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Plantes in 1804, a place which enabled him to make some precious 

 observations on the oeconomy and physiology of animals. These are 

 published in the 'Annales du Museum,' and, with other valuable 

 works on natural history, led to his election into the Academy of 

 Sciences, to the Inspector Generalship of the University, to the Le- 

 gion of Honour, to the Royal Society of London, and lastly, to the 

 chair of comparative physiology at the Jardin des Plantes. A remark- 

 able coincidence exists between his death and that of his brother ; 

 like him, he was about to deliver a fresh course of lectures, was at- 

 tacked by paralysis, was aware from the first moment of the result 

 which must ensue, was anxious to secure the welfare of others, was 

 patient under severe sufferings, and was ready to meet his God. As 

 a scientific man his loss will be severely felt, for not only did he 

 write the above-mentioned works, but was a contributor to several 

 of the journals of science, and the principal labourer in the ' Histoire 

 des Mammiferes,' published in conjunction with M. GeofFroy St. 

 Hilaire. As a father, a friend, and a brother to the bereaved widow, 

 who is thus again visited by heavy calamity, his loss is irreparable, 

 and as a master, the very quadrupeds of the Jardin will feel the 

 loss of his benevolent cares. M. Cuvier has left a son, who bears 

 his noble name with honour. — Athen(Eum. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR SEPTEMBER 1838. 



Chiswick. — Sept. 1 — 3. Very fine. 4. Foggy : very fine. 5. Fine : rain- 

 6. Heavy rain. 7. Showery. 8. Cloudy and cold. 9 — 12. Very fine. 13,14. 

 Overcast and fine. 15. Hazy: very fine. 16,17. Foggy in the mornings : 

 very fine. 18. Fine: overcast. 19. Rain: very fine ; drizzly. 20. Cloudy. 

 21,22. Foggy: very fine. 23. Slight rain : fine: rain at night. 24. Foggy: 

 heavy rain. 25. Hazy. 26. Foggy : fine. 27. Rain. 28. Foggy : fine. 

 29. Foggy: rain. 30. Very fine. 



On the evening of the 16th, about 8 p.m., a luminous arch was observed 

 ascending from the west and proceeding in an easterly direction ; terminating in 

 the zenith, but with an attenuated broad train, bending towards the south. 



jBosfon.— Sept. ], 2. Fine, 3. Cloudy. 4,5. Fine. 6. Rain. 7. Fine: 

 rain A.M. 8. Cloudy. 9—12. Fine. 13 — 15. Cloudy. 16. Fine: lively ap- 

 pearance of northern lights 8 p.m. 17,18. Cloudy. 19. Fine: rain early a.m. 

 20, 21. Fine. 22. Foggy. 23. Cloudy : rain at night. 24 — 26. Cloudy : 

 rain p.m. 27. Rain. 28. Fine. 29, 30. Foggy. 



Applegarth Manse, Dumfries-shire. — Sept. 1. Temperate. 2. Shower a.m.: 

 fair P.M. 3. Fair a.m. : wet p.m. 4. Showery great part of the day. 5. Wet 

 all day. 6. Dripping day. 7 — 9. Fine harvest days. 10. Cloudy. li. 

 Cloudy: moist p.m. 12. Showery throughout. 13. Dull: moist. 14. Moist 

 and warm. 15. Mild: warm. 16. Fine harvest day : Aurora. 17. Fine har- 

 vest day. 18. Fair till 6 p.m. rain. 19. Fair a.m. : rain. 20. Fair till 3 p.m. : 

 rain and thunder. 21. Fair till 5 p.m. : rain. 22. Showery all day. 23. Fair 

 all day. 24. Dripping day : cold. 25. Very moist. 26. Remarkably fine. 

 27. Very mild : warm p.m. 28. Fine harvest day. 29. Rather moist. 30. 

 Fine harvest day. 



