The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-12-16 00:00:00

SHEEP.

Cuss V.—The Grit n1'11(,741;013 guineas, to Mr. Richard
Gorden, of Dodford, for his three at muslin old new Leices-
ter welbers, bred by himself, and fed on grass, bay, and tur-
nips only.
The woad plate, vale- in piinere,lo her Grape Ilse Duchess
of Rutland, for the three. 1 mom As old new Leicester +ethers,
bred on her Grare's Belvoir farm, and fed on gram, Swede
turnips, and carrots.
CLasla Vl.—The Scat plate, value 13 gninermito Mr. Stephen
Grantham. el Stonehan, for his (here 3: months old Smith-
down nether., bred by himself, and fed on grass, hay, and
Swede turnips only.
I The second plate, value ten guineas, lo Mr. John Ellmau,
jun., of Ploolhover for his three at months old Soullidown
*ethers, bred by himself, and fed on grass, hay, and turnips
only.
PIGS.
Cum* Vll.—Tbe plate value 10 guineas, to Mr. George
Dodd, of Chenies, for his three it weeks told Wok' pigs,
mbret:lishy himself, and fed on tine pollard, and barley and Pea

The last five premiums were adjudged by Mr.
John Hitching. grazier, of Clapham, Mr. Samuel San•
don, grazier, of Northill, near fliggleswade, and Mr.
Michael• White, butcher, of Kingston ; who at foot of
their award, declared this to be one of the best
cattle shwa they had ever seen; and in particular
they commended Mr. Guerrier's two pens of Cotswold
an►i of Leicester wethers, Mr. Richard Gurden'b pea
of New Leicester., and the pigs in general.
On Saturday the Club held a Meeting, Richard
Astley. Esq. in the Chair, whicl► was well atte►ded,
when the following new Members were elected, viz.,
the Right Hon. Marquis of Exeter, and Messrs. Chris-
topher Alderson, Robert Fuge, Richard Guarden, John
Hodgson, William Holcombe, Charles Merrett, Ed-
ward Pawlett, Phillip Powel's, Samuel Sandon, and
Richard Walker.

The accounts of the Club fors the past year
were audited, and the state of its finances found to be
such as would enable it to make a handsome addi-
tion to its premiums for nest year, which were then
discussed ; several gentlemen were, provisionally,
chosen judges for the next show, and the meeting ad-
journed until three o'clock this day, previous to the
annual dinner.

A Demerara Paper of the 24th of September says—
" On Sunday a Carnody snake was killed on Planta-
tion Huis Micron, on the west coast of Essequibo,
measuring fourteen feet, long, and eleven inches cir-
cumference at the natural size of the stomach ; hut. as
the stomach was distended tb the 'enormous size of
thirty-one inches, on opening it, it was found to
contain an entire alligator recently swallowed (decom-
position having *curdy commenced), and measuring
six feet lung, by twenty-eight inches circumference.
From the appearance of the neck of the alligator, it is
evident that the snake destroyed him by entwining
round that part; and so severe seemed to be the con-
st►ictiou, that the eyes of the alligator were actually
started from their sockets."

Two girls, belorging to JOHN DA V ET, of Purleigh,
were lately killed by the improper use of mercury. It
appears that the mother of the children, having been
told that quicksilver was a certain cure for the itch,
procured a quantity from Mr. Ha Liman, of Maldon,
without mentioning for what it was to be used. As
might be expected, it was improperly mixed with the
lard, and the children were thrown into a high state of
salivation, and spitting of blood entitled. In that state
they continued for nearly a week, when one of them
died on Sunday, the 24th ult. and the other on Friday
night last.—(/psvoich Herald.)
Some evenings ago the loud report of a gun was
heard in East Grinstead church-yard, and when the
frightened inhabitants arrived at the spot, they found
two very respectable young men lying at a grave, both
shot in the legs. The account they gave was, that
they had beer induced by some London resurrection-
men to take out a corpse recently interred, and that,
in the act of so doing, they had been watched and shot
at. Nothing farther has yet transpired. As both the
parties are highly respectable, their motives for ob-
taining such base employment remains a mystery.
(Sunday Paper.)