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taking of the cirrocumulative and flimsy form in transient beds, 
P.M. The wind became high at night*. 
_ April\7.—Being early this morning on the high point of 
- ground called King Arthur’s Seat, I noticed the formation of 
stackenclouds around me, while waneclouds in detachments ap- 
peared above, with some curleloud. During the day large twain- 
. cloud was formed with cirrous crowns ending in raincloud pouring 
light hail and sleet. There is as yet scarcely any appearance of 
spring here; except the flower of the Crocus vernalis. 
April 18.—Obscure and cold, with snow all the afternoon, — 
* The inhabitants of the city of Edinburgh complain of an unusually 
protracted winter. 
April 19.—Clear morning ; fragments of loose stackencloud — 
fiving along in the wind. | The lighter modifications in a higher 
atmosphere, but of confused and indefinite character. 
April 20.—Windy unpleasant day. A fine afternoon. 
April 21.—Fair warm day and calm, an evident change in — 
the atmosphere, abundance of curlcloud of varicd forms, wane- 
cloud, sondercloud of indefinite character, and stackencloud in 
small quantity. Obscure horizon. Dark blue coloured sea, off — 
Leith coast. Fine spring evening, with yellow polestreamers, — 
or northern lights. No leaves on the trees here yet. Wane- — 
clouds by night. 
April 22,—Fine warm morning; various clouds; small rain 
"April 23.—Chiefly clouded over, and cooler, with a breeze. — 
Dark night. 
April 24.—This morning being out early, I noticed that the | 
tops of the hills were covered with fog, while their bases and the 
town below were clear. This cloud did not appear to be fall-— 
cloud, but wanecloud. The latter is often a ground cloud like 
the former, and it constitutes the wet as distinguished from the — 
dry mists. Cloudy-day with small rain, such as is called a Scotch” 
mist. 
April 25,—The same sort of mist and rain as yesterday. 
6, College-Street, Edinburgh, Tomas FoRSTER. 
April, 26th, 1816. 
* The season has certainly been unusually backward both in Scotland 
and England, and the weather particularly changeable. As popular cla= 
mour deduces an unusual mortality, particularly of sudden deaths, I am - 
induced to request the communication of facts on this subject from your | 
medical correspoudents in differeut parts of the country, and also wish to 
know whether, in districts where it has most prevailed, any accurate obser= 
vations have been made on any peculiarities of the weather. 
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