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which in our estimation would impart quite as accurate an idea of the number 
of his published works as he has now vouchsafed to us:—“ The Meteorologist , 
by W. J. Simmonite, author of the Meteorologist .” 
Respecting the latitude our prophet allows himself, might not the following be 
a fitting, satire on his predictions ?—“ Jan. 1. Both lucky and unlucky. 2. Frosty 
if a dry cold atmosphere. 3. Weather warm if the sun be powerful. 4. For¬ 
tunate or otherwise. 5. Tally the second. 6. The moon in her due course. 
7. Lucky for tradesmen with an increase of business coming in this day. 8. 
Weather fair, if not showery and foggy. 9. Cold, or warm, as it may be. 10. 
Fortunate or otherwise. 11. The sun’s perpendicular rays illuminate many 
parts of the earth this day. 12. Many deaths will occur. 13. The moon in 
her due course. A fortunate day for many. 14. Frost may still be expected. 
15. Fair weather, or as it may be. 16. More or less rain or fair weather.” 
Our opinion, however, will go for nothing in the eyes of Mr. S., even though 
based on the fact that his predictions are unworthy of confidence, for has not an 
anonymous correspondent passed a vote of confidence in Mr. Simmonite through 
the medium of the Sheffield Iris ? Sometimes persons are in the habit of 
praising themselves, after having in vain waited for the applause of others. Such 
a course may be adopted either under a real or a feigned signature. 
But Mr. Simmonite— seeing that he had no hand in the creation of the world, 
which he most assuredly should have had—has conceived “ seven thousand rules’' 
by which, we presume, the weather ought to have been governed. Where the 
actual weather fails to fall in with the mandates from “ Coalpit-lane Academy,” 
of course it is a lapsus Naturae. 
However, if the prophet pleases himself by the occupation, by all means let 
him continue it; and, to parody the style of writing adopted by some of his 
fraternity, we venture to predict that the Almanac will he pronounced good by 
those who like it. 
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Mr. Irvine has recently published a London Flora , but we have not seen it.— 
Preparing for publication, a Synopsis of British Insects , by Mr. Curtis.— 
Waterton’s excellent little volume entitled Essays on Natural History , has 
already reached a second edition. 
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