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Sheep, although at all thé late fairs were “bought in great plenty, ftilf obtain good prices, par- 
ticularly Ewes:and Lambs provintially called Couples, which are nearly as dear‘as they have 
been for fome feafons patt. anes : 3 i 
Young fteth Cart Geldings are much in dehahd, and obtain high prices. = 
The price of Corn appears to be confiderably on the decline. -At Mark lanes’ on Friday, 
April 26, Wheat fold from 82seto 85s and very heavy fale; the mealing trade havine received 
agreat fhock.in confequence of feveral foreign arrivals. Barley. and: Rye were both, extremely 
dull; Darley, «2s. to 37s. and plenty on hand; Rye, 48s, to 53s.; Oats, 22s. to 25s. and 
Poliard, 28s. to 29s. ; Beft Flour, 80s. per fack. : Sota Sf 
In Smithfield Market, Beef fells from 4s. 8d- to 5s. 8d» per ftone.of 8lb. Mutton, 4s. 4d. to 
gs- 4d. Veal, 4s. to.6s. Pork, 4s. 4d. to 5s, 4d. and Lamb, 6s. 4d. to 8s. In this market, on 
Friday, April 26, there were not Iefs than 9000 Sheep and Lambs. _ E wer. 
In Whitechapel Market, Hay fells from 31. 16s. to 41. 8s. Clover, 41. 4s. to sl. Straw, 21. to 
zl. res. “In St. James's Market, the average price of Hay is ql. and of Straw, tl. 19s. 9d. 
| METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. . 
Olfervations om the State of the. Weather, from the -24th of March to the 24th of April, 
; inclupve, 1805, two Miles N. W. of St. Paul's, <7 ; 
Barometere i . 
Higheft jo. 38. April $3 &9- Wind N-E. \ ° ee ~ 
Loweft 2g. 46. April 14 &15. Wind N.W, Fetes 63 see o* ee 4 Wind, variables 
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change tock place | Loweft 30°. March 30, & 
between the 23d & April a3 
24th inftant. On 
‘Thermoneter 2 
t Wing W. & F. 
Weary Bs 2 45-tcoths ~ ae aoe mer- The thermometer was 
Sa hours, §  amineh% r ages 15- |  Greateft on the 4th inftant as 
+ f and at the fame | variation in 10° high as 56°, but on the 
A es gur_on the latter | 24 hours. sth it was not higher 
it_was no rt 
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than 29. 70. ne ip 
_. @he quantity .of rain failen fromthe 24th of March to the 25th of April irclufive, is equal. - 
only to little. more than one.inch and a half.in depth ; the greater part of which fell on the 25th, .. 
‘and the preceding night. ~ o - an 
« The average height of the barometer is equal'to 29. g. and that of thethermometer to 45. 7=° ° 
HO remarkable changes have been experienced either in the weight’or the temperature of the 
‘atmofphere. THe wind has blown a good deal from the eaft and north-eaft,.the keennefs of 
-of which has been generally remarked. Towards the middle of thé month the mornings were_' 
cloudy, and ofien, in the neighbourhood of the metropolis, very fogsy till hine or’ ten o’clock, 
after which fucceeded very brilliant days. vs , ‘. 
~» We negiected in our laf to record a fingular account of an Aurora Borealis, feen in the 
meighbuprhood ef Manchefter. about ten o’clock on. the 23d of February. Our correfpondeat 
obferves, that the heavens were almoft totally covered with dark and lowering clouds. On. the 
fouthern part of the meridian, and about ¢5- or 60'deg. above the horizon, the clouds were lefs 
denfe, and there a vivid darting flag arrefted the public attention. Occafionally it fhone with 
fuch brilliancy as to exhibit a ftream of light, pouring, as it were, from the cloud to the 
horizon ; 2nd, at other times, the whole fouthern region was illuminated with fudden Bathes of 
lightning. The phenomenon continued, more or lefs, for the {pace of an hour, =~ 
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Ss _ ‘TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
- It is neceffary for us again to inform our correfpon@ents, fhat it is entirely unfuitable to the 
purpofes of our- Magazine to make it a receptacle of the remonftrances of authors againft the 
Opinions of reviewers. We conceive that nothing can be 4efs interefting to our readers than 
papers of that kind; and we know from experience, that by an indifcriminate reception of them 
we might half fill the correfpondence of every number. The only cafes ift which we can attend ~ 
‘to fuch commuhieations, are thofe in which fome grofs mifreprefentation is pointed out wh'th 
‘the reviewers themfelves have retufed to correct, or where the fubjet.under difexffion isa 
aatter oi general intereft- It is alfo expected rhat fuch articles fhould be authenticated by the 
writer’s name. : ; Rs, 
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Errata.—1m the -papér entitled, “* Further Elucidations: of Who wrote the Wifdom,”’ for — 
Philopaicr read Philopator.—In the Varieties, page 371, in the notice of Mr. Purnbul?s 
Voydge, tor Glatton read CaLecuTTa. 
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