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disadyantage of remitting money at particular times must he obviaus to our Commercial 
Fnends. 
The 3 per cent. corsois this month have been from 63 to 634 
The following arethe average Prices of Navigable Canal Shares, Dock Stock, and Fire Of. 
fice Shares, at the office of Mr. Scott, 25 Bridge-street, London:—~The giagordehine and 
Worcestershire Canal, 6001. Share ; the dividend for the nalf year.to Christmas Jast was 181. 
net clear of the Property Tax.—Swansea, 851. dividing 51. per Share per annum.—Crand 
Trunk Morteage Bonds; 871, 10s. per cent. bearing Interest at 51. per cent.-Ashton and Old- 
ham, 961. —Peak Forest, 581.—Grand Junction, 961.—Croydon, 60].—~-Kennet: and Avon, 
Yriginal Shares at 201.—-New ditto, at 21. per Share Premium — West India Dock. Stogk at 
450). per cent. dividing 101. per cent. uet.—London Dock, 1181.—East India Dock, 1231. 
—-Globe Insurance, 1111. per cent.—-Rock Life Insurance, @s. to 4s. per Share Premium.— 
Golden lane Brewery, 1021. per Share.—Southwark Porter Brewery, 101. per cent. Premium, 
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MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL ORT 
"THE warm weather which succeeded the heavy rains in the early. part o: Sele month, has 
much iinproved the growth and appearance of Wheat, which stood well, and look very 
promising. The spring cornand the grass-seeds lately sown, are equally Sane and those 
cops which were top dressed in the spring grow fast. In the Fens, where the farmers were 
much impeded by the rains, their spring sowing is finished; and the grain, already above 
ground, faake well. Some Winter nee, on rich warm ede, have been already cut, and in 
most situations are nearly ready for the scythe.—The average price of Wheat. turoughout 
Favland and Wales is 75s. tid. 3 Barley, 38s. ; Oats, 27s. 10d. i 
‘The young Clovers are equally Oe and cae excellent keep for feeding Sheep, Ewes, 
and Lambs. The Turnips are ‘genetally in a state of great jorwardness, and many acres are 
a ready sown with the Sweedish sort. ‘Those Lands, beta open and inclosed, which are to be 
fallowed for  W1 heat, are every where broken up. ‘dhe setting of Potatoes has this spring 
been very general, and much land finished. ; 
The Meadows, though somewhat late, begin to grow fast, and the Pastures in general af. 
ford a full bite to dairy and feeding stuck, which have been for some time turned out; and 
owing to the late rapid improvements in the Pastures and artificial Grasses, a great demand 
has, been made for all kinds of Live Stock, which have considerably advaticed in-value at the 
late Fairs.—In Smithfield, Market, Beef fetches from. 4s. 8d. to 5s. 8d.; Mutton, 5s. ta 
53. 8d 5 Pork, 45. 8d. to.5s. Sd. : oe 
Young fresh Horses, eithe 4 for the Collar or Saddle, were hhever, at this season;- dearer, or 
more in request... Sows and Pigs, and small Stores, fiada quick Sale, being much wanted. 
The Orchards in the ae and Fen Districts looked this spring beautiful, a fine blows 
and very promising. The Garcens, in general, are equally pode shewing a profufien of 
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Airs, vernal airs, 
Breathing the smell of groove and fie ie; attune 
The trembling leaves. 
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PRIL 19. The Jarch-trees are in flower 
~ April 25. “The hawihorn has Just put ae its leaves. 
NN. B. When I jpeak of a tree. being in leaf, I mean thet so many of its leawes are out that at 
@ little distance it appears green. 
I this day saw for the first time the scya/lom and house oe Rbk eid eich of my ace 
quaintance informs me that he has obseryed not only these, but alse the sand martin, nearly 
aweek ago. ‘The swiff was first observed about the esd of M RAY. 
April 27. The horse chesnut and privet are'in leaf; and the sie thorn is both in lear and 
flower. 
The death-watch (ptinus tesselJatus) of Linnezus begins to beat: it will continue to do so 
for about a month. This is an extreniely interesting littie insect, and, instead. of exciting 
fear, 1s in the whole of its economy enthied to our highest adruiration. it never beats ex- 
cept tor a short time in the spring of the year; and this circumstance alone is & surely sufli- 
cient to put an end to all alarm respecting its nase being portentous of death.” : 
From the 20th to the 27th of April we have had a succession of cleat dry weather; and 
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