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temperature at Greenwich, 33*6, being 6'i below the 

 average of fifty years (Symons' Magazine}. 



Rainfall at Bridport, 20*32 in. Jan., 174 in. Feb., 

 2*23 in. Mar., 1*93 in. April, 0-53 in. May, 1*44 in. 

 June, 076 in. July, 0*66 in. Aug., 0*82 in. Sept., 0-99 

 in. Oct., 3-52 in. Nov., i'86 in. Dec., 3*84 in. 



At Cirencester, 24-01 in. Jan., 2-45 in. Feb., i'8o in. 

 Mar., 176 in. April, o'68 in. May, i'8o in. June, 

 075 in. July, i -8 1 in. Aug., 274 in. Sept., 1-22 in. 

 Oct. 4-54 in. Nov., 2-26 in. Dec., 2-20 in. 



Aurora borealis Feb. n, April 5, Sept. 24, Oct. 24 and 

 25. Remarkable thunderstorm and hail which did great 

 damage in Dorsetshire and parts of Somerset and Wilts 

 on 1 6th June (T. H. B.). 



Thunderstorms, April 9, in Yorkshire, and in divers 

 places June 16 and 17, July 9, and in South of England 

 November 22 (T. H. B.). 



Oct 19. Terrific squall swept over the West and 

 South of England. November 19. Remarkable meteor, 

 which discharged with a dreadful noise in Scotland 

 (Symons* Magazine). 



Rainfall at Hull, 25-81 in. on 172 days (H. Smith). 



At Marlborough, 23-54 in. on 128 days. Jan., 1*89 in. 

 Feb., 2'44 in. Mar., 2*10 in. April, 0-55 in. May, 2*14 in. 

 June, 0-36 in. July, 1*75 in. Aug., 1*91 in. Sept, 1-29 in. 

 Oct., 4-56 in. Nov., 2-04 in. Dec., 2-51 in. {Preston). 

 1871 Wheat, $6s. &d. per qr. ; barley, 36^. 2d. ; oats, 255-. 2d. 

 (Official Returns). 



Value of ;ioo tithe rent charge, ^"104 i$s. id. 

 (Official Returns). 



Seven years' average : Wheat, 50^. %d. ; barley, 36^. 2d. : 

 oats, 245. 2d. (Official Returns). 



Wool, 17 J</. per Ib. (T. H. B.). 



Beef and mutton, 8-^. per Ib. 



Off-going ewes made 45 s. and 435-. ; lambs, 455. and 36^. 

 (T. H. B.). 



