The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-10-10 00:00:00

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LoNNEt.t. {FP?. 30.
We are sorry to find that a opint of disorder and
insithordsnation has hearts,' to be in the
iseighuourbood of Littleton mid Tharles, a distrizt
which hitherto has been remarkable for the peace-
able demeanour of its iuhalatants. Some evenings
since, a party asiocked the house of Lystee, vokar
keeps a small Ism, at the Horse and Jockey, and
robbed him of his anus. They then proceeded to
the house of John It. lirada)taw, Esti. near G►al.
light, and, on entering the house. one of the party
si iiiiiiiiiiiiii tired into the parlour, where they sup-
posed Mr. Bradshaw, was. He was in another part
of the house, but Mrs. B. who was sitting in the
parlour, reading, had a most providential escape, a
ball having grazed her arm, without doing any fur..
ther injury. The ruffians immediately fled, and
were pursued by Mr. Bradshaw, who overtook ail
or seven of them in a field near Iris house, and a ould
have secured some of them, but his gun unfortu-
nately missed tire twice, and on his returning to'
get fresh priming, they all escaped. It is strongly
conjectured that the gun burst in the hands of the
fellow who tired it, as traces of blood were found
after the party, and *liturgics/ gentleman was called
upon to dress the hand, of a man in the neighbour.
hood, who. on being closely questioned as to the
manner in which he received fits wounds, after pre.
varicating repeatedly in his ahs:'.ers, immediately
absconded ; and, though strict search was wade
after him, he has ns yet eacisped detection.

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General CAMPBELL, and several other Officers
of the army, arrived on Thuisday at Falmouth,
from Lisbou.
The Earl Spencer, I.ieutenaut Boxitwet.t, sailed
last week, from Cove with a transport under convoy.
having on board recruits for the differeat regiumits
stationed at Gibraltar, Mahe, and Sicily. Tlx
transport is to receive convoy to Gibraltar. The
Virago gnu-brig, Lieut. Pitman, with the trade
bound up the British Channel, has railed. The
Virago takes the new-raised wen for the fleet, and
the French prisoners from the French lugger pri-
rawer, captured by the Helena sloop of war.
A letter front Plocktown, Lochslsh. dated eLA
September last, says--.. The herring-fishery its
Curried on this season with great succeas, at this
burgh and its vicinity. There are about one hum.
deed and fifty iiihisig-houses here at present ; they
fish, on an average, about twelve barrels per buss,
producing eighteen hundred barrels a-ought. The
fish are now selling at 345. per barrel, which makes
the produce of the boos fishing 2,1601. per night.
There are also about one hundred and lifts country
Mutts, whose tithing on an average amounts to four
barrels per boat, yielding in all um hundred a-night,
which, at the shove price, distributes among the
rountry people chore 7001. daily. The whole fish.
Mg, therefore, in this small district, renders to the
eonntry about two thonsand few hundred barrels
a-night. When the salt regulations are properly
digested acd simplified, there is no doubt but the
Loch herring-fishery will turn out a Feat source of
wealth to the community."
• At Bridport Sessions, on Wednesday, an appeal
of great consequeuce was heard from the Tenant of
MOlll kton Farm. near Dorchester, lowliest the or.
den of the Commissirmer, as to the reninneraties
duu• to him fir the remainder of a tense, under the
auth.unty of an Inclusure Act. The term
I),reil was eight years. detertniaable no the death of
the lesullord, who had only • life interest. The
Commissioner. from his judgment of the improved
state of the farm, had awarded 16a91. 10s. 6d. ;
but after tt heariug of four hour*, In which Mr-
Serjrant Pat . argued the LAW of the Appellant,
with his atrial skill and perspicuity, the Couar
were of opinion, that the tenant was entitled to hie
Laintr's relit*, and decreed him the sum of WWI.
oui Nlnnutay last. Mr. Hone*, jun. of the
Noah's Ark Inn, Wolverhampton, was drowned in
the river Penk, near Starforil. lie was on a shunt.
iiu party, by the river-side, near Hickerscote, when
one of the party having kit' eil a duck on the other
side of the river, and the dog refusing to fetch it.
he jumped in with his clothes on, end swam across
after it. On his return, he cried out for be+ twice,
and then stink Us the stream.— flue waters being
ranch out, and the current strong, he must have
drifted down the stream ; for, though every mean*
were instantly adopted in search of him, and pro-
fessional men procured to await his discovery, they
were to no prarposw. He was dragged for during
the night, and repeatedly the next day, hut was
not found till Wednesday evening. From the pos-
ture in which be was discovered, it ie supposed
that it was the cramp that was the occasion of Ins
sleuth, as he was an excellent swimmer.