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London, England, 1820-11-07 00:00:00

ruNrsHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

Tlw anneal meeting was held,. t►e 23d all. at Meld, tbe
Ver. W. WhiteliaU Davies, is the Chair, •e by Mr
T. Moors, Hart. 111.1'. on his right band; • t►e Vier-Pe♦
vielent's Chair was filled by Sir E. Pryse Lbyd. The Mild-
shire militia being at ibis lime embodied, Cabinet Pletcher
rare directions for the band to perfume da►ing the dimmer.
After the usual loyal, patriotic, and agricultural toasts, the
Iter,Cha tresses said, be had!atteeseded the plosgbisg, and Gerry
was lie to say, that it was the wont be bad ever sees—the
performance teeing executed as Nisch wit► the hand nod fuel
as with the plough!— (Lnefrater.)—The Chairman read • re.
pool on the cultivation of the Masaghan beau, as a cleans-
nig crop ; and experiments had been tried by Mr. Dawson,
who had ehilled nine rows in • field of Heligoland beans,
two feet three inches asunder. The average produce gave a
return of twenty-four bobbins and a third, for the Mara-
than ; and eighteen ►obbilts mad • third for the Heligoland :
bring six hobbit.* in favour of the foreseer. This material
advantage in produce spoke loudly is favoet of further ex-
periments.
Mr. Cyneie Lloyd had tried she Matagleas, and he was
decidedly of opinion it deseeved • farther trial. It wuuld
probably lee au advantageous substitute for turnip,.

ON VAMPIRES AND VAMPIRISM.

1 From " The New Wahl, Magaziat."]

(Concluded from • forgoer Paper.)

" The Myconians now boasted that the devil had
met with Ins match : they had made the Broucoeolas
to, two to hold hon. and their poets sported a nut...
iwr of huolorems ballads, mod treated flair late
distil, lwr with some excellent jokes. and abundance
of wit wool rolocule. All would have ended well, if
toe 'rooks at Owlr next visit to receive she capita.
lion tax, had loot laid a fine sin the island, and
turned the whole iiilwitture to the profit of the
(fraud S ignoin'a treasury :—not forgetting that of
his officers, through whose baud' the money was
towered 10 puss."
bat the eeooist part of the theory of Vampirism
retioaias to be told : this faculty proved contagious;
and those who load been sucked by a Vampire,
felt theinslt es condemned to become Vampires,
in 'lair turn. They failed away; every body Haw
it ; became mere walking skeletons : they had
100 euloymesit of life. lor vain they rubbed
themselves with tort's und earth taken from Ilse grave
of their torineetor; in vain their tormentor lius
elosiosterred, and treated with the customary indig-
nities tine to his malevolence. About she year
1732, the affair of viimpirient made • great noise in
the Austrian states: and the report resounded
through Europe. A heyduke, named Arnold Pan',
was ciu.hr,l to death tinder a load of hay. Report
affirmed, th it this Hungarian hod been. when
loving. sus keit I.;%; • vampier consequently, he
briug now dead, liegen to suck, in his tnrn. the
inhabitants of the town. In • short time it was
believed that four persons had died from the effects
of his ournal visitations. The of the
place proeeedeol to take cognizance of the facts :
the tombs of this vampire and his victims were opened
with all tise poleinnities of justice. The symptoms of
vampirism we re ohs ious —l% ere demonstrated: in the
poraetice of the magistrate the bodies had a stake
driven through each of them, said suffered a postlio-
mous decollation. The minds of the people were
apparently calmed, for a moment; but the calm
was in anirearaere, and momentary only : every
body believed that the country continued sub-
ject to tiee so-If-same suffering; for it was pros,.
rd, that Arnold I'aul had not only killed four
inhabitunis by his suctions, but that he had
socked the cattle also, and there could be no
dooilit--not the It aq in the world---but that
those who had eaten of the flesh Gf such cattle,
mod thre-e who should hereafter eat of such as
ware not vet brought to market, would become
vampires also. after their death. Where could this
riiil ? Whit war iofection by small-pox. or by a
sweeping pestilence, to Bois? Not leas than iincll-
ieva Walks were opened by way of precauti )))) ; and
the usual proceedings egotism vampires weir resort-
ed to. 'Elie bodies were eventually burned, and
the ashes were t 'mrn into the liver. The whole was
conducted under the inspection of a military com-
mission uppointed by the government ; and the
prates-ree bed was duly forwarded to ‘'Oeutia. The
learned (fennel s got up dissertations on Vampires
and N'ampirisin : the French press did the same :
the most moderate (among whom was Dom. Culmet
himself) did nut dare wholly to deny the via-
sibility of the re-appearance of deceased per-
sons; though they inclined to discharge the devil
from the imputation of creating vampires. The
Doctois of the Sorbonne comineuded the work of
1)oin. Calntet for avoiding two rocks, equally
fatal, said they, on the subject of re-appearance',
that of rain credulity, on one !sand, that of dan-
gerous pyrrhnnisen, on the other. it should seem,
there-fine, that lie concluded. somewhat like Dr.
Johnson, " Why, Sir, all testimony is for it ; and
all argument is against it."
But, here we stop :—for should it once become
a popular opinion among us, that nettle which
have been sucked may become the vehicles of
infection, who can foresee the consequences on
John !fulfils roast.beef stomach ? should it ever
be admitted, that mutton, roast or boiled, may be
attended with posthumous dangers. Yes, we do
foresee one good effect—that vile nuisance, Smith-
field market, may he abated, in %tote of the averts
cious insensibility of the city of London to the re-
nionsiraloCeS of the wise, and to the petitions of the
benevolent.

A
Ores of different knots; the man whit by injustice
or treachery amasses au immense fortunes is a vam-
pire to his descendants; the lawyer. whit establishes
a fictitious point of law. re a vampire to rvrty succo
sor in ihe• profession who relies Ott his authority:
the ►tatesman alio broaches factious and injurious
opinions. which lie per►uadrs his partisans are con-
etitutional, i» a vampire to his compatrtuts.—But
the most powerful piotector spinet ouperuistural
tisitatrons is a good canerirtice. Excellent is the
advice of the ►agar _ Sir Haigh Amos to the
cirst-fallen knight of the found belly. iu the la.t
scene of the Merry Wires of Windsor :—" Sir Jolin
foisifiti; serve Gut. and Irate your sinful desire*,
cud Nines (vampires) will not pun you."

The slowinits of the issoootaios itt Borrowdale
end drillrr tk places it Coosberhnd, Isere. for
awe thaw werk Hwy, been (-rested with a et:ulit
ri,vcring suer,.

MIRICITS.

CORN EXCHANGE, MONIDATI Plemasa O.
The supply of Whest was redker large Shia nisraiag front
&sex besides s considerable qisaisAlly which renutioed over
from last week's arrival; she Ws if which woo exceedingly
heavy, sad t.. par Altimeter cheaper for all deseriptiows, ex-
cept prime samples, which obtained last Mosslay's prices.--
nee Barley being scarce, sold Is. per quarter bicker thaa as
this day week, but the inferior qaalsties were 411111 sale, and
rather cheaper; Beans are Is. per quarter dearer; the Oat
trade was very dull, at a decline of Is. per quarter; in Pease
and other mewl c there is no slterstioa.

CURRENT PRICES OF GRAIN.
Wbeat,Kest & Essex,_ White Pease 34s U.

. .
(New) 344 541 Boilers 44• 46.
--Old --• 66. Grey Pease .344 364
- Suffolk (new) 34s 54s Small Beans 32. 36,
-Old • 66s Tick dello l6. ttl•
-.--Norfolk(old) 464 113. Oafs, Potato 26. 308
-- Foreigu.... 644 64. Poland Mils 2.5* 28•
Rye 26. 23•1 Feed Oats .........IS. tie
Barley lts 30s Flour, per seek 66• Oft
Malt 46s 6114 I Rape Seed, par 1•41..381 404
IMPORTATIONS LAST NECK.

nogfish Wheal, 6,366; Barley, 2,923 ; Mall, 1.195 ; OMs,
10,604; Rye, 55; Beams, 1,531; Pestle, 4,083 —Forektu
Wheal, 3,090; Barley, 100; Oais, 43,610.—1ri5h Mee,
2,030; Barley, 800; OWN 2,l2o.—Eagliek nour, 8,091
sacks; American dittos, 1,064 barrels.

WINDSOR, Novriesim 4.
tVlostt,p.l.l. 13/ Os to 1131 Os 11e5.., per yr 3% to 40s
Barley, per WI. 20, to 30s Pease 4os to Os
flats l4. to 30s itys -s to --s

READING,

;ovsnasa 4.

Wiest .504 to 734 Od Prose .... 324. So 3114
B.rky 22. to 304 0.1 I Oats lits Su 214
brans

Oil Wheat..

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STAINES, NOVILIII6IIII 3.
ITlseet. ..131 Os tu lttl Os Pease per qr. .. 401 10 428
Rye
Usts peeqr 27. to 23. Beaus —l it. —■

- NEWGATE AND LEA DENHA LL MARKETS.
(By the Carcass.)
Reef .... 2s 8.1 to 3s 8.1 I Veal 44 0.1 to 64 Chl
Mutton.. 3* 4.1 to 3s 8.1 Pork 34 8,1 to Ss id

PRICE OF RAW F,
As elated by the Talluw I
.

!Writers.
Price by Tallow ....3s 3d

PRICES OP TALLOV
Town Tallow N. 6.1 Ild
Yellow Russia 03. Od 0,1
White ditt0...5141 Od 0.1
Soap ditto.... 49s 0.1 —s 041
alehing Stuff 46; 041 —a
Dill" rough..3os 0.1 —s Od

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r, SOAP, sce. per 11121 b
Yellow Soap Sts
Muttkd O4s
Curd
Graves 26. 0.
Good Dregs P. Os