156, ; Meteorological Ol servations 
June 18.—Cold north-east wind with heavy clouds, and 
some rain early; afterwards when it cleared, there was cu-. 
mulostratus of great magnitude and extensive continuity, 
and in the evening confluent cumudi and eirrus. The ons 
der fringes of the clouds represented a bniliant golden hue 
about sunset.. The wind attained a gentle gale till mid- 
night; and the moon rose from spreading sheets of cloud.. 
The thermometer at midnight 44°. The barometer 30. 20, 
and rising 5 and the, air gettéag. drier according to a hy- 
grometer™..... 
Junei9.—Cloudy morning; in. the afternoon the clouds. 
showed a tendency to large confluent ¢’rrocumulus in a calm 
air-above; the night became clear. Cool-westerly wind. 
June 20.—Clear morning, afterwards much cumulus and 
cumulostratus ; a cloudy night, wiih a cool northerly wind 
which had blown all day. :: 
June 21.—Reddish north-eastern horizon before sunrise,: 
very clear morning; afterwards cuwmuli;.in the evening, 
elevated ciry2 in streaks appeared coloured of a reddish lake 
by the setting sun; lower down cirvostrati stretched along, 
and, breaking out into rows of cirrocumulus, appeared ‘dark 
coloured. Air cool, and wind northerly. 
June 22.—Fair early; heavy cumulostratt; and oeca- 
sionally nimli and showers, with wind from north-east, 
The barometer sinking, but still high ; about 30. 30. 
June 23.—Clear with NE wind; afterwards czmuli ra- 
pidly forming and evaporating, with fibrous cirrt .changing 
into small-grained flimsy rows of ctrrocumudus ; beaunful 
appearance and changings of cirrus, first in.a mistlike then. 
in a fibrous form, then it became cirrocumulus. _Much 
irregular cirrocumulus and some cirrostratus at night. " 
June 24.—A great deal of nimbus continually forming and. 
obscuring the sky, with occasional ambres ; the air rather. 
cool for June: and the evening became clearer, and the- 
wind NE. ' 
June 25.—Clear day, with cumuli, which were more 
flimsy, extensive, and confluent in the morning, and fewer 
jin number and more insulated in the afternoon. The. 
thermometer was about 65° at its highest. The barometer 
30.30. Wind E. The evening was quite clear, a pale, 
pink blush above the very clear golden tint after the seg. 
sun. The same pink fringe very faint appeared also in the » 
opposite horizon, . 
* The bat (wespertilio marina) was flying about at midnight. I have ges 
nerally noticed that this animal is more frequent in spring and autumn than 
7 mas 
during the middle of summer. 
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