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cies, and a most accurate judgement to discriminate one varying 
form from another. But though Algz were the natural objects in 
which of late he chiefly delighted, he had a very extensive know- 
ledge of marine zoology, and has made large additions to the Irish 
fauna. Born in very humble circumstances, imperfectly educated, 
and always with narrow means, he had to struggle through life with 
many hindrances to progress. ‘That he overcame many of these 
hindrances is a proof of his talents and energy; that he did not 
overcome all may well be forgotten by those who have not had to 
struggle with any, and yet do not fear to criticize the short-comings 
of others. Mr. W. MacCalla fell a victim to cholera in May 1849, 
aged about 35.” 
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR SEPT. 1849. 
Chiswick.—September 1. Heavy rain: lightning, with fine rain 10 p.m. 2. Fine: 
thunder and lightning, with rain 8 p.m. 3. Very fine: lightning, with rain at 
night. 4. Fine: cloudy: very clear at night. 5. Hazy: very fine: clear. 6. 
Clear and very fine. 7. Cloudy: very fine: cloudy. 8, 9. Fine. 10. Cloudy: 
heavy showers in the evening. 11. Hazy: very fine: clear. 12. Heavy rain. 
13. Overcast: rain: clear, 14—16. Fine. 17. Clear and fine. 18. Clear and 
cold: cloudy. 19. Very fine. 20. Fine. 21. Showery: fine. 22. Fine. 23. 
Dusky haze. 24. Foggy: very fine: clear. 25. Foggy: exceedingly fine. 
26. Foggy: fine: clear. 27. Fine: rain at night. 28. Clear: very fine: over- 
cast. 29. Overcast: fine: heavy rain. 30. Rain. 
Mean temperature of the month .......... Sdascqbo0qm—5000 gens OME TG 
Mean temperature of Sept. 1848 .cocesserecccccccecescerceeees 55 *96 
Mean temperature of Sept. for the last twenty-three years 57 °23 
Average amount of rain in Sept. ......s.sccessssecseecvecesoes 2°73 inches, 
Boston.—Sept. 1. Cloudy: rain p.m. 2 Cloudy: rain early a.m., with thunder 
and lightning. 3. Fine: rain early a.m., with thunder and lightning. 4. Cloudy. 
5. Fine. 6. Fine: raine.m. 7, 8. Cloudy. 9. Fine. 10. Cloudy: rain a.m. 
and p.m. 11. Cloudy. 12. Cloudy: rain a.m. and e.m. 13. Rain: rain a.m. 
14,15. Cloudy. 16. Fine: raina.m. 17—20, Fine. 21. Fine: rain and hail 
early a.m. 22, 23. Fine. 24. Cloudy. 25—27. Fine. 28. Rain: rain a.m. 
29, 30. Rain a.m. and p.m. 
Applegarth Manse, Dumfries-shire——Sept. 1. Dull a.m.: cleared : fine harvest 
day. 2. Hail: thunder: rain a.m.: fine em. 3. Dew-like shower a.m.: fine: 
sultry. 4,5. Beautiful harvest day: sultry p.z. 6—8,. Fine. 9. Showery all 
day. 10. Very wet a.m.: cleared and fine p.m. 11. Fair a.m.: shower p.m. 
and thunder. 12. Fair: dullr.m. 13. Fair: high wind. 14. Dull and threaten- 
ing rain, but cleared and was fine. 15. Ashower: looking unsettled. 16. Heavy 
rain early a.m.: thunder. 17, 18. Fine: very beautiful day. 19, 20. Fine: 
cloudy: fine harvest day. 21. Fine: cloudy: bar. falling. 22. Fair still. 23— 
26. Fair. 27. Fair: clear and cold. 28. Rain nearly all day. 29, Rain. 
30. Storm of wind and rain. 
Mean temperature of the Month .........ceesesssesesseseesees 5825 
Mean temperature of Sept. 1848 ............cecceccesseesssens ys} C1 
Mean temperature of Sept. for the last twenty-five years. 53 °O 
Average amount of rain in Sept. for the last twenty years —_3'13 inches. 
Sandwick Manse, Orkney.—Sept. 1. Cloudy: drops. 2. Damp. 3, 4. Fog. 
5. Bright: cloudy. 6. Cloudy. 7. Clear. 8. Bright: cloudy. 9 Bright : 
rain: aurora, 10. Bright: clear: aurora, 11, Cloudy: rain: aurora. 12. Rain: 
drizzle. 13. Rain: clear: aurora, 14. Bright: showers. 15. Cloudy : clear: 
showers. 16. Showers: aurora, 17. Clear: cloudy. 18. Cloudy: rain. 19, 
Clear: cloudy. 20. Cloudy: fine: cloudy. 21. Fine: cloudy. 22. Damp: 
cloudy. 23. Bright: cloudy. 24. Cloudy. 25—27. Bright: cloudy. 28. 
Cloudy: damp. 29. Bright: cloudy. 30. Bright: drops: clear. 
