NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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the 14tl\ an J three followiug days, with the wind at 

 ■th, the air externally was ten degrees lower. — 

 m that day the air gradually became warmer, till on 

 25th and 26th, the same thermometer rose to 50 at 

 111 o'clock, and continued fluctuating to 40 deg. 

 ing the rest of the month ; by Carey's Table we 

 I that the greatest heat at noon was at 54 deg. on 

 23th, and tin- greatest cold at 40 deg. on the Cth ; 

 re were, during the month, l.j days of fair weather, 

 e of rain, and 15 of cloudy. The passing comet 

 been scarcely observable by the naked eye, hut is 

 I in its progress, though not sufficiently approaching 

 Earth to produce any alarming expectation which 

 le superstitious Astrologers are apt to declare ! 

 'he increase of daj'light is now most sensibly felt 

 acknowledged ; and it is curious to observe how 

 ect some of our ancient adages are ; particularly 

 ; relative to this increase of light after the shortest 



Christmas tide a minute wide, 

 Twelfth ti<Ie a cock's stride. 

 Candlemas tide an hour wide, 

 he sun rises on the 21st Dec. the shortest day, at 

 minutes past eight, and sets at 52 minutes after 

 o'clock ; making the length of that day only sev- 

 urs and four minutes. 

 ow on Christmas Day the Sun rises half a minute 

 ■ than on the 21st of Dec. and sets half a minute 

 which completes the first line. 

 Twelfth Day, 6th Jan. the Sunrises at two min- 

 after eight, which is six minutes earlier than on 

 hortest day, and sets 58 minutes after three, which 

 nutes later; here are twelve minutes gained. 

 h may be compared to a cock's stride, if he be of 

 rowth and extend his toes to the extent of his 

 r ; and at Candlemas Day, 2d Feb. the Sun rises 

 minutes after seven, and sets 34 minutes after 

 vith a fraction increase from the shortest day. 



[Ibid. 



cer of Induslri/. — It was a beautiful expression of 

 iaese sage, that by time and industry a mulberry 

 lecomes a silk shawl ; but if the following state- 

 be correct, and I have no reason to doubt its 

 it affords a still more striking proof of what hu- 

 iigenuity can accomplish — such a one indeed as 

 iental philosopher would never have dreamt of. 

 manufacture of steel an article may be rais- 

 •m one halfpenny to 35,000 guineas ! A pound 

 ide iron costs one halfpenny ; it is converted 

 .eel, that steel is made into watch-springs, every 

 which is sold for half a guinea, and weighs on 

 tenth of a grain ; after deducting for waste, there- 

 a pound weight 7000 grains ; it therefore affords 

 70,000 watch-springs, the value of which, at 

 uinea each, is 35,000 guineas — Mechan. Mag. 



leus Geological Fad. — .\ few days ago a large 

 >f coal completely covered with cockleshells was 

 in one of the coal pits of the late Mr. Thomas, 

 neighborhood of Dewsbury, 150 feet below the 

 ; of the earth. 



CONGRE.SSIONAL. 

 I ESATE. — Friday, March 5. On motion of Mr. 

 I of Mass. the President of tlie United States was 

 ed to furnish such copies of the instructions giv- 

 jr Ministtr to France, the correspondence with 

 Ind other information, in reference to spoliations 

 I ted on American Commerce, by French vessels 

 1 s to the year 1800, and may be proper to com- 

 tp. 



1 to regulate the transportation of gold and sil- 

 nn, specie, and jewels, and carrying of passen- 

 d to prohibit the receipt of merchandize, in the 

 essels of the United States was taken up, and 

 Tfie debate postponed. 



ay, March 8. After passing several local bills 

 ral amendments of the Constitution were call- 

 ut no question taken. 



lay, March 9. The several resolutions on the 

 of Amendments to the Constitution were called 

 n Mr. King, of N. Y. moved to postpone them 

 ely. On the suggestion of Mr. Hayne, that 

 son, of Missouri, who moved one of the resolu- 

 is so far recovered that he expected in a day 

 ■> resume his seat, the resolutions were laid on 



The bill to appropriate 1125,000 annually, for tour 

 years for the purchase of cannon, bombs, &c. and for 

 fortifications was again discussed ; and a motion to 

 postpone it negatived 23 to 18, when it passed to be 

 engrossed. 



Wednesday, March 10. The bill for the supply of 

 cannon, &c. for the Fortifications passed. 



Thursday, March 11. Mr. Holmes offered a resolu- 

 tion for an inquiry into the expediency of providing by 

 law, for an earlier commencement of the next session of 

 Congress than the first Monday of December. Laid on 

 the Table. 



The Committee on the Judiciary reported two bills 

 relative to the Judiciary System, which were read the 

 first time. 



HoxTSE. — Friday, March 5. On motion of Mr. Tod 

 the following proviso was addeil to the Tariff bill. — 

 " Provided, that all window glass imported in plates un- 

 cut be added to the window glass duty." Other mo- 

 tions were made and negatived, but nothing decided 

 upon, except the duty of 25 per cent, ad valorem was 

 stricken out. 



Saturday^ March 6. This day was principally occu- 

 pied in discussions of the Tariff bill, but the Committee 

 rose without taking the question. 



Mr. Bailies presented a memorial from New Bedford, 

 praying an increase of duty on tallow ; and Mr. Web- 

 ster memorials from the tallow chandlers and soap boil- 

 ers of Boston, against an increase of the duty. Both 

 petitions ordered to be printed. 



Monday, March 8. On motion of Mr. Coxe, the Ju- 

 dicial Committee was instructed to report on the expe- 

 diency of prohibiting by law the employment of any 

 persons except citizens of the United States in any of 

 the departments of Government ; — and the Committee 

 of Ways and Means to report on the expediency of re- 

 ducing the number of Auditors or .Accounting Officers of 

 the Government. 



The House, in Committee, resumed the consideration 

 of the Tariff Bill. The motion of Mr. Forsyth to strike 

 out the section which provides additional duties to 

 countervail foreign bounties on imports, was, after a 

 debate carried. Ayes 114. Noes 66. 



Tuesday, March 9. No business of general interest 

 was coTnpUted ou this day or the two days next suc- 

 ceeding. 



BELLFOUNDER, 



The Wonderful Norfolk Trotter, imported July 1822, 



from Englatid, 



WILL STAND THIS SEASON, 1824. 



At Twenty Dollars, and One Dollar the Groom. The 



money to be paid to the Groom at Covering. 



THIS celebrated Horse is a bright bay, with black 

 legs, standing 15 hands high ; his superior blood, 

 symmetry and action excel those of every other trotting 

 Stallion. He is allowed by the best judges in Norfolk 

 to be the fastest and best bred Horse ever sent out of 

 that County. He has proved himself a sure foal getter, 

 and his Stock for size and substance are not to be sur- 

 passed ; thev are selling at the highest prices of any 

 Horses in Norfolk. 



BELLFOUNDER was got by that well known, fast 

 and highformed Trotter, Ot.d BEi.i.FonNDF.B, out of 

 Velocity, which trotted on the Norwich road, in 1806, 

 Sixteen miles in one hour, and though she broke fifteen 

 times into a zMn^, and as often turned round, won her 

 match. In 1&0S she. UoitcA Twenty-eight miles in one 

 hour and forty seven minutes, and has also done many 

 other great performances against time. 



BELLFOUNDER, at five years old, trotted Two 

 miles in six minutes, and in the following year was 

 matched for 200 guineas, to trot Nine milts in thirty 

 minutes, and he won easily by thirty-two seconds. His 

 owner shortly after challenged to perform with him Ser- 

 enteen miles and a half in one hour, hut it was not ac- 

 cepted. He has since never been saddled or matched. 



Or.D BET.r.FOUNDER was a true descendant from the 

 original blood of the Fireavmys, which breed of Horses 

 stand unrivalled, either in this or any other nation. 



BELLFOUNDER is strongly recommended to the 

 public by the subscriber, as combining more useful 

 properties than any other Horse in America, and will 

 stand, during the season, at his stable in Charlestown 

 where all inquiries, post paid, will he attended to. 

 SAMUEL JAQUES, Jr. 



Charlestown, Mass. March 20, 1824, 



.Medical Talk of the Day.— We have been informed 

 by a military officer, lately arrived at St. Christopher's, 

 that apoplexy is so common there that the sentries fre- 

 quently fall down in a fit on their posts. Major Edg- 

 worth, of the 35th, was attacked at breakfast by the 

 disease, and fell suddenly from his chair ; but, by the 

 prompt assistance of the regimental surgeon, Dr. Berk- 

 ley, he was restored. These nun, officers and all, 

 wear stiff leather stocks, and the above surgeon is of 

 our opinion that they produce apoplexy. Om argu- 

 ment against cravats in our first number thus receives 

 additional force. — Medical Jidriscr. 



Pirates. — By an arrival from Havana, at Baltimore, 

 information has been received that sometime in Janua- 

 ry, a small schooner was captured by an open boat of 

 pirates, Irom the Isle of Pines, which vessel would 

 doubtless be employed as a piiatical cruiser, Ihty hav- 

 ing understood that the American squadron was to be 

 withdrawn from the West Indies . 



N OTlTjE^ 

 ^W^IIE Trustees of tlie MussachUse/ls ^Ogricullural 

 A Society give notice that Jonathan WI^SHIP, Fsq . 

 will officiate as Secretary at the Cattle Show and Ex- 

 hibition ofManulactures at Brighton in October next ; — 

 and they are happy to avail themselves of this opportu- 

 nity to repeat, thus publicly, their thanks to Mr. Win- 

 ship for his valuable services in that capacity for sev- 

 eral years. March CO. 



^^PRICES'oFcQUNTRYTrODOCE, fee. 



[ Revised and corrected every Friday.] 



APPLES, good, to best, 

 ASHES, pot, 1st sort, . . . 



pearl do 



BEANS, white, 



BEEF, mess, 200 lbs. new, 



cargo. No 1, . . . . 



" No 2, . . . . 

 BUTTER, inspect. 1st qual. 

 CHEESE, new milk .... 



skimed milk, 



FLAX 



FLAX SEED 



FLOUR, Baltimore, Howard St. 



Genessee, 



Rye, best .... 

 GRAIN, Rye ..... 



Corn 



Barley 



Oafs 



HOGS' LARD, 1st sort , . 

 HOPS, No 1, Inspection of IB23 



LIME, 



OIL, Linseed, Phil, and Northern 

 PLAISTER PARIS .... 

 PORK, BoneMiddlings new, . 

 navy, mess, 

 Cargo, No 1, ... 

 SEEDS, Herd's Grass, 1822, • 



Clover 



WOOL, Merino, full blood, washed 



do do unwashed 



do 3-4 washed 



do 1-2 do 



Native .... do 

 Pulled, Lamb's, 1st sort 



do Spinning, 1st sort 



PROVISION MARKET. 



BEEF, best pieces .... 



PORK, fresh, best pieces, . . 



" whole hog, .... 



VEAL 



MUTTON and LAMB, . . 

 POULTRY, .... 

 BUTTER, keg & tub, family, ' 

 lump, . . . 



EGGS, 



MEAL, Rye, retail, . . . . 



Indian, do. . . . 

 POTATOES, . . . '. 



CIDER, liquor, new .... 

 HAY, according to quality, 



142 60 

 1 10 

 8 50 



7 26 

 3 50 



40 

 1 17 



5 00 

 14 50 

 12 50 

 12 50 



10 

 10 

 16 

 16 

 17 

 12 

 75 

 65 

 40 

 2 50 

 18 00 



