The Average Prices of Navigable Canal Shares, Dock Stock, Fire Office Shares, &c. in MAY 1808; at the Office of Mr. Scott, 28, New Bridge-street, London. Leeds and Liverpool, 1721. ex. dividend.-Grand Junction Shares, 951. to 1001. -Ditto Mortgage Bonds, 90l. for 100l.--Kennet and Avon, original shares, 211. to 221.-New ditto, 41. to 51. per share premium. Croydon, 551.-Ellesmere, 541. to 561.-West India Dock Stock, 1481. to 1581. per cent.-London Dock Stock, 1121. to 1161. per cent.-Globe Insurance, 1111. to 1121.-Imperial Assurance, 1121. per cent. premium. AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR MAY, 1808. The crops of every description, perhaps, never wore a more universally favourable appearance than at this time; nor was there ever a fairer promise of general abundance of the fruits of the earth: this will, however, essentially depend on a favourable blooming season for the wheats, and warm and moderately dry weather in July, namely, about the time of St. Swithin. The latter-sown spring crops, and those upon cold lands, have wonderfully recovered, from the late rains and mild weather. Wheats have not run too much to grass, but appear a stout and branching crop, more especially those which are drilled or dibbled and well cleaned. The artificial grasses are very bushy, and sainfoin promises to be a great crop in most counties where it is cultivated. The bottoms of the natural grass very thick. Hops run up very strong and luxuriant, and the fruit trees were never more laden with blossom. Throughout all the barley districts the opposition to the distillery bill is general, but in the strongest probability none of those inconveniences or mischiefs will ensue which are apprehended from the measure. Should it induce the custom of growing spring wheat upon some of the strongest barley lands, the change may be beneficial. Much live stock has perished this spring from scarcity of food in Scotland and Ireland-a sure sign that there are parts of those countries into which improvement has not yet penetrated. Markets for lean stock looking upwards, and every fat article increasing in price and likely to be dearer. Wool low. Smithfield.-Beef, 4s. 6d. to 5s. 6d. Mutton, 5s. to 6s. Lamb, 6s. to 8s. Veal, 4s. 6d. to 7s. 6d. Pork, 5s. to 7s. Bacon, 6s, to 6s. 4d, Irish ditto, 4s. 6d. to 5s. 4d. Fat, 4s. 8d. Skins, 10s. to 20s. Meadow hay, 6 guineas per load. Clover ditto, 7 guineas. Straw, 458. Oats in Mark-lane, 45s. to 50s. per qr. FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT. The mild warm weather we have recently had, accompanied with frequent refreshing showers, has been exceedingly favourable to vegetation. The crops of wheat on fertile light lands, and those on deep strong soils, which were well water-furrowed and kept dry in the winter, appear vigorous, strong, and luxBriant, covering the ground well; and the wheats only, upon thin poor land, VOL. III. or or on those soils where the proper cultivation was neglected, appear bad and indifferent. Barley and oats are very flourishing, and the grass seeds recently sown come up well. Peas and beans grow fast; and the peas to be eaten green are nearly ready for the London markets. The writer of this has a pleasure in observing, that the grain and pulse of every kind at this time of the year never looked better or more promising than they do now; and the spring has been particularly favourable to the corn which has been top-dressed, now so generally the custom, and which is done at a considerable expence. The winter tares, rye, and clovers sown for early summer soiling, will be strong heavy crops, and on some kindly soils have been already mown. Feeding sheep, ewes, and lambs have also been for some time in the clovers. Dairy and feeding stock have likewise been long since in the pastures, which are flourishing, and the meadows in a state of great forwardness. In some few situations near the metropolis the hay harvest has already commenced. The present good condition of the pastures promising a plenty of keep, has occasioned a considerable advance in the prices of milch cows, feeding stock for the grazier, store sheep and couples, which have been brought in great numbers to the late fairs and markets, where but little business has been done in the pig line, excepting in small stores for the dairy. The letter concerning the pronunciation of the learned languages, in reply to T. F. does not appear to us to have elucidated the principal subject of his enquiry. We have received a paper concerning Capital Punishments, the benevolent purpose of which would render us desirous to insert it; but the topic has so frequently been brought before the public, that unless either new facts, or new reasonings, were offered, we apprehend that no good end could be answered by placing it once more in the view of our readers. We beg leave to remind our correspondents that we cannot insure the insertion of any articles of Literary Intelligence which are not sent to the publishers by the twentieth day of the month. Obituaries of deceased persons, containing animadversions on living characters, particularly when unauthenticated by the name of the person transmitting them, can have no place in the Athenæum. The following pieces are left for return at Messrs. Longman's and Co. Prose. J. R. Selections, B. C. T. 58th Psalm. Palamedes. Proprietor of the Lond. Instit. Disquisitor. E. L. M. D. L. LD. Darteneuf. E. Η. Verse. E. W. H. J. D. L. Poems of Is. Roberts. Verses from River. Faber, Arundel. E. N. U. E. R. R. Lise. P. B. C. R. INDEX TO THE THIRD VOLUME. Esop, account of, 145 Arctinus, the Milesian, account of, 37 Arts and Manufactures, intelligence, 581 Astley, Mr. J. account of his patent Barry, Mr. J. obit. of, 502 441 Bullion, prices of, 111 Calomel, Mr. Jewel's mode of prepar- Canal Shares, prices of, 111, 215, 302, Cant, on the different kinds of, 401 Choisy, Abbe de, memoir of, 48 Classical Disquisitions, 34, 145, 251, 416 Denmark, Christian VII. King of, obiť. | Hedouin, M. on fumigating with Oxy- of, 602 Dispute between De la Landes and M. Hell, 245 Domestic Occurrences, 84, 188, 279, 378, 487, 588 Durfey, Tom, witticism on his works, 162 Dyer, Mr. G. on the Alexandrine MS. Ear Trumpets, improvements of, 75 528 Elliott's Patent for the improvement Empedocles, account of, 340 muriatic acid, 476 Heresy, curious particulars respecting its first appearance in Germany, 18 Hull, Mr. T. the Comedian, obit. of, 589 Hume, M. on the use of Sulphur in de- Jewel, Mr. his mode of preparing Ca- Imitation, remarks on the principle Endymion de Gombauld, account of, Inquisition first established in Ger- many, 20, done away, 21 John, of Tritenheim, said to have had Jones, Rev. T. memoir of, 260 moir of, 406 539 23, remarks on Marsh's me- Mr. Frend's tribute to, Joseph, of Nazareth, made Grand Literary Blunder, a singular one, 412 tion, 58, 164, 266, 355, 455, 567 Manby, Capt. account of the success Markham, Archbishop, obit of, 86 Maximilian I. seeks an interview with Mirrors, Spanish, quotations respect- Moira, Countess of, obit of, 601 195 Mərdible, remarks on the word, 22 187 Motteaux, anecdote of, 335 Newton, the Rev. John, obituary of, 190 Pollock, Mr. Allen, account of his 298, 395, 503, 602 Novels, Classification of, 246 Omniana, 141, 246, 332, 428 Ophites, in Malabar, 332 ing, 230 Ounce, its cunning noticed, 332 Roofs, on the construction of, 585 Russia, account of the natives of, 126, -, Military force of, 530 Parry, Dr. on preventing the decay of Sadi, discourses of, 45, 256 Wood, 581 Paull, James, Esq. obit. of, 488 Phalaris, on the Epistles which bear Philosophy, a word for, 218 Poetry, Original, Latin Poem, by Sal-ammoniac, account of Mr. Astley's improvement in the manufacture of, Savage, Mr. Geo. his improvement on on managing Turnip erops, as food for animals, 478 Shakespeare, expression of, defended, Stocks, prices of, 111, 215, 302, 399 Stones, Meteoric, account of, which Sonnet | Storms predicted by the Swan, 229 |