The Sun.
London, England, 1861-11-07 00:00:00

the reply, and to communicate in other ways. It is of im-
portance also, though these may at first sight seem to be
trivial matters, that the instruments should be placed in the
signalman's hut, as to face the directions in which they are
intended to communicate, three on one side and threeonthe
other, if the signalman has a telegraph station on each side
of him; that the up-line needle also should be placed on
the up side, and the down-line needle on the clown side ;
that the train instruments should be marked Only " line
clear" and " line blocked," and the former on the left,
the latter on the right, or vice vel'sa, but all in the same
manner; and that the talking instruments should be
marked with letters and figures in the usual way, as well
as with any private signals which the signalmen are in-
tended to employ. Any signalman entering any hut then
sees at once what work every instrument and evert needle
has to do; and he is quite ready to take any other signal-
man's place at any moment. Further, the signalman should
have clocks and record books, for entering the time of each
train as it is signalled, to them, past them, and from them ;
and they should be stationed in convenient huts, with cot-
tages near them, that each man may have the means of
calling up the man with whom he takes alternate duty, if
it should become necessary for him to do so. Minor details
of this description, though they are of great importance to
the public safety, receive but little attention, and there is
great need of improvement in these respects in all parts of
the country.

A GAMEKEEPER SHOT DEAD BY A

lOACHER REAR OTLEY.

On Tuesday morning, about seven o'clock, one of
the gamekeepers of Timothy Horsfall, Esq., of
Hawksworth Hall, was shot under the following
circumstances:—

Wm. Smith, the keeper shot, stated that about
the time mentioned he was in the fields and heard
the report of a gun in Hawksworth Springs, and
on going in that direction saw the man whom he
knew to be James Waller (a desperate fellow, and a
notorious poacher), He followed Waller, and got
within about 15 yards of him, and only about 150
yards from the poacher's residence at Low Springs,
in the township of Bingley. Waller then turned
round and shot him in the body, about 60 shots
entering him. The keeper then turned round, when
Waller took aim and shot him a second time, the
shot entering his hand. Joseph Batley, a farmer,
states that his son called out from the house door
that a man was shot. They at once went to the
place and met with two other persons, named. Roy-
ston and Anderson, who had been attracted to the
spot. The poacher was with them, leaning over
the wall looking at the man he had shot. The
keeper had been heard to cry out, " Oh, Jim, thou
hast shot me." Joseph Batley remarked to the
poacher that Smith (the keeper) said it was he who
had shot him, when Waller replied that he had not
till just then been out of the house during that
morning. The keeper again and again repeated the
charge. He was removed to Batley's house, and
Waller walked deliberately away. He afterwards
went to the Sconce for some milk, returned part of
the way home, and then appears to have drunk part
of the milk and left the remainder and the can
under a wall. The keeper, after being shot twice,
took the muzzle off the dog which he had with
him, expecting the man to return to him. The
dog attempted to get the keeper up, by its efforts
tearing his clothes to' pieces, and refusing to allow
any one to approach until another keeper ac-
quainted with it arrived. Mr. Steele, surgeon,
Baildon, and Mr: Hepworth, surgeon, Guiseley, were
speedily on the spot, but Smith died at 20 minutes
to one o'clock at noon. His depositions were taken
before his death, by Timothy Horsfall, Esq., in the
presence of several persons. -Waller absconded
shortly afterwards. He is described as 35 years of
age, about sft. Bin. high, rather stout built, walks
very erect, is full breasted, has dark hair, and large
dark whiskers, which meet under the chin, a rather
long thin face, and generally wears a dark vel-
veteen shooting jacket, with a white smock under-
neath, and a dark cloth cap. He was thus attired
when last seen, going in the direction of Idle, by
way of Buck-lane, about 11 o'clock in the forenoon.
The deceased lived at the back of Hawksworth, and
has left a wife and child.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
On Tuesday morning the inhabitants of the
usually quiet rural village of Hawksworth, distant
about five miles from Otley, were thrown into a
state of the greatest possible consternation by a
report that William Smith, the head gamekeeper
to Timothy Horsfall, Esq., of Hawksworth Hall,
had been dangerously wounded by a notorious
poacher named James Waller, living at Baildon
Moor, which, on inquiry, turned out to be but too
true. It appeared that at 7 o'clock in the morning
of the day in question, the gamekeeper was out
watching, when hearing a gun fired, he went to-
wards the spot and saw Waller with a double-bar-
relled gun in his hand and walking away. The
keeper followed him, upon which Waller turned
round and fired, the shot striking him on the lower
part of the abdomen. The poor fellow exclaimed
" Oh, Jim !!' and Waller then fired the other barrel,
the contents hitting him near the same place. The
keeper fell, and some parties coming up directly
afterwards he was removed to a house near at hand.
Medical aid was promptly in attendance, but not-
withstanding their efforts ho died about half-past
1 o'clock the same day, having previously stated
the above facts to Mr. Horscall, his master, who is
a West Riding magistrate. Waller was at the
time of writing this report still at largo. He is
believed to be in the neighbourhood of the scene of
the murder, and it is hoped will not long elude the
vigilance of Mr. Superintendent Smith and the
police, who are actively endeavouring to secure
him.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

HULL—Nov. 5.

At our market to-day we had a small supply of English
wheat, which sold briskly, and prices were is to 2s advance
on last week. Malting barley met with a slow demand,
but grinding sorts met a ready sale at improved prices.
Beans and peas steady. Oats unaltered, with only a retail
sale. Rapeseed and oil about the same as last week.
Wheat ....Old white....per qr .. 64s Od to 65s Od
Old red I
New white ..
New red .... „
Dantzie Konb &c. old white 54s Od to 56s Od
Dutch, Belgian, and French. 50s Od to 58s Od
Baltic and Hamburg, red
St. Petersburg and Riga, old 46s Od to 48s Od
Barley.... English malting 32s Od to 37s Od
Grinding 30s Od to 32s Oct
Saal and Oderbruck

Holstein and Danish s2s Od to 54s Od
Grinding 27s Od to 29s Od
Oats English, old
Archangel and Riga, per st Osl2ld to 13d
Friesland and Dutch osl3d to 051.31 d
Swedish and Danish osl2l.d to osl3d
Beans ....English, old, per qr
New pigeon 42s Od to 44s Od
New tick.
Egyptian
Peas ..Foreign breakers
Grinding
Tares ... . Spring. —s Od to —s Od
Indian Corn
Linseed, feeding
crushing
Linseed cakes (Hull) £lo 5 0 to £0 0 0
Foreign' BlO oto 9 0 0
Rape cakes 6 0 oto 6 5 0
Bones 415 oto 6 0 0