9811.) 
and Cumberland, are surviving members 
of the old schoul of literature and poetry; 
and it is grievous to see the triamphs of 
a pigmy race, while the works of the ge- 
huine bards of the country are neglected, 
and even insulted by venal criticism, 
_ which sterling genius scorns to court, or 
purchase. 
I feel a strong desire to occupy an oc- 
_easional page of your excellent miscel- 
Jany, in adding my mite to the cause of 
_genuine benevolence, from the body of 
evidence which I have from time to time 
been collecting from my own observas 
tiuns, or from written documents; and 
I hope you will encourage your corre- 
January Se or ae ‘fe 
February +> *> o° - 
March ate ae Ay 30 
April - we SS od oi 
May oe ee we oe 
June oo in =. ar 
July oe cae ~ ee ee 
August . «- oe os ay 
Septem aie es ae oe 
. [Octobe ee es ae a 
‘November lee oe ee ee 
December «+ +. a) ee 
Mean Temperature 
Notwithstanding the great variations 
in several of the months for the two 
years, the Average temperature for the 
whole .years differs but very little, only 
about three quarters of a degree. -The 
quantity of rain is much less than that 
"which fell during the year 1809 ; but he- 
tween the 18th of October to about the 
same day in December, there fell nearly 
fourteen inches in depth, a circumstance 
exceedingly unusual at that season of the 
year. 
During the year 1810, the brilliant 
days, and those on, which it rained, were 
pretty nearly equal; the proportions will 
stand thus: 
‘ é No. of days, 
Brilliant days - - 148 
~ Rainy ° - - - 142 
Those on which there was snow orhail 7 
Days denominated fair - 50 
Cloudy or foggy days ~ - 18 
365 
— 
Montusy Mac, No. 209. 
Meteorological Observations at Highgate. 25 
spondents in general to cooperate with 
me. W.S. Situ. 
Richmond, 
Dec. 4, 1810. 
a 
To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 
str, p 
HIS being the season to enumerate 
the leading facts connected with 
the meteorological observations of the 
last year, I shall, as has. been, customary 
in your Magazine, give in a tabular view 
the average heat of each month for the 
last and preceding years, and an, account 
of the quantity of rain in each month of 
the year 1810. 
——— nt 
Quantity of 
rain in* depth 
1809. 13810. in inches. 
33130. | 35-710.) dont hah 
44-200 | 36-210 f— a 
42-536 | 49-052" =»  —— 2,00 
42-200 | 44-930 
‘ —_— — .2;00 
36120 | 54131 t J 
58-033 | 61-200 
62316 | 60966$— — 600 
64-220 | 60322 
61-000 | 62:866 — == _6'57 
49350 | 54800 — —— 2.00 
41500 | 42300 — — 900 
36 500 36680 — = 483 
49059, | 49-72 cftamnr b s0 40 
According to the vanes in this neigh- 
bourhood, the westerly and north-wes- 
terly winds have been much the most 
frequent. We observéd in our last an- 
nual account, that our observations were 
at variance with those made at the aparte 
ments of the Royal Society, in Somerset- 
house; for, according to the account 
given there, the winds from the gouth- 
west are usually predominant: by the 
Observations at Highgate, 1810. 
No, of days, 
North - x 2 
South = ~ - 6 
West - - - Th 
East ~ - - If 
North-west ~ - - 8&8 
North-east = - > 49 
South-west = - - 38° 
Southeast = - 61 
{ 865 
January was remarkable for its dar 
days; fogs were by no means prevalent; 
but, 
