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” ‘In Smithfield market, on the ist, the supply was plentiful ; beef, mautton, veal, and pork 
are dearer than last week. mi ; 
: To sink the offal, at per stone of 81b. 
a> 9 he se od. 
Beef ->recceaee 4 0 to 5 0 Beastoidwiek. ca daca 2,279 
Mutton.....-.. 4 0 to 5-0 Sheep and Lambs ........ 14,700 
Veal on ns cseses 6 0 to_ 4,0 Calves de. pes whieh Ws dla. DBM 96 
Pa os Pee re Ba 
y Pigs eeeecrecesreoetssee 880 
Hay is somewhat on the rise in the Haymarket. ah as ba 
’ Hay... ccc cccwcccs ae ce ent AD 0 to 6 6 0 
é Straw Bohs Cc rat eae ra mele voneial tebe Nan eers 10 8) to 3 0 0 
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METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. 
Observations on the State of the Weather, Srom. the 24th of February to the 24th 
| of March, 1808, inclusive, Two Miles N.W. of St. Paut’s. 
Barometer. Thermometer. . 
Highest 30.70. Feb. 25. Wind E. Higheft 54°. March @.° WindN. E. 
Lowest 29.58. Wind S.E. = ° ‘Lowe 29°. March 23. Wind N. E. 
On the 29d in the 
On the 16th in morning, the thermo- 
33-hun- \&the evening, the G 
reateft (\ me is at 36? 
Greatest € dredths of mercury stood at sigicgukile B ter bowed at 36 » and 
wariatinn.in £ .aninch,, 4 99.60. ami onthe | te ee ee 
ie Pe a ee ing reve aw AOS! #same hour it was at’ 
24: hours next evening it was 990 
at 29.60. 
The quantity of rain fallen during the last two months, is equal to 2.768. inches in depth. 
The variations in the atmosphere, both with regard to its temperature and density, have 
been very slight ; the most striking feature is, that, with the exception of a day or two, at the 
end of February, when the wind veered to the N.W. it has blown entirely from the Easterly 
quarters 3 on more than half of the month it has come due East, and other days it has blown 
chiefly N.E. though in a few instances we observed it SE. oThe average temperature for the 
month is 39.23; some few warm days seemed to bring us appearances of vegetation, but the 
‘severe frost of this morning, (25th) must check these efforts. The average height of the 
barometer is 30.2 very nearly, which is higher than it has been for'these last seven'years. Of 
course the quantity of rain bas been small » and though snow has fallen three or four days, 
“yet in these parts, at least, it has never lainon the ground many hours; nor indeed hag it this 
“month Been’sufficient to cover the ground. About twelvedays of the twenty-nine, have been 
very brilliant, seven on which snow or rain has fallen, and the cthers haye been divided inte 
the fair and cloudy. 
Slice Astronomical Anticipations. 
We are advancing fast to long days, the sun is now nearly thirteen hours, (April 1), above 
“the horizon ; and on the second, that Luminary rises exactly at half past five, and of course 
sets at half past six in the evening. ‘The moon is full at about half past eleven, on the 10th 
instant.* © With respect to the equation of time, the clocks and the sun are approaching toan 
equality, and on the 15th, viz. on Good Friday, the sun-dial and a good clock will be exactly 
together; at the end of April the clock, te be accurate, must be nearly: 3 behind the time 
marked on the dial. On the 7th, the moon is on the meridian ; soon after nine, in the evene 
“Ing, she is then under the bright star, Regulus, but to the East of him. ‘When she is full on 
‘the 10th, she is about two anda haif degrees from the ecliptic, of course there is no eclipse ; 
en the 13th she passes the ecliptic; then, however, she is too far from full toadmit of an 
‘eclipse. On the 22d, as the moon ascends in the heaven, she will be seen between Jupiter 
and the«two planets, Mercury and Venus, but nearerto Venus; and en the 25th, the moon is 
at change or new moon. During this menth, Saturn, and the Herschel planet may be seen at. 
night. Mars is above the horizon in the evening, but too near the sun to be visible. We 
advertize our readers again, that on the 19th, Mercury is at its greatest height above the ho- 
rizon, and not far irom Venus : these planets, (if the mornings are clear at that time) and their 
motions to and from each other, wiliaftord a pleasing appearance to those who attend to these, 
subjects. - es 
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* Tt will be recoilected, that the astronomital dey.commences at twelve at noon, of ‘course 
half past cacven refers to the night, 
