1807. | Agricultural Repori—Naturalfi’s Report. 407 
Ry a Ratement delivered to the Houfe of Commons, purfuant to order, the amount of Bank 
of England notes, of 51. each and upwards, was as follows: 
On the 1ft May, 1806 - = ~ - PS as 
On the 1it Auguft - - ~ - - 2,995,550 
On the 1ft November - - - - - oi »814,900 
On the 1ft February, 1807. - - - 12,333,430 
befides nearly four millions anda half, at each of thofe periods, of notes of YI. and 11. each. 
The total amount of the exemptions granted to foreigners holding property in our funds, 
amounts, for the laft three quarters, to only 65,0001. 
The African flave trade being happily at anend, the merchants in London and at Liverpool 
are ufing their utmoft exertions to difpatch veflels. out to the coaft for their laft cargoes thence, 
wh.ch they expect will afford them confiderable profit in the Weft India market. 
The demand for Irifh linens (inthe Linen Hall at Dublin) i for the Spanifh market (wia Lif- 
Son) has got the prices of the finer fort up confiderably, and is likely to be produ@tive of great 
benefit to that numerous body of weavers inthe North and South-weft of that kingdom ; the 
coarfer forts retain their prices for the Weft India market, and to this may be attributed the 
fall on the Exchange between the two countries. 
The 3 per cent. confols this month have been variable from 624 to 623. 
The following are the average Prices of Navigable Canal Shares, Dole Stock, and Fire Of- 
fice Shares, at the office of Mr. Scott, 25 Bridee ftreet, London :—Afhton and Oldham Canal, 
961. per fhare.—Peak Foreft, 571. = Warwicle and. Birmingham, 95].—Warwick and Nap- 
ton, 941.—Grand Junttion, 871. to 901.—Ellefmere, 551.—Croydon, 501.—Lancafter, 191. 
ex. dividend. —Huddersfield, 161.—Gloucefter and Berkeley, 19l.——Weft India Dock ftuck, 
at 1451. to 1501. per cent. oe 101. per cent. nett per annum.—London Dock, from 1101. 
to 1191. per cent.—Eaft India Dock, 1151. to 1181. per cent. 
MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 
HE wet and fevere weather experienced in the early part of the preceding month, impe- 
ced, for a time, the {pring operations of plougiting and fowing, which, fince the feafon has 
been more favourable, have been renewed with much vigour. A large proportion of feed is 
already inthe ground, making kind and good work. The low (fens) and high drier foils 
were feldom ever, at this (en 3 in a better condition; and the late warm weather has much 
recovered the appearance of the winter crops, and of geaffes, both natural and artificial, which 
were confiderably retarded in their growth by the prevailing cold and hot winds nae Eng- 
land and Wales, Wheat averages per quarter 76s. 6a. ; Barley, 38s. 7d. ; Oats, 27s. 10d. 
The backwardnefs of the fpring has alfo occafioned a large confumption of hay, although 
a large ttock on hand fells at an advanced price; and to the fame caufe may be attributed the 
reduétion in value at the late Fairs, of Lean Stock, Store fheep, Dairy Cows, &c.—In Smitk- 
field Market, Beef fetches from 4s. to 5s. 4d. per ftone of 8lb.; Mutton, 4s. 8d. to 5s. 6d 5 
Pork, 5s. to 6s. 
Young frefh Horfes are much wanted, and fell at high prices. Inthe Pig Markets, {mall 
ftores are in great requeft. 
NATURALIST's MONTHLY REPORT. 
Love’s pleafing ferment gently now begins 
To warm the flowing blood. : 
TE have as yet had no winter this year, unlefs occafionally a few cold days, interrupting 
an extraordinary fucceffion of warm weather, may be confidered as deferving ot that appel- 
lation. The 16th, 17th, and i8th, of April were cold, with ftrong eaiterly winds, and flight 
fhowers of fleet and fnow. 
March 20. ‘The apricot, Siterian crab, and almond-trees are all in fower; as arc likewife the 
bollow-rooted jumitory, en aria cava) wernal whitiow grajs, (draba ae ) and co’tsfoor: “Lhe 
firft leaves of the gacsberry-tree, the common lilac, and the weeping wills, alfo are out. 
March 23. The {plathes of water by the fides of the roads, in Which I had found the 
cancer fragnalis (mentioned in the laft month’s Report), are, to my great aftoniihment, all 
dried up in confequence of the unufual drought of the feafon. 
Watcr lizards (lacerta aquatica of Linneas ?) begin to crawi forth from their winter vetreats 
and to appear at the bottom of the ponds. It is fingular enough that J have never feen either 
the Jacerta paluffris, or any kind of frog in this part of the country. Toads, however as in moft 
other parts are fufficiently common throughout the whole of the tpring and fummer. I have 
remarked that the water lizards do not now rife to the furface to breathe by any means fo fre- 
quently as they doin hot weather. 
March 25. The wiper, or adder, the common {nake, and the /ewift lizard (Jucerta agilis) were 
ail jcen abroad on this day. | 
