The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-02-06 00:00:00

31URDER 0!' ill?. TIUGG.

The me r•ler of Mr. T 1 Berrien, has been again re-
vived The sitelllllo2llelm under which that I • crime
look place acre as folluw—Mr. Trip; had received upon
premisu s, a few slays previous to the lamentable event,
a great quantity of leather, and the object of the robbers
was 11, catty it off, with other property, which it was ws 41
known he puss•-sseil; soil they brougot a horse and cart
atilt them, to enable them better to accomplish their pur-
pine. They succeeded its breaking into the premises with-
out alarming the fanuly, and had loaded the cart, when Mr.
Trigg was awaked by some 11011 t ; he rats down %sates, soil
being • courageous tams, he endeavoured to prevent the
villains fano taking away 1119 property: He newel one of
thrust, whit immediately put a pistol to his head, and snapped
the luck, lint it dashed its the past; another of the pug who
stood hehind him, r esented n wood pistol, which he fired,
and the contents lodged in Mr. Trigg', heart. He fell down
nod expired instantly. The thieves immediately drove off
mil escaped ; but eircumstanco9 anon led to the 'ppm-lien-
SiOil of Point and Turner, two of the gang they were
bled at the ensuing Essex Assizes, convicted, stud hanged.
tine of them, previous to undergoing his seuteuce, denied
that he was implicated in the murder and rohbevy, and per.
misted in that declaration to the momeut he was turned off;
the other acknowledged that he was one of the gang that
committed Ilse murder, but termed to make any further dins
closure. A fen months airu, three men, named John Corby.
John Danes. viol Timothy Ilitiumusid, were •ppreheutled
upon n charge of earrytog mph-merit for poaching upon
the grounds of Lord lirayhrooke. These men were trUeol
last Se•SjIM, for the offence, and being convicted, Hanes was
sentenced to be transported for seven years, and the other
two to imprisonment, fur different terms. During their
cumin,. win a lion sospirion arose that they weir the
part is. caoterined nitli Pratt and Turner, in the murder
of Mr. Trigg. The Magistrates of this division exerted
themselves to ;loam evidence as to the guilt or Moo-
CCIWC of the accused. The only rircumetance allowed to
transpire, i denote to the guilt of thr parties, is the evi-
dence of the time of Hanes. It appears that he resided at
Aiketalen, near Clavernig, anti was frequently visited by his
companions in iniquity. One night, during a carousal,
Dane'. sneer overhi:ird the intoxicated party congratulating
*nub lathes upon their (intonate escape from the fate of Tur-
ns., and Pratt, ilts it companions in the horrid Mime at Ree-
der Sias slit-closed hue word, which she overheard to some
person, by whom they acre communicated to the Magic.
teary of the county. The latter were hence induced to inves-
tigate the affair, and at the final examination sits Tuesday
work, the Primmer. were brought op to the Shire-hall, before
Sir Jim Tyrell, Hart. and other Magistrates for the county,
:tiol the evidence being read, it was of ouch a conclusive
description, that it but the Magistrates to folly turnout the
parties to take 'her trial, for the murder at the next
Assizes --(Chelmsford Paler.)

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PURTPNIOVTI., V TIM L'AIRV 4.

Arrived the Princes. %fury, Best. from Leedom fur rotted
lit■• Horn; ;tea sr.rral (abets, untwarsi-bound, (rum the
1.4 •

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Sailed 11w Neptune, Ituall; Nancy, ; and Jane,
for I widow

Put hark ii,, Givrtmor Harrow!, -, Gar I).mrrara.

%Volt art Itm.hon. Abnma, Importer.
RI sr, Elia:11).1h, lii.satin, and bait irtnaports,
vnd anclawal at Spithead.

TI.YMOVTII. rrartuaay 3.
tow in thy Siorkt lit, 3, (.0111 1.1.11d1111 (Or Criktltil,
and fume ICIIIIIIII %.111.1-114.111/1.

HARWICH, TIUREARV 4.

Th.*. I.irrlc, 11.ilol.ny, fount Loudon to got
oil Alor Ihr Got,tirt t Saud hoit blight, at seven
o'clock. The cross orrived lirri this morning, but bun siuce
►rlNlllsll In the o.ip wok assodnoro.
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Aimed the Prince of Mange packet, with a mail, &c.
fs um Holland.

BRIIVTIA?4, TEIRVARY 3.

Arriv,tl the lteriu►r, British Arany, Earl Moira, and
Thmis.ts and isaiisputts, and anchored with the wind
at west.

DIAL, YfIRUARY 4.

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Arrived and 9Atie4l Al. the River, the Lord Cathcart,
1470W11. rum. Iteueril—sitileil the 17th Srptemlter, hot
lunched nowhere on her pa.saee home : she landed at Pen-
zance tlw erect of the smack Betsey, Cogziti, from Bristol
for St. Mictimrs, ishieli ves.4.l was dismasted nn the 30th
ult. 1 I learguea %I'.S W. of Reilly—the Cathcart fell in with
li.r the suite day, ned lowest her until Ilw morning of the
31st, oheo the hawser pa►ted; the wind then blowing
smote from the east, the crew hft her, and went on board
the Cathcart. Also a►rive.) the —, front the
Brazils; Cm from binalca ; Conco►d,
Lontheig, from Waterford ; sod Minerva, Brunton, from
Clworr

l'ot hack the Nert or, Tlrreker, fur Nirdras and Bengal ;
Aim, Soot.), for Hrwroorla ; ■od sereral utiotas, Rama
sukuuwit.

The body of a young. man, who was drowned
three week• since near Westinioster.bridge, from
being blown nut of s punt during the high wind.
was found early last morning by some fishermen,
and immediately conveyed uu shore at Lansbeth
stair►.