104 | Meteorological Report.—TZo Correspondents; 
The moles ftill continue to throw up hillocks. 
Aiter a few days of heavy rain the flocks of gulls that came inland were very numerous, 
They feemed bufily employed on the flat grounds that had been overflowed by the rivers, in 
picking up frefh water fhell animals, and other fubftances which the fury of the current had 
caft afhore. Perfons who are curious in collecting /Zel/s' would find it worth their while to 
examine the wreck thrown up by irefh water floods. It often contains fmall thells in myriads, 
as well as fome of the larger fpecies which are not otherwife eafily to be obtained. 
At the commencement of the rainy weather the fie/dfares retired to the more elevated 
parts of the county. ‘They are fince returned. ; 
January.6. Geeje begin to lay their eggs. 
Salmon fifbing has recommenced, but hitherto (January 19th) only one falmon has been 
caught in the neighbourhood of the place from which I write. 
A jurbelew or herald moth (phaldua tibatrix of Linnezus), was caught in flight, on the 6th 
of January. 
After a heavy gale of wind a piece of wood was picked up on the fea-beach, containing 
threeor four of the darnacle fells (lepas anatifera of Linnzus, anatifa /evis af Bofc). This 
‘dbell, which was believed by naturalifis of former times to contain the embryo of that large 
bird, the barzacle goofe, is not often found upon the fouthern coats of England. 
January 19. AMezercon and fnowdrops are in flower. 
Hampprire. 
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. 
Obfervations on the State of the Weather, from the 24th of December, to the 24th 
ef January 1807, inclufive, Two Miles N.W. of St. Paul’s. 
Barometer. _ Thermometer. 
Higheft 50.55. Jan. 2. Wind S.E, Higheft 55°. Dec. 26. Wind S.W. 
Loweft 28.90. Jan. 21. Wind Weft - Lowet 16°. Jan. 15. Wind N.W. 
ee / ' Between eight and 
Between the ( x in the morning of 
Greateft { 6@tenths{ evenings of the Greateft the 15th inftant, the 
Variation in of 21ft and 22d inft. } variationin ¢ 28°. < thermometer was no 
24 hours. an inch. the mercury rofe | 24 hours. higher than 16°, at the 
from 29.3 to 29.9. fame time on the next 
day it ftood at 44°. 
The quantity of rain fallen during this month is equal to between one and two inches in 
depth. 
This has been the coldeft month that we have experienced, but the average height of the 
thermometer is rather more than 40° 5 we have fcarcely at any time had a continued froft 
for 48 hours. The mean height of the barometer, for the whole month, is 28.68. 
About the 27th ult. the tides were higher in the Thames than have been known very 
many years; the overflowing of the water did confiderable damage. The fame, we happen 
to know, was experienced at Margate; and alfo in the Firth of Forth in Scotland. The 
wind blew from the W.S. W. . 
In the neighbourhaod of Perth, North Britain, many of the fpring-flowers were in full 
blow on Chriftmas-day. 
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