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Treaty, to permit them to fend it to France and Spain, while the Baltic remains thut with the 
ice. The Dutch call earneftly for a Commercial Treaty with Britain. 
Ireland, under the benefits of the Union, is now fending large quantities of goods to Britain. 
Many thoufand gallons of whifky, at feven fhillings a gallon, proof fpirit, delivered on board the 
exporting veffel, have, in the courfe of February, been fent from Dublin to London, Liverpool, 
and Briftol. Between the r8th and 23d of February, 5000’pieces of I[rifh Jinen were entered 
at Dublin, for exportation to London and Liverpool. A great deal of Irifh linen of different 
coarfer fabrics has alfo been, of late, exported to America and the Weft India Ifles, Much 
Irifh butter is now likewife in importation into England. ‘The Irith diftillers have begun to ufe 
indian corn in the diftilleries. 
_ Active preparations are now made for adventures, inthe advancing feafon, to the Whale Fifbery 
on the coaft of Greenland, and in Davis’s Streights. No fewer than 36 fhips are fitted out with 
this intention, at Hull, Government has, to the great fatisfaction of the inhabitants of Scotland, 
jutt beftowed roool. fterling, to encourage the capture of white fifh on the Scottifh coalts. The 
exports from the Leith ftill confift of cotton-yarn, ina much larger proportion than of cotton cloth. 
in London, trade is not yet in any very confiderable activity. Wett India cottozs have almoft 
univerfally fallen very much in price between the 22d of January, and the 23d of February. 
The cottons from the Eaft Indies and the Mediterranean, have in genera), within the fame pe 
riod, rifen in price. Bourbon cotton was, on the 23d of February, at three fhillings a pound. 
Raw Sugars of all forts have fallen greatly in price within the laft month. Weft India coffee 
is much cheaper than on the 22d of January. Mocha coffee is now much dearer; and is not 
to be had on time, for lefs than 81. 12s. a cwt. in the London market. Sa/tpetre has of courfe, 
fallen in price, in confequence of the diminution in the confumption of gunpowder. Teas have 
become fomewhat dearer, in the courfe of laft month. All wizes are much cheaper, Tin, /ead, 
and copper are not lower ; but sro has fallen very confiderably in price. 
The prices of Stocks have flu@tuated frequently, but flightly, in the courfe of the month, ac 
cording as the news have varied re{pecting the Definitive Treaty. / A 
The rates of Exchange, and the prices of éu//ion, are now nearly the fame as they were on the 
22d of January. The xchange with Dublin is now at par. 
Among the laft imports from France which have regularly entered the port of London, are 
to cwt. of [weet almonds; 100 cwt..of juniper berries; 13500 gallons of brandy; 40 cwt. of 
figs ; 4770 cwt. of prunes ; 525 cwt. of clover feeds ; 920 cwt. of turpentine; 2070 lbs. of verdi= 
gris; and 8 tons of wine. 
The price of cea/s in the river varies from 37s. to 4os. 6d, 
The prices of /pirizs have fo fallen as to create a probability, that, if any new duty be laid on 
malt liquors, and if the common porter be not in future of greater ftrength and maturity, the 
working people of this country will be enticed to an ule of fpiricuous liquors, which may foon 
prove utterly fata? to its manufacturing profperity. 
It has been agreed with Mr. King, the American Minifter, to accept a compofition of 600,0001. 
fterling for the unfettled commercial debts, to the value of 4,000,000. fterling, which remained 
due from the United {tates of America to this country. 
The Anglo-Americans looking to the Eaft Indies for the greateft future improvement of their 
trade and navigation, negleé&t no means that may contribute to promote their object. A fociety, 
under the title of the ‘* Haft India Marine Society,’? has hence beén eftabliihed, recently, at 
Salm, with a view to collect charts, maps, and obfervations, tending to facilitate the Navigation ~ 
‘of the eaitern and fouthern ocean. Commerce is expetted to derive fignal benefits from its 
exertions. ; 
The petition of the Bookfellers for a diminution of the duty upon paper has been prefented in 
the Houfe of Commons, and very favourably received. - That refpeCtable body of traders have 
certainly been unfortunate in the ftatement of the merits of their cafe, in their petition, It is 
to be hoped, that, if heard by Counfel at the bar, they may then do it fairer juftice; or, if not, 
that the reafon of the thing may prevail by its own weight. The moft unlettered body of men 
could not have prefented a lefs impreffive petition. 
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HE froft, in the beginning of the month, and the continued rains during the latter part of it, - 
have conliderably retarded the operations of hufbandry, efpecially thofe' which depended on 
the plough ; lefs of the early {pring crops have therefore been put into the ground than is ufual 
at this period. In low fituations, and foils of the clayey kinds, it has been impoffible to plow 
, with advantage. The young wheats in general look promifing; though in fome fituations the 
great abundance of moifture feems lately to have rather checked their growth, and lefflened their 
verdure. In North Britain, field labour, which was confiderably forwarded during the ope 
weather at the end of the laft, and the beginning of the prefent, month, was again fufpended by 
the late frofts. Little ploughing however, is now to be performed, previous to putting in the 
feed corns Ol the {pring crops.. The fowing of thefe will now cominence after the firit day or 
two of funfhine and wind was OiGipared the moifture arifing from fhowers of faow, and from 
chat humidity concentrated on the furface v, the froft, The foil is in a very fit ftate to receive. 
the feeds that may be put into it, being finely métawed, and drier than it commonly is at this 
feafon. Wheats haye veceived a check by the late frotts. The prices of grain have declined 
fance our lait. Average prices of corn for England and Wales, to the... ending February 15, 
Wheat 75s. 6d. rye 47s, 2&:-harley 41s. 3d, gats 24s» Zod. beams 40s. Lod. poate 426. 7g. ‘ 
