The pamphlet contains much usefiil information, and some that may- 

 be interesting. I will merely read the concluding general remarks 

 of the Secretary, Mr. Glaishkr, and my own observations made 

 at the time. "At 9h. the sky was overcast, principally Avith 

 cirrhus; occasional glimpses of blue sky. At 11 h. the sky still 

 overcast ; clouds more dense ; wind sinking. At 12 noon, the 

 clouds very thick ; a slight darkness was to be perceived ; birds 

 were singing cheerily. At 12h. 15m. the air still duskier ; birds 

 were chirping, but less than before, and getting out of sight; black- 

 bird began to sing as at evening ; wind rising. At 12h. 30m, very 

 dusky ; clouds to the south of a ruddy tinge ; blackbird singing as 

 before, but sparrows disappeared ; the clouds very thick, and in 

 riven shapeless masses, in layers towards the horizon ; wind rising ; 

 small rain. At 12h. 45m. the clouds rather breaking, but very 

 low; the sun visible for about 5" at the middle of the eclipse 

 (about 1 p.m.) ; the glimpse of sky thus afforded was of a bright 

 light blue ; the clouds continued to break up ; light rain. At 9h. 

 the crocus was open; at llh. half open; at 12h. 30m. nearly 

 closed; at 12h. 45m. quite closed. 1 p.m., from this time the 

 clouds gradually cleared, allowing frequent glimpses of the sun, 

 when a dark spot was observed on its face through the blackened 

 glass." 



I have received another pamphlet from Me. Glaisher, on 

 the mean temperature of every day in the year, as deduced from 

 " Daily Observations taken at Greenwich, during forty-three years, 

 from 1814 to the end of 1856," of which I have made some use in 

 my own deductions. 



Donati's Comet was decidedly the great Meteorological feature of 

 the year 1858. Few of us ever saw so glorious and wonderful an 

 object, night after night lighting up its marvellous transparency in 

 the western sky, as it were a flaming sword to protect the gardens 

 of the Hesperides; and when Arcturus shone through it like a 

 brilliant diamond in the hilt of that sword, it certainly surpassed 

 in beauty and grandeur all that I had ever witnessed before ; and 



