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LITERARY INTELLIGENCE. 



The Report of Sir David Barry and Dr. Corrie on the Medical Charities 

 of Ireland will shortly be published. These gentlemen were appointed, by 

 Government, Commissioners for investigating the Management of Hospitals 

 and Asylums. 



Copyright Amongst the Parliamentary Notices which stand for next 



session, is the following from Mr. Serjeant Talfourd — " To call the atten- 

 tion of the house to the law of copyright, with a view to the extension of the 

 time during which the interest of authors in their works shall continue." 



METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. 



During the first week in June, after the dry winds in May, some genial 

 showers fell. Towards the middle of the month the temperature rose to 76° ; 

 the latter end of the month again brought some welcome showers and a mild 

 summer heat. Once during the first week in July, the thermometer rose to 

 84° ; at the middle and latter end of the month showers fell, and the tempe- 

 rature was variable — August was chiefly fine and seasonable : on the 23rd 

 rain fell abundantly, and the weather for the rest of the month was tempe- 

 rate and pleasant. 



JUNE. 



