1808.] - Monthly Botanical Report. =~ 6it 
And of Coffee was sold, since our last report, 1265 Casks, and 1423 Bags, from 70s, to 120s. 
percwt. 510 Bags Carratca Cocoa, for exportation, at 110s. to 113s, per cwt. tay 
A small Fleet of four East Indiamen, under convoy of the Ardent man of war, has ee 
viz.—Lord Keith, Mayne, and Ocean, M‘Taggart, from Bencoolen; the Lord eee ee 
and Fortune, Moore; from Bengal. Their cargoes; on account of the Hon. ne as é ire 
Company, consist of the following’ merchandize, viz.—-Saltpetre, 7,050 Bags : one F i. 
Bags ; Coffee, 4 Bags; Hemp, 96 Bales; Black Pepper, 1,450,814 Ibs. 5 Me gh Be 
149,875lbs: Of Privilege Goods, viz.—Cotton Wool, 1,190 Bales ; Piece Goo Sy anes 
Vermilion, 17 Boxes; Camphor, 26 Boxes; Indigo, 1,462 Chests; Raw Silk, Bae ri 
Sugar, 973 Bags; Hides, 10 Boxes; Cotton Thread, 6 Bales ; Gam Arabic, fe Lei 
Madeira Wine, 17 Pipes, and 7 Half-chests ; Sal Ammoniac, 23 Chests ; Rice, 2 Bags ; 
‘ jamin, 71 Bags, and 65 Chests. fi : 
Besides several other Parcels of Goods, the particulars of which are not yet known. 
The Declaration of the Emperor Alexander against this country has already ean it 
siderable rise in the prices of all kinds of Russian produce, particularly the article 4 allows 
in consequence of which Soap and Candles have advanced in price in the London markets. 
The East India Company’s Tea Sale is now going on. The quantity of Tea is about six . 
millions of pounds weight, and hitherto the prices are favourable for the aati At ae 
Sugar Sale this month, 20,471 Bags of Sugar sold from 28s. to 5S. per CWr. which is se 
oned a good price under present circumstances. At their Cotton Sale, 6,016 Bags (ia p 
/ege) sold from 9d. to 142d. per lb. The latter sort was of very fine qualitys 
COURSE OF EXCHANGE, . 
Dec, 1. Beg. 6." Dec. 15.7 Prices of Hops. 
= 
34 6 -+|Bags.—Kent, 41. 16s. to 51. 15s. per cwte 
Hamburgh.. 3A 4 eede 34, 4 2° 
Altona <...jok. Soo. D2. (34 7 ..|—— Sussex, 41. 10s. to 51. 8s. per cwt~ 
Amsterdam [35 7 ....135° 7 .<13 : Essex, 4]. 10s. to 51. 8s. per cwtes 
Paris’. 2.0.2 194-4, 24 4 .,|Pockets.—Kent, 51. 5s. to 61. 16s. per cwte 
Leghorn....|493 ....../492 2... Sussex, 51.to 61. 10s. percwt.  _ 
Naples’... /42 22. 000. (49.. 0000 (49.0400. |————=—= Farnham, 81. fo 11). 10s. per cwte 
Genoa <2... 145% ....../452 .... 
Ewbones woe Sa tO te 
Oporto es... 160 2s 6.. 160°... 
Dublin .... 10% osee -stlOE + , 
Ouran. = The average price of Raw Sugar, ending 
60 .....j5th December, 1807, is 30s. 32d. per cwt. 
10% ....\exclusive of duty. 
The following are the average Prices of Navigable.Canal Shares, Dock Stock, Fire Ofice 
Shares, &c. in December, 1807, at the Office of Mr. Scott, No. 28, New Bridge Street, Blacks 
friars; London :—Coventry Canal, 5151. the last half yearly dividend was 141. per share 
nett.—-Crand Junction, 91). ex-dividend.—Ashton and Oldham, 921.—-Ellesmere, 56l.—. 
Monmouth, 931.—Grand Surry, 431.—Croydon, 551.—Tavistock Mineral Canal, 5lo per 
Share premium.—Acshby-de-la~Zouch, 251,—Kennet and Avon, 201. subscription shares 10s. 
premium.——West India Dock Stock, 1491. to 1501. per cent.-—London Dock Stock, 1121. per 
cent.—-Globe Insurance, 1121. per cent.—-East London Water-Works, 1051. per share pres 
rium. 
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MONTHLY BOTANICAL REPORT. 
N the Botanical Magazine for last month, we have 1. Convolvulus erubescens, a hitherto 
unknown species from New South Wales; the flowers are small and insignificant, but the 
foliage is both uncommon and pleasing. 2. Physalis edulis. This plant is not a native of - 
New Holland, but is cultivated in the English settlements for the sake of the fruit, which is 
known by the name of the Cape Gooseberry, being used asa substitute for this northern fruit. 
Dr. Sims speaks of it as neither unwholesome nor unpalatable : school-boys will sometimes 
eat the fruit of Physalis d/kekengi, because somewhat sweet and acid, though mixed with a 
nauseous flavour, but it can only be in the dearth of better fruit, that such wretched berries 
can be considered as eatable; and we can hardly help suspecting that the Cape Gooseberry 
would meet with the same neglect as the berries of the rest of the gerius Physalis, did the 
country produce any better; yet it is said to be much used in South America, where a large 
variety of palatable fruit is not wanting. 3, Dianthus orientalis ; a Caucasean species, sup- 
posed to be the same as one of Tournefort’s,and having great affinity with Dianthus juniperinus, 
4. Clematis: cirrhosa; except the small figure in Cluvius, copied by several of the old bota- 
nists, no representation of this species is to be found, though it has been long cultivated in 
our gardens, and the present drawing was dene from a stinted specimen, that gives no idea of 
Mon tary Mae, No, 165, Als that 
