C4 Proceedings, 



Wind. — There were gales on January IGth and March 29t.h 

 and 30th. Fresh breezes from May 25th to 27th. Strong 

 N.E. winds from October 22nd to 24th, amounting to a gale 

 on the 23rd. A very heavy gale occurred on December 7th, 

 which continued on the 8th. 



The Atmosphere. — Fog prevailed from November 22nd to 

 27th, but at Eedhill the year has not been remarkable for fog. 



BiUHant days occurred on March 7th and 8th, and on 

 September 11th and 13th. The air on September 11th was 

 unusually clear, and some of the distant hills occasionally 

 seen from Reigate Hill were distinctly visible on that day. 

 The high laud at Stanmore, in Middlesex, and Hampstead 

 and Highgate were seen ; also the high land in Epping Forest 

 near High Beech, and the Langdon Hills, in Essex. The 

 Langdou Hills are opposite Graveseud, and are about eight 

 miles from the Thames. 



On Wednesday, July 28th, about 6 p.m., being at Winder- 

 mere, I observed a solar prismatic halo, extending about 80° 

 from the sun, that is, having a diameter of about G0°. There 

 was an exceedingly heavy bank of clouds over the mountains 

 to the west. The phenomenon was followed on the next day 

 by a heavy and unceasing downpour of rain. 



Mr. Newman called attention to the long period of per- 

 sistent low temperature throughout the great part of the year, 

 only relieved by three weeks of fine, warm, sunny weather, 

 beginning iu the latter part of August, and again by a week 

 of unusually high temperature in early October. He also 

 spoke of the diverse records of rainfall gauges in one neigh- 

 bourhood, all apparently accurate, and without local circum- 

 stances to account for the difference, his own record being 

 about 2 in. less than that of Mr. Tyndall ; and he alluded to 

 the heavy snowfall of December 26th, stating that on Hind- 

 head he had seen roads blocked from 18 in. to 4 ft. deep for 

 many miles, which drifts had been cut through by degrees. 

 One drift at Windy Gap, near the Cross, was 12 ft. in height, 

 and hollow paths of unknown depth were filled level with the 

 surrounding Common, and indistinguishable from it. Old 

 inhabitants stated that it was the greatest fall within their 



