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London, England, 1820-01-20 00:00:00

add, is a married man, and has a family of children!
We were in hopes that this was a species of riteibk),
confined to the met ; and tram that itis'esirly
exposure, and the just •engeance of the lab; will
operate effectually to prevent its recurrence in this
quarter.

NORFOLK COUNTY SESSION.

On Thursday the CHAIRMAN, in his charge to
the Grand Jury, remarked, that the calendar on
this occasion wail not so heavy as it had been of
late. lie was inclined to attribute this subject of
congratulation to the exertions which, in this
county, had been made to give employment to
the labouring poor; a point which could tot be
trio strictly attended to, inasmuch as a system
which promoted and encouraged industrious Wrist,
whilst it operated in the torture of an act of
kindness to the individual, was calculated to
produce the meat beoeficial consequences to so-
ciety in general. Among other cases in the ca-
lendar to which he referred, Mr. Elwin dwelt par-
ticularly on timer of po telling. Ile was extremely
sorry to perceive the great increase of an offence
which almost invariably led to the commission of
other crimes, and those frequesitly of a heinous de-
scription. The purchase of goose was by many
regarded as tending iii no degree to the violation of
morality. This, however, was a most errimeous
isles, and he felt auxinus to impress upon the mind
of every our who entertanied it, a Inver Sense of
the evils which resulted Irmo such practice. If
those hr art than addressing could but witness
some of the scenes of outrage and violence of which
poachiog was the cause, lie war sore that their
hu-
inaue feelings would be sensibly affected. The
however, shat a marital was to be found
fur the nroduce of 'heir nefarious labours, was a most
powerful ii.doceniesit with the vicious and indolent
to pursue their tlepreilitliniiii; and, until the tempta-
tion the evil would coritinue to exist, and
to increase in extent and roomful): ; 11180MUCli, that
it might become the painful but necessary duty of
the Leg stature to interpose, RA make the b4iiig
of game subject to sonic strong peso! enactment.
John Knoghts and ,Sansuel Ford were severally
indicted, tinder the new Act, for poaching in a
plantation rut !Immingham, called Upwood, the
',ropes ty of Airs. C. F. Windham, iii the occupa-
tion of J. T. Mott, Esq. It appeared that uu the
night of the th of Deceitileer last, in consequence
of the report of a grin, Jonathan Harvey, one of
Mr. iSlott's gamekeepers, with three other persons,
went into the wood, where they distinctly perceived
three men, the moon being very bright, one of
whom they saw fire Ms gun off. On getting up to
them a desperate scuffle ensued, during which one
of the poachers escaped, and the galbekeeper re-
ceived a severe wound on the front part of his head
with a pea-make, which completely cut through to
the skull. hone ; ultimately, however, the Prisoners
were taken. Two pheasants were foetid near the
spot (which appeared to have been just killed),
mid a gun and other weapons. On this evidence
the Primmer@ were found gouty, and sentenced to
seven years' transportation.—James Woods, con-
vieted of poaching, to be imprisoned fur three
mouths ; and Thomas Dennis, for the like offence,
12 mouths, in the. castle ; the latter to find sureties
for one year. Samna Tilts, fur stealing a gun, six
weeks in Aylshant bridewell.