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Note. The boll of wheat, beans, and pease, is about 4 per cent. more than half a quarter, or 4 Winchester bushels; that of barley and oats nearly 6 Winchester bushels.

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Average Prices of Corn of England and Wales, from the Returns received in the Week ended 27th June 1818.

Wheat, 84s. 1d.-Rye, 52s. 4d.-Barley, 49s. 3d.-Oats, 32s. Od.-Beans, 58s. 6d.-Pease, 53s. 5d.Oatmeal, 35s. 11d. per boll of 140 lbs.-Beer or Big, Os, Od.

Average Prices of British Corn in Scotland, by the Quarter of Eight Winchester Bushels, and Oatmeal, per Boll of 128 lbs. Scots Troy, or 140 lbs. Avoirdupois, of the Four Weeks immediately preceding the 15th June 1818.

Wheat, 67s. 11d.-Rye, 62s. 3d.-Barley, 44s. 4d.-Oats, 50s. 9d.-Beans, 51s. 1d.-Pease, 51s. 7d.-Oatmeal, 76s. 11d.-Beer or Big, 41s. 1d.

METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.

The

THE month of June has been throughout unusually warm and dry. During the first twelve days the Thermometer rose frequently above 70, and every day above 60 in the day time, and during the night generally stood as high as 50, and often higher. mean temperature is 34 degrees above that of June 1817. The Barometer for the first fortnight was very steady at an elevation of 30 and upwards-the weather at the same time clear and warm. During the remainder of the month the fluctuation in the mercurial column was considerable; but, on the whole, the Barometer stood above the medium height. During the first fourteen days there was no rain, except about half a tenth on the 4th. On the 15th there fell about eight-tenths; on the 22d, three; on the 25th and 26th together, five; and on the 28th, one. The Hygrometer was in general very high, the average being 9 degrees above that of June last year. The mean point of deposition at 10 A. M. coincides exactly with the mean minimum temperature-at 10 P. M. it is 3 degrees lower. A more delightful and truly summer month has not perhaps been experienced in this country for many years, yet it is curious to remark, that there has been no such rapid vegetation, at least in this quarter, as took place last year towards the end of June. This can only be accounted for from the state of the ground at the time that the warm weather set in. The heavy rains of May were succeeded by a sudden and intense drought, which hardened the ground so much, that the subsequent rains have hardly penetrated to the roots of the plants. It is probable, therefore, that the crops may not be so weighty as, from the warmth of the season, we should be led to expect.

METEOROLOGICAL TABLE, extracted from the Register kept on the Banks of the Tay, four miles east from Perth, Latitude 56° 25′, Elevation 185 feet.

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Greatest dryness, 12th, 10 A. M.
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Fair days 23; rainy days 7. Wind West of meridian, 22; East of meridian, 8.

METEOROLOGICAL TABLE, kept at Edinburgh, in the Observatory, Calton-hill. N. B. The Observations are made twice every day, at nine o'clock, forenoon, and four o clock, afterThe second Observation in the afternoon, in the first column, is taken by the Register

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Cornet F. Seymour to be Lieut. by purch. vice Williams

Staff. C. Cav. Ass. Surg. J. W. Watson, from h. p. 38 F. to be Ass. Surg. vice Foster, 5 Dr. Gds. 16th April

Colds. F. G. Ass. Surg. T. Maynard to be Bn. Surg. vice Rose, 64 F. 28th do. S. Gilder to be Ass. Surg. vice Maynard do. John Temple to be Ensign by purch. vice Coleman, cancelled

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14th May

Gent. Cadet R. Minty to be Ensign by purch. 21st do. Capt. T. H. Light, from 14 F. to be Capt. vice Dallas, ret. on h. p. 14 F. rec. diff. do. Gent. Cadet Wm Goodes to be Ensign do. E. Moore to be Ensign do. Lieut. M. J. Jenkins is reinstated in his former rank, viz. 14th Oct. 1812 Gent. Cadet B. J. Carnie to be Ensign 21st May 1818 Capt. T. Hall from h. p. 14 F. to be Capt. vice Light do. Gent. Cadet R. Battersby to be Ensign do. -J. Carruthers to be Ensign do. D. Munro to be Ensign by purch. vice Dowbiggen, 19 F. 7th do. E. C. Spencer to be Ensign by purch. vice Netterville 14th do. Gent. Cadet G. Murray to be Ensign 21st do. Lieut. W. Campbell from h. p. 84 F. to be Paym. vice Payne, do. 28th do. Lieut. J. W. Plunkett, from h. p. 50 F. to be Lieut. vice Pratt, h. 19th do.

H. Boldero, from h. p. 10 F. to be Lieut. vice Rawstorne, h. p. 20th do.

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A. Stanford to be Ensign by purch. vice Mitchell, 19 Dr.

Gent. Cadet G. G. Warden, to be Ensign

Ensign A. O'Donnell, from 43
Ensign, vice Donald, dead
Gent. Čadet R. Jauns, to be Ens.
do.
-H. Jelf,

14th May

21st do.

F. to be

4th June

21st May

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Lieut. Robert Law to be Adj. vice Ander, son, res. Adj. only

14th do.

7th do.

G. H. Smith to be Ensign by purch. vice

Mills, York Rang.

Ensign J. O. Lloyd to be Lieut. vice Henry, dead 14th do.

Brinsley Eyre to be Ensign, vice Lloyd do. Surg. J. Lightbody, from h. p. 28 F. to be Surg. vice Browne, ret. upon h. p. 28 F. 7th do. Lieut. J. Dale to be Capt. vice B. Dale, dead 4th June Ensign T. Andrews to be Lieut. vice J. Dale

do.

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H. Vaughan to be Ens. vice Andrews
Lieut. W. L. Maberly, from 9 Dr. to be
Capt. by purch. vice Thomson, ret.

14th May

John Purssord to be Ensign by purch. vice Walsh, pro. 4th June 4 W.I.R. James Bassett to be Ensign, vice Drayton, do. W. I. Rang. R.Af Corps. Ensign T. M'Rae to be Lieut vice Bryant, dead 14th May R. Cheator to be Ensign, vice M'Rae do. R.Y.R. Ensign C. Mills, from 73 F. to be Ensign, vice M'Donagh, ret. 7th May 1818 R.W.I.R. Ensign H. Drayton, from 4 W. 1. R. to be Ensign, vice M'Neil, dead 11th June Yk. Chass Hosp. Assist. C. Whyte to be As. Surg, vice O'Brian, dead 14th May 1 Ceyl. Reg. As Sur. I. Hoatson, fm. h. p. 3 Ceyl. Regt. to be As. Sur. vice Kennedy, dead 10th Dec, 1817.

Royal Military College.

Lieut. G. Procter, from h. p. 5 F. to be Adj. vice Abraham, pro. 24th Feb. 1818

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Brevet Major Gomersall, from 58 F. with Capt. Johnston, h. p. 2 Gar Bn.

Capt. Dowbiggen, from 38 F. with Captain Burke, h. p. 3 Gar. Bn.

Mackay, from York Chass. with Brev. Maj. Poitier, h. p. 7 W. I. R.

Sir F. Barton, from 2 F. with Brev. Major O'Shaughnessy, h. p. 101 F.

Grimstead, from 2 F. G. with Capt. Armytage, R. York Rang.

Bell, from 72 F. with Capt. Somerset, h. p.

84 F. Lieut. Dowd, from 21 Dr. with Lieut. Collins, 3 W. I. R.

Coulthard, from 17 Dr. with Lieut. Fisk, h. p. 1 Dr. G.

h. p.

Jeffries, from 1 F. rec. diff. with Lt. Carter,

Meagher, from 7 F. with Lieut. Brownlow, 43 F.

Wilkinson, from 40 F. rec. diff. with Lieut. Garner, h. p.

Ensor, from 3 W. I. R. with Lieut. Brown, h. p. 82 F.

Constable, from York Rang. with Lieut. Anderson, h. p. 8 W. I. R.

Simpson, from 25 F. rec. diff. with Lieut. Anderson, h. p.

Joyes, from 95 F. with Lieut. Fergusson, h. p.

Layton, from Rifle Brigade, with Lt. Fraser, h. p. 93 F.

Williams, from 8 Dr. rec. diff. with Lieut. Wharton, h. p. 21. F.

Loppinot, from 37 F. rec. diff. with Lieut. T. Vincent, h. p. 12 F.

Moore, from 64 F. rec. diff. with Lt. Mair, h. p. 7 F.

Cornet Wilkinson, from 3 Dr. rec. diff. with Cornet Phillips, h. p. 23 Dr.

2d Lieut. Geddes, from 21 F. with Ensign Lewis, h. p. 103 F.

Ensign Derenzy, from 12 F. with Ensign Stirke,

h. P..

Browne, from 26 F. rec. diff. with Ensign Maxwell, h. p. 104 F.

Innes, from 37 F. with Ensign Bentham, h. p. 52 F.

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Admiral Sir George Campbell, Commander in Chief at Portsmouth.

Rear-Admiral Sir Josias Rowley to Cork.

Vice-Admiral Sir Chas. Hamilton, Bart. to be Commander in Chief at Newfoundland.

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