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Natural Phoenomena.

N Thyrfday Dec. 27th, the river Medway was ſwollen by the rains to 2

greater diftance and height over its banks, than it had been raiſed

ta, for the ſpace of 38 years betore. Prodigious damage Was done by the inundatión, Happily, no lives were loſt.

On Sunday January the zd, Lord Cholmondeley”s gamekeepers took, alive, in the woods at- Houghton, in Nortolk, one of the largeſt eagles that have been ſeen in England. Its meaſurement between the extremities of the expanded wings, was full eight feet.

The river Tay in the North of Scotland, the river Dee in the ſouth-weſt, and ſeveral other rivers in that part of theſe united kingdoms afford a ſort of freſh-water muſcles, within the ſhells of which, pearls are often to be found. Perſons who have curiouflty obſerved the appearances peculiar to the ſhells containlng the pearls; affirm that‘they can diſcover with certainty, even without opening any particular muſcle, vhether it have or have not: a pearl within it. The formation of a pearl never takes place but in conſequence of a particular vitiation of the ſhell of the muſcle, in which it is f rmed. That vi- tiation is effe&ed by a very ſioall auger-worm which attacks the ſhell near the ſide of the valve; penetrates longitudinally between the laminæ; and after thus proceeding for an inch or an inch and a half towards the innér part, doubles back, and returns ina parallel direction to the exterior‘ſurface. The irregular depoſition of the animal ſecretion that naturally lines the ſhell, is produced by theſe attacks ofthe auger-worm. And the conſequence is, the formation of a peart.— Another enemy, a pholas, atacks the pearl-oyſtér at ſea. In conſequence of its attacks, alſo, is the pearl formed. The Chineſe Know to imitate an oyfter, che injuries of this ſea-worm, and thus at pleaſure to produce pearls.

As provifions of all kinds, particularly animal food, are at ſuch an exor- bitant price, evéry likely made to remove the il ſhould be adopted; and from the following remarkable iaſtance of fecundity, the increaſed breed of hogs will eertainly produce a good effeét.—Mr. Smith, a Baker, at Eaft- hampſtead, Berks, has a ſow, which on Jan. 29, 1801, farrowed 1 5 pigs, on June x 5th, 20; and on Nov. 30, 22; in the whole 57 pigs, in the lpace ot 45 weeks, 26 pigs from the twofirf litters were brought to maturity. The ſow is now in good order, and‘14 pigs(that were preſerved) in 2 fine and thriving con- dition,

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TZ O TD Cu TS T+X7 D M y BANKRUPTCIES awo DIVIDENDS, Announced betaveen the 20th of Dec. 1801, and the 20th of Jan. 1802. BANKRUPTCIES, 7, Coveyt Garden, goldſmith( Aubreys 7 itor(&véert, (The Solicitors Names are between Parentbeſes.) ol, linen draper( Williamſon, Liverpool, _ ow, Lambeth, dealer(Williams, Curſi- /ARNOLD, T. Wolverhampton, baker{Allens, C ent inn

Adam, J. Brompton, Kent, butcher(Biſhop;

Abbot, j. and Mark Patmer, Monkueremourt makers(Wawn, Ma

Addiſon T. Chute F t corn dealers( Bexv

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ion cer(Edwards

W, Addiſon; r and glazier(Watkins e building

î ana Keys, Jaznc

lis, Carſitor ſreet,

.( Ellis, Curſizor>yeet. NPpton, Wine merchants PATINE C01 e 6 lane.

real-ifffron hilly baker{ Biihop, LyOn?s inn,

hd C. Co, Liverpvoh merchauts(Ccoper ind Npton._

Axe. s Brady, J. Ipſwich, linen draper(R.$. Durhar Fulmér;, T. Harmby, Y.orkſMi1 Hodgfon, C Bonnio, H, G. New Bond ſtreet, furniture|

Lyon’s inn,

Balirnan, M. Corfe Mullen, Dorſet, miller(Pearſon and Son, Gl

hitcombo, Some » Lincoln

(es, New inn iow of Mancheſter, mamuſac-

y(treet

Blackrnore,[ el road, hatter(Smith, Barber’s hall,

and glazier(Da Bellamy,]. and A, de

SmedIey, at Mr. W

hall, Lancaffer, n

N:{SanderCn, Palſerave

vffice, Lincoli?s inn

(Ledwick, Queenhiche. EAA

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hant, Partner witt z vf Barbadoes

hon hall, n of“Leig Hall, ard 1, L Wilſon, Lanca(er.

Cowgill, J. Mancheſter, merchant(Lees Temp!e.

Cooper, W,. Derby, iron founder{ Lowren, Temple.

Ghamberlain, Jj. Breinford, Sufolk, inn keeper.(Cu

t's buildings.

ſwick ſquare, Mies, edtord, El/ place. Jenkins and James, New

ſex builder, Ss Glouceßer, M

igate, man's mercer(SkyCE Cadle

iing, Ke,/, W. Duke free reer, Hoiboin. nnon„, naw of Liverpool, merchant Ki G. Halitax, Lin keeper[ Coulthurſ, Bedfurd row- Kendray, G. Haramer, Yorkſhire, dealer(Hodgſon, Cle<

20's nD,

pie res merchant( Waltolis, Girdler's hall, me

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