The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-07 00:00:00

AFFAIRS ON SUNDAY.

" Headquarters, Fifth Army Corps, Fredericksburg

Dec. 15, Evening.
"It has been a quiet day for the Fifth Army Corps
—a far different one from that anticipated last even-
ing. If there had been any fighting this corps would
have come in for the first share, as it now occupies
the post of danger. Gen. Griffin's division holds still
the same position it held at the close of last evening.
Theylie in a ravine,the front of which is close on the
enemy's first line of cannon. It is about all a per-
son's life is worth to go to them or come from them.
The moment a human form shows itself on the brow
of the hill this side, a score of bullets salutes him
from the rebel sharpshooters on the opposite hill.
Lieutenant Ross, of General Griffin's staff, had his
horse shot under him early this morning in en-
deavouring to carry a message to one of the brigade
commanders. He says the bullets flew about his
head with a proximity and liveliness anything but
agreeeble. He escaped by crawling away on his
hands and knees. Similar salutations was tendered
to Lieutenant Case, also on General Griffin's staff.
He beat an active and, happily, secure retreat.
The regiment have lain on their faces all day, with
arms in readiness to spring to work when the order
should be given. This situation of affairs has ren-
dered it impossible to bury our dead lying on the
field—the dead being mainly those of General
Couch's corps, Sturgis's division, which this divi-
sion relieved."

The Night Poaching Prevention Act.

STAMFORD, SATURDAY.

At the Quarter Sessions, held here to-day, before Mr.
Frederick Flowers, Recorder, a case of appeal against a
recent conviction under the Night Poaching Prevention
Act caused a great deal of interest. The facts are these :
On the night of the 11th ult., Mr; Joseph Atkinson, of
Holywell, met a party of men on the Ryhall-road, going in
the direction of extensive game preserves, and, suspecting
they were:poachers, gave information to the police. Between
four and five o'clock the following morning posts were as-
signed to the police force to watch for the poachers
comingle
into the town. Sergeantbl BHireahrrison,
proceeded police-constable
c towardse-conatbhe
Wade, and special
Ryhall tollbar, an
constable Birch
six
o'clock perceived five
men
o
approach thdem l whoa appeared to be heavily laden with
game. They had
Hollow, in the borough of Stamford, and they found they
The police came upa with with them a dog of the lurcher breed.
the men at a place called Ityhall
were notorious poachers, named Robert Blades, Henry
James Yates, and a stranger.
Yates, William Yates, Yates
Robert Blades and James
and in a bag found in
was captured by Sergeant Harrison,
and a quantity of
his possession were one hare, five rabbits, ~
' made off, but the former
netting and pegs. When this
him Blades remarked " What fools we were for coming
road, as Bill Kingston told usyou were on the lookout for
us on the llffington-road." Birchy took from William Yates
the sergeant took the bag from
a bag containing five rabbits and two hares, and in the bag
taken by Wade from Hen
rabbits, and a quantity of netting,
Upon seeing the policemen he dropped
across the fields, was stopped onnagr,o who ran
Yates were one hare, five
James Yates,
gaw e lreheEtitdab ik
taken
t to the
ehpooul
police
ahnitds.upTonheegmaammein,ahtaigona,iatnd wasnetfteiunnd to containbags in a dyke,
seven rab-
contents of the bags. The Bench convicted the Tel of
station, and Blades attended to take an inventory the 1
of the offence, and fined them each £2, including enedants
Robt. Blades and Henry Yates were also fined Id, eachosftsor.
unlawfully having nets in their possession, and the nets
were forfeited and ordered to bo destroyed. Notice of ap-
peal was given, and the cases came on for hearing to-day,
Mr. Law appearing for the appellants, and Mr. Atter in
support of the conviction. Several cases were then dis-
posed of.

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