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“ When the temperature of the air is about 
$5°, snow and rain sometimes fall together ; 
at “a warmer temperature than 35° it seldom 
‘snows, or rains at a colder temperature. 
Thunder is presaged by the same rules 
which indicate rain, accompanied by sultry 
heat ; the thermometer being up to 75. 
Storms, hurricanes, and high winds, are 
Gndicated hy the barometer falling suddenly, 
‘or sinking considerably below MUCH RAIN. 
~ The® barometer is known to be rising or 
sinking by the mercury having either a convex 
or concave surface, or by the perceptible rise 
or descent of the mercury, if at the time of 
observation the barometer be gently rapped. 
© If at any time the weather should differ 
widely from the indications of the barometer, 
‘it may be presumed, as is sometimes known 
to happen, that a particular spot is affected by 
‘local circumstances. 
After a long continuedseries of wet weather, 
“we may, when the weather becomes fine, ex- 
‘pect an uninterrupted continuance of dry 
weather. ; 
Tf, after a long series of wet weather, the 
‘barometer rise above CHANGEAELE, and 
the wind veer steady to the north or east 
points, a continued duration of fair weather 
may be expected. 
Slow and progressive variations in the baro- 
meter, with a fixed and steady state of the 
‘wind, indicate permanency with the change. 
The barometer standing at or above Farr, 
denotes generally fair weather, although the 
atmosphere wear at the time an unfavourable 
aspect. 
Lastly, the greater coincidence there is of 
the ¢ircumistances enumerated in the rules 
above mentioned, the stronger may our con- 
fidence be in the expectation of fair weather, 
and in the continuance of it when present, 
‘by the barometer whilst high, remaining sta- 
tionary, or varying but little, and the state 
of the atmosphere, and direction of the wind, 
disposed to be settled. 
Population of the late French Islands 
of 
Guadaloupe ..seceeeeees 110,000 
Martinique SAR: AS 86,000 
Bourbon to ecereseoses 68,000 
The present population of Mexico is 
estimated at. 135 to 140,000 individuals, 
and consists of 2,500 white Europeans ; 
65,000 white Creoles ; 33,000 indizenous 
{copper-coloured); 26,500 Mestizoes, 
mixture of whites and Indians; 10,000 
Mulattoes: 137,000 inhabitants. In 
‘twenty-three male convents, which the 
‘apital contains, there are nearly 1200 
individuals, of whom 580 are priests and 
ehoristers. In the fifteen female con- 
vents there are 2100 individuals, of whum 
nearly 900 are professed religieuses. 
The following is the present state 
ei the colony in New South Wales. 
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Literary and Philosophical Intelligence. 
‘duce of about fifteen pounds of beans 
[Feb, 1, 
Belonging to the crown, 100 acres in 
wheat.—Belonging to oflicers, 326% acres 
of wheat, 178 acres of maize, 221 acres 
of barley, 13 acres of oats, 13 acres of 
pease and beans, 194 acres of potatoes, 
65 acres of orchard, and 6 acres of flax 
and hemp.—Belonging to settlers, 64604 
acres of wheat, 32111 acres of maize, 
512 acres of barley, 79% acres of oats, 
983 acres of pease and beans, 2813 acres 
of potatoes, 13 acres of turnips, 481% 
acres of garden and orchard, and 284 
acres of flax, hemp, and hops. Total, 
6882 acres of wheat, 35191 acres of 
maize, 5344 acres of barley, 924 acres of 
oats, 1004 acres of pease and beans, 301 
acres of potatoes, 13 acres of turnips, 
5461 acres of orchard and garden, 34% 
acres of flax, hemp, and hops. The 
following is an accurate account of the 
live stock: belonging to the crown, 2&8 
male horses, 19 female ditto; 21 bulls, 
1791 cows; 1800 oxen; 395 male sheep, 
and 604 female ditto.—Belonging t offi- 
cers, 84 male horses, 146 female ditto; 
38 bulls, 1131 cows; 696 oxen; 263& 
male sheep, 5298 fernale ditto; 40 male 
goats, 75 feinale ditto; 486 male pigs, 
and 537 female ditto. —Belonging to set- 
tlers, 258 male horses, $29 female ditto} 
40 bulls, 1906 cows; 1172 oxen; 7440 
male sheep, 15,827 female ditto; 799 
male goats, 1670 female ditto; 769% 
male pigs, and 7435 female ditto.—Be- 
longing to persons not holding land, 44 
male horses, 35 female ditto ; 19 bulls, 
807 cows; 103 oxen; 325 male sheep, 
1222 female ditto ; 97 male goats, 296 — 
female ditto; {641 male pigs, and 1576 
female ditto, Total of stock, 411 male 
horses, 529 female ditto; 118 bulls, 
5115 cows; $771 oxen; 10,807 male 
sheep, 22,451 female ditto; 956 male 
goats, 2039 female ditto; 9820 male 
Pigs, and 9548 female ditto. 
FRANCE. 
A manufacturer in the department of 
the Seine and Marne, has succeeded in 
growing coffee in Frances © He sowed 
sone Mocha coffee, and obtained a pro- 
possessing the proper flavour and form. 
Me neither employed a green-house nor 
glass frames, nor any unusual shelter, but 
simply prepared the soil with care. 
On the 19th of September, betwen 
the hours of five and six in the ever#*'> 
a luminous meteor appeared to the séuth, 
and about the distance of a quarter ofa 
league from the small confune of Bre- 
zeav; persons who attentively examined 
jt) assert that it was nearly a quarter of 
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