blished at Milford-Haven, where the keels of two 74-gun ships are already laid. Two floating-docks are building on the Hubberstone side of Milford.

Married.] At Bangor, the Rev. James Henry Cotton, LL.B rec or of Derwen, in the county of Denbigh, and precentor of the cathedral, to Mary Ann, second daughter of the Bishop of that diocese.

Died.] At Nankeron, North Wales, Miss
Edwards, daughter of the late Capt. E. of the
Royal Navy.

At Carmarthen, Lieut. Hungerford, R. N.
At his house, near the sea-shore, Llanelly,

John Rees, in his 110th year. This man was crippled in one of his legs in his infancy, and always (till he was bed-ridden about five years ago) used crutches. About eight years since, while thatching his little hut, he fell off the ladder, and broke the bone of the lame leg, which was completely healed in a very short time to the astonishment of all who knew him. He was attended by his own daughter, whom he desired a few minutes before his dissolution to turn him in bed, observing to her, that "very likely this will be the last time:" after he was turned, he expired without a groan.

MONTHLY COMMERCIAL REPORT.

EAST INDIES-Report states that the India company's warehouses are, for the most part, little better than empty; and that the fleet which is announced as being on its way home, is therefore looked for with unusual earnestness. We know not upon what authority this report is founded, but certain we are that whatever may be the dearth of East India goods in our markets, they do not appear to be either in great demand or high estimation. The following quotations of the prices of the day will fully demonstrate the correctness of the latter assertion. Bohea tea, 1s. 10d. to 2s. 5d.; singlo and twankay, 3s. 7d. to 3s. 1id; congou, 3s. 3d. to 3s. 10d.; souchong, 3s. 9d. to 4s. 8d.; pekoe, 4s. 2d. to 4s. 6d. ; hyson, sundry qualities, 3s. 7d. to s. 9d. and upwards; campoi, 3s. 6d. to 3s. 11d. per lb. That wretched article East India sugar, which can be considered little better than a tea table ornament, being absolutely wanting in the important qualities of succulency and sweetness, is a mere drug. The prices quoted, vary from 31. 17s. to 41. 15s. per cwt. but we believe few sales are made at the latter price. Silk is rather scarce; of China three moss small, there is none in the market; the six mogs fetches from 40s. to 44s.; the Bengal sm. sk. from 24s. to 43s.; the Novi from 30s to 42s.; and the organzine, from 48s. to 60s. Cotton is in tolerable demand; it sells from 1s. 5d. to 1s. 6d per lb. Rice has lately experienced a rise; the prices of the article vary from a guinea to 26s.; those of saltpetre (rough), from 31. 10s. to 31. 18s.; and of ginger, from 31. 15s. to 41. 68. per cwt. Hemp, 621. to 721. per ton. Indigo, from 6s. to 13s. 9d. according to colour; cochineal, from 6s. to 8s.; opium, from 11. 6s. to 11. 8.; Jambee and Billapatam pepper, from 11d. to 11d.; and turmerick, from 81. to 101. 15s. per lb. At the late indigo sale of the company, which lasted five days, 2451 chests were sold at prices, from 3s. 3d. to 12s. 11d. per lb. The duties to be paid for homeconsumption.

WEST INDIES.-The Jamaica fleet safely arrived in our ports about the middle of the last month, since which time the greater part of the cargoes has been landed. We are sorry to be obliged to state that the articles which the fleet brings home, came to a very indifferent market; nay even prior to its arrival we were completely glutted with West India goods. The papers by the last Jamaica mail mention the safe arrival of the outward-bound fleet on the last day of February. The demand for sugar is rather abated since our last report; and what has been brought to public sale, went off without spirit at a small reduction in prices, of middling and good qualities. Antigua, Barbadoes, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Tobago, and Tortola, fetch from Sl. 14s. to 41. 5s.; Jamaica, from 31. 13s. to 41. 6s.; and St. Lucia, Demerara, Trinidad, and Surinam, from 31. 13s. to about 4 guineas. Rum is in regular enquiry, and it being very scarce, parcels of good flavour command handsome prices. This is particularly the case in the Liverpool market. Canmar Leewards are dull. The market-prices at London are, for Jamaica, from 4s. 4d. to 6s. 4d; and for Leeward Islands, from 3s. 8d. to 4s. 4d. per gallon. Coffee continu-s much neglected; the prices quoted vary from 31. 10s. to 61. 10s. per cwt. the former being the lowest price of ordinary, and the latter the highest of fine coffee. Jarica logwood goes off pretty regularly. The chipt fetches from 371. to 381. 10s. per ton; or unchipt there is scarcely any in the market. Jamaica fustick, brings from 201. 10s. to 20 guineas; and Cuba ditto, from 241. to 2o1. per ton. There is very little done in this article. The demand for cotton is rather limited. Jamaica sells from is. 5d. to 1s. 6d.; Demerary, from 1s. 74. to 1s. 1041.; Barbadoes, from 1s. 74. to is. 84d.; Berbice, from 1s 8d. to 15. 10d.; and Surinam, from 1s. 101d. to 2s. per lb. As we have alluded to the public sales of West India sugar, it may not be unnecessary to present the minutes of the sale made by Mr. T. Kemble, within the last few days. On this occasion, 245 hogsheads, 20 tierces, and 43 barrels of Martinico clayed sugar (for exportation) were disposed of at prices from 40s. 6d. to 62s. per cwt. The sales of cotton-wool have not been unfavourable; Kymer and Co lately disposed of 550 bags of Surinam at very fair prices, namely, fiom. 15. 81. to us. 24. per lb.

NORTE

NORTH AMERICA-A considerable time has elip`ed since we felt such real pleasure in touching upon this head of our report, as we do at the present moment. Every man who wishes well to the commercial interests of the nation, and whose heart inclines to favour the cause of humanity, mut surely rejoice on being told that the late alarming differences which existed between England and the United States, have at length been brought to an amicable termination; and that the North American legi lature, unsolicited by our ministry, have wisely abolished that non-intercouse act, which has too long militated against the well-being of both countries We cannot, indeed, find language sufficiently strong to express the satisfaction we experience in stating that the trade between North America and Great Britain is once more thrown open to enterprizing merchants on either side of the Alantic. That it may long continue to flow in the channel of tranquility, uninterrupted by the toul gales of petty animosity, is our most fervent prayer! It is calculated, that within one month after the removal of the restrictions on American commerce, upwards of one thousand vessels will leave the United States for British ports, laden with wheat, flour, cotton, tobacco, &c. We trust that in our next it will be our pleasing duty to state that the manufacturers of the United Kingdom feel the genial influence of this happy state of things. The intelligence from North America has caused the holders of produce to come forward once more, and not. withstanding the expectation of fresh importations, the demand for the commodities is become pretty brisk already. The demand for fresh pot-ashes is particularly animated Our market prices are from zi. 10s. to 31. 19s. Pearl are also much enquired for; they fetch from 21. 14s. to 31. 10s. per cwt. The prices of other articles of American produce are as follows: Maryland tobacco, 5d. to 16d.; Virginia ditto, 6d. to 84d.; Georgia cotton-wool, 1s. 48. to 2s. 6d. per lb. Tar, 11. 14s. to 11. 17s. per barrel. Pitch, from 13s. to 13s. 6d. per cwt. Oak, 141. to 18.; ditto plank, 1il. 10s. to 15ì. Pine, 81. to 9 guineas; ditto plank, 111. 10s. to 15l. 105. per last. Wax, 131. 15s. to 141. 10s. per cwt. Turpentine, 265. to 30s. per cwt. Linseed, 41. 5s. to 41. 10s. per quarter. Carolina rice, 11. 6s. to 11. 10s. and rusin, 10s. to 15s. per cwt.

SOUTH AMERICA. Letters from Buenos Ayres of a recent date state that nearly 160 vessels were in the river Plate, which were prohibited from unlading in consequence of ot being provided with licenses from the mother country. From what we can gather by the reports of the captains and supercargoes lately returned thence, it were perhaps just as well that the 160 vessels returned home, or carried their cargoes to some other market; for every account states that Spanish America is perfectly glutted with British merchandize. We are happy to learn that a treaty of commerce has been arranged with the ministers of the Prince Regent at Ris Janeiro. An abstract of this treaty shall appear so soon as it reaches our hands. It is also known that a commercial treaty is at present negociating between Ruffia and the Prince Regent. Our English traders already hail this negociation as the prognostic of a renewal of our intercourse with Russia by an indirect channel of communication. There has no material alteration taken place in the prices of South American commodities since our last Report. Buenos Ayres tallow fetches from 31. 10s. to 3. 11s. per cwt. ; ditto hides, from 74d. to 1s. per lb. Brazil indigo, 2s. 6d. to 58. per lb. ; ditto rice, 11. 5s. to 11. 8s. per cwt. Nicaragua wood, from 561. to 581. per ton. Havannah sugar (white), from 31. to 31. 10s; and ditto (brown), from 21. 5s. to 21. 148. per cwt. Brazil tobacco (roll), 7d. to 8d.; ditto (leaf), 5d. to 6d. per lb. Balsam capivi, 4s. to 4s. 4d.; ditto Peru, 9s, to 9s. 4d.; ditto Toiu, 6s. to 6s. 6d. Jesuits' bark, quiil 4s. 6d. to 11s. 9d.; yellow, 5s. to 8s.; and red, 16s. 6d. to 25s, 6d. Brazil cotton-wool, 2s. 24d. to 2s. 6d. per lb.

TURKEY.-The black sea is at length opened to the English trade; an event which is likely to prove of very great commercial advantage to us. Box-wood is one of the most saleable among the Turkish articles, it fetches from 151. to 201. per ton. Smyrna cottonyarn, s. 10d. to 4s. 1d. per lb. Rhubarb, 14s. to a guinea; opium, 11. 10s. to 32s. 6d. per ib. Black Smyrna raisins, 2 guineas to 21. 5s. and red ditto, from S1. os. to 31. 10s. per cwt. SPAIN. The Spanish consul has issued a notice to all persons trading to the Spanish colonies, setting forth, that as attempts have lately been made to introduce spies and emissaries into those establishments, no Spaniard or foreigner shall be suffered to land therein, without presenting authentic documents and passports, granted by the legitimare authorities resident there. The supply of Spanish commodities in our markets is tolerably abundant, and the prices which they bear are certainly fair. Jordan almonds fetch from 191. to 201. 10s.; Valentia, from 5 guineas to 51. 155.; and bitter, from 41. 15s. to 41. 18s. per cwt. Carthagena barilla, 31. to 51. is. Belvedere raisins, 31. 10s. to 41.; bloom, 41. 5s. to 61. 5s. ; and Malaga, 21. 11s. to 21. 15s. per cwt. Sherry wine, 711. to 1101.; Mountain, 671, to 901. per butt. Calcavella, 901. to 1001. per pipe.

GERMANY. We learn that the Frankfort fair, which is just terminated, exhibited as fine a show of British manufactured goods, as at any period during our interrupted intercourse with the continent of Europe. The articles, generally speaking, sold well. The principal par chasers were Dutchmen. Swiss cottons and muslins were in great demand. Some houses at Neuchatel did business to the amount of six millions of florins.

Current

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Current Prices of Shares in Docks, Navigable Canals, Water Works, Fire and Life Insurance, &c. at the Office of Messrs. Wolfe and Co. No. 9, 'Change Alley, Cornhill, 22d June, 1810.Grand Junction Canal, 310l. per share.-Wilts and Berks ditto, 591. ditto.-Kennet and Avon ditto, 471. ditto.-Huddersneld ditto, 401. ditto.-Lancaster ditto, 271. 10s. ditto.-Grand Surry dicto, 771. ditto.-Croydon ditto, 461. ditto -Ellesmere ditto, 791. ditto-Rochdale ditto, 511. ditto.-Worcester and Birmingham, 81. per share premium,-Leeds and Liverpool ditto, 1901. per share.-Grand Union, 101. per share, premium.-Leicestershire and Northamp tonshire Union ditto, 1321. per share.-London Dock Stock, 13641. per cent.-West India ditto, 1761. ditto.-East India ditto, 1341. ditto.-Commercial ditto, 901. per share premium -East London Water Works, 2311. per share.-West Middlesex ditto (with the appropriation attached), 2311. ditto.-South London ditto (with the appropriation attached), 1381. ditto. Kent ditto, 401. per share premium.-Manchester and Salford ditto, 2001. ditto.-Colchester ditto, 551. ditto.-Portsmouth and Farlington, ditto, 241. ditto.-Strand Bridge, 11. per share discount.-Vauxhall ditto, 21. ditto.-Commercial Road. 401. per share premium.-Great Dover-street ditto, 81. ditto.-Globe Insurance Office, 1301. per share.-Albion ditto, 601. ditto. Imperial ditto, 801. ditto.-Rock ditto, 21s. per share premium.-Hope ditto, 5s. per share discount.-Eagle ditto, 10s. ditto.-Atlas ditto, par.

MONTHLY BOTANICAL REPORT.

THE phenogamic plants contained in English Botany for April, May, and June, are Chara gracilis, the Chara minor caulibus et foliis tenuissimis of Vaillant. Dr. Smith acknowledges that he mistakenly considered this plant, in his Flora Britannica, as the Chara vulgaris, › in a naked or unincrustated state. The doctor never shews his love of the science better than when he thus readily confesses the errors which he may have fallen into, as indeed wet ever observe him inclined to do.

Avena planiculmis, of Schrader's Flora Germanica, discovered in 1807 by Mr. George Donn, on rocks upon the summits of the highest mountains of Clova, Angusshire.

Peucedanum Silaus. It is here observed that the seed of this species hardly having any border, it but imperfectly answers to the generic character. To us it appears that the whole natural order of umbellate requires a revision; many of the species, as now arranged, differ very much in the form of their fruit from one another in the same genus. The division which

Linnæus adopted from Astedi according to the involucrum, general and partial, does not seem to us very favourable to a natural arrangement of the species under their proper genera, nor indeed is this part sufficiently constant in all to serve the purpose of a merely artificial division, without frequent liability to error.

Jurcus lampocarpus of Ehrart, one of the species which Linnæus confounded together under his name of articulatus, a name which Dr. Smith proposes to drop altogether, as it included not only three distinct species indigenous to this conntry, but also one American. This is a large kind of jointed rush with shining dark brown seed-vessels.

Juncus obtusiflorus; another jointed rush, readily distinguished from the last from its pale coloured, more branched, and entangled panicles, and having the ultimate branches strongly reflexed. Mr. Davies has accurately distinguished these species and acutiflorus in the tenth volume of the Linngan Transactions. The latter has been before figured in English botany, under the name of articulatus.

Papaver somniferum; found on the banks of all the fen ditches in the low parts of Norfolk and Cambridgeshire, if the soil be sandy. This species is cultivated, not only as mentioned by Dr. Smith, for the sake of its half-ripe capsules, an infusion of which proves a gentle opiate; but even opium of a good quality has been in this country collected from it, and it has been much recommended of late to be cultivated for the sake of the seeds, from which an oil is extracted not greatly inferior to olive oil.

Brassica Nassus; rape or cole-seed, cultivated for the sake of the oil which is used parti cularly by the wool-combers. This plant is now so perfectly naturalized, that it is very com monly found in a wild state, though supposed by Ray not to be indigenous.

Arundo Calamagrostis Misled by Linnæus's synonyme, Hudson and Withering applied the name of Epigeios to this species; an error which has spread wide among English botanists And although this mistake has been long ago set right, yet from a wrong figure having been annexed to the description of A. Calamagrostis, at p. 403 of English Botany, it is supposed that many young botanists may still have been puzzled about these plants. But as a good figure of the last mentioned species is now given, and also a new page of letterpress for pl. 403, the business is in a fair way of being at last settled satisfactorily.

Arundo stricta of Schrader, discovered in June 1807, by Mr. George Donn, in a marsh called the White Mire, a mile from Dorfar. It is, Dr. Smith observes, "next akin to the foreign Agrostis arundinacea, which is like wise surely an Arundo, as Linnæus originally, and Schrader recently, has made it."

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Ulmus

Ulmus suberosa. This, according to the late Mr. Crowe, was the origin of all the varieties of the Dutch elm, but he was not aware of its being a native of Britain. It is easily distinguished by the twigs of a year old being covered with a fine kind of cork with deep fissures. In the Botanical Magazine for April, May, and June, we have in Mr. Gawler's depart

ment:

Tritonia viridis, the Gladiolus viridis of the Hortus Kewensis, in which genus it was also arranged by Mr. Gawler himself in the Annals of Botany. A new generic character is here given, and Mr. G. has added an enumeration of all the species, of which capensis and crispa, come the nearest to the present plant; but crocata, fenestrata, squalido, deusta, and miniata, all nearly allied to one another, recede so far in their appearance from this, that we can hardly think botanists in general will be content to arrange them under the same genus.

Moræa angusta, a species nearly allied to tripetala, of which no figure has been before published; the present one was copied by permission of Sir Joseph Banks, from an original drawing in his library; as was likewise the following, Aristea melaleuca, a singularly beautiful species.

Aloe rbodacantha.

Melanthium monopetalum. One of the Cape species which Thunberg separated from the natives of America, under the name of Wurmbea. But Mr. Gawler having united Melanthium verginicum to Helonias retains the original generic name for the African species.

Galaxia graminea. The flowers of this genus are so extremely fugacious, that Mr. Gawler has been driven to copy an original drawing in the Banksian collection, though this plant has flowered several times at Lee and Kennedy's.

Aponogeton distachyon. The narrow-leaved species of this singular genus of water planta having been before figured in the Botanical Magazine, and no coloured drawing having been yet published of the present one, for what is given for it in the Botanists' Repository, is the angustifolium, we have here another copy from Sir Joseph Banks's original drawings, from which the difference between the two is so evident, that they will not probably be again conSounded. To this article is added a correction of No. 1129, by which it would appear that Allium inodorum, fragrans of Ventemat, and gracile of Hortus Kewensis, are all the same. We imagine, contrary to what seems to be here supposed by Mr. Gawler, that the name of inodorum does not allude to the scentless flowers, but to the plant wanting the peculiar smell common to the genus, as mentioned in the former article.

Morea spicata and Moræa crispa, var. y. The first of these is nearly allied to M. coding, and like that is, in our opinion, a doubtful species, if the Cape Irises of other authors are ta be included under the name of Moræa.

Ixia maculata var. ochsoleuca; a beautiful species, for we can hardly consider it as a variety of maculata, taking our ideas of the latter from the viridis and amethystina.

In Dr. Sims's department for the same months, are

Teucrium orientale. First discovered by Tournefort in Armenia. Mr. Loddiges received his seeds from Siberia. There is no figure of this plant but that of Commelin.

us.

Nymphæa rubra; an East Indian species, requiring artificial heat to make it flower with Could it be naturalized to our climate, our ponds might be made to rival the parterre, by mixing this, which has bright crimson flowers, with our elegant native white watere lilies.

Gypsophila prostrata; we hope Dr. Sims will soon publish the repens, for as these plants do not correspond with the Linnæan specific characters, it is only by having good figures of bath, that the difficulties respecting them can be settled.

Daphne pontica. This is another of Tournefort's discoveries during his voyage into the Levant. Being hardy and of fine rich laurel-like foliage, it is a valuable acquisition to our gardens, the more especially as will it grow in the shade, and under the dripping of trees Andromeda calyculata var. ventricosa. Dr. Sims has enumerated five varieties of this pretty little hardy early-flowering shrub, native of Siberia.

Achillea Clavena, as Dr. Sims has corrected the spelling. It is not we believe generally known that this name is derived from Nicholas Clavena, a Venetian apothecary, who, after Clusius, discovered it on Mount Serva, advertised it as a useful stomachic remedy, and obtained a patent for the exclusive sale of a conserve made of it. Like most plants that naturally inhabit very elevated mountains, it is somewhat difficult to preserve.

Vaccinium resinosum, B. One of the prettiest of the North American whortle-berries. Aspalathus carnosa. A native of the Cape of Good Hope, and here an inhabitant of the green-house during the winter months.

Campanula thyrsoidea. We think that Dr. Sims has started some difficulties respecting the distinction between this species and C. spicata, which he has not quite satisfactorily re

moved.

Salvia amæna. No figure or botanical description appears to have been before given of this sage, which is a stove shrub, native of the West Indies. There are several species natives of South America, which bear great affinity with this. 1

Lachna

Lachnæa eriocephala. Native of the Cape.

Corchorus japonicus. The double-flowered variety. Native of China; a new and valuable acquisition to our flowering shrubs.

Styphelia triflora. Native of New South Wales, near Port Jackson, and a handsome greenhouse flowering shrub.

THE wind has been more or less easterly every day during the present month, except the 8th, 9th, 10th, 21st, and 22d. On the evenings of the 4th, 5th, and 10th, it was north. west; and it varied from south-east to north-west, from the 15th to the 25th. From the 25th to the 31st it was generally easterly until towards the evening, when it sometimes changed to west or south west.

There were strong gales from the south-east on the 3d, 7th, 11th, and 14th and from the south-west on the 21st.

During the greatest part of the month the weather has been dry; we had, however, some rain on the afternoons of the 7th, 9th, and 12th, and 14th. The 17th and 18th were rainy days; and in the night of the 20th some rain fell. The evenings and nights have been for the most part unseasonably cold.

May 1. For the first time this year I heard the nightingale; but I am informed that these birds have been heard for several nights past. The swallows and martins are be; ginning to build their nests.

The wood-strawberry (fragaria wesca), jack-by-the-hedge (erysimum alliaria), louse-wort (pedicularis sylvatica), harebell (scilla nutans), dog violet (viola canina), cuckoo flower (cardamine pratensis), plantain-leaved sandwort (arenaria trinervia), and thyme-leaved sandwort (arenaria serpyllifolia), are in flower.

May 3d. Atherines, or as they are called in Hampshire, Southampton smelts, are now caught on the sandy sea-shores in great abundance.

The salmon fishers have not hitherto been very successful; nor does it seem probable that the rivers of this neighbourhood can be well supplied with salmon, so long as nets are permitted to be hawled through the winter for the purpose of catching perch and pike. The salmon spawn is by this means not only disturbed, but as I am informed, frequently dragged. on shore by the nets. The construction of the wiers at the mills is also such, as oftentimes to prevent the salmon from passing up the rivers to spawn.

May 5th. Field crickets (gryllus campestris) crink. This noise is produced by the males, and shrill and loud as it is, is made merely by the friction of one wing-case against the other. Each cricket has its own hole, the male separated even from the female. These holes are generally first opened in the month of March; and the insects continue to be heard until about the middle of August.

May 6th. The sedge-warbler (motacilla salicaria), is arrived.

May 8th. The following herbaceous plants are in flower: male fool's orchis (orchis mascula), common bugle (ajuga reptans), nettle (urtica dioica), cow parsnip (beracleum spondylium), sea arrow grass (triglochin maritimum), sea milkwort (glaux maritima), red campion (lychnis dioica), heath seg (carex recurva), and yellow seg (carex flava).

May 15th. The hawthorn is in flower.

May 16th. The caterpillars of the six-spot Burnet moth (sphinx filipendulæ of Linnæus), (zygaena filipendulæ of Haworth), begin to spin (upon the stalks of rushes and grass (the yellow case in which they change into a chrysalid state. They continue in this state about forty days, when they break out from the shell in their perfect or image form.

The fly-catchers (muscicapa grisola), are arrived.

Orange-tip butterflies (papilio cardamines) fly about the roads and hedges.

May 22d. Cock-chafers (scarabæus melolontba) are less numerous this year than I recollect them to have been for several years past.

May 23d. The long-horned bee (apis longicornis) appears. These bees form a cylindrical kind of nidus, in which the female, about the beginning of July, deposits her eggs.

A river trout has been caught with a rod and line which weighed nine pounds, and, in its

its whole length, measured somewhat more than twenty-seven inches.

The mackrel fishermen have begun to hawl their Seine nets on the sea-shore for these fish, but they have not hitherto been successful.

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