The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-10-04 00:00:00

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The medium temperature of each year, calcu-
lated from actual observation. fur a series of years,
will be. found to continue nearly a constant quasi-
tity. It may be remarked that some stammers are
hotter than others, but in general an equilibrium is
restored by a cold winter. In Europe. there eer-
ttinly are evident marks of the amelioration of
climate: for the line or curve of congelation, in
the central Alps, des:ended much lower it former
periods that it sloes at present. It it observed by
different traveller. that the glacier of Grindlewalti
shops evident marks of this gradual contra, tian.
In order to triter this progressive warmth it will re-
quire the result of niaav years therinnmetriesl ob-
servation. Those who are its the practice of tokiiig
therinometrical olevrvations, generally obverse the
height of the thermometer at the hours of 7 a. tn.
3 p. tn. and to in it. but the times of observation
ought to depend ulnas the seasons of the year. The
reason why three perinds of the day ere taken is,
to a.,.ertasii the mean temperature; and d the po-
sition of the thermoun ter be fixed, it should be in
the shade, and exposed to every current of air.—
There are then three columns of observaton, viz.
the swots, and MOIL—By dividing the
sum of three height., by three, you obtain the
mean heat of the slay ; by dividing the sons of the
three columns, by three tones the number of days
in the mouth, you have the mean heat of the
month ; and, lastly, by dividiog the sum of the
undsbe column (or noon heat) by the number of
you olftain the menu greste.t heat.

From Caen, of the 20th ult. we hem, that the
Decree fur restrai • g the ingress and egress of fn.
reiguera is pint near so severe as it was at first re-
ported. Paseengrrs are allowed to remain at the
port at which they hood. under bail of two respect-
able servants. until their passports are arrived
Cr.,,, Paris, provided they have given uotiee, be
le:tir, of their arrival. Passports to leave France
are granted without much troul.le, wider the same
kind of security ; but the want of these formalities
subjects the cargo of the vessel to confiscatioa ; and
this is the atoms' extent of the penalty. aid
Madame Desuaccs were still at Dieppe, waiting
for th- it passports front Paris.
A Gentleman, unknown at the time, was killed
its a duel on 11401ot-heath, on Monday. He turns
out to be a Mr. Hayti:so:A ; bet who his ,
saes was remains a secret.
ice unders.mni that the house of Gummiest ts sad
Co. hive notified their intention to take the Mock
porrhasied its ri,. 1144,110 of flirt liwnae for this day,
whiai is considered as an indication of tbeir abdnsy
to make good all their engagements:
We understood that the Secretary of State, in
consequence of the ill health of Mts. Salim, has
left lialtisnore on a short visit to Berkely Springs.—
(Net. /wt.)
Letters farm New Oilcans state, that the French
corsairs, Le die de Montebello:l,94 L' Isirepikk, have
been condemned in the Datrict Court at that
place, for violating our row-intercourse laws. It
is believed also Hirt La Peril Chance will 'share a
6.1111114 f fats--(:Vat. lot•.)
A shocking nevi lent ti toptmeil yesterday morn-
ing, in Battersea-fields, to a young man of the
name of FLICIL, who resinta in the King's-road.—
lie had for some time been afflicted with a weak-
ness in his sight, occasioned by blight. Having
aaproached so near as to touch a colt whirh
suns
graziog, the atinnal limited out and kicked him in
the thigh and groin. The thigh-bone was so much.
fractured be is not expected to recover.
A similar accident to that whieh happened to the
late unfortunate Mrs. WOODGATI On Monday
evening, befel Mrs. &mew, a widow. in Duke-
street, Oxford-street, on Tuesday night. She was
ironing 1111111 drying clothes by the fire on a horse,
one articles took ire, and in endeavouring
to extinguish it, she set fire to her apparel. tier
servant, who was in the nest room, hastened to her
assistance, and, with great presence of mind, threw
a great coat round the unfortunate suff-rer; but
b-ing lightly clad, her garments were reduced to
tinder. ales. S. was alive yesterliv, but suffering
extreme agony ; and she is not expect,tl to survive.
Late on Tuesday night, or early yesterday morn-
lug, thirty-time sheep. the property of Mr. Ewan°.
of Bexley, were stolen from it pasture near that
place; soother Ocutleasan iti the neighbourhood at
the same time Wit forty-eight sheep; and yesterday
morning as Mr. EWING was coining to tow,' ou
horseback to give information of the robbery, his
horse took fright and threw him. when Mr. Emir'e
falling with his bead agaiust the stouts. received
material injury.
Yesterday morning, it is Pnppovd aboat two or
three o'clock. the Bedford !lead Tavern, Maiden-
lane, was broken into and rubbed of plate, linen,
and other articles, to a cousiderable aninunt. The
depredators appear field, to have broken into the
cellar, by wrenching a thick iron bar, and opening
the wooden shutter. From the eels'', they had pro-
ceeded up to the ground.floJr. which they com-
pletely pillaged. Every diva was broken open;
and so patiently and systematic illy had the thieves
done their work, that they took time to steal the
very tea from the bits In the coffer-room, they
opetirti the eiiiihoaril, and took some white wine to
refresh them in their labours, which only termi-
nated with 'tripping all this part of the house of
every punch-ladle, tea-spoon. silver strainer, table-
Bic. that could be foisted. They then made
their exit at the street-door; and though the ne..
cersary step. have been takers, no traces of them
have vet been discovered.