The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-05-05 00:00:00

FROM SATURDAY'S GAZE :7.

BANKRUPTCY ENI.I R 0 1:1).
W. Johnson. Addington-place, Catr!wt wet:, butcher, from
March 29, to May 10, et Basingliall-street.
B A PTs.
G. Willingham, Great Mary-la-bonne-street, moniA -
scrivener, to surrender May 6, 13, •nd June 14, at Basing-
hall-street. Attorney, Mr. J. J. Tanner, Fore-street, Clip-
plegate.
Powell, Brighton, Sussex, silk-mercer. May 10, 17, an,l
June 14. at Bacinghall-street. Attorney, Mr. J. J. Tanner,
Yore-street, eripplegate.
J. Totaling, Boddicot, Oxfordshire, nurseryman, May 13.
14, and June 14, at the Red Lon Inn, Baubury. Attorneys,
Mr. 13. Aplin, Banbury; and Mr. W. Makinson, Elm-court,
Temple.
T. Wilkin, Soham, Cambridgeshire, scrivener, May 9s,
29, and June 14, at the Rutland Arms Inn, Newmarket. A -
torney, Mr. Lein:ter. Newmarket.
B. Penn, Birching, Walsall, Staffordshire, coal-master,
May 14, 13. and June 14, at the George Hotel. IVolsall. At-
torney, Mr Hunt, Surrey-street, Strand; and Mr. Wilsor„
Walsall.

H. Cußingham, Kensington, carpenter, May 10, 17. and
June 14, at BBasinghall•street. Attorneys, :11essrs.
and Greenfield, Gray's Inn-square.
C. Kinther. Larnbourne, Berkshire, brewer. May lit.
and June 11, et Basinehell-street. Attorney, Mr. llousSeld„
Chatham•p!ace, Itlmckfriars.

E. Howarth, Leeds, Yorkshire, woolstapler, May I. 13.
and June 14, at the Court House, Leeds. Attorneys.
It. Ratty', Chancery-lane; and Mr. Ilargreaves, Lee 'a.
R. Baxter, Great Eastcheap, Scotch-factor, May 10, I',
and June 14, at Bssitighal:-street. Attorneys, 111i•ssrs.
Walker, Rankin. and Richards, Basinaltall-street.
W. Johnson, Grange, Bermondsey, May 19, 17, and J.xe
11, at Basinghall-street. Attorneys, Messrs. VI ulker,
Rankin, and Richards, Basinghall-street

DIVIDENDS.
May 24. R. Herbert and W. Backrrastrr, St. Mary-Axe.
wine-merchants—May 29, J. Kirkman, Liverpool. merchant
—Ma) 27, T. Hughes, Oxford-street, hosier—May 24, 'l'.
110% le, J. Lorri, J. Chatburn, and W. Fothergitl, Irwel:-
Springs, Lancashire, eal,co-printers —May 21. F. Mare,.
Huddersfield, grocer—May 24, W. Murray, Pull-mall-court.
Pall-mall, tailor—May 31, C. Hays and W. 11. Illuntlen.
Oxford-street, linen-drapers—May 21, 'C. Lnwndes,
court, Cheapside, warehouseman—Ma, 27, T. Parker, jun.
Wood-street, hosier—May 24, W. W. Deschamps, H. S.
Morgan, and P. M•Taggart, Suff:dk-lane, merchants—May
24. J. S. Wilcox and T. J. Taterton, TheoLald's-roci.
coach-mskers—May 10, R. W. Dean and T. W. Coot, Su-
gar-loaf-ftiley,Rethnsi-green, brewers—May at, F. Itol meg,
'Yere-street, Oxford-road, merchant—May 10, Ir. D. L. 1.•
ihnlli and J. Parry, Devonshire-square, merchants—May 2t'.
H. Hales. Newark-upon-Trent. corn-factor—May 11. J.
Holmes. Portsmouth, coal-merchant—July 28, 11. Carter.
It ktc:iire-highway, linen-draper—May 24, J. Mallinson.
Ilirdsedge, Yorkshire, and A. G. and J. Mailiesnn,.ll ud-
dersfield, merchants—May 2t4. H. Ford, Portsmouth. liar a-
wareman—May 27. T. Hill, Thorubury, Olocestershire, C-
ue:.-draper.
(Certificates, 8:c. To-morrow.)

AVERAGE Mess OF CORN IN rscLANn AND WALES IN THE
WEIR INDED ♦PRIL 28.

PER. QR. X. d. PER QR. S. i!.
Wheat 3l 4 Oats .27 11
..... 11 'leans . '29 9
!Salley

Average l'ricd of Drown or Muscovado Sugar, com-
puted from the Returns made in the week ending the :Ana
day of April, 1523, Is 335. 70. per cwt.

DIARY -FOE THE PRESENT WEEK.
WITS TIM TIMM O 1111011 ITATER AT LONDON-1i nc s.

May 4. B.—ROGATION SUNDAY.
High water—merit. It I m. .R. 8: even. 4f) in. aft. S.
riaes 31 min. att. 4 even.
Ifiah wat.•r—morn. IS en. aft. 9 I even. 47 m. after 9.
6, T.—John Ream, a P. L.
_

Wen water—morn. s ft. 10; even. 43 m. oft. LI:
7, W.—Venus sets 38 min. ■f .10 evrn.
1110 wat+r--ntorn. 1I m. an. II; even. 43 m. aft. 1 I.
8, Th,—.VICVNSIOM DAY. HOLY THWIYDAY.
H;gh water—morn. 12 o'dock ; even. 12 m. aft. 12.
9, F.—Alomi:rises 13 at. oft. 3 even.
High water—murn. 40 m. aft. 12; even. S m. aft. I.
10, 3:—N * Moos AT 4 AOTFRNOON.
1 111311 water—morn. 31 m. an. 1; raven. 2 min. aft. 9.

41:

WatILLT Rewrite, of the Weather. The last week
toilmeeced with the same kind of clear sod cold weather
which had prevailed during the week preceding. On Mon-
day morning, the hoar frost was very thick: but in the
course of that day the temperature rose, and the two fellow-
hag days were mild and pleasant. Os Thursday, a still
more complete and seasonable change took place, and on
Friday at I o'clock, the thermometer was no Igas than ill
degrees higher than it had been at the same hour on Sunday.
' The nights however continued cold ; end none of the days
have been warm since the end of the week. Yesterday at
noon, the thermometer was as low as at the same time on
"Mobiles and, in the evening, the East wind was very
keen. NO rain has fallen here since Saturday se'nnight.
Strand. May Wt.

THERMONETZR. .
8 1 1 111 IllAtillirrit.
o'clock. o'clock. at night.
Ara
27. J • • 4O 47 41 30,10 Fair
29, M. 4l 64 47 ,16 Cloudy
29, T 41 67 43 ,34 Fair
30, W 44 67 44 ,49 Fair
May 1, Th 40 66 63 ,47 Fair
2, F 63 us 66 ,40 Fair
8, 8 66 06 46 ,36 Fair

Tar SEASON.- The delightful change that took place
the latter end of last week in the temperature of the
weather, impelled our thoughts, if not our steps, from town
to country, and directed our attention to the genial influence
the alteration shed upon the face of nature. It is obvious
that the present season Is a backward one; but it as cer-
tainly appears so, from being contrasted with that imme-
diately preceding, which is the freshest in our recollection,
and which was among the forwardest of which we ever had
experienced. The state of vegetation at the early period of
MC yell,' may be sufficiently inferred from the state of the
thermometer: and on comparing our ob lions on that
instrument during the several months of this year, with
those of the corresponding months of the last, we find the
following results :-
Average at BA. M. Avenge at 1 r. M.
April 823 41 deg. April 1823 b 2 deg.
922 43 1822 64
March f'23 39 March 1823 46
Ste 44 1821 64
Feb. 813 37 Feb. 1823 42
222 39 1422- -.48
Jan. Ma 30 Jan. 1823 ,33
221 38 1822 43
In the first three months of this year, it is plain that vege-
tation could have made tut little progress; and though the
average of April was only 2 degrees less than that of April,
1822, yet most of the mornings of the week before last were
frosty, and the advances made by vegetation in the day time
were checked at night. The backwardness of the spring
wes ruanifest,as ackuowledged by the provincial pepersdn the
scanty decorations of the garlands of the May-day 1 .
On May-day,indeed,there was a sudden glow of genial wea-
ther, which continued for three days, sod appeared to rival
the warmth and brilliancy for which the preceding May had
been for the most part distinguished. But. as In that month
a sharp easterly wind returned, so In this we have expe-
rienced a similar tisitation. In the mean time vegetation
had taken an extraordinary start, and, in the course of Ave
days, the branches of the cherry, plum, and pear trees be-
came covered with blossoms. There has been a saying,
we understand, among the market gardeners in the neigh-
bourhood of London, that whatever the weather may have
been In the beginning of the year, they seldom found
any difference in the appearance of their crops in the middle
of May. This must be owing to the rigour and rapidity
with which vegetation usually advanees when the beginning
of this month is warm ; but the saying Is not exactly true.-
We noted (for instance) in our Register of the month of May
last year, as a proof of the forwardness of that season, that
on the 30th of May. the price of a quart of green peas in Lon-
don was oily lets pence ; and that on the 31st of May, 1817,
the price of the same quantity was ten shill fags. We re-
marked, at the same time, that peu had never been so cheap
in the mouth of May, since the year 1794. We are aware of the
small advance made by vegetation in the early months, and
that the difference of some weeks in the time of sowing cer-
tain seeds, wilt not occasion the difference of as many days
in their coming to maturity. We are also aware that in
a climate so changeable as ours, a variety of unexpect-
ed circumstances will frequently occur to retard or pro-
mote vegetation ; yet no inference can be drawn from
the unre•tainty of climate to encourage indolence In the gar-
dener or husbandman. As Instances, however, of the irre-
gularity of the interval between seed time and harvest, may
be curious and useful, we extract the following statement
from an Edinburgh Magazine of the year ISM :
Seed time commenced at Harvest commenced for each
Carnwath, the following of these years, on the same
dates, for 21 years :- farm, as follows :-
1793-March I. - September 12.
1797-February 27. - September 10.
1798-March 29. - August 16.
1799-March 13, - September 20.
1800-March 21. - September 21.
1801-March 9. - August 24.
ISO? -March 17. - September 10.
1803-March id. - August 31.
1804-March 12. - September 11.
1803--March IP. - September&
18116-March 24. - September 6.
1807-March 20. - September 7.
1808-March 7. - August 22.
18t9-March 9. - September 13.
1910-March 27. - September 12.
1811-March 18. - September 10.
1819-April 3. -- September 26:
1613-March 18. - September 4.
1814-March 28. - September 6.
1815-March 21. - September 12:
1816-March 26. - September 14.
1817-March 18. - September 22.
NATURAL/518' CALENDAR.-TO enable our readers to
judge of the season, we select from the calendarsof the !toy.
Mr. White of Selborne, and Mr. Markwick, of the neigh-
bourhood of Battle, the dates of de following familiar oc-
currences, which have been observed daring a course of
years, and which may usually be expected about the present
period :-
(Where two dates are given, they denote the earliest and
the latest times at which the occurrence was observed. The
letters ii'. ansleii. ate the initials of the names of the oh-
le .)
; Laburnum flowered.- W. May IS, Jane 6.-11. May I,
June 23.

-'cony 6.—W. May 20. June 15.-11/. April 18, May _
Morse Ch •snat 11.—W. May 21, June 9.-61. April 19,
June 7.

Lllae fl.—W. May 21.—M. April 15. May 30.
Columbine O.—W. May 21-27.—A1. May 6, June IS.
Medlar fl.—W. May 21, June 20.—April 8, June 19.
Tormeatil fl.-IV. May 21.—M. April 17, June 11.
Lilly of the Valley 11.—W. May .22.—M. April 27, June IS.
(To be continued.)