S70. 13 ) Meteorological Report. ‘ | [Jan. 1 
The feeding and jtictiae of thé different forts of ftock have feldom been per ae with 
more advantage than in the prefent feafon.. At Smithfield Market; Dec. 27, beef fold from. / 
4s. 4d. to 5s. &d. mutton 5s. 8d. to 6s. 8d. veal 6s. to 7s. 6d. pork 58.'4d. to 6s. 4d. At’ 
Newga te and Leadenhall Markets, beef fold irom’ 33. to Ss. mutton 4s. 4d. to 5s.4d. veal 
4s. 8d. to 7s. pork 5s. 4d. to 6s. 4d. aR y 
In thofe diftri¢ts where the bufinefs of lamb-fuckling is’ praétifed, there has rarely been 
lefs difficulty in getting the lambs forward, from the feafon being fo warm and open. 
‘The more general operations of maimiring the grats lands, ditching , hedging, and gripping, ° 
as well as thofe of breaking up the leys: have likewife heen performed with more than ufuak 
facility, from the circuinttance of the weather being fo highly favourable. 
METEO ROLOGICAL REPORT. 
Gbferwations: on the State of the Weather, from the .2 sth of uae to tLe 
24th of December, Meat g inclufive, two miles N. W. of St. Paul's. 
Barometer. Thermometer. 
Higheft 30.00 Dec.‘18 & 19 Wind N. N. W- | Higheft 52° Dec. 10. Wind S. W. ‘aby 
Lowe 28.86 Dec. 16° Wind S. W. Lowelt 25° Dec. 6. Wind W. 
Betweenthe even- In the morning 1 OF the: 
Greatelt pane. ings of the 16th Gieater ? 6th inftant,’ the mer- 
SC EE Te 4 r aint th of; De- Pap ciasSecueile °, 
xarlation m >» dredths of< oe aa De vatiation in © 16. <2 de as 3 low as 265 
5A tan int ee ete cember, the mer- Oil Wane , and at.the fame hase 
a eee 2 ‘cury. rofe . ‘from Pug A # op the next day it {tood 
28.86 to 29.80 at 449, 
‘ The quantity of rain, fallen this month is equal to 1°214 inches in depth. in 
In the courie of this month, we have had Yeveral. froits: feven'mornings the pee a ee 
has been lower than the freezing .point, but in one mitance only has ‘the froft continued 
longer than a few hours. On the 45th and.i6th the mercury. was at an early houras low as 
30°, though thejwind was the whole time. in the weit;-of -courfe the frolt ended in ram. 
On thet 16t! h,in the evenings the barometer was as low as 28. BG, but in dix andthirty. hours 
after it had rifen more than an inch, namely.to 500, a circumftance which is net very-com= 
mon. Such a change in the denfity of’ the atinofphere nuit neceflarily be feverely felt. by 
the afflicted and tender conttitutioas, a§ every ‘common fized perfon had to frpport -_? 
prefiure by much more than halfa ton weight’on ‘the.-48th, Uuhanhéhad onthe 16th.. 
Such has been’ the general mildneis of the feaion, that-prinirotes have heendeen m full 
flower-in the meadows: and dn the 30th of. Noveniber“a baer ty. was: attempting: to gain 
‘ accefs into ahoufe. A remarkably thick fog lafted ‘tor oH eral hours on the Beagrie) ma a 
20th inftaat. 
The mean height of. the ee ee oe for fre \ ata 40° 4 and that er the hee ameter 18 
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General Simsniary of the State of the Weather from- Chriftmas- day, 180 ly. to Chea insets ees 
The mean height of the barometer for the years. 29.7075 that of- thé thermoneter i 1S” 
50.381. dhe quantity of rain fallen is.equal to 23.348 "inches j insheaght. » 
We have oblerved 162 days in which there has been rain, and 15 others in which it bas 
either fnowed or hailed. ,.Owt of the remaining. 248-days, 145 have-been-remarkably bril- 
lant, m which the fun’s rays were Mis itis hidden with a inele cloud: 67 ANAY be. called 
tair, and 36 completely cloudy. 
» The following bas been the {tate of wind, as nearly. as could be collected frem the neigh-. 
touting vanes. Weft 98 days. Ealt40. North 5z. South 17., North-eait 44. ‘Nortb- welt 42. 
South-eatt 12. South-weft 80. ; 
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