THE first part of this month was cold, with several wet days, and very blighty winds from E. and NÉ., which cut off much of the young fruit, particularly pears and plums; and apparently burnt many of the leaves on the windward side of the trees: the latter part, from the 12th, was generally fair, with scorching sunshine, equal to what is felt in the height of summer, notwithstanding the winds prevailed from the eastern side of the meridian. Much gossamer appeared throughout the period, both within doors and about the walls and trees; its texture was remarkably fine, and the webs of the common size, having been spun by very small spiders. Slugs, grubs, palmer, and wire-worms, have this month augmented in size and numbers, and have made great havoc in the gardens.

From the increased temperature since the 12th inst. the mean thermometrical heat of this month is 40 and 3ths higher than the mean heat of May for the last seven years; it is nearly 70 higher than the mean of last May, and th of a degree higher than that of last June! Although the barometer has been gentle in its elevations and

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depressions, yet uncommon changes have occurred in the diurnal temperature of the air, as well as in spring-water. On the 12th, the external thermometer only rose to 52°; and on the 21st, it rose to 804° in the shade; a difference of 284° at the same hours in the afternoon in the short interval of nine days. The heat of the 21st, which kept up till nearly 6 PM., was equal to the hottest day of last summer, and 240 higher than in any day of May during the last seven years! As the result of this high temperature, an anomaly worth recording, appeared in this neighbourhood, namely-several new hayricks were made here by the close of May.

The dry winds and hot sunshine have also produced an unusually great evapo ration, upwards of half a foot in depth, and several heavy thunder storms have been felt in London, Birmingham, &c. The atmospheric and meteoric phænomena that have come within our observation this month, are 1 anthelion, 3 parhelia, 5 solar halos, lightning in the evenings of the 5th and 16th, and 1 gale of wind from the West.

May 1. Fair, with a dry easterly breeze a clear sky and some dew by night.

2. As the preceding day, with the addition of an upper current from the north: a moonlight Dight, and some lofty Cirri.

3. A sunny day, and a solar halo in the afternoon overcast and windy by night.

4. AM. rain at intervals: PM. fine.

5. Showery the first part of the morning, then fine, with two winds, the upper one from the south. Some heavy thunder clouds about soon after sunset, after which vivid lightning appeared to the east, south, and west, and ceased with a light shower of rain at 11 PM.: a moonlight night.

6. A fair day: overcast with Cumulostratus, and sultry in the evening.

7. Two winds early, the upper one from the south, followed by a rainy day: overcast by night.

8. AM. overcast and windy: PM. a clear sky, and a cold NE. wind.

9. Two parhelia with long white trains formed in a hazy atmosphere from 7 till 9 AM. A sunny morning and a solar halo, with nearly opposite winds, the upper one from NW., and elevated Cirri descending: PM. overcast and light rain at intervals, with a sinking barometer and a cold northerly wind.

10. Steady rain, and a cold NW. wind in the day cloudy and fine by night.

11. A fine sunny day. Soon after sunset a mixture of Cirrus, Cirrocumulus, and Cirrostratus clouds presented a variety of colours in the light blue western sky, namely, crimson, orange, lemon, dark blue, and rose colours blended with each other, arising probably from the different qualities, heights, and distances of these modifications, on receiving the horizontal rays of the sun. Some light rain in the night, and a strong breeze from the NE.

12. Overcast with Cumulostratus, a blighty gale

from the NE., and only 3° difference in the temperature of the air for the past 24 hours.

13. As the preceding nearly, with an increase of temperature. Cockchafers were out for the first time this spring.

14. A summer-like day, with hot sunshine, a shifting wind, and a great increase in the diurnal temperature: a fine night.

15. Nearly as the preceding, and two gentle currents of wind.

16. A cloudless day: some flashes of lightning to the eastward in the evening, followed by Cirrostratus clouds.

17. AM. steady rain: PM. calm, with light shifting winds, and an inosculation of clouds, which were richly tinged at sunset.

18. As the preceding day and night, nearly. 19 and 20. Fair, calm, and hot sunshine in the day; and much dew after sunset.

21. Fair with light shifting winds, and lofty Cumuli in a dark blue sky, which eventually passed to Cumulostratus. A Stratus was formed over Portsmouth Harbour, both in the morning and evening, by a strong evaporation.

22. AM. fair, with Cumuli: PM. a clear sky, but rather hazy near the ground. The unilluminated part of the moon's disc this evening, resembled a dull copper-colour.

23. Fair, with a brisk wind from the east; and the night as the preceding. At 5 o'clock this morning a faint parhelion appeared on the east side of the sun, a few degrees above the horizon, and nearly due east.

24. Fair with haze near the ground, and faint sunshine in the morning: PM. a clear sky, and a brisk NE. wind. This and the preceding evening the unilluminated part of the moon's disc was ninch brighter than in the evening of he 22d.

25. Two winds, which towards noon united the clouds, so that they had a thundery appearance, followed by a brisk shower of rain: PM. fine.

26. AM. rain and a strong gale from the SW.:

PM. fine, with a brisk NW. wind, and a rising barometer.

27. Fair, with frequent beds of Cirrocumulus in small and large white flocks: low and dark undulating Cirrostratus of an electrical appearance, passed to the NE. under another stratum of cloud in the evening, followed by light rain.

28. Fair, with a brisk SW. wind, and Cirri pointing upwards and downwards: a clear sky by night.

29. Fair, with a steady breeze from NW.; the night as the preceding.

30. AM. fair, with Cirri, &c..,PM. a cloudless sky.

31. Fair, with prevailing Cirri, which soon after sunset passed through red and lake colours, which redected a light crimson tint on the smooth water in Portsmouth Harbour. The planet Mercury appeared visible to the naked eye in the NW. till near the time of his setting. A clear dewy night,

W. Pride, Uley, Gloucestershire, engineer; for a self-regulating apparatus for spooling and warping woollen or other warps or chains. April 16.

W. Daniell, Aborcarne, Monmouthshire, manufacturer of iron; for certain improvements in the rolling of iron into bars, used for manufacturing tin plates. April 16.

B. Cook, Birmingham, patent tube manufacturer; for a certain mixture, or preparation, which may be used with advantage in preventing the damage of accident from fire. April 16.

J. Grimshaw, Bishopwearmouth, Durham, ropemaker; for a method of stitching, lacing, or manufacturing flat ropes, by means of certain rotative machinery, worked by a steam-engine. April 16. P. Erard, Great Marlborough-street,

musical instrument-maker; for improve ments on harps. Communicated to him by a foreigner residing abroad. April 24.

E. Dodd, St. Martin's-lane, musical instrument-maker; for improvements on pedal harps. April 24.

J. Delvean, Wardour-street, musical instrument-maker; for certain improve. ments on harps. April 24.

R. Ford, Abingdon-row, Goswell streetroad, chemist; for a chemical liquid or solution of annotto. April 24.

R. Knight, Foster-lane, Cheapside, ironmonger, and R. Kirk, Osborn-place, Whitechapel, dyer; for a process for the more rapid crystallization, and for the evaporation of fluids, at comparative low temperatures, by a peculiar mechanical application of air. May 9.

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7 June. 17 June.

12 June. 5 June.

4 June.

7 June. 17 June. 10 June. I June.

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PRICES OF BULLION.

At per Ounce. £. s. d. £. s. d. Portugal gold, in coin 0 0 0 .0 0 0 Foreign gold, in bars 3 17 10.3 17 6 New doubloons.... 3 14 0..0 0 0 New dollars 0 4 9.0 4 9 Silver, in bars, stand. 0 4 113..0 4 11

The above Tables contain the highest and the lowest prices.

Average Price of Raw Sugar, exclusive of Duty, 30s. 1d. Bread.

Highest price of the best wheaten bread in London 94d. the quartern loaf.

Potatoes per Ton in Spitalfields.
Ware......£7 0 0 to 10 0 0
Middlings. 3 0 0 to 600
Chats....
60 to 260
Common Red 0 0 0 to 000

June 17.

8. d.

8. d. s. d. to 38 6

38 3 to 39 3 28 6 to 39 9