Star.
London, England, 1826-12-14 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.
A young Gentleman came to the Office yesterday afternoon, sad
presented a letter to Sir Rammer BOWIE, from the Earl of Kensing-
ton, dated from his Lordship's seat in Norfolk, requesting she as-
sistance of the Police, in the detection of a desperate gang of poach-
ers, who had assembled to the number of no less than thirty-Bee,
and not ado dimmed a great quantity of game, but bad committed
desperate astteage apse the Noble Earl's keepers,and other servants.
The young Gen stated, that the poachers in the neighbour.
hood of Lard Keaskstell had become alarmingly numerous, and
went about so wen armed, sad in such strong parties, that it was a
service of no small darillor the keepers, even with the aid of
auxiliaties, to attack Oa the occasion in question, the
poachers were thirty-five in number, and all armed with
guns; and the keepers, accompanied by a Mr. Evans and others,
went in search of them. They met, and a conflict ensued, when
Mr. Evans was shot in the side very severely, but not so as to en.
danger his life. There can be little doubt that the man who seemed
to be the leader of the poachers was killed, from this circumstance,
that be was standing at the head of his gang when Lord Kensing-
ton's head keeper called upon them to surrender, and his only reply
was—ti now give it them," and was presenting his piece ; but the
keeper beffig too quick for him fired first, and the poacher fell.
The parties were then at a very short distance from each other,
and a stream of blood was traced to some distance the neat day.
Re was of course taken away by his companions. The poachers
were routed, and escaped in differe.e directions. Endeavours were
subsequently made to trace them, but without success, and it was
deemed expedient by his Lordship to request assistance from this
Office.

Sir R. anima said ko would send one of his most active Olken
to the spot ; and limes John Smith was sent for, and received di.
rections from Sir MICHASo to proceed without delay to Norfolk.
Sir R. Bram took occasion to remark, that between the armed
smugglers on the coast, and the poachers in-land, the country was
in a lamentable state.

A young man, named David Davies, late a letter-carrier in the
"General Post Odice, has undergone two examinations at this Office,
upon suspicion of having purloined a letter, containing a ten•noood
and a five.pound note, the property of a Mr. Payne, a woollen-
draper, at Leicester. The defendant was first examined in pti-
vatr, on Friday last, and was again brought up yesterday.
It appeared that, on the 2U of November last, Mr. Payne
inclosed notes mentioned in a letter, addressed to Mr. Poole,
in Bird Cage Walk, Commercial Road, London, and put it into
the Post ice. The letter never reached Mr. Poole, and the
notes were subsequently ascertained to have been changed at a
Banker's, in London, on the day that the letter should have
been delivered—namely, the 25d of November. The suspicion
against the prisoner arose from the circumstance of his being, on
that day, the letter-carrier of the district in which Mr. Poole's
house is situated; and, front the declaration of the Sorter, that all
the letters which arrived on that day at the General Post Office,
for the prisoner's district, were handed to him. The prisoner
denied any knouledge of the Bank Notes; and Mr. Harmer, ea
his behalf, said he was willing to admit that there appeased some
ground for suspicion, but he submitted that this was a ease is
which the Magistrates would be fully justified in acting upon Mr.
Peel's late Statute, and admitting the accused to bail.
The Magistrates (Sir R. BUM and Mr. Hairs) coincided with
Mr. Harmer's view of the matter, and the prisoner was ordered to
Sod bail, himself in 401. and two sureties la 201. each, to appear at
die thedeoa, or whenever called upon.

The west end of the town appeared the whole of yes-
terday in a great bustle, from the movements of the
military who are under orders to embark for Lisbon.
The amount of revenue derived from Scamps on Re-
ceipts for the year 1825, and up to the sth of October,
1826, was 494,2881. Os. lid.
LIVIIRPOOL, DEc.ll.—The Porter, from Lima, brings
the value of about 300,000 dollars in specie and bullion;
also Bolivar's old sword to be re-mounted.

The Westminster play was last night repeated. Seve-
ral Ladies were present, as also were the Marquis of
Lansdowne, Mr. Justice Park, and several barristers.

His Majesty's ship Wellesley brought a remittance of
diamonds from Rio Janeiro, for the interest and sinking
fund of the Brazilian Loan, contracted in this country.
The north side of St. Nicholas Church; in Guildford,
has been discovered to be in such a state of dilapida-
tion as to render it unsafe for the performance of Divine
Service. The parishioners at present assemble morning
and afternoon, alternately, in the Churches of the Holy
Trinity and St. Mary, by the kind permission of the
Rector. St. Nicholas Church is a very old structure,
situate close to, and on a level with, the river Wey, so
that it has been frequently flooded and useless during
the winter season.

Sunday se'anight, a wilier and a tailor, each with
their respective spouses, presented themselves at the
baptismal font in Grindleton Chapel. for the purpose
of having their youngsters admitted to the rite of bap-
tism, this is the twenty-first time the dusty gentleman,
who is in his seventy-second year, has presented himself
with his spouse, for a SIMILAR purpose, and the twen-
tieth time of Mr. Snip am his spouse's appearance at
the baptism] font.—/31eekbera Mail.

MAILS —THIS DAY.
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Guernsey and Jersey 0 11 Flaidets
Lisbon 0 0 WWI
Donathadee 0 0 Sweden
Leeward Islands 0 0 i America
Holland 0 0 I Buenos Ayres

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