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Of the three months constituting the spring quarter of 1836, it may be 

 remarked that they were strongly characterised by the proverbial uncertain- 

 ty and rapid change of our English climate ; in fact, throughout Europe, all 

 accounts agree in relating the wet, wintery, and boisterous weather of March 

 and April. In the former month, with the exception of two or three days 

 about the middle, there were constantly heavy gales, with rain, snow, and a 

 low temperature — and the latter was almost as wet and cold, but with less 

 wind ; several heavy snow and hail storms were experienced during the 

 month, and it snowed heavily the whole of the day on the first. May, on 

 the other hand, has been altogether a dry month, with a great majority of 

 clear and cloudless days ; but the wind throughout has hardly varied from 

 North, N. E., and East — and, consequently, it has been very harsh, dry, and 

 cold, together with a hot sun. The natural result has been, that the whole of 

 the surface water has disappeared ; and, notwithstanding the immense quan- 

 tities of previous wet, vegetation is now suffering much from drought : the 

 productions of the garden, with all kinds of spring crops, and the grass par- 

 ticularly. The nights have been constantly cold ; and very frequently, in 

 low situations, there have been sharp frosts. During several nights, both in 

 April and May, strong auroral appearances have been witnessed: there was 

 a considerable display on the evening of the 6th of the latter month, and also 

 on the 19th. 



Sunday, May 15, the day on which the late great eclipse of the sun oc- 

 curred, was a beautiful day, hardly a cloud made its appearance in the sky. 

 The first contact took place about a quarter to two ; aXforti/ minutes past two 

 Venus was distinctly visible to the naked eye, a few degrees south of the 

 zenith. At the period of greatest obscuration there was a subdued and so- 

 lemn tone of colouring thrown over the landscape, and the strong shadows 

 cast by the little crescent of light, were curiously softened at their edges, 

 giving to them an unusual character, which the most ordinary observer could 

 not fail of remarking. At this time the atmosphere was perfectly calm, the 



