The Statesman. — 1821-12-25 (London, England)

POACIIIIRIL—We have already stated that on Sunday night the 9th instant, between twelve and one o'clock, Henry Judd, game-keeper to Thomas Asheton Smith, Esq., accompanied by six aesietants, were attacked in Ashdown Coppice, at Tedworth, in Hampshire, by a desperate gang of poachers, consisting of fire or six men, armed with guns and other weapons, one of whom shot at and kith d Robert Baker, one of the assistant game-keepers—Mr. Asheton Smith made every possible exertion to pursue the murderers, but not being able to trace them in the country, he sent an express to Sir Richard Birnie, at the Police-office, Bowstreet, for the assistance of an active and intelligent officer. Taunton was dispatched, who has at length succeeded in apprehending two of the gang, who prove to be Edmund Steele and James Turner, two well known men as labourers in that part of the country. They have undergone several examinations bef.,re the Magistrates at Andover, and were finally committed list Wednesday to Winchester prison, on a charge of the wilful murder of Robert Baker. The prisoner, Steele, has turned King's evidence, and, from his confession, it appears that the gang of poachers consisted of five. The other three, not in custody, were all labourers, who worked in and about Andover. A singular robbery was committed at Maryport one day last week. Mr. Pollet, a traveller, staying at Wm. Porter's, Golden Lion Inn, having ordered the servant to call him early in the morning, retired to rest, after, as he supposed, locking his chamber dao:-. The bolt however missed, and it remained nt.fastened. Ho was awoke before day-break by a noise of foot- . steps ; expecting it was the servant coming to rail him, he took no particular notice, but finding th.st was not the case, after a few minutes had elapsed, he jumped up, asked who was there, received no answer, groped for the door, and called up his landlord. On returning to his chamber, he found his pocket-book on the stairs, and on examination discovered that six pounds had been taken from it, but 2001. in &C. were untouched. His suspicions fell upon a man who on the preceding evening had been in the travellers' room without the appearance of a regular • raveller. The supposed culprit's chamber was entered, but as he appeared to be asleep no search took place. In the morning he asked for his bill, and said, he had a little business to do in the town, after which he would settle it. Three or four hours having elapsed, and he not returning, the landlord made enquiries, and found he bad gone to Workington—thither he pursued him, but on his arrival foand that the thief bad just embarked in a ship which was then under sail, and the surf-beating so high that, although he offered five guineas, none would take a boat and follow bins. SUlClDL—Yesterday morning, Mr. Thomas Barrett, cow-keeper, of Mortimer-market, Fitaroy-square, put an end to his existence in his own house. The deceased had been noticed for some time past to be in a low desponding condition, and was frequently he to complain of his embarrassments. He bad formerly been a fishmonger. The deceased left home &val.nine o'clock in the morning, and on his retur ceeded to the kitchen, where he fastened hip by a rope, one end of which was tied to a' the other round his neck ; in this situation found him. She immediately cut hint down, for a surgeon, bat be was quite deid.  e at •aboitt .tars pro• I Await' 1•2 hook, at!; 3 s his wit.% s, and srnt.