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membered for several years past. The strawherry tree (arbutus unedo) is in flower 3 as, like- 
wise is the althwa frutex (hydiscus syriacus of Linnzeus.). 
The flowers of all the wild species of heath are beginning to turn brown; and the fern 
upon all the waste grounds, has changed its colour. 
The goat-sucker has not been heard for several days past. 
October 10th. Gulls begin to leave the sea-shores, and frequent the inland parts of the 
country, where they congregate withthe crows and jackdaws. 
October 16th. The gossamer now floats in the air, but not in that abundance which! have 
usually remarked at this season. 3 
Woadcucks have been shot in some of the woods, but they are by no means numerous. 
The fieldfares are returned from their emigration. ‘ 
A few of the woodbines are still in flower. 
October 20th. Some herrings were caught this evening; and they are the first that have 
appeared on our coas‘s. | "3 
The trees retain their leaves longer than usual, on account of the blight in the spring 
having caused a second leafing after midsummer. Those of the lime, elm, ash, poplar, and 
several kinds of willow, are, however, beginning to fall; and the leaves of the oak change 
‘their colour. Acorns and beechmast are shed. : 
October 2ist. The house flies, which, during the last three or four warm days, were. 
somewhat revived, are again becoming so torpid as to walk vpon the windows with great ap- 
parent difficulty. Their feet adhere to the glass as though it were glutinous on the surface 5 
and many of them have retired to their hiding: places, in crevices of wood, beliind books, &c. 
for the winter. hs 
_ The fruit of the woody nightshade (solanum dulcamara) ; black briony, (ramus commumis) ; 
woodbine, holly, barberry, hedge rose, and black thorn, is ripe. 
On the sea sands, I remark, that the Royston crows are returned. ‘ : 
The farmers in this’ neighbourhood have been somewhat prevented from sowing their 
wheat by the dry weather which has prevailed-for a few weeks past. The soil is here so dry 
and gravelly as to require rain much more frequently for its culture, than the rich and clayey 
lands of the adjacent country. Sy ie ‘ 
October Sist. Neither the swallows nor martins have yet commenced their autumnal mi- 
gtation. ; : 
Hampshire. 
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. 
Observations on the State of the Weather, from the 24th of October, to the 24th 
of November, 1809, inclusive, Four Miles N.N.W. of St. Paul's. 
Barometer. Thermometer. 
Highest,30-07. Nov.8&19. Wind W. &N.W. | Higheft, 61°. Oct. 26 & 27. Wind E. & W. 
Lowest, 29:07. Nov. 294. Wind N.W. Lowest, 24°. Nov. 20. Wind N.W. 
T he variation oc- On the 16th, early 
curred between the 
Greatest) 47 hun- 4 220204 24th inst.; Greatest 
) in the morning, the 
hae ; nor- jati in 
variation i iredths < on the former mor variation 1 § 
its mercury styod at 26°. 
13". Sandon te 47th, at the 
24 hours. ofaninch. } "28 the mercury | 24 hours. same icur, it was at 
was at 29°54, & on & 39°, 
the latter it was no 
higherthan 29:07. = “-% 
The quantity of rain since our last report of it, is equal to 4325 inches in depth. On six 
days only, during-the present month, there has been rain in any quantity; the remaining: 
days have been dry, in the proportion of nine very brilliant, ten that. may be denominated _ 
fair and cloudy, and on five there were thick fogs. The fog on the evening of the 28th of 
October, was so thick as to occasion serious inconvenience to travellers in and about the me- 
tropolis: even in shops and houses it was so great, as to render it difficult to see with candles 
from one side of the room to the other. The average height of the berometer for the month 
is equal to 29-753; and that of the thermometer is equal to 41°53 of course, according to the 
opinions of those who have attentively censidered the subject, vegetation stili goes on. Till 
the 14th, the mercury was never so low as the freezing point; between this day and the 21st, 
the frost was severe, the winds, especially on the 15th, extremely cutting, and skaiting be- 
came pretty general, when the frost suddenly broke, and the weather has sipce been mild and 
pleasant... The wind has been chiefly in the northerly quarter, varying to the east and west. 
