350 PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. [anNO 16QQ. 



Account ofiuhat rainfeJl at Townleij in Lancashire, in the Years 1697 and J 698, 

 ivith some other Observations on the JFeather. By Richard Toivnleij, Esq. 

 N° 249, p. 47. 



An. 1697 An. 1698 An. 1697 An. 1698 



Brought over 42 15 68 86 



January 5 13 47 July 13 50 10 3/ 



February 7 1 7 3 88 August 40 25 2 1 50 



March 49 3 20 1 6 September 46 90 2 1 79 



April 4 12 20 95 October 27 60 22 26 



May 11 88 8 95 November 10 72 24 72 



June 8 92 645 December 24 50 20 42 



Carried over 42 15 68 86 Sums 205 70 I89 92 



These doubled 41 040 37 984 



In the table of the observations I have only set the quantity of rain in pounds 

 and cestesimals, which if doubled, they will answer those numbers formerly 

 printed in the Phil. Trans, giving the numbers of half pounds, and near enough 

 the height of the water also. So the last year there fell 1 89.92 pounds Troy, 

 which doubled make 37.984 inches, the inches the water would have filled any 

 cylindrical vessel. 



As far as I have learned, the mercury rises and falls much after the same 

 measure in most parts of our island, and of this you may better judge by some 

 observations I have here transcribed and sent you of the very low stations. 

 Dec. 28, about 3 o'clock, the mercury 28,17 ; on the 29th, about 2 vh. 28,18, 

 and Jan. 2, about the same hour, 28,05 ; and on the 6th still about 3 h. 28,19. 



Part of a Letter from Mr. Dale, to Dr. Martin Lister, concerning several 



Insects. N° 249, p. 50. 



I send you a cervus volans* or two, which I take to be different from those 

 described by Moufet in his Theat. Insect, pp. 148, 149. These are plentifully 

 found about Colchester, especially towards the sea-coast. Besides these I have 

 found several sorts of scarabs, which I cannot find figured in your curious tabulae 

 mutcC; a speciesor two of cantharides, three or four sorts of lady bugs, and others. 

 Last summer being on our sea-coast at Harwich, I observed no less than five or 

 six species of cochleae marinae, two of which I have since found to be already 



* This insect, which is the lucanus cervus of Linnxus, varies much in siz.>, and in its shades of 

 colour. 



