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the 20tli of August, when 1*53 iu. was registered. On 

 October 6th, -98 iu. fell ; on the 13th, -88 in. On July 27th, 

 •86 in. ; on the 1st of December, 1-02 in. ; and on the 29th 

 of January, -77 in. On seven occasions 6 days consecutively and 

 upwards passed without rain ; and there were eleven occasions 

 on which rain consecutively fell on 6 days and upwards. The 

 longest drought was in February and beginning of March, as 

 before stated ; the next longest in April, from the 17th to 

 28th, 12 days. Eain fell each day from the 15th to the 27th 

 of May, 18 days; from the 5th to the 23rd of October, 

 19 days ; and from the 28th of November to the 15th of 

 December, 18 days. 



Snow fell on 9 days towards the beginning of the year ; no 

 snow fell in the autumn. 



Thunder-showkes have been infrequent. There was thunder 

 on the 27th of July, with heavy rain ; distant thunder on the 

 10th of August, with some rain ; again on the 22nd of 

 September, with a slight shower; on the 7th, 13th, and 17th 

 of October, and on the 13th with much rain. 



Fogs were very prevalent in London from the 16th to the 

 24th of December; but at Redhill, though the nights and 

 mornings were foggy, the sun shone during a great part of tlie 

 middle of the day. 



Heavy gales blew in the month of October, occasioning 

 much loss at sea; but from Eedliill being in a valley, the 

 gales are not felt so severely as in a more open country. 

 Heavy gales also occurred on the 7th, 10th, and 13th of 

 December. 



Mr. W. Gilford gave some information respecting the 

 prospects of finding Coal in the South of England. He stated 

 that a Search Syndicate has been formed for exploration 

 between Dover and Somerset. At Dover six seams have 

 been found, each one to two feet thick. The first is 1113 ft. 

 below high-water mark. At a depth of 1544 ft., good, bright- 

 blazing Coal is said to be found, corresponding to the French 

 and Belgium Coalfields. At a depth of 1810 ft. is a seventh 



