Vol. I.— No. S. 



AND GARDENER'S JOURNAL. 



63 



Odillon Barrot, the republican loader, gave 

 the Prosperity and happiness of the U. States. 



One of the toasts though simple, we think 

 peculiarly appropriate, anJ piquant. It is 

 the lol lowing: 



" The Paving Stone — Ultima ratio populi. 

 Those who remember " Ihe three days of 

 French glory" will need no explanation. 



Tlio two last toasts were, " Universal Ed- 

 ucation," and " Home," after which the com- 

 pany withdrew. 



New- York Markets.— The New-York 

 Daily Advertiser of Saturday says : "No la- 

 *.er dates than those noticed last week, viz : 

 1th of Jan. have been received from Eng- 

 land. The market for Flour and Cotton,du- 

 ring the week, have rather declined. Ashes 

 and Flax Seed have been in better request. 

 The sales of Sugar, Coffee, and Molasses, 

 have been more extensive. The weather 

 has been more mild for several days, which 

 has been more favorable forout-doorbusiness, 

 and a change of wind has brought into port, 

 a large fleet of "essels, which had been de- 

 tained off the coast for several weeks." 



In a late London paper, we observe the 

 following paragraph respecting the naviga- 

 tion of the St. Lawrence : — 



"It is not generally known, that the mag- 

 netic variation in the River St. Lawrence,is 

 very erroneouslyjtated in our charts. This 

 circumstance, added to the great inaccuracy 

 of the charts themselves, and the severity of 

 the climate, have been the cause of the nu- 

 merous shipwrecks which have occurred 

 there. That the variation is wrongly given 

 may be easily accounted for, by having been 

 handed down by the original observations of 

 Major Holland, about 60 years ago, faithful- 

 ly [preserved by his follower Des Barres ; 

 and as rigorously maintained by modern 

 chart makers. Unfortunately as Columbus 

 first found out. magnetic variation, as its 

 name implies, is of a fickle nature, and quiet- 

 ly follows its own secretand mysterious laws. 

 Since Major Holland's survey it has under- 

 gone a change of about half a point, and at 

 Q,uebec is now 18 1-2 deg. at Bic Island 17 

 1-2 deg. at Cape Chat 21 deg. at the Bay 

 of Seven Islands 23 1-2 deg. and at the west 

 point of Anticosti 24 deg. westerly. The 

 sudden and rapid change in it also between 

 Quebec and Anticosti, in a distance of 350 

 miles, is another source of mischief to our 

 traders, who, heedless of its importance, are 

 mostly unacquainted with itsextent. When 

 overtaken by bad weather and they loose 

 sight of the land, a wrong course is in conse- 

 quence adopted, which proves fatal to their 

 ships. There is no chart of the river St. 

 Lawrence that can be of real service to its 

 navigation, and. in consequence, the annual 

 loss of property is great, and not unfrequent- 

 ly that of lives also. To remedy this evil: 

 which was gaining importance, Commander 

 W. H. Bayfield, R. N. was dictated by his 

 present Majesty, when Lord High Admiral, 

 to make a careful survey of this river, which 

 should answer all the purposes of navigation 

 throughout its extensive reefs and channels. 

 This survey has since then been proceeding, 

 and a plan of the harbor of Quebec made by 

 Commander Bayfield has been published.— 

 His charts of the river are looked for with 

 much anxiety by the Provincial Government 



of Quebec, who are only waiting lor their 

 appearance to pass a law for regulating the 

 examination of pilots for the river, touching 

 their necessary qualification. The erection 

 of three new light-houses in different parts of 

 the river has been already offered, at the sug- 

 gestion of Commander Bayfield, which wil 

 materially contribue to the safety of its nav- 

 igation." 



Skating. — On Tuesday a party of gen- 

 tlemen started from Philadelphia for Bristol 

 taking the "river road," or rather skating 

 thither on theDeleware. The distance trav- 

 elled must have been, as they compute, a- 

 bout 25 miles, which they were one hour 

 and forty -six minutes in performing ! After 

 refreshing themselves they returned by the 

 same independant and delightful mode of tra- 

 velling. 



ICE BOAT. 



The Providence Journal describes an ice 

 boat, invented by capt. Geo. L. Brown, which 

 has been plying of iate in the harbor of that 

 town, and been found very useful. " It is of 

 very simple construction, its runners being 

 three pieces of small joist, connected by cross- 

 pieces and braces, on which are supported seats 

 for a few passengers, and two canvass sails. 

 It steers easily, and, before the wind, it will, 

 with a good breeze, move at the rate of thirty 

 miles an hour, or more ; and we are informed 

 by a gentleman who took an excursion in it on 

 Saturday afternoon, that, with s strong breeze 

 at the northwest, they held a southwesterly 

 courss, at the rate of a mile in three minutes. 

 The ice was far from being smooth ; but had 

 it been of that kind known among skaters as 

 ' black duck,' the speed must havo been doub- 

 led." This boat rendered great assistance a 

 few days ago, when a loaded sled crossing the 

 ice, on the way to Pawtueket, broke in, and 

 the cattlo were in danger of perishing. 



A fellow by the name of Brown, but a few 

 days released from the penitentiary in New- 

 Orleans, committed two murders during the 

 last week in January, the more atrocious be- 

 cause in one case wanton and unprovuked: and 

 in the other, he was entirely the aggressor. — 

 It .-eeins that in passing a sailor, who was 

 quietly eating his dinner, Brown stole his hand- 

 kerchief. The sailor, whose name was Buaden, 

 pursued him— a scuffle ensued — and the sailor 

 was stabbed to the heart. In the other case, 

 there appears to have been not even the apolo- 

 gy of a scuffle for the deed. 



POTATO-ONIONS. 



SOME of these onions have Leei\ left with the Pub- 

 lisher of the Farmer, for sale, by Mr.Barker. (See Far- 

 mer no 7. page 51, for directions for cultivating them.) 



GARDEN SEEDS. 



THE subscribers aro now roatly to receive the spring 

 orders of their customers, having received by the Sove- 

 reign, from Loudou, and by arrivals from France and 

 Holland, a choice assortment of Garden, Field & Flow- 

 er seeds — among which, are many fine sorts of early 

 Cabbago ; early anil late Caulillower ; purple Cnpc Bro 

 cole ; early scarlet Radish ; Mangel Wurzell : Sir John 

 Sinclair's new Silver Beets, (a very luxuriant and valu- 

 able vegetuble) ; Bishop s early Dwarf Prolific Peas, 

 75 cents per quart, These peas need no recommenda- 

 tion ; many who had them last season attest to their su- 

 perior quality — they were introduced by a Scotch Gar- 

 dener, named Bishop, 1627, in London, and so great 

 was their reputation, that they sold for one guinea per 

 pint; they arc remarkably early, very productive, and 

 grow only twelve inches high — should be planted three 

 inches apart, as they spread tike a fan ; they commence 

 blooming when only three inches high 



Also, a few pounds superior white Mulberry Seod, 

 growth 1830, price 50 cents per oz. or 6 dolls, per pound; 

 t*erenuial Ryo Grass ; Orchard Grass ; fine early Pota- 

 toes ■ English Windsor Beans ; Greeu Nonpareil Beans, 



&C. ^-c. ., 



Bird Seed of every sort : fresh Embdon Grotts ; Oat 

 Meal ; Barley Meal; Kice Flour; Shaker's Parched 

 Corn ; Medicioal Herbs ; Barks and Roots in great va- 

 riety. 



Also, 40 bushels fine white Mustard Seed, received by 

 the Columbia and Hudson, late London arrivals ; this 

 Seed was selected expressly for Medicine— is quite free 

 of dust and impurity 



Gentlemen supplied with Gardeners.by the day.moalh 

 or year. G. THORBURN & SON. 



Feb. 29— G F 6 w 67 Liberty street, New Xork. 



ROCHESTER PRICES CURRENT. 



Feo. 25, 1831, 



Ashes per 2240 lbs 



Pot $91a92 50 



Pearl 100ol02 50 



Apples per bushel 25a44 



Do dried 75 



Rrislles.comb'd per lb 20a31 



Beeswax do 18a20 



Butter do 10al2 



Beef— Mess per bbl $faO 



Do prime do 5o7 



Do fresh per lb 02a03 



Barley per bushel 38<z44 



Beans rio 50a62 



Candles, mould per lb 9 cts 



Do dipped do 8 " 



Do sperm do 28 " 



Corn per bushel 44fl50 



Cheese per lb 04a05 



Clover Seed per bush $4 50 



Flour per bbl 5 50 



Flax per ib 07a08 



Flox Seed per bush 7eo87 



Feathers per lb 3ia37 



Furs— Otter 100a400 



Fox, red 50o75 



Mink 



Raccoon 



Martin 



Fisher 



Wild Cat 



Gray Fox 

 Grass Seed per bush 

 Hops per lb 

 Honey do 

 Lard do 

 Mutton do 



Mustard Seed per busb 

 Oats per bush 



12a3l 

 leo31 

 25a(ft 

 37o50 

 18a2fi 

 18a25 



62 

 12ol6 



09 

 06u07 

 02oU:i 



$3 



25 



Fox, cross 



Old Pewter, Brass and 



Copper per lb 14 



PeacheB.dry'dbush lOOoSOO 

 Pork, mess per bbl $12al'l 

 Do prime 8«9 



Do fresh per lb 03a04 

 Quills per 100 25a30 



Rye per bush 50 



Rags per lb 03o04 



Salt per bbl $1 75 



Tallow per lb 06o07 



Wheat per bush 103nl09 



100a200lBuckwbeatflour,cwt. $1 ' 



METEOROLOGICAL TABLE, 



Jcrtke week ending Feb. 10, 1831. 



Observa'ns 



-lOia. r'n 

 •2 in. rain 

 now 1 if 



0*TAe Barometrical and Thermometrical observa- 

 tions are registered at 10 o'clock AM. and P. M, which 

 by a long scries of experiments made for the purpose, 

 show that time to give a nearer mean average of the 

 relative heat of a day than any other time. 



BANK NOTE TABLE. 



Corrected Weekly for the Rochester Baity Advertiser . 



BY 

 NEW-YORK 



All banks in Liu- state, par, 

 except the following 

 BrokenBanks. JFasbing 

 ton &. Warren, Barber's Ex 

 change, Franklin Bank, Mid- 

 dle Dist., Columbia, Greene 

 County, Marble Manuf. Co.. 

 Plattsburgh, and Niagara. 

 MASSACHUSETTS. 

 AI banks in this state, par 

 except the following 

 Broken Banks ■ Fanners 

 b'nk of Belchertown, Sutton 

 Berkshire, Essex and Brigh- 

 ton banks. 



VERMONT. 

 All banks in this stale, par. 



RHODE-ISLAND. 



All banks in this state, par, 



except the following 



BrokenBanks Farmers' 



Exchange, and Farmers' & 



Mecbanice' banks. 



CONNECTICUT. 

 All banks in this state, par, 

 except the fellowing 

 Broken Banks, Eagle, 

 Eagle pay'hle at Union bank 

 New-York, Dorby, and Der- 

 by payable at Fulton bank 

 New-V'ork. 



NEW-HAMPSHIRE. 



All banks in this state, par. 



MAINE 



DUNDAS. 

 samatjnoddy banks. 



NEW-JERSEY. 

 Stateb'nfc, & Trenton Bank- 

 ing Company, par - 

 AH other banks, 2 per cent, 

 except the following 

 Broken Banks. Salein Sc 

 Phil. Manuf Co.. Monmouth, 

 Hoboken and Grazing Co., 

 N. Jersey Manuf & Banking 

 Co. at Hoboken, State Bank 

 at Trenton, Protection aud 

 Lombard, and Jersey City. 



PENNSYLVANIA. 

 Philadelphia Banks, par. 

 All other banks, 2per cent, 

 except the following 

 Broken Banks. Farmers' 

 & Mechanics' aiN.Sa., Cen- 

 tre, Huntington, Meadville. 

 Marietta, Juniata, Greencas- 

 tle, Bedford, Beaver, Wash- 

 ington. Uniontown, Agricul- 

 tural, Sit. Lake, Westmore- 

 and at Greenburgh, New- 

 Hope Bridge Co- new emis- 

 sion, and Brownvile banks. 



OHIO. 

 All banks, 4 to 6 per cent, 



MICHIGAN. 



All banks, Sper oent. 



except the following 



Broken Banks. Mouroe- 



and Detroit. 



CANADA. 



All banks in this state, pcr.JAU banks, 2 to 3 per cenl 

 except the following except the 



Broken Banks. Castine.i Upper Cana. at Kingston. 

 Wiscaseet, Hallowell & Au- and Unchartered banks, 

 gusta, Kennebec, and Pas-1 



IT The above table when speaking of foreign Bills, re- 

 fers to those of $5, and over, as none of a less denomin- 

 ation are receivable. 



Pleasant is the joy of grief! it is like the 

 shower of spring, when it sof'ens the branch 

 of the oak, and the young leaf lifts its green 

 head. — Ossian. 



It is notorious to philosophers, that joy and 

 grief can hasten and delay time. Locks is of 

 opinion, that a man in great misery may so 

 far lose his measure, as to Ihiok a minute an 

 hour; or in joy make an hour a minute. 



