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delicate organs. No fissure was perceptible in any of tlie articula- 

 tions of the small claws, but in the chela each segment was split in 

 the neighbourhood of the joints and the articulated ligaments rup- 

 tured. The lining membrane of the stomach was found in the tho- 

 rax, having the stomachal teeth connected with it ; from its position 

 it would seem that the animal had dropped it into the place where it 

 lay before the extrication of its limbs was quite accomplished. The 

 internal tendons were all attached to the moveable joint of each pair 

 of forceps, both in the chela and in the two anterior pairs of smaller 

 ambulatory legs. 



*' On examining the animal, which had extricated itself from the 

 exuvium described above, the shell was found soft and flexible, but 

 contained a suflficiency of calcareous matter to give it some firmness, 

 especially in the claws. The tendons of the forceps were still per- 

 fectly membranous, presenting a very decided contrast when com- 

 pared with the old ones affixed to the discarded shell. The stump 

 of the lost chela had not as yet begun to sprout, and the extremity 

 was covered by a soft black membrane. The jaws were quite hard 

 and calcified, as likewise were the teeth contained in the stomach." 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR AUGUST, 1839. 



Chiswick. — Aug. 1. Fine. 2,3. Hot. 4 — 6. Very fine. 7. Rain, with 

 thunder at night. 8. Overcast and fine. 9 — 14. Very fine. 15. Hazy: 

 drizzly. 16. Very fine : cloudy: rain at night. 17. Rain. 18. Very fine : 

 heavy rain at night. 19. Rain. 20. Hazy: fine. 21. Clear and fine. 

 22—26. Very fine. 27. Overcast : slight rain. 28. Hazy. 29. Cloudy : rain 

 at night. 30. Rain: fine. 31. Cloudy: rain. 



Boston. — Aug. 1. Fine: rain early a.m. 2,3. Fine. 4. Cloudy: rain p.m. 

 5^6. Fine. 7. Rain. 8,9. Fine. 10. Fine: rain p.m. 11. Rain. 12. 

 Cloudy. 13. I'ine. 14. Rain. 15. Fine. 16. Cloudy: rain early a.m. : 

 rain, thunder and lightning P.M. 17. Fine: rain a.m. and p.m. 18. Fine. 

 19. Rain : extraordinary rain early A.M. 20. Cloudy: rain a.m. and p.m. 21, 

 22. Fine. 23. Cloudy. 24. Cloudy : rain early a.m. 25. Fine. 26. Cloudy. 

 27. Fine: rain early a.m. 28. Cloudy: rain p.m. 29. Cloudy. 30. Cloudy : 

 rain early a.m. and p.m. 31. Rain : rain early a.m. and p.m. 



Applegarth Manse, Dumfries-shire. — Aug. 1. Pleasant day : getting cloudy p.m. 

 2. Rain nearly all day. 3. Calni and temperate : cloudy p.m. 4. Fine clei.r 

 day. 5. P'iue : at noon sultry : air electrical. 6. Wet aU day. 7. Occasional 

 showers. 8. Fine: pleasant breeze : sky clear. 9. Slight rain a.m. : cleared 

 up. 10. High wind : dry a.m. : showery p.m. 11. Fair and fine a.m. : showery 

 p.m. 12. Dull, but fair. 13. Clear and calm all day. 14. Very wet from 1 1 

 a.m. 15. Damp and drooping all day. 16. Occasional drizzling all day, 

 17. Dry and partially clear. 18. Warm and close : showery p.m. 19. Drop- 

 ping day. 20. Chill morning : fair: showery p.m. 21. Fair throughout : hoar 

 frost A.M. 22. Fine day : heavy dew a.m. 23. Rain at noon and continued all 

 day. 24. Dropping day. 25. Fair till afternoon : cloudy and close. 26. Fair 

 throughout. 27. Beautiful harvest day. 28. Fair a.m. : came on heavy rain 

 p.m. 29. Heavy rain : flood in the river. 30. Fine day : occasionally slight 

 drizzle. 31. Very wet till 5 p.m., when it cleared. 



Sun 27 days. Rain 18 days. 



Wind southerly 18 days. Northerly 8 days. Westerly 4 days. Easterly 

 1 day. 



Calm 15 days. Moderate 8 days. Brisk 4 days. Strong breeze 2 days. 

 Boisterous 2 days. 



