during the Quarter ending September 30, 184-8. 371 



night ; from the 6th to the 9th the changes were small ; on 

 the 10th, by p.m., the reading decreased 0*219 inch, and 

 the reading was 29*496 inches; it then turned to increase 

 quickly; on the 11th the reading at midnight was 30*091 

 inches. From this time till the 18th the reading was always 

 above 30 inches; the highest value was 30*345 on the 16th. 

 On the 19th it began to decrease, and on the 24th the reading 

 was 29*223 inches ; and from this time to the end of the 

 month the changes were small, and chiefly about the mean 

 reading of 29*6 inches. 



The great prevalence of rain during the quarter, together 

 with the very short periods of sunshine, have harassed the 

 farmer in gathering in the crops. The month of July was 

 about its usual character, but the constant rain in August 

 impeded the farmer in his operations, and in many of the 

 southern counties injured the crops considerably, causing the 

 corn to sprout and seed-leaves to appear, of fully an inch in 

 length, by the middle of August ; the greater coldness of the 

 northern counties prevented the sprouting of the corn, but it 

 otherwise was seriously injured. 



Between the 9th and the 23rd of September the weather 

 was generally fine, and this period was the only good interval 

 of time for harvest work during the quarter, and the wheat 

 gathered within this time was in good condition. The heavy 

 falls of rain at the end of this month flooded many parts of the 

 country, and the roads in some places were deeply trenched. 



John Fletcher Miller, Esq., of Whitehaven, says, " The 

 harvest in this neighbourhood was completed by September 20, 

 somewhat earlier than usual. The crops were abundant, and 

 secured in excellent condition." 



Charles Charnock, Esq., of Leeds, says, " The harvest has 

 been most protracted, and there is yet much both of barley 

 and oats out in the fields, which I fear is seriously injured. 

 There is in fact much more corn out in the northern districts 

 than is generally supposed. On September 25 I observed in 

 the East Riding of Yorkshire hundreds of acres of corn and 

 potatoes with water to the depth of a foot upon them. The 

 wheat and barley, which were housed between the 9th and the 

 23rd of September, were without damage and in good condi- 

 tion ; that which was housed before this time was in a bad 

 state from not being dry. Wheat in this neighbourhood has 

 not sprouted generally. Wheat and barley yield badly, and 

 both crops are under an average. Both oats and beans are 

 average crops. Potatoes are getting worse ; the winter or 

 late varieties of this vegetable are now attacked and rotting 

 very fast ; wherever the tops have been very luxuriant they are 

 the worst. I have observed that the disease seems to have 



