OBSERVATIONS ON THE WEATHER, FOR MARCH, 1822. Naval Academy, Gosport, GENERAL REPORT. The greatest part of this month was viving state of the earth from the almost distinguished by fine sunny weather be daily additions of solar heat; and that its tween the mild rains, and an increase in loss of moisture this month by evaporation, the extraordinary high temperature for the is nearly half an inch more than it has rea beginning of spring. Although the baro- ceived by rain : indeed, so powerful was meter has fluctuated much, and undergone the evaporation during the last four days, 30 changes, the mean pressure, notwith that it took up half an inch in depth of standing the prevalence of strong SW. and water from the evaporator. Having had W. winds, was high. but a few days northerly and easterly winds There have been several hoar frosts be throughout the autumn and winter, fears fore sunrise, but not one of them was in- will be entertained till the first or second jurious to the leafing and the early blos. week in May, of their return with sharp soms. The maximum temperature of the frosts, which would undoubtedly prove air on several days this month, was equal fatal to the young fruit. to that of some summer days. The mean The atmospheric and meteoric phenotemperature is upwards of 4° higher than mena that have come within our observa. in last March, and 5° higher than the tion this month, are 4 parhelia, 4 solar and mean of March for the last seven years, 6 lunar halos, 4 meteors, 3 perfect rainand about equal to the April months for bows, and 12 gales of wind, or days on that period. Spring water is 2° higher which they have prevailed, namely, 6 from than at this time last year; therefore, we SW.3 from W. 2 from N. and 1 from the need not be surprised at the forwardness of NE. spring, especially when we consider the re. DAILY REMARKS. March 1. Hoar frost and a fog early, followed an overcast sky after sunset, and light rain. The by wirds from various points, and a sunny day, mean temperature of the last 24 hours was higher with Cumuli, &c.: a cloudless sky till midnight, than that of some summer days and nights. when a large lunar balo appeared. 20. AM. calm and overcast, and a thick haze 2. AM. calm and cloudy, and a Nimbus at mid- resting on the surrounding hills; sunshine in the day, which in its passage let fall a few drops of afternoon, foggy at intervals by night, and two rain : PM. fair, wtih two winds, the upper one small meteors. from SW. 21. AM. a thick fog : PM. fair with Cirri and 3. A Stratus early, succeeded by a calm and Cirrostrati. cloudless morning : nascent Cumuli and Cirri in 22. AM. Cirri and a brisk wind : PM. a cloudthe afternoon, and two winds : a clear sky, and less sky, and one small meteor. much dew by night. 23. . fair day, with Cirri interspersed about the 4. A fine sunny day, with descending Cirri, &c. sky, and a sinking barometer : attenuated Cirro. and a parhelion on the south side of the sun at stratus by night. 4 PM.: a large lunar halo appeared towards inid. 24. AM. a solar halo, and showers of rain : PM. night, followed by rain. fine, and a very dry NW. wind. The upillu5. The day as the preceding : a large solar halo minated part of the moon's disc beyond the small in the afternoon in a veil of Cirrostratus : a hard crescent (her age being only 36 hours) reflected a gale from SW. and rain by night. copper-colonr till she set, which had the appear6. A rainy day, and a continuation of the gale. ance of the full moon through a hazy atmosphere. 7. AM. sunshine and clouds: PM. a gale from 20). Showery by day, and a strong gale from the west, with flying showers of rain at intervals, SW.: a clear sky by night. The dark part of the and one rainbow. moon's disc was again remarkably bright, and ex8. An overcast sky, and a continuation of the hibited screrai luminous spots. gale, with showers at intervals in the day: cloudy 26. Overcast with undulated Cirrostratus and and fine by night. Cumulostratus, and two winds crossing at right 9. After 2 hours sunshine, an overcast sky, and angles: a sunny afternoon, and overcast by night. a gale from the SW. by night. 27. AM. sunshine and clouds : PM. a cloudless 10. AN. overcast, and a continuation of the sky, and at half past o'clock a brilliant meteor gale : PM. fine between the showers. to the southward descended through a great space, 11. A sunny day : the clouds coloured at sun- apparently perpendicular. set, and a clear sky by night. 28. Frequent beds of Cirrocumulus and variable 12. Hoar frost early, and a cloudless morning: winds in the day: showery after sunsct, and a PM. fine with Cumuli and Cirrus : the latter mo- faint lunar balo. dification passed to attenuated Cirrostratus in the 29. A fair day, with prevailing Cirri, which evening. passed to Cirrostrutus, and produced a solar halo, 13. A parhelion to the north of the sun at half with two coloured parhelia just without its edge, past 8 All.-a sunny day with Cirrus, and passing one ou each side of the sun; also a lunar halo tili beds of Cirrostratus: the night as the preceding. 9 P 21. when the sky became completely overcast, 14. AM overcast and calm : light rain and one followed by light rain, and a gale from $w. 30. AM. rain and bail, and a continuation of the 15. A slight hoar-frost early, followed by a gale: PM. Nimbi, with heavy showers, and a gale cloudless day: overcast with Cirrostratus by night. from the north, and one perfect rainbow. 16. Foggy early, an overcast sky, and a little 31. Fair, and a continuation of the gale in the rain. morning : PM. a piercing gale from NE. which 17. AM. overcast and calm : PM. light rain. caused a very sensible change in the air, and les18. Alternately cloudy and fine; and two winds sened the temperature of spring water,-a large in the evening, the upper one from NW. lunar halo, and a meteor appeared in the evening. 19. A sunny day with prevailing Cirrocumulus: : : Kept at the Observatory of the Naval Academy, Gosport. CLOUDS. WINDS. ISLAN-Days of the Month Phases of the Moon. Cirrocumulas. . .201470 :::: 30-31/30 33/30 33.) 1.50 4246 29-7129.70 29-705 54 43 18:5 0 29.71 29-60 29 655 | 54 39 465 29 77 29 57 29 670 53 45 49 29.8729-76 29.815 5750 53-5 29-86 29.76 29.810 584119-5 30-24 29.95 30.035 31 31 42-5 30-45 30-42 30.435 || 51 | 43 47 30-26 30.05 30.155 51 45 48 30 17 30 00 30 055 61 38 49-5 ( 30 30 30-27 30•283 | 54 14 49 30.29 30 22 30.235 | 59 50 545 30.14 30-04 30-090 | 61 42 51.5 29 D 30-50 30-45 30- 175 | 60 +6 53 30 29.95 29.60 29.775 | 56 36 46 31 30-51 30:37 30.440 || 4834/41 351 0101 VE to SW SB SW W NW SW 20 27 :::: 47 55 .... THERMOMETER ( Miximum 30.51 29:57 30.) 45 || 6413449.79 11743 61:8 177.0 |25|1527 2 14/12/16|| 260|2·155 The observations in each line of this Table, under Barometer, Thermometer, Wind, and Rain, are for a period of 24 hours, beginning at 8 AM. RESULTS. BAROMETER ( Maximum...... 30-51 March 31st, Wind NE. i Minimum...... 29-57 Do. 8th, Do. w. Range of the Mercury 0.94 Mean barometrical pressure for the Month 30.145 for the lunar period, ending the 22d instant :: ....... 30-223 for 14 days, with the Moon in North declination .... 30.204 for 15 days, with the Moon in South declination 30.242 Spaces described by the oscillations of the Mercury 8.510 Greatest variation in 24 hours ...... 0-300 Number of Changes, caused by the variations in the Weigbt of the Atmosphere.... 3064° March 19th & 27th, Wind W. and SE. 34 Ditto ilth & 31st, Do. NE. Range..... 30 Mean temperature of the Air 49.79 for 30 days with the Sun in Pisces .... 48.14 Greatest variation in 24 hours.... 23.00 Mean temperature of spring water at S AM... 51.25 DE LUC's WHALEBONE HYGROMETER. Greatest humidity of the Air 940 in the evening of the 20th. Greatest dryness of Ditto 43 in the afternoon of the 24th. Range of the Index 51 Mean at 2 o'clock PM. 61:8 at 8 Do... AM. 743 - at 8 Do... PM. 77.0 -- of 3 observations each day at 8, 2, and 8 o'clock ... 71.0 Evaporation for the month 2.600 inch. Rain for Ditto... ..... 2. !65 ditto. Prevailing Winds. SW. A SUMMARY OF THE WEATHER. clear sky, 4; fair, with various modifications of clouds, 13; an overcast sky, 7; foggy, 1); rain, 58;.—Total, 31 days. CLOUDS. 27 12 16 A SCALE OF THE PREVAILING WINDS. NEW PATENTS. T. Brunton, Commercial-road; for im- method of procuring mechanical power, provements upon the anchor. Feb. 12. Mar. 2. E. Peck, Liverpool ; for machinery to be G. Stratton, Hampstead-road; for an worked by water, applicable to the moving improved process of consuming smoke, of mills, &c. or for forcing or pumping Mar. 2. water : communicated to him by R. Bulk. J. Gladstone, Liverpool ; for a chain of ley, a foreigner. Feb. 22. a new and improved construction. Mar. 12. W. E. Cochrane, Esq. Somerset-street, R. B. Bate, Poultry ; for improvements Portman-square ; for improvements in the upon hydrometers and saccharometers. Mar. construction of lamps, whereby they are 21. rendered capable of burning concrete oils, W. E. E. Conwell, Ratcliff-highway; animal fat, and other similar substances. for an improvement in the preparation of Feb. 23. a purgative vegetable oil. Mar. 21. W. Prickle, Mark-lane ; for improve- S. Robinson, Leeds ; for improvements ments in machinery for cutting out irregu- on a machine for shearing and cropping lar forms in wood, &c. Communicated to woollen cloth. Mar. 21. him by J. P. Boyd, of Boston in America. G. Stephenson, Long Beaton, Northum, Mar. 2. berland ; for improvements in steam enJ. Higgins, Esq. Fulham ; for improve- gines. Mar. 21. ments upon the construction of carriages. R. S. Ilarford, Ebbro Vale Ironworks; Mar. 2. for an improvement in the heating processes C. Yardley, Camberwell ; for manufac- in the manufacture of analleable iron, turing glue from bones, by means of steam. Mar. 21. Mar. 2. W. Church, Nelson-square; for an im. J. Thompson, Regent-street, Westmin. proved apparatus for printing. Mar. 21. ster : for an improvement in the method of A. Clarke, Esq. Dron, Louchars; for preparing steel for the manufacture of an improvement in the boilers and con, springs for carriages. Mar. 2. densers of steam engines. Mar. 21. J. Ruthven, Edinburgh ; for a new COURSES OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE AT Paris. ...... 35 Paris. Hamburg. Amsterdam Vienna. Nuremberg Berlin. Naples. Leipsig . Bremen ON 19 April. 16 April. 18 April. 6 April. 11 April. 13 Apr. 13 April. 12 April. 15 April. London 25.10 36.5 40.2 9.56 fl. 10.4 7 579 6.174 610 26,3 571 119 fr. 1193 84 22.76 804 | 17 to Hamburg. 1821 1444 1462 1537 41:80 1474 | 1334 Amsterdam 58 1054 136 1384 1443 47•15 1394 126 Vienna.... 251 1464 36 40 1054 57.60 1007 Franckfort. 33 148) 35% 992 1044 100 1115 Augsburg . 250 147) 99% 1053) 57.40 Genoa...... 472 824 18.90 991 1043 Leghorn... 510 889 974 57} 17.30 49-15 1021 Madrid. 15.70 95 1034 Oporto.... 556 38 41% 824 COURSES OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE AT 9 Franckfort. Breslaw. Stockholm. Petersburg. Rign. Intwerp Madrid. Lisbon. ON 15 April. 10 April. April. 29 March 2 April. 15 April. 8 April. 25 Mar. London 152 7 11:20 92 39.6 373 514 Paris ... 80 223 99 16-4 548 Hamburg.... 147 1523 121 83 3? 341 38 Amsterdam. 1393 1125 23 424 Genoa..... 2820 Vol. V. - Mon. Reg. k ...... ..44 Lisbon.... COURSE OF EXCHANGE. AVERAGE PRICE OF CORN From March 27 to April 23. IN THE TWELVE MARITIME DISTRICTS. Amsterdam, C. F. . 12-7 ..12-6 By the Quarter of 8 Winchester Bushels, Ditto at sight .12.4 ..12-3 from the Returns in the Weeks ending Rotterdam, 2 U.. .12-8 ..12-7 Mar. | Mar. April. April. Antwerp ..12-2 ..12-3 23 30 6 13 Hamburgh, 2} U .37-0 ..37-3 Wheat 46 3 45 1 45 8 44 2 Altona, 24U. .37-1 ..37-4 Rye 22 6 17 721 414 8 Paris, 3 days' sight. .25-40..25-30 Barley 18 6 19 118 10 18 2 Ditto.. 2 U .25-55..25-60 Oats 16 0 16 116 1116 4 Bourdeaux .25-70..25-60 Beans 21 7 21 321 620 11 Frankfort on the Main Peas 154 22 4 23 022 2217 Ex. M... 3 Corn and Pulse imported into the Port of Petersburg, ruble, 3 Us.... 9 London from March 28, to April 22 .10-10..10-11 Vienna, ef. flo. 2 M Trieste ditto ....... 10-10..10-12 English Irish | Foreign Total Wheat 26,425 1,520 .374..37 2,397 30,342 Madrid, effective... 2,250 39,269 Cadiz, effective. Oats Bilboa .361..36% 70,094 1,465 1,626 73,185 359 Rye Barcelona ..36 Beans (11,6 55 .364 11,655 Seville Pease 3,772 .30% 3,772 Gibraltar Malt 32,958 Qrs.; Flour 32,670 Sacks, .477 Leghorn Foreign Flour barrels. Price of Hops per cwt. in the Borough, ..45 Kent, New bags ...50s. to 84s. Naples .40 Sussex, ditto .508. to 65s. .118 08. to 08. .504..504 Yearling Bags . Os. to Os. Oporto .50 Kent, Ney Pockets 54s. to 80s. Rio Janeiro .46 Sussex, ditto ...... 508. to 70s, .51 08. to Os Publin .9% Farnham, ditto..... Os. to Os. Cork Yearling Pockets 0s. to 08. Average Price per Load of Clover. Straro. £. $. £. $. £. s. £. £, £. 8. £. s. Smithfield. £. s. d. £. So d. 3 10 to 4 4..4 0 to 4 10..1 6 to 1 14 Portugal gold, in coin Ó a 0.0 0 0 Whitechapel. St. Jarnes's. 3 3 to 4 4..3 10 to 4 8..1 8 to 1 16 Silver, in bars, stand. 0 4 114.0 0 0 Meat by Carcase, per Stone of 8/b. at The above Tables contain the highest Newgate. - Beef ....1s. 8d. to 28. 8d. and the lowest prices. Mutton..ls. 8d. to 2s. 8d. Veal....2s. 8d. to 4s. 8d. Average Price of Raw Sugar, exclusive Pork ....25. 4d. to 4s. 4d. Lamb...25. 4d. to 5s. Od. Leadenhall...Beef... .18. 8d. to 28. 10d, Mutton..ls. 8d. to 2s. 6d. Veal ..38. Od. to 58. 4d, in London 9 d, the quartern loaf. Pork ....23. 6d. to 48. Ad. Lamb...48. Od. to 58. 8d, to April 22, both inclusive. 0 to 0 0 0 Apples .......00 14,114 1,780 135,810 1,650 HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES OF COALS (IN THE POOL), In each Week, from April 1, to April 22. April 22. April 1. April 8. April 15. s. d. Newcastle. 31 6 to 41 0 31 0 to 41 3 30 6 to 41 0 0 0 to 0 0 0 Sunderland 30 0 to 41 31 29 0 to 42 0 31 6 to 0 0 0 to 0 9 $. d. • S. d. S. d. ACCOUNT OF CANALS, DOCKS, BRIDGES, WATER-WORKS, INSURANCE AND GAS-LIOH'B COMPANIES, INSTITUTIONS, &c. (April 22d, 1822.) Share. Annual Div. No. of 102 470 |£. $. £. £. $. £. s. £. Canals. Bridges 5 7356 100 Ashby-de-la-Zouch 16 174p.c. 1700 Ashton and Oldhamn 100 3000 100 Basingstoke.. 6 100 54,0001. Do. Bonds.... 40 5000 100 Birmingham (divided) 600 2000 5000 Bolton and Bury. 95 5000 40 Brecknock & Abergavenny| 80 958 150 5 60,0001. Chelmer and Blackwater. 93 400 100 Chesterfield 120 Roads. 1001 Coventry 1000 30 300 Croydon..... 2 4546 105 1000 Derby......... 135 East-India 2061) 100 Branch 100 Ellesmere and Chester 60 3575 133|Great Dover Street.. 40 1 19 492 Erewash ... 1000 2393 1000 Gloucester and Berkeley, Surrey Do... 1000 old Share .. 1960 31 0 16 8762 Do. optional Loan.... 601 Grand Junction 240 Water Works. 53 1521 101 3900 Do. Loan jul j05 60,0001. Grand Junction ....... 55 2 101 4500 Grand Union 21 28-19) 31 1 101 2000 Do. Loan 100 50 2 10) 1500 Grand Western, 3 3096 30 800 Grantham.. 145 52 7540 Huddersfield 13 10 6312 24 1360 Kennet and Avon 18 10 16 25,328 100 Lancaster... 27 Insurances. 2,8791 100 Albion 50 2 101 2000 Leicester 290 345 4 15 6 25,000 Leicester & Northampton Bath 1575 40 Unione 84 1895 300 25 300 1000 Loughborough.. ........... 3-100 120 70 50 Melton Mowbray ...!!! 221 250 40 2 10 4000 Mersey and Irwell Eagle:... 12 12 6 40,000 Monmouthshire 165 20 50,000 Do. Debentares 100 43,5361. 133 11,000,0001 100 Montgomeryshire •p. 70 2 101 700 100 | Guardian ...... 10 Neath.... 400 45 6 40,000 North Wilts 1770 93 4 101 2400 Nottingham..........., 200 500 27 3900 Oxford ................ 1670 1720 100 London Ship... 19 31,000 Peak Forest ......... 70 2400 17 181 Portsinouth and Arundel 40 2520 1 18 2 100,000 Regent's.. 80 254 10 1745,1001. 8 101 Sbrewsbury (170 9 10 500 23 101 101 4000 Shropshire 1125 40 1 81 1500 Somerset Coal... 1107 10 771 50 Stafford. & Worcestershire. 700 700 140 Gas Lights Stourbridge. 1210 800 145|Gas Light and Coke (CharStratford on Avon ..... 11 3647 71 8000 50 Stroudwater 495 Do. New Shares 65 3 12 4000 50 Swansea ............... 180 1000 100 Tavistock 90 60 1000 100 Thames and Medway.: 21 2670 17 16 2500 20 Trent & Mersey, or Grand Brighton Gas 20 1500 20 Trunk 1300 26 10) 1 14 2500 20 Warwick and Birmingham 220 1000 10004 50 Literary Institutions. Warwick and Napton ...: 210 980 100|London 27 1000 75gs Wilts and Berks... 4 10 10 10 700 2588 Wisbeach 60 5 Worcester and Birmingham 25 6000 Miscellaneous 22 15) 1080 50 British Copper Company 52 2 10 1397 100 Bristol 14 2209 229) su Do. Notes 100 5 268,3241. 100 Do..... 6 3447 50 Commercial 80 3 3132 100|| London Commercial Sale East India 8 450.0001. 100 Rooms 15 2000 150 E: st Country 31 1038 100||Carnatic Stock, Ist Class .. 90 L don 106 4 3,114,0001. 100 DO.... 2d Class .. 744 India 184 10 11,500,0001./ 100 | City Bonds 100||County 25|Imperial 2500 50||Rock ........... |