376 Mr. J. Glaisher's Remarks on the Weather. 



of these two numbers is 30*071 ; and it represents the mean 

 reading of the barometer for the quarter at the level of the sea. 



The mean of the numbers in the second column for Guern- 

 sey, and those places situated in the counties of Cornwall and 

 Devonshire, is 4<3°'3 ; at Liverpool and Whitehaven is 39°'8; 

 for those places situated south of latitude of 52°, including 

 Chichester and Hartwell, is S8°'0 ; for those places situated 

 between the latitudes of 52° and 53°, including Saffron Wal- 

 den and Holkham, is 38°'3; for those places situated between 

 the latitudes of 53° and 54°, including Derby and Stonyhurst, 

 is 38°"4? ; and for Durham and Newcastle 38°*8. These values 

 may be considered as those of the mean temperatures of the 

 air for those parallels of latitude during the quarter ending 

 March 31, 1850. 



The average daily range of temperature in Cornwall and 

 Devonshire was 28''1 ; at Liverpool and Whitehaven was 

 24<°-5; south of latitude 52° was 33°-2; between the latitudes 

 of 53° and 54° was 31°-5; and north of 54° was 29°'9. 



I have received the following agricultural reports : — 



From Stonyhurst, favoured by the Rev. A. Weld, B.A., 

 r.R.A.S. 



The fine weather which occurred at the beginning of March 

 induced some farmers to sow oats as early as March 15; but 

 owing to the cold weather and severe frosts which followed, 

 the seed has not come up as yet, and considerable fears are 

 entertained of its failure. 



Early potatoes were in some instances planted about the 

 same time, and have not yet appeared. 



Beans were sown as early as the middle of February, and 

 are now looking very well. The severe frosts which took place 

 about the end of March have done no harm to the fruit-trees 

 in this neighbourhood, the vegetation fortunately not being 

 in a sufficiently advanced state to receive any injury. Irriga- 

 tion of meadows was carried on extensively in the early part 

 of March. The severe weather which followed and the pre- 

 sent rains have entirely suspended the working of the ground 

 during the last fortnight. The lambing season began here 

 about the 21st of March. 



From Leeds, favoured by Charles Charnock, Esq. 



As regards any remarks on agricultural matters few can be 

 made, except that during the last three months little has been 

 done ; and the extreme coldness of March has not only checked 

 the growth of vegetables, but the extreme frosts at night have 

 in a great measure destroyed the blossoms of the earlier fruit- 

 trees. 



A very large quantity of potatoes are being planted in 

 Yorkshire. 



