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of competition with a heavy duty on paper and other imposts to 

 contend with. 



As might be expected, some of the participators of this govern- 

 ment patronage have had no scruple in appropriating the labours of 

 others ; and Government has actually had to pay 600/. of public 

 money to compromise a case of piracy perpetrated under its sanction. 



Richard Taylor. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR MARCH 1851. 



Cliiswic/c. — March 1. Clear : cloudy. 2. Clear : dark clouds : clear and frosty. 

 3. Overcast : sharp frost at night. 4. Cloudy and fine. 5. Densely overcast : 

 rain. C>. Clear: cloudy and cold. 7. Overcast. 8. Foggy: overcast. 9. Fine: 

 drizzly. 10. Cold rain. 11. Clear : cloudy ; clear and frosty. 12. Rain. 13. 

 Fine. 14. Frosty, with slight fog : fine : liazy. 15. Constant rain. 16. Clear 

 and fine. 17. Foggy: rain. 18. H;izy and damp : rain. 19. Overcast: rain. 

 20, 21. Fine. 22. Heavy rain. 23. Densely clouded : rain. 24. Cloudy. 

 25. Overcast : rain. 26. Uain. 27. Slight showers. 28. Fine. 29. Boisterous, 

 with heavy showers. 30. Fine. 31. Cloudy and fine. 



Mean temperature of the month 41°'72 



Mean temperature of March 1850 37 •71 



Mean temperature of March for the last twenty-five years... 42 -55 



Average amount of rain in March 1-36 inch. 



Boston.^March 1. Fine: snow and sleet early a.m. 2, 3. Cloudy. 4. Fine: 

 rain a.m. and p.m. 5. Rain. 6, 7. Cloudy. 8. Cloudy : rain r.M. 9. Cloudy : 

 rain A. Jf. and P.M. 10. Rain. 11. F'ine. 12, 13. Cloudy : rain p.m. 14. Fine: 

 rain p.jii. 15. Foggy: rain a.m. and p.m. 16. Foggy. 17 — 20. Cloudy: 

 rain p.m. 21. Fine: rain p.,m. 22. Cloudy: rain a.m. and p.m. 23. Rain: 

 rain a.m. and p.m. 24. Fine. 25. Cloudy: rain p.m. 26. Rain: rain a.m. 

 27. Cloudy: rain p.m. 28. Fine. 29, 30 Cloudy: rain p.m. 31. Fine: rain p.m. 

 Applegarlh Manse, Ihimfries-shire. — March 1. Gray morning: cleared p.m. 

 2. Gray morning : dull and cloudy p. >r. 3. Gray morning : chill. 4. Gray 

 morning A.M. : slight drizzle P.M. 5. Fine : rain preceding night. 6. Clear and 

 cold ; bright sun : frosty p.m. 7. Frost hard : threatening change p.m. 8. No 

 frost : rain : moist all day. 9. Rain all day. 10. Keen and cold : snow on hills. 

 1 1 . Frost hard : clear : cloudy p.m. 1 2. Rain a.m : cleared : rain and hail p.m. 

 13. Fair a.m. : shower at noon and p.m. 14. Fair a.m. : shower: wind rising. 

 15. Showers heavy during night. 16. Frosty : fine day : mild p.m 17. Frosty 

 and keen : fair all day. 18. Cloudy a.m. : rain. 19. Fair till six p.m. : rain and 

 wind. 20. Fiiir till seven p.m. : rain and wind. 21. Variable : showers frequent 

 and heavy. 22. Fair a.m. : slight drizzle p.m. 23. Rainy morning : cleared and 

 fine. 24. p'ine : clear : drying. 25. Gray and cold : shower p.m. 26. Very 

 lieavy rain : flood. 27. Dry a.m. : shower p.m. : snow on hills. 28. Heavy rain : 

 bail. 29. Fine : a few drops rain p.m. 30. Clear and fair : a few drops p.m. 

 31. Rain p. ji. 



Mean temperature of ihe month 40'''9 



Mean temperature of March 1850 ., 40 "3 



Mean temperature of March for twenty-nine years i39 -6 



Average rain in March for twenty-four years 222 inches. 



Sandu-iric Mtinse, Or/.Hc//.— Minch I. Cloudy : aurora. 2. Cloudy. 3. Cloudy : 

 fine. 4. Rain : fine. 5. Snow-showers. 6. Snow-showers : cloudy. 7. Cloudy : 

 clear. 8. Fine : clear : drops. 9. Cloudy : drops. 10. Clear : showers. 11. 

 Clear : drops. 12. Rain : clear. 13. JJright : cloudy. 14. Fine. 15, 16. Fine: 

 hoarfrost: fine. 17. Fine: hoarfrost. 18. Fine: hoarfrost: sleet-showers. 

 19. Bright: fine. 2(). Cloudy : clear. 21. Rain. 22. Dimip ; clear : aurora. 

 23. Rain. 24. Damp : cloudy. 25, 26. Cloudy. 27. Drizzle : showers. 28. 

 Showers. 29. Showers : rain : aurora. 30. Bright: showers. 31. Showers: 

 clear. 



