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CoCKERMOUTH. — The liarvest became general about the middle of 

 the month, but was much retarded by the state of the weather. 

 The hay crop not all secured at end of month, for similar reason. 

 Potatoes began to be aifected with disease during last week of mouth ; 

 the early kinds (in gardens) being much affected. 



September. — Hull. The potato disease has become pretty general 

 in this neighbourhood ; about half the crop in some places is more 

 or less affected. Crop good. 



Bywell. — The harvest is quite finished in this neighbourhood, 

 and all is secured in pretty good condition. Wheat is below the 

 average ; barley and oats are a good average. Field potatoes are 

 jjretty free from disease, but garden potatoes are much diseased. 

 Turnips are a good crop ; the pastures are improving. 



CocKERMouTH. — The grain crop had not been all secured at the 

 end of the month. 



Fourth Quarter (^October, November, December). — Till the 7th day of 

 October there was an excess of mean temperature of the average 

 amount of 3^° daily; the 8th and 9th daj's were cold, and the 10th 

 and 11th were warm. A lengthened cold period followed of more 

 than a month's duration, and the average daily deficiency of mean 

 temperature was 3^°; then from November 17th to December 7th 

 the weather was mostly warm. A week of very severe cold weather 

 ensued, the deficiency of temperature on the 9th, 10th, and 11th 

 being 11^", IG^*^, and 12^° respectively ; and these days in London 

 were distinguished by a most remarkable continuance of very dense 

 fog. 



In the seven days ending with the 14th the average daily de- 

 ficiency was 8f°. A warm period then set in, and continued with 

 slight exception to the end of the year; on the 16th, 17th, and 

 18th, the daily temperatures were 10°-8, 10°-0, and 10'-6 in excess 

 of their respective averages. The mean temperature of these three 

 days was 24° higher than that of the three days a week before, 

 viz., the 9th, 10th, and 11th. 



The mean temperature for the quarter was 44°-2, or 0°*5 above 

 the average of 102 years. It was 47°'8, or l°-8 lower than the 

 average, in October ; 44°'2, or l°-9 higher than the average, in No- 

 vember ; and 40''6, or l°-5 higher than the average, in December. 

 The fall of rain at Greenwich was 0-2 in. and 1*7 in. in defect 

 in October and December respectively, but 0*3 in. in excess in 

 November. 



