The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-06-27 00:00:00

HERTFORDSHIRE AG R1,..111. I URAL SOCI ATT.

A Meeting of the Hertfordshire Agricultural Sno
ciety aas held at Berkhainiutrad, on Friday last,
which was respectabl) attendeii. Mr. Grua, Mr.
Buys, and Mr. pitmen. jun., were appointed je g
to decide the premiums offered for the best etwris
shewn at the Moeting; awl Mr. Kingsley anti Nit.
Howard for the pinuAh that sh....lit du its serail be-t
with the least proportionate weit h. of draught. The
company at down to stingier at four o'clock, at the
Kline's- Arun, lion,ott Ilosrliatinp-reild; the Pre.oitent,
the Emil 4.1 B...,44‘vigtvr, iu the Chair. who, after the
cloth wa. real..v..f. anti litany li.o al aed at'lrnitural
toasts had h-cli .4' ten, woceerled to armpit to the
cowpony, tnes.' todloot ion of the tarot:mos off.ired,
h w cr • 0.10..:

Tu tiv Pus Thomas Braid, If P. a Cap, valor. Five
flumes*, r wester at the bout South.. Mara Run, one yr. rd,
Tu the Earl of water, a Premier oil lave (subsea&
as were of the seemed host ditto. ,
Tu the Hutt Thotn.,s flesud, M. P. a Cup, 'aloe Five
Gainer, as owner of the two best &Atli-Down Ewts roe yr.
old. _ _ _

To the Earl of Bridgewater, • Premium of Three Guineas,
as 0111Itr of the second best ditto.
To Mr. Edward George For/Masa' • Cup, wiltie rive
Guineas, as owner uf the best pare ur half. bred :theism Itan,
one yr. old.
To C. T. Towers, Esq. a Premium of TMee Guineas, so
owaar oftke second best &ate.
To C. T. Towers, Esq. a Cap, vale Pie Guittecs, as
owner of the two hest Ewes, use yr old, plebe pore or half-
bred Merle° bowed.
To Mr. Edward Oro. Fordhaut, a Premium of Thee
Guises", as owner atm, second best ditto.
To the Earl of Bridgewater, a Premium of Three Gahm%
as owner of Ilea best Boar which premium, althoogli the
hose skewa we. pruamtured by the Judges to possess a great
del of mark, his Lordship very Isaudsomtly declined ac-
cepting le esomoqornco of there being an competition.
To the Earl of Bridgewater, as owner of the best plough,
• cap, valise llea guise's.

The excellence of the South-down sheep, shewn
by the Hon. Thollll4ll Brand and the Earl of Midge.
srater, was the subject of general remark, and 'many
Gentlemen of the county of Hertford, expressed
their determination of attending the next annual
skew of cattle and sheep, at Lewes, in full hopes
of seeing that excellent breed of ~lieep in still gamer
perfettion in its natiro emintr.

Yesterday Sir DAVID DeN DAS held s pithlic day
at his Office iu the Horse Guards, and gave audi-
ences to beveral military officers. Sir DAVID ea
not hold public d rya, on 'Fridays, in future, dosing
the prorogation of Parliament.
The Duke of Soraa►r has purchased Ra'.
strode, of the Duke of Poirrr.au n, for one hundred
and thirty.lise thousand pounds.
The Duke of NORFOLK has leR Portsmouth, for
Arundel Castle, :trier reviewing his regiment. the
Sussex Militia. _ _ _

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By letters ':f0.71 Malta. dated seven days entre.
queut to Brigadier-Geueral °maim's dispatches.
we learn that there was great danger of one troops
being obliged to abandon their new posiussioes.
so gallantly acquired in the Adriatic Seas. a. our
whole forte amounted only to 10,000 effective men.
against which the enemy were then proceeding
from Naples with an army of 40,000.
The anion brought by Sir FRANCIS Burnett?
against Lord blotaa. we understand, will come
before ■ Jury before any decision of the Court Gin ,
begivee respecting that against 8*51.39.1111 o' he
House of Commons. bee being joined in the
former case, the trial will take place among the
Special Jury causes in the first Sittings after the
, present Term.
The landlord of a tippling-house, in the onbarbs,
who has put up the name of Sir Feriae!' Mitsui=
as a sign, has been convicted by the Judge of Po-
lice of keeping a disorderly house, and fined for
his past miscoriduct, and ordained to find hail for
his good behaviour in time coming. It was ilia.
tinctly proved. that there wasa continued noise arid
disturbance in the house, for several nights; and,
upon one occasion, it continued till six or seven
o'clock in the roortiii.g.—tbdiabergh Covrafet.)
On Manley last. • entionan and lad, , o
road front live to Kearney, ,11 • gig, -'upped at
the Wont's:nit Ina, Brook:arid, to rive• ink time
some water, when very !risprade,etv stifferiag the
blinkers to h^ taken oh, t e Neese took fright, and
rail away at tull Y::, and gentleman
were both thrown from th c; n. gee and taken up
with their rib• broken, and .o other respects ivy
materially hart.

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ROYAL rISII%

'EXTRACT FROM A I.tt'TRR, *Wrap Dalibilto
MAY 27.

" The King and Queen of Saxony, and Mucus
Augusta, deigned to visit, on May 1), the celebrated
walt mines of Wielickaa. A great number of
trinniphul arches, fore_ied with branches of trees,
%vete erected on the road from Cracow; the infix-
bitante of the neighbouring countries strewed the
ground with flowers. These attributes of spring,
contrasted with the top of Mount Kripuchs, still
coveted with snow, presented fur a short time a
euup d tea the most interesting. At eleven o'clock,
the snit travellers, with their attendants, ar-
rived nt the mine of Gore Lesno ; they descended
by a winding stair-case of ,t 2 steps to the lirst
lending-place. At their going out from the mine,
a sup, rli transparency was erected ill their passage.
Their Maj• sties then crossed many galleries of
twenty and thirty fathoms in their different dimen-
sions, to arrive at the chapel of Antonia. This
chapel is remarkable fur its antiquity and Gothic
structure ; it is entirely formed of salt, as are the
Mugge of Christ, and those of some Saints. Mass
was formerly said there. The pulpit was placed
opposite the•altar. The Dean of Niepolotnice and
the clergymen of Vvlelickza, iu their sacerdotal ha-
bits, received their Majesties at the entrance of
the chapel. The Gothic door, which forms the
communication between the gallery of Michalowice
mid that of Uncles, was illutuimited in a most
brilliant manner. There was a magnificent lustre
suspended between the arms of Saxony and Austria.
In a transparency was this inscription, " The har-
mony of Austria and Saxony." The songs of the
lumen' were heard at a distance. A pillar of salt
was exploded by gunpowder, and, besides the noise
of the explosion, trumpets, kettle-drums, and re-
peated cries of rival, for ■ long time resounded
through the mines. The galleries through whi,
the tram pas.ed were illuminated. The Nobility
and most distinguished persons in Cracow were in
this 111‘391414P.
" Their Majesties crossed the lake in a small
boat for the Gallery of Przykoss, which is thirteen
fithouni long and four in depth. An explosion
mit the extremity of the lake was repeated by the
echo from the galleries, and immediately a traos-
pareney oldie sun appeared of various colours. In
the iniitdle were inserted the names Francis and Fre-
deric-Augusto& This spectacle, ucc,.mpauied by
music and shunts of vicar, concluded with • fire-
work.

" In the mine of Daniclowice, a horse harnessed
descended and came up in presence of their Ma-
je,,ties. In the Gallery of Kenton, a breakfast was
prepared, which they vouchsafed to accept in a re-
Caws of salt. During the rrpast delightful musk
resounded through these subterraneous placcs;
there were 900 lamps in this gallery.
.•
" Their Arjesiies• ascended the stair-case of
Leant., und,again beheld day-light at tire o'clock;
after seeing all tlEe d &rent operations of the salt-
pits, and admiring; the wonders of nature and of
art. The King testified his approbation of the
operations whi h he had witnessed. His Majesty
presented to the Governor, Settling, of &intent...ls, is
ring set with diamonds and ornamented with bra
cepher, and gave itoo &rods to lie distributed to
tile miners.

FROM LAST' A..-HT'S GAZE`,77.

Admiralty Oiler, June 1810.

Admiral Sir Roger Curtis has reported, in his
lettrr to Mr. Croker, or the 234 instant, that Its
Majesty's sloop the Bonne CM.) mint-, captured, in
the Channel, on the e tat, a French piivuteer, cit led
Le Maitre de Danse, pierced tar 14 guns, only 4
mounted, and a complement of all men.