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without intermission, tilltwoin the morning. It then ceased for about an hour, when it ree 
commenced and continued till near five o’clock. It is reported that considerable damage has 
been done by it. 
August 12. During a fine interval, just before the close of day, I remarked those large 
buff-coloured moths, cailed\Drinker moths ( Bombyx potatorius of Haworth), flitting along un= 
der the hedge bottoms. Large and numerous as these moths are, it Is a singular circusnstance 
that they are scarcely known to any persons except those who attend to the study of Natural 
History, ! 
August 16. Insects of every description this afternoon seemed much to enjoy themselves 
in the sun-shine, after the clearing up of the weather. Almost all kinds were in flight. 
Smail beetles, gnats, ephemera, dragon-flies, bees, dec. Scc. dc. were flying in every direc- 
tion’; the ephemerz rising up and down in the air ; and the small gnats collected almost in 
myriads. All appeared to be animated with new life. 
The Michaelmas datsies are in flower. 
Angust 17. The lapwings begin to collect together in flocks, The goat-suckers still 
make a noise ithe evenings. 
August 29. I remarked this evening more of he large black or dung beetles (scarzbeus 
stercorarins), flying about than I ever saw before. They were literally as numerous as the 
cock-chafers some times are in the spring of the year. 
Hampshire. . 
“MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 
GINCE 0 our Jast, the weather has not been more favourable for getting in the ceniaindee of 
the harvest; some of the grain has, however, been secured in a tolerable state, but much 
in a grown and bad condition, especially in the northern districts. 
The season has likewise been unusually had for getting the wheat crops ‘into the ground, 
particularly in the more low and wet situations, a much less extent than is usual at this pee 
tied having been yet put in. 
On taking up the potatoe crops, they are generally found to turn out well, both in a quality 
and produce, being in many Situations unusually abundant. 
Theturnip, and other green crops, will, probably, not be found so valuable as was sometime 
since expected, the continued rains having done them great ihjury in many places. 
The bean and pea crops have likewise been much injured in the same way. 
The hon crops turn out, on the whole, better in some districts than was supposed s but 
they will be far from being good in almost any. 
The quantity of grass has been unusyally great, in all the midland - southern districts 
of the kingdom 5 which has contributed chiefly to the present high prices of all sorts of lean 
stock. It can hardty-be procured in sufficient quantity to eat it off the lands in due’ ‘time. 
In the county of Middlesex, .more after-grass has, probably, been cut for Rouen this season, 
“than was ever remembered. But the weather has been so bad for getting it wp, that only = 
little has been well secured. It will, however, be found to help out the short “crops of ha: 
very materially, during the later winter months. 
The prices of all sorts of grain are still on the advance. 
Wheat, per load, 30]. to 34l.—New ditto, per load, 251. to 321. a Baricy, per euaiear 
42s, to 46s —Oxts, ditto, 36s. to 42s,—Beans, ditto, 54s. to 60s.—Peas, ditto, 59s. to Sus. 
Lean stock of most sorts continues high, but fat much the same as in our last return. 
In Smithfield Market, Beef fetches trom 3s. 4d. to 4s. 4d. per stone of Sl.== Mutton, 3s. 8d. 
to 4s, 8d -—-Lamb, 4s. to 5s. 4d.—-Veal, 4s, to 5s. 8d, —Pork, 6s. 8d. to 7s. 4d. 
In the same Market, Hay fetches Ai. 4s. to 61. 10s. Straw; Zl. 2s..to 2). 1is.—Clover 
Tl. to-8l. - 
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3 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT, 
(Mascninttiens on the Stute of the Weather, from the 24th of August, to the Q4ta 
of September, 1809, ey ota four Miles N.N.W. of St. Pel? 
Barometer. :  -‘ Thermometer. 
Highest, 29.77. Sept. 15. Wind N. E. Higheft, 76°. Aug. 30. Wind W. ‘i 
Lowest, 29.00. Sept. 8, Wind N. Lowest, 47°.. Sept. 24, Wind N, W. 
Greatest amas ( This variation Greateft } 
eis has occurred seve- Sa aah’ 
variation ja : : o Seve- | variationin & 7°, 
Asn. es of aninch )ral times in the -é 
24 hours, aoe 24 hours. 5 
_ The quantity of rain : fallen since the last Report, is equal to 4 inches in depth’ ; and 
_Rumber of days i in which there has been tain, in a greater os less degree, exceeds * 
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