loaded guns, and the remainder carrying clubs and other offensive weapons. About twelve they fell in with a party of nine of the game-keepers, who at first retreated from the formidable force opposed to them, but almost immediately returned with increased numbers. They were, however, very inadequately armed, Colonel Berkeley, from motives of humanity, not permitting one of them to carry fire-arms when they went upon the watch, in order to avert the danger of such an awful extremity as that which followed. The two parties advanced within about ten yards of each other; when, one of the gamekeepers calling out, "we have found you at last," a shot was fired by the poachers, and immediately afterwards a second, which struck the unfortunate man, Ingram, who instantly fell, and died after a momentary struggle. The gamekeepers, seeing they were so unequal a match, then gave way, and fled, several other shots being fired at them in their retreat, to the number of six or seven discharges in the whole, by which six of them were severely wounded; the poachers, during the firing, frequently exclaiming, Glory! glory!" The whole of the desperadoes then left the scene of murder in a body, and proceeded to a field near the village of Moreton, where they separated; prior to which, one of them, remarking that, if discovered, they would all be hanged, proposed that they should again swear fidelity to each other, which was done by every man kissing his own hand!

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Colonel Berkeley was upon the

alert night and day, and led the party wherever there was the appearance of resistance or danger; and he entreated that no one would follow him who felt the smallest dislike to the service, offering, at the same time, to provide for such as might meet with any accident on so necessary an enterprise. The neighbouring magistrates and gentlemen seconded the Colonel's efforts, which have thus happily been crowned with success, the whole of the gang being in custody except five, and these, it is expected, will soon be apprehended.

The prisoners were tried at the Gloucester Spring assizes, when, after a trial of two days, they were all found guilty, but were recommended by the jury to mercy, with the exception of J. Penny and Allen, who were left for execution.

20. As the gamekeeper of Benjamin Stead, Esq. of Crowfield, Suffolk, was out, about two in the morning, he heard persons walking in a small covert, near the hall. He immediately called upon another man, who lived near, with whom he went into the grove, where he found seven men, and three or four dogs with them. Four of the party secured the gamekeeper and his assistant, leading them about the plantation, whilst the others shot till three or four o'clock. As the depredators were supplied with air guns, no alarm was excited, and the execution which they did among the pheasants was very extensive. They repeatedly expressed their determination not to be taken; and, when they had finished their sport, they tied the

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keeper and his friend to two trees, about a rod apart. After considerable efforts, the keeper succeeded in obtaining a knife from his pocket, with which he effected the liberation of himself and his companion. One of the inen, who recently kept a public house in Ipswich, has been taken up, and committed, on suspicion of being a party concerned, a remarkable dog, which the poachers had with them, having been recognised as belonging to him. On the Friday morning (December 29), a party of ten or twelve poachers, supposed to be of the same gang, committed a violent assault upon the keepers in the grounds of Sir Philip Broke, at Nacton.

21. Plymouth Dock. This morning arrived at Sole's Fountain Hotel, the Austrian Archdukes John and Lewis, with their several suites. A salute was fired on the occasion, and every possible honour shewn to them. Orders were issued in the dockyard on the 23d, directing the officers to be ready to give all possible facility to the royal visitants in their inspection of the arsenal. Great part of the British navy lie there, in three divisions, extended about five miles in length. Thirteen of these ships are first rates, and the names of nearly the whole of them are associated with some of the proudest recollections of England. In the afternoon their Royal Highnessess crossed the water to Mount Edgecumbe, to pay their respects, to its noble owner.

This morning, about seven o'clock, seven Custom-house officers, at Worthing, proceeded to

sea in a boat, for the purpose of looking out for a smuggling vessel. The violence of the breakers unfortunately upset the boat, and five of the party were drowned; the remaining two saved themselves with great difficulty by clinging to the boat.

22. The first trial by Jury in Civil Causes, in Scotland, took place at Edinburgh. The Right Hon. William Adam presided as Chief Commissioner, and Lord Meadowbank and Lord Pitmilly as assistant Judges. The Lord Chief Commissioner, before proceeding in the business before the court, made a suitable address, in which he expatiated on the advantages of the trial by jury. The first cause related to a steam engine erected for grinding flour at Stockbridge, near Edinburgh, which the neighbours complained of as a nuisance. The jury returned a verdict, however, "That the engine was useful, and not offensive."

Windsor. This morning agrand military spectacle was exhibited in this town. It being known that a part of the victors from the battle of Waterloo were expected at the foot barracks, great numbers of the inhabitants left the town to meet them on the road; on foot, on horseback, and in carriages; the Guards amounting to upwards of five hundred, with laurels in their caps, and with their band, were then headed by his Royal Highness the Duke of York, on horseback, as Colonel of the First Regiment of Foot Guards. The Queen, and Princesses Augusta, Elizabeth and Mary, took their stations at the windows of her Majesty's house

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The military halted when they came opposite to the house, and gave three cheers. The Duke of York conducted the military to the barracks, and went afterwards on foot to the castle; they left Paris six weeks yesterday.

Several hundred colliers assembled at Tipton, in Staffordshire, on Monday week, determined to resist a further drop of sixpence per day in their wages by their charter-masters. On the appearance, however, of a military force, they peaceably dispersed, and their masters have since made a satisfactory arrangement with them. On Friday week a mob of colliers assembled in the vicinity of Dudley, and seizing a Mr. Zephaniah Parker, put a rope round his neck, and threatened to hang him, unless he acceded to their demands. A liberal reA liberal reward has been offered for the apprehension of the offenders. Several districts in Cardiganshire have also been disturbed by riots. Two or three of the ring-leaders have been apprehended without the effusion of blood.

25. Burns the Poet.-The anniversary of the birth of this distinguished ornament of his country was celebrated at Edinburgh. Upwards of one hundred admirers of the bard were present. The chair was filled by Alex. Boswell, Esq. of Auchinleck, supported by the Hon. Wm. Maule, M., P. Among the persons of rank who were present, were the Earl of Leven, the Hon. Captain Gordon, the Hon. Captain Napier, Mr. Forbes, M. P. &c. &c. And among those of literary eminence were Walter Scott, Esq. Mr. Jeffrey,

&c. Many appropriate toasts were given in the course of the evening, and the entertainment went off with the utmost hilarity and eclat. It was resolved that the meeting should be in future triennial.

Dublin. The Enniskillen coach which left town yesterday evening, was stopped, by three carts being placed across the road, at halfpast eleven, by an armed banditti, consisting of 14 persons, about three miles beyond Dunshaughlin. The party, stationed behind the hedges on each side of the road, commenced a brisk fire upon the coach, and wounded both the guards, one of them severely in the head. The guards, with great spirit, returned the fire, and discharged about six or seven shots each, which, it is supposed, had some effect. The banditti in the end, however, having by a sudden rush upon the coach, prevented any further resistance, effected their purpose, and the greater part of the mails fell into their hands. Four passengers who were in the coach, were robbed of about 50l. but did not receive any other injury.

29. A few days since, the overseers of Horncastle summoned Daniel Collwood, farrier, better known by the name of Dr. Candlebags, for refusing to support his wife, who had been chargeable to the parish of Horncastle for several years. The doctor, on being taken before the magistrate, expressed a suspicion that his wife had concealed a considerable hoard; and on Monday the 29th, he, accompanied by the constables and overseers, proceeded to search his house; on their enter

ing which, the doctor's wife plead ed extreme poverty, and declared she had not a single halfpenny in her possession; but, on a minute search of two boxes, 1331. 9s. in specie were found, carefully deposited in several small tin boxes, wrapped up in rags and paper, and consisting of one moidore, 68 guineas, 31 half-guineas, one Spanish dollar, 110 half-crowns, 537 shillings, and 144 sixpences. From the habits and miserable appearance of this woman, it does not appear that she has ever converted any part of the wealth to her own comfort!

Miss Smith, daughter of Mr. George Smith, of Toppesfield, Essex, about 19 years of age, being on a visit to Mr. Thompson, of Fryerning, a gun having attracted her attention, she took it up, and presented it at the maid servant, not supposing it to be loaded, but on pulling the trigger, it did not go off. In a short time after, the maid servant got possession of the gun, and in her turn pointed the gun at Miss Smith, when the contents, a full charge, entered her side, and she survived but a few hours.

A man detected in poaching was lately shot near Melton Mowbray. The following are the particulars of that circumstance:Richard Norman, esq. of Melton, having reason to suspect, from the numerous gangs of poachers in the neighbourhood, and from the decrease of his gaine, particularly pheasants, that they had been paying him some nocturnal visits, caused the wood in the neighbourhood of his farm at Freby to be watched for several nights, and about two o'clock on Thursday morning the 13th

inst. four men were discovered at their depredations; three, however, fortunately for them, made their escape; but the fourth, in the attempt, failing to stop when ordered so to do, was dangerously wounded by two of the servants, and now lies at a public-house at Melton Mowbray, with very little hopes of recovery, as the shot, which were large, have entered so deep into his back and arm, that the surgeon has not as yet been enabled to extract them.

30. The county of Norfolk, particularly the neighbourhood of Downham, has for a long time been the haunt of an immense body of poachers, whose numbers, and daring proceedings, so terrified the people around, that the civil authorities were not very forward to act against such desperadoes. They acted with impunity for many months past, and got so bold as apparently to defy the constables, gamekeepers, &c. In this state of things, T. P. Bagg, Esq. T. Dearing, Esq. and T. Hare, Esq. of Stow Hall, whose estates were particularly infested, wrote to the Police office, Queensquare, for assistance to take the depredators into custody. Pace and another officer were in consequence sent down about a fortnight since; and he successfully organized his plan, getting a man to become one of a party at their suppers, poachings, &c. After they had been poaching tolerably extensively, which was followed by a hearty feast, Pace set to work, and before the morning he had secured ten of them, most of whom were found in their beds. Seeing that resistance was vain, although they had been exceed

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ingly desperate on preceding occasions, and were never without plenty of weapons near them, they quietly surrendered, and the whole ten we re committed for trial,

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Calcutta, Ja n. 31-On Sunday accounts reach ed town stating the loss of the Duchess of Wellington, which was totally destroyed by fire on Satur lay evening in Sanger-roads.

The origin of this sad accident is only a matter of suspicion. The fire burst forth about ten o'clock at night, and burnt with such rapidity, that the saltpetre cargo exploded in about ten minutes, and the ship, being shat tered and divided, sunk immediately. It is painful to relate, that the pilot, two officers, two passengers, and many of the crew perished in consequence of the rapid conflagration, which deprived them of the ordinary chances of escape. The pilot, Mr. Turner, and the first and third mates, were engaged in taking off the hatches, in the hope of extinguishing the fire, when the flames burst forth with such dreadful violence, they were compelled to desist, and instantly fled. Mr. Heron, the 2d mate, ran towards the head of the ship, and the pilot with the others towards the poop, on which the pilot was seen standing, when the saltpetre in the after-part of the vessel exploded, and destroyed all within the vortex of its fiery gulph. The fate of Mr. William Anderson, and the distress of his brother, Mr. David Anderson, both passengers, proceeding to Java, it is afflicting to contemplate. Mr. David Anderson saw his brother

after the fire had burst forth, and shook hands with him while he was standing in the shrouds, whence in a few moments he was precipitated into the deep-never to rise again!

The following is a list of the officers and passengers, which we have reason to believe is quite correct:

David Kydd, commander, not on board; Car Nimrod, 1st officer, lost; John Heron, 2d officer, saved; H. Volstudt, 3d officer, lost; David Anderson, passenger, saved; William Anderson, ditto, lost; J. B. Macdonald, ditto, not on board; John Kydd, a child, the nephew of the captain, lost; T. Hodges, surgeon, saved.

Some of the crew belonging to the Duchess of Wellington have been apprehended, and are detained on suspicion of having set. the vessel on fire. In most cases where ships are burnt in this river, there has been reason to believe that the Lascars (who receive impress money in advance for several months) have been instrumental in their destruction.

FEBRUARY.

LOSS OF TRANSPORTS.

(From the Waterford Chronicle of the 1st of Feb.)

"We have now to state the particulars of a melancholy and afflicting event. The transport Seahorse, No. 2, Thomas Scott master, sailed from a port in England a few days ago for Ireland, (for Waterford or Cork,) with a large detachment of the 59th regiment on board', consist