The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-12-05 00:00:00

HiGHIVA Y 110138 F:111 KS.

On Saturday eight, between nine end len n'clock, as .fo_
imph Strong was returnime home under Kingsdown-hill, Rust,
walking by the side of his tilted earl, in which was his
servant girl, nearly asleep, a mar suddenly jumped into
ft, and knocking nut the light, said to the girl, " D--a
',note eye*, give me your money; we are came front
Berkshire for money, ifnd money we will have t." The girl
cried " Murder !" the .an then held a pistol against be►
breast, and swore he would murder her if she spoke another
word. She said she had no mousey, and begged bun to spare
her life. lie then jumped out of the cart and cried out,
/11,01,11reies nothing fur us here." The girl alighted,
and un walking about 20 yards found her master weltering
in his blood; she soon procured embalmer, and on imarni-
nation the pour man's head was found to he (metered i■
tinny places. It appears that the weapon. used were stone
hammers. Several pieces of hone were taken out of his
skull, and Ire now lies quite senseless.
About half en hour before this horrid transaction, Mr.
Jacub Haywa►d, farmer, of IVlritley, near Melkshatn, was
knocked off his horse, near the same spat, doubtles, by the
same villains; who, not content with robbing him of 521. 10s.
in cash and notes, his pocket.bouk,eontuuing a draft fur 301.
and a silver hmiiing weld), heat him most unmercifully,
leaving him for dead. It was some time heftier he recovered
sufficiently to know where he was; and on crawling duwn
the hill be fortunately found his horse, and partly in a cart
and partly on horseback reached home, where he now lies
dangerously hopes, however, are entertained of his re-
cotery.(itath Harald.)

NAVAL INTELLIGIME.

PORTMOOTII, Dret9llllll3.
Arrived yesterday the Thomas sod Mary transport from
Comrs.

Sailed the Aurora and Evpress, fur London; Mprisg.
Riihrinsky, fur Dantsic ; and Fredt Haabei, Laanew, fur
Norway.
Arrived to oily the James Harris. lone. ; and Aguilar,
Robertson, from London fur Jamaica; Duke of York, Hen-
derson; and John Esilade, King, for DfralllLl3 ; and Star.
ling curter from a cruise.
Came into harbour the Forte.

riArMouist, °SCENIC.' 2.
Arrivrd the Henrietta, Abratns, bum Amsterdam ; Naiad,
11.0ftstrom, from Stockholm ; Joseph and Mary, Stratford ;
•nti firstaania, Clark, from St. Petershorch.

S■iled the Aay, Elizabeth Hill, Archimedes, •od John,
fur London.

FALMOIUTII, LIFORMIIIt 1.
Arrived the Darlington %Metall, (ruin Patiaas.

Sailed the Duke of Kent packet *AU • hula for Lisbon ;
Trent, George, Spanish Patriot, Sarah Ann, and Aristider,
for London.

BARWICK, DECIMIIIIII 3.
is The Drainsberg, Holmes, from Shields fur Loudon, boa
been brought in here very leaky, hawing run foul of the
Polly of North Shields yesterday morning.
Sailed the Freeling packet fur Holland, Duncan packet
fur Cuxhaven, and Charlotte packet fur Gottenborg—ill
with mails.

DEAL, DECEDICA 3.

Arrived yesterday and sailed for the River the Borneo,
Ross, for India, last from Portsmouth; Laplmr, Spreigie;
Hester, Gibbons; and Betsy, from Lisbon; and Aurora,
from Quebec.

Came down from the River the James and Theresa,
Thompson, for Papal ; Jane, Christie ; Tigris, Sick; John,
Soeuctr ; Kinglet's, Sever ; and London, for Jamaica ;
Todt, Wilkerson, foe Gibraltar ; and Madeira Packet,
Allen, fur Madeira.
The Tigris, London, and several others have
Arrived to-day :•ud sailed for the River the Staudard,
lAA heriugton, front Jamaica.

Cents down from the River the Amity, Smith, fur Rouen ; I
Frauds, Waterman, for Havre; Deal, Will., for Leghorn;
Manly, Bennett, for Berbice; lathaire, Foster, for Norfolk ;
Renewal, Cronsartie, for Barbados.'; Tom Bowhog, Laugh.
ton, for St. Vincent's; Theodore, Bruce (from
for !hymnals ; Julia, Jarkum, for St. Kitt's; St. Pierre,
Lode, fur Iliontleur ; Lord Costlereaglo, Thompson, for De.
merara ; and Ma, &Anodes (from St. Martin's:, for
hageo.—Pot back the Tigris.