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man), says there are above 1500 ; the cherries received 

 a blight from the wind last Friday. 



"Monday, June 8th. Poultney, a gardener, was 

 taken up and put into Gravesend Gaol for robbing 

 Mr. Clarke's garden of myrtles, trees, &c. 



" Tuesday, June 9th. A. badger baited at the Prince 

 of Orange which was taken at Southfleet : they are not 

 so frequent as some years back. 



" Wednesday, June Wth. Cold easterly winds for 

 two or three days past in the evening, which check the 

 vegetation. To-day heard America was going to war. 



" Saturday, June 13th. Fine summer's day. Mrs. 

 Smith, a lady, called and bought some fossils and 

 Martin's book on fossils. The general complaint of 

 people within the last two or three days is ear-ache, 

 stiff necks, sore throats, and tooth- ache ; surely these 

 must arise from the wind suddenly shifting from east 

 to west. To-day at noon was a beautiful long fleecy 

 or drapery sky, having out of it long faint streamers 

 flying from the east : what does it prognosticate ? 



" Sunday, June l^th. Fine summer's day. Mr. 

 Wells, jun., called ; ditto Mr. Robert Hinde. Many 

 people came down by the tide; among the rest a 

 butterfly catcher, for the blue butterfly found, he said, 

 near Gravesend Hill. Saw the moon out at twelve 

 o'clock to the east of the sun which shone very bright : 

 an uncommon sight. Walked to Singlewell and drank 

 three glasses of grape wine at Mr. Barnard's. Showed 

 him how to prune his vines after Mr. Forsyth's plan. 



" Tuesday, June ] 6th. Fine summer's day. In the 

 afternoon I felt uncommonly rheumatic there was a 

 peculiar chilliness in the air, which prevented me 

 taking delight in my garden. I said there was snow 



