624 
[Jan. 1, 
Monthly Naturalist'’s Beport* 
and deservedly lamented by all his parishion¬ 
ers, over whom he presided with care and 
fidelity for 33 years. 
I'he Rev. J Williams, of Ystrad Teilo, 
Cardiganshire, aged *11, 
At Haking, Mr. C. Emment, aged 93. 
At Dolgelly, the Rev. W. Williams, rec- 
lor of Llaugel) hin. 
Mrs. Jones, wife of iVI. J. of Swansea. 
-At Lianstephan, Miss Lloyd, eldest 
daughter of the late D. L. esq. of Laques. 
Suddenly at Carmarthen, while attending 
the marriage of a friend, Mrs. White, wife 
tjf Mr. W. W. of f las gwyn. 
J. Davies, esq. solicitor, Narberth. 
Mr. M. Jones, sen. of Leighton. 
Mr. W. Roberts, merchant, Carnarvon. 
At Chepstow, Mr. J. Rose. 
Scotland. 
Died.'] At Houston ViiH, East Lovhian, 
in his 93d year, the celebrated Andrew 
Meikle, inventor of the irr proved Thresh¬ 
ing-Mill ; and at Knows Mill, on the 29 th 
lilt, his son, George Me.kle, who invented 
the Water Wheel, erected at Blair Drum¬ 
mond. To the Meikle family,, Scotland, 
and the agiicultural world in general, are 
much indebted. The mill for making Pearl 
or hu.ied Bar'ejq was first introduce.! by 
them The Water Wheel at Blair Drum¬ 
mond will always furnish a lasting monu¬ 
ment of their ingenuity ; and the improved 
threshing mill may be safely pronounced 
the most valuable implement in the farmer’s 
possession. , 
At Montrose D. Duthle, at the advanced 
age of 95 . He was blind for many years 
previom to h’s death ; but what is very re¬ 
markable, he perfectly recovered his sight 
the day before his dissolution. 
IRELAND. 
On thefJOth of November, the Saldanha 
fi’igate, in company with the Talbot sloop 
of war, sailed on a cruise to the westward, 
from their station on Lough Swilly. Ear¬ 
ly on the 4th inst. it blew a gale of wind, 
which increased until evening, when it 
became a violent storm. From the know¬ 
ledge that these vessels were off the coast, 
the wind N.W. blowing directly upon it, 
much apprehension was entertained. On 
Friday morning several pieces of wreck 
were found upon the coast, with the mark 
of Saldanha on the timber. Tliis excited 
great anxiety ; but the evening produced 
certain information of the loss of the fri¬ 
gate and every person on board. Up¬ 
wards of 200 of the dead bodies were cast 
on shore, among which was that of Cap¬ 
tain Pakenham 4 he had nothing on him 
when taken up but his shirt and night¬ 
cap. The bay they were driven in is 
called Ballymastaker, and is at the en¬ 
trance of Lough Swilly. The Saldanha 
was a fine frigate, of 38 guns; her com¬ 
mander was the brother of Lady Welling¬ 
ton. Some of the officers were on shore 
at the time of the accident, as were a 
very few of the men. 
NATURALIST'S ^lONTHLY REPORT. 
NOVEMBER, 
Frt'fzivg I^ioKth, 
TKe fields their verdure now resign 
The bleating flocks and lowing kine, 
Give o'er their former play ; 
The feather’d tribes ^orget the notes, 
Which joyful strain’d their vocal throats. 
To chaunt the jr.atin luy. 
'T'HERE has hitherto been much less in licatlon of the approach of winter, than Is usual at 
this late seisoii of the y ear. The weather has been-mild and open, except the frosty 
nights betwixt the I9th and 23 q ; but the quantity of rain that has fallen has been very 
great. 
The prevailing winds have been those from south-west, west, north-west, and north ; 
but chiefly from the two iattfr quarters. The only days during which I recollect the wind 
to have been easterly were the Sth, 23d, and 25th. We had fresh gales on the Ist, 
4th, lUh, 12th, I3ti)p 14th, and loth. Strong gales on the 15th, and violent storms, 
with squally weather, on the 2d and 5ih, 
With respect to rain ; until the 19th of the month, there was so Incessant a succession of 
wet, that we had only two fine days during the vyiiole time. But, from the l9th to the 
30tlr, Gvith the exception of the 2jth} we had fair weather. The four latter days were 
Ragy- 
In my last Report I stated that the Mirundmes had all taken their departure on the 17th, 
bat in this [ find myself to have been in error, as an immense flight of them were remarked 
by a friend of mine in this neighbourhood so late as the 23d. But after that day none were 
to be seen except a few stragglers. 
November 3d. Two or three swallows were this morning remarked In fli ght, about ths 
surface of the river. In my next Month’s Report it will be seen that several were observed 
80 late as even ths begi.nning of December. 
