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Price of Grain,-Meteorological Diary,-Bill of Mortality.

AVERAGE PRICES of CORN, from Sept. 6, to Sept. 11, 1773.
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Wheat  Rye  Bar.  Oats Beans | COUNTIES upon the COAST 
s. d.|s. d.|s. d.|s.d.|s. d. | 
London 6  8|3  6|2  10|2 4|3  6 | Effex 6 8|2 8|3 5|2 3|3 6
COUNTIES INLAND. | Suffolk 6 10|2 11|3 0|2 0|3 0
Middlefex 7 0 0 0 3 11 2 5 3 11 | Norfolk 6 8|3 4|2 10|2 2|0 0
Surry 6 10|3 6|3 6|2 5|4 4 | Lincoln 6 7|3 11|3 7|2 0|3 8
Hertford 7 10|0 0|3 10|2 5|4 4 | York 6 0|3 5|0 0|2 2|3 9
Bedford 7 4|4 9|3 10|2 3|4 3 | Durham 6 2|4 6|3 7|2 3|4 2
Cambridge 7 3|3 11|0 0|2 2|3 6 | Northumberland 5 11|4 3|3 4|2 4|4 2
Huntingdon 6 10|0 0|4 3|2 2|3 11 | Cumberland 6 9|4 0|3 2|2 2|0 0
Northampton 7 3|4 11|4 7|2 2|4 6 | Westmoreland 7 2|4 6|3 0|2 1|3 9
Rutland 7 0|0 0|4 6|0 0|4 6 | Lancashire 6 11|0 0|3 0|2 3|3 9
Leicester 6 11|5 0|4 1|2 2|4 5 | Cheshire 6 9|0 0|4 2|2 1|0 0
Nottingham 6 5|4 0|3 3|2 0|4 6 | Monmouth 6 4|0 0|4 0|1 11|0 0
Derby 6 9|0 0|0 0|2 5|4 6 | Somerset 6 6|4 0|3 11|2 3|4 5
Stafford 6 7|4 4|4 5|2 4|4 6 | Devon 5 8|0 0|2 7|1 9|0 0
Shropshire 6 5|4 4|4 2|2 4|5 4 | Cornwell 5 5|0 0|3 0|1 6|0 0
Hereford 6 0|0 0|4 0|2 6|0 0 | Dorfet 6 6|0 0|3 5|2 1|4 8
Worcester 6 5|4 6|4 4|2 6|4 10 | Hampshire 6 4|0 0|3 3|2 3|4 8
Warwick 7 2|0 0|4 0|2 7|4 11 | Suffex 6 4|0 0|0 0|2 4|0 0
Gloucester 7 5|0 0|3 10|2 8|5 0 | Kent 6 7|3 8|3 4|2 3|3 8
Wiltshire 6 6|0 0|3 7|2 5|4 10 | 
Berks 6 11|4 5|3 6|2 6|4 0 | WALES. 
Oxford 7 7|0 0|3 11|2 7|4 7 | North Wales 6 7|4 9|3 9|1 9|0 0
Bucks 7 4|0 0|4 1|2 6|4 2  | South Wales 5 9|5 1|3 1|1 8|0 0

A Meteorological DIARY of the Weather for October, 1772. 
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1772 | Wind. | Barom. | Therm. | Weather. 
1 | WSW little | 29 7½ | 58 | a very bright, fine warm day 
2 | S W little | 29 7½ | 60 | wet morning, fair afternoon 
3 | Ditto | 29 6½ | 60 | fair morning, wet afternoon 
4 | N N E little | 29 6½ | 57 | foggy morning, bright fine day 
5 | Ditto | 29 7½ | 57 | heavy fog all the morning, wet afternoon 
6 | S W strong | 29 8½ | 58 | bright early, a very wet day 
7 | Variable little | 29 7 | 59 | an exceeding wet day 
8 | S S W ditto | 29 8 | 54 | foggy all night, and morning till 9, very fine day 
9 | Ditto | 29 8½ | 55 | Ditto 
10 | Ditto | 29 9½ | 57 | Ditto 
11 | Ditto fresh | 29 9½ | 57 | very bright day, cloudy [[?]] evening 
12 | S ditto | 29 7 | 60 | an exceeding wet day, fine evening 
13 | S S W little | 29 7½ | 55 | bright morning, smart hail and rain in the aftern. 
14 | S W fresh | 29 5 | 52 | ditto, fair day 
15 | Ditto | 29 8½ | 56 | Ditto 
16 | S S W little | 29 9½ | 56 | an exceeding bright, warm day 
17 | Ditto little | 29 8 | 56 | very foggy till 9, cloudy mid day 
18 | Ditto | 30 | 56 | grey morning, an exceeding bright warm day 
19 | E fresh | 30 | 55 | very foggy till 10, a fine bright warm day 
20 | NE little | 29 9½ | 57 | ditto till 11, cloudy day 
21 | N ditto | 29 8½ | 55 | soft grey morning, fine bright afternoon 
22 | Ditto | 29 7½ | 53 | thick fog till 10, fine bright day 
23 | Ditto | 29 7 | 53 | cloudy day, [[?]] evening
24 | S little | 29 6 | 56 | cloudy morning, bright afternoon, wet evening 
25 | S S W fresh | 29 1½ | 53 | bright in general, some heavy showers at time 
26 | W ditto | 29 2 | 53 | many flying back clouds, but a fair day 
27 | Ditto | 29 3½ | 53 | bright morning, wat after noon 
28 | N E little | 29 3 | 53 | chiefly cloudy, some fun and rain at intervals 
29 | S W stormy | 29 3½ | 57 | a great deal of violent rain 
30 |Ditto strong | 29 3½ | 59 | many flying clouds, but no rain 
31 | Ditto fresh | 29 4 | 60 | fair morning. wat afternoon 

Bill of Mortality from Aug. 28, to Sept. 25, 1773. 
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Christened. | Euried. | 2 and 5 88 | 50 and 60 130
Males 648 | Males 667 | 5 and 10 46 | 60 and 70 99
Females 603 | Females 691 | 10 and 20 32 | 70 and 80 67
 |  | 20 and 30 111 | 80 and 90 29
 |  | 30 and 40 146 | 80 and 90 29 
 |  | 40 and 50 137 | 90 and 100 3
Whereof have died under two years old 456 
Peck Loaf 2s. 10d. 

THE Gentleman's Magazine; 
For SEPTEMBER, 1773. 

ERRATUM. 
In out Parliamentary Debates for last month, p363, line 8 form the bottom, for Sir W. D ib n read the Honourable Thomas Fitzmaurice. 
Debate on Lord North's propositions for the relief of the East India Company, continues from p.368, and concluded. 
Governor [[?]]. 
RISE, Sire, entirely to coincide with the noble Ld.'s motions, though I differ from him in opinion concerning the territorial acquisitions in India. A late Chancellor, I remember, who did honour to the post he occupied, declared himself in favor of the Company's exclusive right of territory.--- However, this is not the place for such points to be determined; as trustees for the public, we are parties concerned, and cannot decide in the public's favour against the Company. Westminvour against the Company. Weftminster-hall is the place for such decisions. 
One thing, Sire, I must beg leave to mention. There was a proposal relative to increasing the divided, before a participation of profits between Government and the Company should take place. The Chairman, at a general court, I remember, was asked, whether he thought that proposal would be agreed to? His answer was, That he had reason to think it would meet with no opposition. He was asked by many, and myself in particular, Wheather he spoke this from authority, or from his own conjecture? He replied, From more than conjecture. Now, Sir, the effect such a declaration must have upon the flock, is too notorious to need recital. What, therefore, I have to say is, that, if the Chairman made the declaration from authority, the noble Lord who made the motion has been a little inconsistent; but, if the Chairman made the declaration without authority, he is, to the last degree, criminal, as such proceeding is sporting with proprietors who are already in too deplorable a situation, not richly to deserve the interposition of Parliament in their favour. 
Sir Ge-rge C-lebr-le.] As the Honourable Gentleman has though proper to allude in a particular manner to my conduct at a late general court, if the House chuses it, I am ready to relate the conversation which passed in several interviewed with the noble Lord, though I had much rather be excused. [Here the House pressed him to proceed, and he related some private confidential conversation, and then concluded thus] From these expressions of the noble Lord, I did, I confess, understand, that he avowed the proposal relative to an increase of divided previous to the participation taking place, and such I ventured the declaration when called upon in general court. 
Lord N rth.] What the Honourable Gentleman over the way (Governor J hnst e) has let fall, I confess, surprises me.  In all the interviews I ever had with the Honourable Gentleman (Governor J hnst e) in this official capacity as Chairman of the Company, I was always careful not to be mistaken: I always cautioned him against all thoughts about increasing the divided above six per cent. and I repeatedly told him, that whatever passed in conversation I expected to be buried in oblivion, and that it might never be quoted as authorizing him to take a single step. 
His Lordship concluded with answering that part of Gov. Johnstone's speech relative to the right the public claim to the territorial revenue. He said, that he was not unacquainted with the sentiments of those able lawyers in respect that claim; that what they 
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