
bludgeon, which was at the end covered with blood.—
It appeared that a dog, which accompanied the poachers,
instead of retiring with them, followed the gamekeepers
to the lodge. This was subsequently found to he the
property of the prisoner Durham. But the decisive
evidence against the prisoners was that id an accomplice,
named Pope, who proved Ms ba‘ ma accompanied them;
and another who hail absconded, to catch hares in Bushy
Park on the night in question, and that it was Durlitin
who strut: the gainekeeper,bliaQe, the violent blow on
the head.
The prisoners in their defence declared their innocence
Air. Andrews, who was their Counsel, declared the
Act of Parliament, dui not apply to them, as they had
no arms. He also expressed au opinion unfavourable to
the Game Laws, on.aecount of the violence which they
minced..

Many witnessed of respectability gave the prisoners
an cxcellent.character.

Mr. Const.(the Chainnan)•summed up the evidence
to the Jun•, and declared that, in his opinion, both the
facts of the case implicated the prisoners, though.not iu
the same degree of guilt.
The Jury fllltttll them :with guilty..
The Chairman sentenced I)iirhain, who had wounded
the gamekeeper, to seven years' transportation, and
Ogden:in tom months' imprisonment in the House of
Correction.