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METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. 
Journal of the Weather and Natural History, kept at Hartfield, East Grinstead, 
by Dr. T. Forster, for July 1824. 
Barometer, 
Thermometer. 
Days. 
State of the Weather. 
60 29.70 W.S.W. Fair. 
65 29.54 Ss. W. Some rain, 
65 29.55 S.W. Showers.—Fair. 
65 29.70 N.W. Showers. 
638 29.88 S.W. Fair. 
65 29.76 S.E.—S. Some rain. 
63 29.78 S.W.—W. Some rain. 
69 29.91 S.W. Fair. 
70 29.80 S.W. Fog.—Fair —Showers. 
70 29.86 W.N.W. Fair. 
70 29.95 8.5. W. Fair, 
73 ; 29.99 S.W. Fair. 
80 29.99 W.S.W. Fair. 
80 29 85 S.E.—S. Storms. 
73 29.99 W.—Var. Small rain.—Fair. 
72 29.99 S.W. Showers. 
72 30.10 N. Fair. 
67 30.17 N.N.E. Showers and fair. 
70 30.95 S. Fair. 
69 30.30 N. Fair. 
73 30.16 Variable. Fair. 
68 Variable. Fair. 
70 29.95 Ww. Clouds. 
il 29.79 W. Fair. 
70 29.80 Ww. Calm and fair. 
65 29.75 Variable. Rain. 
64 30.00 N. Clouds. 
67 30.17 S.W. Fair. 
65 29,79 S.E.—N.W.}| Fair, 
65 29.60 Variable. Rainy. 
68 29.70 S.E. Misty.—Clouds, 
*,% The thermometer is taken, at 2 v.M., unless otherwise stated. 
OBSERVATIONS. 
July 1.—Barometer falling fast-——Grass 
cut. 
— 3.—Gales by night, as I ascertained 
by two cherry¢lacks on the fruit trees. 
— 4.— Weather still variable ; weather- 
cock very unsteady and oscillating. 
— 8.—Flotilla of sonder clouds. 
— 9.—The braying of asses all the morn- 
ing foretold the return of showers, J have 
noticed this to be a very certain prognostic of 
rain; as is the constant crowing of cocks, 
lowing of cattle, &c. &e. 
July 14,—Violent thunder-storms during 
the whole evening and part of the night. 
— 21.—A very unusual illumination of 
the clouds in the north which passed over 
from the east, at a quarter past ten P.M. 
— 25.—Delicate light blue sky in the 
evening, with various modificaticns of 
clouds. 
— 26.—A copious rain. 
’ —.31.—Wind variable, as I ascertained 
by the motion of two kites flying very high 
in the air. 
MEDICAL ‘REPORT. 
Rerort of Diszases and Casuattiss occurring in the public or private Practice of 
the Physician who has the care of the Western District of the City Dispensary. 
HOSE affections of the throat and 
feces to which allusion was made in 
the preceding paper, have continued with 
us through the present month, and, in some 
instances, have proved troublesomely pro- 
tracted, connected with a state of system 
between positive fever and “absolute health. 
In one or two cases where, connected with 
this sort of semi-apthous condition of parts, 
meperee debility has been so marked as to 
emand tonics, while the irritability of the 
stomach, has been such as to forbid that 
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