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Meteorolog. Diary for Feb. 1802, kept at Baldock. Lat. 52. s. Long. 5. W.

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METEOROLOGICAL TABLE for March, 1802.

Height of Fahrenheit's Thermometer,

D. of

Moath.

3 o'cl.

Morn.

Noon.

11 o'cl.

Night.

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M.1 38 48 44 959 cloudy

2 45

D. of

Height of Fahrenheit's Thermometer.

Month.

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36 29,66 cloudy

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43 30,00 thowery

37 46

39 30,02 fair

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37

102 fair

W, CARY, Optician, No. 182, near Norfolk-Street, Strand

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THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE,

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Mr. URBAN, March 15. ***EING abfent from my apiary from the, end of December fill the beginning of the prefent month, and the Magazines procured for me lying unperufed, during that period, I miffed the proper opportunity for making the experiment respecting the winter fituation of bee-hives fuggefted by "A Conftant Reader" (vol. LXXI. p. 1070) but I certainly, will, if alive, try it another feafon's and I allo intend, this enfuing fummer, having fome of the flat-topped barred hives, which I have been lately told by a brother bee-mafter, anfwer very well. I perceive by the come munications made by a Wercefter fhire correfpondent, and a Northamptonshire one, that there was not last year fuch an abundant production of honey in the Midland Counties as there was in the Southern but I cannot think with the Northamptonfire folks, that the want of honey-dew and the wetnels of the honey-gathering time were the caufes of the failure, as the fame circumftances were noted in the South of England, where honey was pienty notwithLanding. Befides, the honey-dew is the excrement of an infect, and is not likely that one kind of infe&t fhould extract its food from the excrement of another; but bees and flies will hover about anything that is vifçid.

Some of Mr. Urban's correfpondents have accufed me of disrespect towards the Gofpel; but I thall, by bearing their rebukes with patience, thew them, that I enter fo much into the true fpirit of it that I am determined to avoid ftrife;" and therefore fhall touch ho mere

1802.

on either of the two points that have excited fo much difpleasure.

I was glad to fee the hint thrown out by Tyro-Botanicus (p. 38), and I particularly with it to be ta ken and followed up by naturalifts and botaniits refident in Scotland, and Ireland, as thofe parts of the United Kingdom have been lefs explored than England. I know no more of what the New Cyclopæ dia fays concerning poplars than what i learn from your Magazine (p. 103), but I hope the compiler of that article has taken care to rectify the confufion that fome former compilers and botanists have cre ated by pot diffinguishing the Abele from the white poplar, concerning which have often wondered any mistake hould have arifen, as both forts are common. in places where the foil is fpringy, as are alfo the afpen and black poplers which four kinds, together with a variety (according to Ray, and Gerrard) of the white poplar, that has a fimaller leaf, conftitute, the whole number of the clafs that are indigenous to this country; for though the Po poplar has very readily fubmitted to naturalization, it is not (as may be known from its trivial name) of ipontaneous growth here.

The cuftom of ufing rofomary st funerals exifted formerly in our Southern counties as well as in Yorkshire; and we learn from Stowe (vol. I. c. 1. p. 259) that in the reign of Elizabeth it was ufual in London to firew rofemary before brides in their way back from church immediately after being married; but the cuflom, as men tioned in p. 105, has fallen into difufe within my memory, for want of rofemary, which is now become fcarce. The greater part of the

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irregular-built houses, that used to rupted your enquiries might perafford warm corners that protected haps appear rude; but I but the fubje&t half-tender fhrubs, are now demo-willing to converfe on the fubje&t lifhed and it is for the fame rea- before the Ruffian embassador." He fon that we hardly ever fee a fig then, in an affecting tone of voice, now, for flat walls and fquare and an animated ftrain of elohoufes do not afford shelter fuffi- quence, adverted to the menaces cient. Neither do the dwarf aro- of the Pruflian, Auftrian, and Rufmatics, fuch as hyffop, fweet fian.courts. marjoram, &c. &c. furvive very fevere winters as they used to do in walled courts adjoining antient houses; and fince a greater variety of exotics have been introduced, rofemary, bays, &c. have become neglected. A SOUTHERN FAUNIST.

Affecting Anecdote of STANISLAUS
AUGUSTUS, late King of Po-
land, from the New Edition of
Coxe's "Travels in Poland,
Ruffia, Sweden, and Denmark,"
Svo. vol. I. p. 175.

I CANNOT one which deli

terefting anecdote which delicacy prevented me from difclofing during the lives of the perfons to whom it relates, as it difplays the extreme fenfibility of the king, and the reftraint under which he la boured in the presence of the Ruffian ambaffador.

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"If I had time," he faid, to expatiate on the fecret hiftory of that eventful period, and could defcribe the menaces of the Ruffian embaffador, the personal mortifi .cations which I endured, and the certainty of involving my family in ruin, had I refuted my fignature, it would perhaps extenuate my apparent want of firmness, which has been fo much calumniated. This book contains the principal documents relative to that unfortunate tranfaction, and is the only juftification of my conduct.. You will find therein the declarations of the minifters of the three powers, the answers of the Polith minifters, and the four fpeeches which I addreffed to the Diet, in which you will perceive that I did not conceal my fentiments, and that I openly teftified my repugnance to the act of difmemberment.". He then recapitu lated the heads of his celebrated fpeech on the 10th of May. He dwelt with peculiar emphafis on that part where he appealed to the nation at large, if he had ever broken a fingle article of the Pacta Conventa.. I demand of you with the confidence of the prophet, my people, what have I done? Behold here I am, witnets against me. Whole ox have I taken, or whom have I defrauded; whom have I oppreffed, or of whofe hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes, and I will reftore it to you.". Here," he added, "I fat down, and had I been guilty of oppreflion or fraud, doubtlefs numbers would have accuted me; for I was without fupport, and almoft without a fingle friend to speak in my favour. A dead fi

The king having condefcended to fhew us his villa, as he was conducting us through the upper fuite of apartments, in company with Count Slackelberg, I noticed a book on the library table, which contained the principal documents on the partition of Poland. Ex preffing my curiofity to examine a publication on that interefting event, the king interrupted me by placing his finger on his lips as an indication of filence, and paffed into another apartment. At the conclufion of fupper, one of his Majefty's officers conducted me to the door of the library. On entering, I found the king alone, ftanding by the fide of the table. "I obferved," he faid, pointing to the book, "that you teftified great cu fiolity to examine this work. The abrupt manner in which I inter

Recueil des Declarations," &c. 1773

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lence for more than ten minutes entued: I then rofe again, and concluded my juftification."

During this fcene, the violence of his emotions almoft ftifled his voice, and tears ftreamed down his cheeks. Haftily taking up the book, he put it into my hands, adding, "This is my only apology; read it, and judge of my conduct; and I am happy in prefenting it to an Englishman whom I efteen." He then bowed; and I retired.

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Conduit-ft. Hanover-fq. March 25.

The impreffion of this affecting THE general folicitude, not

fcene will never be erased from my memory; and I keep this work as a relic of this amiable and unfortunate Monarch.

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THE following article appeared

in Aris's Birmingham Gatette at the time of the illuminations on account of the preliminaties of peace being figned; and the infertion of it in the Gentleman's Magazine is requested by

A CONSTANT READER. "It must always be painful to men of liberal minds to 'differ in fentiment and conduct from their refpectable neigh bours, especially at a time of fuch univers fal rejoicing as the prefent, for the happy return of Peace; and this we have reafon to believe has been the cafe with the fociety of Friends in this town and elsewhere; but whoever attentively confiders their general religious princi ples, which have a particular tendency to lead them out-of all excefs of joy or griei, and to preferve that thankful tranquillity which keeps the patrons unruffled, muft fee that illuminations and

fuch like tumultuous expreflions of joy are incontient with thofe principles, and more efpecially as they too often are attended with exceffes of various kinds. If any circumstance could induce them to illuminate their houses, it would be the return of peace, at which they most cordially rejoice; but, even on this occafion, they think thankfulness to Divine Providence is beli difcovered by heartfelt gratitude and amendment of life. It fhould alfo be confidered, that, were they to illu minate on fonie occafions, it would be almost impoffible for them to avoid do ing it on others, and as their well-known principles against war do not allow

only amongft aftronomers but all ranks of people, excited by the discovery of a new Planet, induces me to fend to your excel lent Magazine the lateft fituation of it that the month will admit, that it may be difcovered by any

with a common

or

with a common night glass, or even a pocket telescope.

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If an imaginary line is drawn from Theta Leonís through Beta, or the Lion's Tail, and continued to the fame distance on the left, a little above where this line would end will be perceived an equilateral configuration of fmall stars; the two Westernmoft being the largeft, about the fourth magnitude. The Ceres Ferdinandia on the 15th inft. was a little-to the Eaft of the fimallest flar, which forms the other point of the triangle. I have obferved it regularly with a 3 feet achromatic, magnifying about 50 times (which I find beft fuits it), and with a might glass of large field, magnifying about eight times. On the 6th, 20th, 21ft, 22d, and this evening, the 25th, I have feen it regularly pais through this fmall conftellation; and to-night at eleven I find it arrived between the two larger, or Weiternmoft ftars. By a little attention it will be easily difcovered, as being retrograde at prefent, its motion is very readily per ceived from one night to the next. It is by no means difficult to be feen with fuch inftruments as I have pointed out, although invifible to the naked eye. The planet

appears

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