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nearly disappeared, the other began to form nearly in the prime vertical 

 (East) in a long horizontal plumose Cirrus, which was changing from a 

 silvery colour to a light brown ; it was more beautifully adorned with pris- 

 matic colours than the first, as only one perceptible stratum of cloud was 

 in its vicinity, and it reflected a deep red, light yellow and light blue from 

 its circular part, and showed a whitish horizontal train the same length as 

 the first. They alternately appeared and disappeared as the vapours be- 

 came more dense or more attenuated, till the latter had descended beneath 

 the rising sun. A faint solar halo was traced at intervals witl-.in the par- 

 helia. 



In the evening of the 2nd, three winds prevailed at the same time: a 

 fixed mark on the top of a house, and two strata of cloud, the upper one 

 moving from S.S.E. and the under one from N. by W., determined the 

 two upper winds; and the lowest from the West was pointed out by a 

 lofty vane : indeed, during the month the clouds and vane showed that 

 the winds were often either at right angles, or opposite to each other. 



The wheat in this neighbourhood came into ear the first week of this 

 period, and now looks promising, although there will be much straw, 

 for fair and early crops. Hay-making commenced here about the 15tb, 

 with dry weather, but not hot sunshine, from the frequent interposition of 

 clouds. The quantity of hay will not be so great as was generally expected 

 and anxiously wished for, in consequence of its failure last year ; for the 

 year so far has been comparatively dry : however, there are good bottom 

 roots for a second cutting, should the weather prove favourable to its 

 growth. 



Insects of almost every description were, perhaps, nevermore numerous, 

 nor more destructive to vegetation, &c. than at present. 



The atmospheric and meteoric phenomena that have come within our 

 observations this month, are two parhelia, four solar halos, three meteors, 

 light thunder during the morning of the 14th; and five gales of wind, 

 namely, three from the S.W., and two from the N.W. 



REMARKS. 



London. — June 1 — 3. Showery. 4. Cloudy: with showers. 5. Showery. 



6. Cloudy: with showers. 7. Fine: a shower 6 p.m. 8 — 14. P^ine. 15. Over- 

 cast. 16. Cloudy. 17 — 20. Fine. 21. Cloudy: a heavy shower of rain at 

 2 P.M. 22. Showery. 23 — 26. Fine. 27. Cloudy. 28. Rainy. 29. Cloudy 

 and fine. 30. Cloudy. 



Boston. — June 1. Rain. 2. Cloudy: rain a.m. and p.m. 3. Fine. 4 — 5. 

 Cloudy: rain p.m. 6. Cloudy: heavy storm with rain and hail, p.m. 



7, 8. Fine. 9, 10. Cloudy. 11 — 13. Fine. 14 — 17. Cloudy. 18. Fine. 

 19. Fine: rain p.ai. 20 — 22. Fine. 23, 24. Cloudy. 25, 26. Fine. 

 27. Cloudy. 28. Rain. 29. Fine: rain a.m. 



Penzance. — June 1. Fair, misty. 2. Fair: showers, 3, 4. Fair. 5. Rain: 

 clear. 6 — 8. Fair. 9 — 12. Clear. 13. Fair. 14. Thunder showers. 

 15. Showers. 16. Misty. 17. Fair. 18. Clear. 19. Fair. 20. Fair; clear. 

 21. Showers. 22 — 25. Clear. 26. Fair. 27. Fair: rain. 28. Rain. 



29, 30. Clear. 



RESULTS. 



London.— \\mih., NE. 6 : E. 1 : SE. 1 : S.W. 10: W. l : N.W. 1 1. 



Barometer: Mean of the month 30*087inch. 



Thermometer: Mean of the month 60'950° 



Evaporation 3-74 inch. 



Rain 0-75inch. 



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