Meteorological Observations. 527 



of roads, and contains the following data respecting two blocks near 

 Souillac : — 



1st Block. 2nd Block. 



Distance from the sea 610 feet .... 1356 feet. 



Probable height above high water . . 50 — 



Length 12 — . . . . 30 — 



Breadth 10 — .... 12 — 



Height 71 — .... 14 — 



Girth round the largest projections. . 40 — .... 77 — 

 If the first of these blocks had been transported by the sea, Capt. 

 IJoyd says, it could have attained its present position only by passing 

 over the almost perpendicular coast. 



The other letter is from Mr. Sherlock, and gives the following 

 measurements of two blocks on the Black river : — 



Height. Width. Circumference. Distance fiom sea. 



1st block ... 13 feet ... 30 to 40 feet ... 121 feet 350 feet. 



2nd block... 10 — ... 25 feet Length, 41 feet . ... 840 — 



Mr. Sherlock adds, there is no coral in the interior, except a 

 small bed on the habitation, Le Gentele. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR APRIL 1841. 



CHiisiuiclc. — April I. Cloudy. 2. Fine: clear. 3. Slight haze: cloudy and 

 fine. 4. Cloudy : slight rain. 5. Cloudy and fine. 6, 7. Very fine. 8. Fine 

 in the morning: hail -shower at 1 p.m.: cloudy and fine at night. 9. Overcast 

 and cold. 10 — 12. Cloudy and cold. 13. Cloudy: rain. 14. Cloudy: slight 

 rain. 15. Showery. 16, 17. Fine. 18. Overcast and cold. 19. Fine. 20. 

 Overcast. 21. Cold and dry. 22. Cloudy and cold. 23. Heavy rain. 24. Fine. 

 25. Very fine : slight rain: cloudy and windy at night. 26. Hazy: fine. 27. Very 

 fine. 28. Rain. 29. Rain : very fine ; clear at night. 30. Dry haze throughout 

 the day : clear at night. 



Boston. — April 1, Fine : rain early a.m. 2. Stormy : rain early a.m. 3, 4. 

 Fine. 5. Cloudy : rain p.m. 6. Fine. 7. Cloudy : rain p.m. 8. Cloudy. 

 9. Fine : rain early A.M. 10. Cloudy. 11. Cloudy : rain early a.m. : hail-storm 

 P.M. 12. Cloudy: rain early a.m. 13. Fine: rain early a.m. 14, 15. Fine: 

 rain P.M. 16. Fine: ice this morning. 17. Fine. 18. Cloudy. 19. Fine. 

 20. Fine: hail and rain p.m. 21. Cloudy: rain p.m. 22. Cloudy: rain early 

 A.M. 23. Rain. 24. Fine. 25. Fine : rain early a.m. 26. Cloudy. 27, 28. 

 Fine. 29. Cloudy. 30. Fine. 



Applenarlk Manse, Dumfries-shire. — April 1. Fine a.m : rain p.m. 2. Fine: 

 showers p.m. 3. Fine : one shower. 4. Fine a.m. : rain p.m. ,5. Fine : slight 

 shower. 6. Fine and fair all day. 7. Rain p.m. 8. Fair a.m.; shower p.m. 

 9. Fine and fair all day. 10,11. Occasional showers. 12. Fine and fair. 13. 

 Wet P.M. 14. Showery P.M. 15. Rain and hail. 16. Rain, sleet and hail. 

 ]7 — 20. Showers. 21. Fair and cold. 22, 23. Frosty morning : fine. 24. 

 Very wet p.m. 25. Rainy forenoon. 26. Wet all day. 27. Rain a.m. : cleared 

 up. 28. Beautiful day : thunder and rain. 29, .'iO. Fine and fair. 



Sun shone out 27 days. Rain fell 20 days. Thunder 2 days. Frosty morn- 

 ings 2. Hail 2 days. 



Wind north ^ day. North-east 3 days. East 2 days. South-east 4 days. 

 South-south-east 2 days. South 2 days. South-south-west § day. South-west 

 7 days. West-south-west 1 day. West 6 days. North-west 1 day. North- 

 north-west 1 day. 



Calm 6 days. Moderate 14 days. Brisk 4 days. Strong breeze 4 days. 

 Boisterous 2 days. 



Mean temperature of the month 44°'40 



Mean temperature of April 1840 48 -05 



Mean temperature of spring-water 51 -00 



