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was this day brought to me, which had been found, along with feveril others, in fome bun- 
ales of thatch that had Jain near a pond fince the jatter end of autumn, The animals had 
taken fhelter in thefe as a retreat for the winter. [have never before feen any of thefe 
animals in this gravelly neighboured ; and although I am informed that there are alfu frozs 
in fome places, yet it is more than fix years fince I faw one here. 
The flower-buds of the black or floe thorn, begin to appear and feveral of the wall-fruit 
trees are in bloom. The eafterly winds and frofty nights have however greatly checked the 
progrefs of the latter. . 
In the laft week of this month a very large salmon was caught by an angler, with an 
artificial fly. The river trout, as well as the roach and dace begin to feed, and play about 
the furface of the ftreams and rivers. 
Hampshire. 
MONTULY AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 
HE check which the young wheats have received during the present month, has been 
extremely beneficial in preventing the over luxuriance which the fineness of the pre- 
ceding month had caused in all those which had been put in at an early period. It has like- 
wise had a good effect on those which were late sown, which on the whole look well. Ia 
England and Wales, Wheat averages 91s. 10d. per quarter; Barley, 44s. 11d.; and Oats, 
32s. Gd. 
The badness of the weather, and the snow whigh has fallen in many parts during this month, 
has much retarded the business of the field, in different situations, much less sced-grain 
having been got into the ground than would otherwise have been the case. 
the lands have been so soaked and saturated with water, that it has bee 
sow them, a 
The grazing stock of all kinds, has, however, gone on well, as much food had been pro- 
duced by the warmth ofthe weather in March. Grass Lamb is just getting plentiful in ghe 
country as well as town markets. ‘The prices of all descriptions of fat stock however still 
keep up.—In Smithfield Market, Beef fetches from 3s. to 6s. 4d. per stone of 8lb.; Mutton, 
from 6s. 4d.- to 6s. 8d. ; and Pork, from 6s to 7s. 
There are plenty of Potatoes for setting this season; but the extent of land which has 
been planted with them this month, has not been nearly so great as usual, probably fronr 
the badness of the season. : 
The business of repairing the fences, and of dressing and rolling the grass lands, has in 
many places been well performed. 
in Smithfield Market, Hay fetches from 5]. to 61. 10s. per load; Clover, from 61. 10s. 
to 71, 16s. 5; and Straw, from 11. 14s. to 11. 18s. 
In many places 
nh quite impossible to 
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. 
Observations on the State of the Weather, from the 24th of March, to the 24th 
of April, 1809, inclusive, Four Miles N.N.W. of St. Paul's. 
Barometer. E Thermometer. 
Highest, 30 03. April 24, Wind N. Ey Highet, 55 April 10, Wind W. 
Lowest,-28.77. April 14. Wind W. Lowest, 28. April 12. Wind N, W. 
‘ 6 On the 14th the On the 11th, the 
65 hun- mercury was aslow Greatett 2 {mercury was. as high 
; ~via dredths dS 2G 0h. BOGyOM | le ea 16°. as 46°, butonthe 12th 
veer, steuee 10% of an inch \\thenextday, at the 24 hours. 5 hit was no higher than 
24 hours same hour, it was 28°. 
29.42. 
The quantity of rain fallen since our Jast report of it ie equal to es ue 
The average heat of the month is little move than 42°, nearly the same . : ead 
March. Four or five weeks since, the Spring was looking pemapeably Clie 5 i ak 
exceedingly backward. ‘The frost has more than once been very niece : pr Se 
half aninch to an inchthick. On five or six days we have a snow 3 a dae 
Tharsday and Friday, the 20th and 2ist, was deeper than we have ever known i 
B fe tsee height of the barometer for the month has been 29.545 of course ee 
had much rain. Our readers will remember that we anticipated rain, at the Lee a a ee 
our last report; the barometer led to the expectation, but we had a very smail q y 
inni F th a violent thunder-storm, accompanied 
the beginning of the month, Qn the 14th, we had ; ee 
