DESPERATE AFFRAY AT LEIGH...
The Times, 1824-12-28T00:00:00

DESPERATE AFFRAY AT L3ir,r COURT.-A-bout tso o'clock on Tuesday morning, the gamekeeper of P. J. BMiles, Rs., M1. P., beivg on the watch at the'COld Deer Park, perceived. two mert placing nets, and soon afterwards three hares were caught. T1he keepers then sprang from their ambuscade, and the peachers -fled Riddle, the head-keeper, however, camne up witl the poachers, and seized oneofthem ; but atthis momenthe received several blom, ori the head from the bludgeon of tbe other man, and fell to the round, stunned and bleeding. 'The villains contineed to heat Riddle, and would no doubt have murdered him if the helpers had not come to his assistance. One of the poachers made a blow at Riddle's b-o. ther, but imissed him ; upon whichi the latter levelled his ganat the poacher who, seeing himselfdeserted, surrendered. The poscher who fle was closely pursued, aud one of the helpers tw-ice nappe4 his gun at him, but he escaped. The fellow who was takien is named AIunfield, and hc bas been committed to Shepton Mtallett Raol, until the fate of the keeper (who is dreadfully wounded in the back part of his head) is known.-Rata Journal. The game preserves of Mr. Ley, at Trebill, not far from Exeter, bspine lately been ravaged by poachers, the gamekeeper to6k two of Mr. Ley's own labourers ta keep a shatrp loek-out. Wrhile they were thus emoloyed, the game was cafe; but the gamekeeper being unable from illness to continue watching him. self, left his trusty companions to perform the duty. One of the gentleman's tenants passing through the preseree at night, to reach his home by a nearer cut, heard a guln fired, and ha.ing proeur_ ed assistance, succeeded in apprehending one of the verr men who were employed to gu3rd the p reserve, with reveral pfieasants in his pockets; and suspicion falling on the other, they proceeded to his cottage, and detected him with similar proofs of gult.-Shi. borne Mercury. On S,tturday last diecl at Uppingham, aged 74, Peter Roberts. Peter had a great dislike to the fair se_, and would net .sulfer attendance from them upon any occasion. A few years back hc had the misfortune to suffer much pain by a corn upon hit toe, and bis patience not being quite so great as the pain. he woon des- patched the :dfair altogether, by ehopping ofF the joe with ahatchet! Elis brother, who died some vears ago, and who left himagood sum, was also an eccentric. He hit upon a very ctrious methodt of savinz money; for it is related that he used to work on a Sunday, at hig tade (that of a cobbler3, and earned as mouch. on that day as would keep him the whole week, whilst the rest of his earnings verc ?.. tirely reserved, and sinally fell into the hands of brother Peter- County Clhronf iel. Whll'Ssen Pope Pius raised thte very- small obali-c in froat of St. Peter's, it was cnenidered a work of such d:nger and dificulty, that it was decreedl that whoever should speak during the nefom. ance should suffer death. [ Ldvertisement 1-The N!t Mfothily fff1aewnse.,Tbe firl numnber of a new volume of this interestingjournel, coraprising the continuation of alr. Camnpbell's Lectures on Poetry, and about 30 other original articles, will be published on the 1st of .January, anr: those who desire to avail themselves of that favourable oppostmnity for commencing the work, are requested to send th-h oriers forth.. with to any booksellers or newwvender in their neighbourhood. Tlhe public are respecttully remindted that the new series of this work, edited by one of the most distinguished writers of the day. aided by his nuimerous circle of conreibuting friends, is condurcted on a. new, and very improved plan, containing the several characters of a Ina. gazine, a Review, and an Annual Register. Printed fur Henry Colbuin, 8, New Burlington-street.