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April 11. The ivy leaved ranunculus (ranunculus hederaceus), ground-ivy (glecoma hede« 
racea), ladysmock (cardamine pratensis), cowslip, gooseberry, and eurrant-trees, are all now 
in flower. 
Aol rey, A considerable quantity of mackerel, of large size; cues called horse-mack- 
erel, were caught, and carried about for sale. 
The tithark (alauda pratensis) is heard to ne. The martins (hirundo urbica) are are 
rived. 
Numerous species of beetles begin to run along the dusty onde, particularly the opatrum 
sabulosum, and several kinds of carabus. The ine terrestris appears. 
April 26. The mole-cricket (grylfus grylloialpa), is heard; and the two-spotted lady-bird 
(coccinella DROEG), appears abroad. ~. . 
April 28. ‘She black or slée-thorn, and the harebell, ‘are, in flower. The swift (birunde 
@pus), and the cuckvo, are boun arrived, 
Hampshire. 
MONT HLY AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 
TPue sowing of all sorts of spring or Lent corn crops,,even those of the late barley kinds, in 
most of the northern districts, has been some time finished; and, from the hee 
manner in whith*they have been put into the ground, and the warm Shen weather which 
has ‘since succeeded, they cannot but have come forward in a rapid and vigorous manner 5 
while all those crops of both the grain and pulse kinds which were put into the soil at a 
more, early period, have an unusually healthy and promising appearance. ‘The influence of 
the uncommonly fine growing weather during the whole of the month, has even been con- 
siderable onthe sown te crane, so_as. to have rendered the aspect of, those which had been 
greatly injured by the alternations of frost and thaw, in the preceding months, in some cases 
highly favourable ; consequently less mischief than was at first apprehended will probably be 
sustained in such crops. 
The same causes hays * kewise had the happiest effects in obviating the unusual scarcity of 
fodder, which was almost. every where experienced by farmers about the close of the last 
month, by the sudden spring which has been given to vegetation, and the luxuriant flush of 
grass, which has been the consequence. This has been more particularly the case in the 
midland, western, and southern grazing districts. 
In the hay districts, likewise, the effects of the same circumstances have been equally evi- 
dent. The grass, which had every where the most backward and unpromising appearance 
the last month, has experienced a most sudden change, now appearing, in most instances, not 
only oe Abe ales in its aspect, but the crops more forward and full than could possibly have 
been supposed ; so that the quantities, when cut, will most probably be as large, if not more 
so, than is usually the case. 
The prices of most sorts of store stack have been hoe down hitherto, by the scarcity of all 
kinds of fodder; but it is probable they will now be higher. Fat stock, of all descriptions 
has been sold at high prices, but the late sudden flush of grass may, perhaps, have some 
effect. in lowering them. 
At the Corn Exchange, on the 25th, wheats.were on the advance, but other sorts of g grain 
nearly as before. 
Current price of Grain. 
PSiee Sh 25) Sh 
NVERE Galva ve es ee ea ou OG a0 
Fine ditto ++ + +-/se+% 78 82 
ei ERED hahah SSeS sig «llats 43 53 
Bitdcy ts cislasiisaceie | 448) 80 
BAAR lo sos tere b esas 66 76 
White Peas (boilers) ° 137 147 
Grey ditto +++-++e-ere 69 65 
Beans! (Old) "ss ses 54) a's 55 ©6660 
oz 
Tick beans (old) Se «64 70 
aise s is hee eb. edo. aan cage 
Pollard a ak a eas 55 4 
Potatoe'ditto <2... 0. 30. 650 
Rape Seed, per’last .. 40 44 
Pine Flour ¥e. 32:25 26 60 66 
Secordsiges sees ew’ 55 60 
Sa 6.6.6.6 5. 
In Smithfield Market, on+the 23d, mutton and pork on the advance, veal cheaper, but 
beef and lamb as in our fast. » 
To‘ sink the cffal, at per stone of Bi 
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Sohne! sd. : Bc 
Beef fessesveeee A to, 5 a. Bees. oh ewes uey aston ne 
Mutton..;...-. LINC MIA 2 ei TT ot Sheep and Lambg ese sewe 14,500 
SB cay pha MN aR anal Sea Bees 2 te QUT aan tne repens pemege 7 100 
Porle eo cceesace 2 sipcignetgs 2 ‘s Pies pds ice Des A950. 
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