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wards distinguished by rapid changes; 
calm early, then blustering through “the 
evebing, and sometimes a few hoary ‘strong 
frosts. ‘In general the changes have hap- 
pened dnring midnight. 
The wind, on the 2d, 3d,-and 4th, was 
very violent, particularly in the night. 
On the evening of the 20th, the alterna- 
tion of colour in the light of the stars, 
hitherto unaccounted for, were observed: 
in one of the stars in Gemini (see Monthly 
Mag. January last.) 
a 
Commercial Reporé. 
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Naluval History. ' 
I shall notice in future the successive 
flowering of plants under the head of 
Flora, the appearance of animals under 
Fauna, and of traits under Pomona; follow- 
ing the methods of antiquity. 
Flura.— The sweet coltsfoot, or shepherd 
of Edonia, Tussilugo fragrans, in blow ort 
the 20th of November, and this flowering. 
Many summer plants remain in flower, as 
stocks, wall-flowers, and others, There is’ 
a single blossoim‘out on the Mezereon. 
MONTHLY COMMERCIAL REPORT. 
—a < 
PRICES or MERCHANDIZE. = Nov. 25. Dec, 16. 
Gocoa, W. I. common £5 0 0 to 5 8 0] 5 0 O to 5 8 O percwt. 
Coffee, Jamaica, ordinary 3 8 0 — 316 0 | 310 0 — 317 Q do. 
fne -- 5,8 0° — 6 0 O°] 5 8 Ol — 6 0. 0. do. 
, Mocha iene 5 0 0 — 512 0 5 0 0 — 512.0. do, 
Cotton, W.I.common-- 0 0 9 — O @ IE 0 0 9 — O O 102 perth. 
, Demerara:+++** @ O11 — 0 1 1} 0 O11 — O 1 13 do. 
Currants --++ +--+ vesese 5 G6 O — 5 8 0} 5 5 O — 512 O perewt. 
Figs, Turkey «+---e++-- 113 0 — 20 0); 2 0 0 — 216 O perchesé 
Flax, Riga ---+--+++++*62 0 0 — 63 0 0 |60 0 0 — 62 0 O per ton, 
Hemp, Riga, Rhine ---- 42 0 0 — 4210 0 |42 0 0 — 4210 0 | do, 
Hops, new, Pockets---- 16 0 0 — 18 0 0 (16 18 0 — 18 O O percwt. 
, Sussex; do, 9 0-0 —12 0 0 9 0 0 —12 00 do, 
Tron, British, Bars «+--+ 810 0 — 9 0 0 | 810 @ — 9% © O per ton, 
———, Pigs coeete 6 OF 180 ~~ 7 00) 60 0— % O O° Wo, 
on, Fincca »-seeesess.- 9 OrO!— 940 0 | 9 0 O;— M10 © S5zalls. 
, Galipoli---«+2+++++-52 0 0 — © 0 0 |5t-0 0 — © O O per ton. 
Rass seeccccccssessss 2 0 6 — 0 0 O 2-0 6 — 2 1 O percwe 
Raisins, bloomor jar,new 4.0 0° — 45 0} 4 6 0 — 4 8 Odo, 
Rice, Patna eoceserees 016 0 — 018 0 | O16 0 — O18 O * do. 
——,Carolina ----.-+- 117 0 — 21 0 117 0 — 2 0 0. do. 
Silk, "China, raw-+++0ese 013 9 — 10 8; 015 9 — 24 O & per Ib, 
——, Bengal, skein -+++ 0 11 5 — 0 12 10 Oit 5 — 01210 do, 
Spices, Cinnamon «--+2s0'°6277— 10 6 B O46 7 7 — 4m 6."oE dat 
- , Cloves «sees 0 3 9 — 0 4 0} 03 9 — 0 4 O© do. 
———,, Nutmegs -----. '0°°3°1°-— 00 0/0 3 0: — @ 3 1% do. 
, Pepper, black-- 0 0 53— 0 0 6] 0 0 53— 0 0 6 do. 
,whiteee 0 1 SE— 00 0] 0 &t 3§— O 0 0° do. 
Spirits, Brandy, Cogniac 6 210 — 0 3 2} 0 210 — 0 3 2 per gal, 
Geneva Hollands © 2.1 — 0 2 2|6 2 2.-— @ 2 4+ da, 
: ” Rum, Jamaica-» 0 2 2 — 02 4/0 2 2 — 0 2 6° do. 
Sugar, brown-+- «+42 «4: #18 0 — 00 0/] 219 0 — 3 0 O perewt. 
—, Jamaica, fine +--+» 310 0 — 313 0] 310 0 — 314 0° do. 
4, ” East India, brown. 100 — 1 4 0 10 0 — 14.4 0 do.band. 
” Jump, fine. - «+++. 440— 4 8 O 4° 3 0 — 4 6 0° da. 
Tallow, town-melted.--- 2 2 0 — 0.0 0{ 119 0 — © 0 0° do. 
» Russia, yellows» 116 9 — 117 0 113 6 — B 0 0. do 
Tea, Bohea+++ ++ seeve 0-2 SE— 0 2 41 0 2 42— 0 2 5 perlb. 
—, Hyson, best «+445 05°59 — 0 6 0} 05 9 — 0 6 0 da. 
Wine, Madeira,old «---20 0 0 —70 0 0 |20 0 0 —70 0 © per pipe 
—, Port, Old ++. s.«t0Se Gig, — 48 0 0 42,0 0 —48 0 0° do. 
—} Sherry - seseeeeee 20 0 0 — 50 0 0 20 0 0 — 50 0 O per butt 
Course of Exchange, Dec. 16.—Amsterdam, 12 3.—Hamburgh, 37 8,—Paris, 2490. 
horn, 463.—Lisbon, 52.— Dublin, 9} per cent. 
vemiums on Shares and Canals, and Joint Stock Companies, at the Office of Wolfe and 
Edmonds’. —Birmingham, 315/,—Coventry, 11001.—Derby, 110/.—Ellesmere, 66/.— 
Grand Surrey, 49/,—Grand Union, 20/.—Grand Junction, ¢70/.—Grand Western, 
6, — Leeds and Liverpool, 380/.—Leicester, 330/.—Loughbro’, 40001.— Oxford, 
7501.—Trent and Mersey, 2150l.—Worcester, 36/. 10s,—East India Docks, 150/.—Lon- 
don, —. —West India, 250/,—-Southwark BripGe, 171. aie and, dl. —Royal Exchange 
ASSURANCE, 
