io * Heieorological Report: 
June 19. Viper’s bugloss (ecbium vuleare), great white mullein (cerlascum thapuls', bordze 
Ederago officinalis); common yarnow (achillea millefolium), fex-glove (digitalis purpurea), barry 
shecz’s scabuus (jasione montana), and woodbine (lonicera periclymenum), are ali now in 
flower. . 
june 21. The goat-sucker or, fern-owls, (Caprimulgus Europeus), are seen in the evenings 
flying round trees, and in shady lanes. I have not been able to ascertain the precise time of 
their arrival 3 but from what I can learn, 1 should suppose they have not been noticed more 
than a week or ten days at furthest. These birds seem peculiar lyfond of flying about oak-trees ; 
which is easily accounted for,twhen we consider the great variety and numbers of different spe= . 
cies of night-flying moths that are produced upon the oak. This tree is more favourable to the 
pursuits of entomologists than any other British Species. ~ 
The stag-beetle (Lucanus cervus), flies abroad in the evenings. Numerous kinds of moths are 
mow to be seen flitting about the hedges and trees, ashort time-after sun-set, nearly till sun-rise: 
some in pursuit of fucd, but most of them, probably, in pursuit of mates. The females of 
several species continue stationary, whilst the males, on wing, search them out. The lanes 
and hedges about sun-set are crowded with swarms of gvats and other dipterous insects. 
July 4. Upright St: Fobn’s wort (bypericum pulchrum), thyme: (thymus serpyllumy, lavender 
€lawendula spica), wild carrot (daucus carrota), calathian violet (gentiana pneumanentée) and silver 
seed (potentilla anserina), are ail in flower. ° : 
fuly 15. Silkwornts. begin to spin their cones. 
The mackre/ fishers have hitherto been unsuccessful. On the evening of the 13th a few 
mackrel were caught, and on the evening of the 16th a few more, but scarcely ‘sufficient to 
xepay the labour of the day. ‘ pid? 
A gentleman of my acquaintance informs me that a short time ago he was fortunate enough 
to catch that intersting little beetle, the dombardier (carabus crépitans of Linnzeus}.~ He-was un- 
acauainted both with its name and faculties ; and the moment he took it into his hand, it dis- 
charged its excrement with a very considerable explosion, far exceeding what it could have been 
supposed so small an insect could make. This faculty is given to it by the all-wise Auther of 
Wature to guard it from the attack of enemies. 
Hampsbire. 
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. ; 
on the State of the Weather, from the 24th of June to the 16ih -of. 
July, 1807, inclusive, Two Miles N.W. of St. Paul's. 
Barometer. 
Fachest 30.33. July 7 5 8. Wind S. W. 
Lowest 29.90. June 28. Wind N.W. 
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Qhservations 
Thermometer. 
Julyi8.. Wind Wir, 
June 29. Wind No W. 
Higheft 83°. 
Lowes 56%. 
This variation has 
2 tenths. < occurred twice dur- 
¢" this month. 
Greatest ? 
This small variation 
has occurred twice 
this month. ; 
Greateft ? 
variation in & 5°. 
24. hours. 
¥ariation in j 
24 hours. 
The quantity of rain fallen since we last noticed it, is equal to a little more thaa four 
gnches in depth. | 
We have been obliged to make up our Report a week sooner than usual ; we shall however 
in the nexitake notice o the days omitted now. The average heat for the last three weeks 
$ very nearly equal to 70°, which is much higher than usual, and the average height of the 
barometer is more tnan 30 inches. The series of dry and warm weather has been of an unu- 
sual lengths We expected it to have broken up on the 14th, but the clouds passed away 
with very little rain, and some thunder and lightning. 
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ERRATUM. . 
Vol. xxiii. page 555, col. 2, line ii :rom tne bottom, for ¢* time,” read “ tune.” 
aaa SS TE LE a ea a IRS I GNP 
On the 30th of July was published, the SuppLEMENTARY NuMBER to our 
Txenty-third Volume, contuizing—Uarr-Year_y Werrospects of Domestic ° 
and PReNcu Liverature, the Conclusion of Remarks on the MoncanTe Masc- 
GIORE, with copious tyvEXEs, TITLE, Ge . 
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