Meteorological Observations. 367 



NATICA SORDIDA. 



To the Editors of the Annals of Natural History. 



Windsor Lodge, Monkstown, Co. Dublin, 

 Oct. 22, 1853. 

 Gentlemen, — I have much pleasure in being able to record an- 

 other habitat for that rare Mollusk Natica sordida, specimens of which 

 were obtained by me this summer ; they were taken off this coast by 

 trawling in about sixty fathoms. In company with the above shell was 

 found Fusus propinquus ; I have also noticed the same two MoUusca 

 occurring together off the Wexford coast, and my friend Dr. Melville 

 has likewise dredged the two species in close proximity off the Isles 

 of Arran, Galway Bay. 



I remain. Gentlemen, yours truly obliged, 



William White Walpole. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR SEPT. 1853. 



Chiswick. — September 1. Cloudy and fine: heavyrain. 2. Overcast: heavyrain. 

 3. Clear. 4. Cloudy and fine : very fine : overcast. 5. Fine : cloudy : clear. 6. Very 

 fine: clear at night. 7,8. Overcast. 9. Foggy: rain. 10. Fine: slight rain. 

 11. Fine. 12. Cloudy and fine. 13. Rain: fine: clear. 14. Dense fog : very 

 fine. 15. Foggy: cloudy: rain at night. 16., Uniform haze: showery. 17. 

 Very fine. 18. Slight fog: very fine. 19,20. Very fine. 21. Foggy: fine. 

 22. Very fine : rain. 23. Cloudy. 24. Clear : cloudy : clear : lightning in the 

 evening : rain. 25. Rain : boisterous throughout. 26. Clear and windy. 27. 

 Slight fog : fine. 28. Overcast. 29. Fine : rain. 30. Very fine : clear : lightning, 

 with rain at night. 



Mean temperature of the month 55°-45 



Mean temperature of Sept. 1852 56-21 



Mean temperature of Sept. for the last twenty-seven years . 57 '04 

 Average amount of rain in Sept 2-57 inches. 



Boston. — Sept. 1. Rain a.m. : lightning p.m. 2. Rain a.m. and p.m. 

 3. Fine. 4. Cloudy. 5, 6. Fine. 7—10. Cloudy. 11. Fine. 12. Cloudy. 

 13. Cloudy : I'ain a.m. 14. Fine. 15. Cloudy : rain a.m. 16. Fine : rain p.m. 

 ] 7, 18. Cloudy. 19, 20. Fine. 21. Cloudy. 22. Fine. 23. Cloudy. 24. Fine : 

 rain a.m. 25. Rain a.m. and p.m. : very stormy p.m. 26. Fine : very 

 stormy a.m. and p.m. 27 — 29. Cloudy. 30. Fine. 



Sandwich Manse, Orkney. — Sept. 1. Bright a.m. : clear p.m. 2, 3. Cloudy a.m. : 

 cloudy, aurora p.m. 4. Clear, fine a.m. : clear, aurora p.m. 5. Clear, fine a.m. 

 and p.m. 6. Clear, fine a.m. and p.m. 7. Damp a m. : cloudy p.m. 8. Drizzle 

 A.M. : cloudy p.m. 9. Bright a.m. : clear p.m. 10. Bright a.m. : cloudy, aurora 

 P.M. 11. Cloudy A.M. and p.m. 12. Bright a.m. : cloudy p.m. 13. Cloudy a.m. : 

 showers p.m. 14 — 16. Bright a.m. : cloudy p.m. 17. Cloudy a.m. and p.m. 

 18. Showers A.M. and P.M. 19. Rain a.m. : damp p.m. 20. Cloudy a.m. : cloudy^ 

 showers p.m. 21. Bright a.m. : rain p.m. 22. Rain a.m. : sleet-showers, thunder 

 and hghtning p.m. 23. Showers a.m. : sleet-showers, aurora p.m. 24. Bright a.m. : 

 sleet-showers p.m. 25. Cloudy a.m. : sleet-showers p.m. 26. Bright a.m. : sleet- 

 showers p.m. 27. Bright A.M. : showers p.m. 28. Rain a.m. : showers, thunder 

 and hghtning p.m. 29. Bright a.m. : cloudy p.m. 30. Showers a.m. : cloudy p.m. 



Mean temperature of Sept. for twenty-six previous years ... 52°-26 



Mean temperature of this month 53 -28 



Mea 1 temperature of Sept. 1852 ,. 53 -45 



.Average quantity of rain in Sept. for thirteen previous years 275 inches. 



