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was made to him on any point connected with his professional pur- 

 suits, he was always to be depended upon for a prompt answer, 

 either containing (as was most frequently the case) a full exposition 

 of the matter in hand, or a frank acknowledgment that he had no 

 information to give. He was disinterested and generous to a degree 

 hardly consistent with his circumstances. Notwithstanding his 

 slender appointments he had already collected an extensive and valu- 

 able astronomical library ; but the proceeds of its sale were the prin- 

 cipal part of the heritage he left for his orphan daughter. 



The loss of so excellent a member, at an age when his knowledge 

 and faculties had only attained to maturity, and when past triumphs 

 justified the brightest anticipations for the future, cannot be regarded 

 by the Society with feelings of ordinary regret. Let us hope there 

 will never be wanting among us examples of similar and equally suc- 

 cessful devotion. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR MAY 1845. 



Chiswick, — May 1, 2. Very fine. 3. Fine, with clouds. 4. Cloudy and cool. 

 5. Fine : dense clouds ; clear. 6. Cloudy : rain. 7. Cloudy : showers. 8. Rain. 

 9. Cloudy: clear. 10. Foggy : cloudy : clear at night. 11. Cloudy. 12. Rain: 

 showery. 13. Cloudy and fine. 14. Fine. 15. Overcast: fine. 16. Cloudy. 



17. Overcast: slight frost at night. 18. Cloudy: showery. 19. Cloudy and 

 cold. 20. Cloudy : rain. 21. Heavy rain. 22. Cloudy : very clear. 23. Over- 

 cast : fine : heavy rain. 24. Hazy clouds : heavy rain at night. 25. Rain. 

 26. Overcast : heavy rain. 27. Very fine. 28. Hazy and damp. 29. Thick 

 haze: rain. 30. Fine. 31. Very fine : cloudless: overcast at night. — Mean 

 temperature of^he month 5°'3 below the average. 



Boston. — May 1. Fine. 2. Fine: thunder and lightning p.m., with rain. 3. 

 Cloudy: thunder and lightning p.m., with rain. 4. Fine: rain earlyA.M. 5. Fine: 

 rain early a.m. ; rain p.m. 6. Rain. 7. Cloudy : rain early a.m.: rain p.m. 8. 

 Fine : rain A.M. 9. Cloudy : rain early a.m. 10. Rain. 11. Cloudy. 12. Fine : 

 rain A.M. and P.M. 1 3. Fine : rain p.m. 14, 15. Fine. 16. Cloudy. 17. Cloudy: 

 rain A.M. 18. Windy. 19. Fine: rain early a.m. 20. Fine : rain p.m. 21. 

 Cloudy. 22. Fine. 23. Cloudy : rain p.m. 24, 25. Cloudy : rain early a.m. 

 26. Cloudy : rain early a.m. : rain p.m. 27. Fine. 28. Fine: rain early a.m. : 

 rain P.M. 29. Cloudy : rain p.m. 30,31. Fine. 



Sandwick Manse, Orkney. — May 1. Drops: showers. 2. Showers. 3. Showers : 

 sleet. 4. Bright : showers. 5—7. Clear. 8. Rain : showers. 9, 10. Showers. 

 11. Bright: cloudy. 12,13. Clear. 14. Drops: clear. 15. Fog: drizzle. 

 16. Showers: drizzle. 17. Bright: clear. 18. Cloudy: clear. 19. Clear. 

 20. Cloudy. 21. Bright : cloudy. 22,23. Cloudy : damp. 24,25. Cloudy. 

 26. Bright: cloudy. 27. Cloudy. 28,29. Bright : clear. 30. Cloudy: fine. 

 81. Bright: fine. 



Apiilegarlh Manse, Dumfries-shire. — May 1. Heavy showers. 2, 3. Heavy 

 showers, with hail. 4. Sunshine and showers. 5. Fine. 6. Moist : light drops. 

 7—9. Slight showers. 10. Fine. 11. Rain p.m. ; hoar-frost a.m. 12. Showers. 

 13. Fair and fine. 14. Rain nearly all day. 15 — 17. Fair; fine: bracing air. 



18. Fair, but threatening. 19. Fair, but threatening : fine. 20,21. Fair, but 

 threatening : droughty. 22 — 24, Fair, but threatening. 25. Fair, but threaten- 

 ing : few drops of rain. 26. Fair, but threatening : very droughty. 27 — 30. 

 Fair, but threatening. 31. Fine : warm. 



