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288 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
steamer arrived at Montreal on ihe, 15th day of April. The winter 
fairly set in on the 1] mber 
The amount of ate was geome regularly from the Ist of 
April to the 3lst of October, and amounted in April to 1:80 inches, in 
May 2°51 inches, i in June 3°41 inches, in July 3°98 a in Aug sgt 
3°16 inches, in September 2°23 inches, in October 2°31 inches. This 
period includes what I consider could be taken with anything approach- 
ing to accuracy, owing to frosty weather. 
The most prevalent wind during the year was the W.S. W., the least 
’ prevalent was the E.; in the winter quarter the most prevalent wind 
- and the least S.; in the spring quarter the most prev- 
alent wind was N. E., and the least so S.; in the summer quarter the 
most prevalent wind was W. 8. W., and the least N.; in the autumn 
quarter the most prevalent wind was W. N. W., and the least E. The 
greatest haga of the wind was on the 14th ‘day of March, and was 
s per hour. The yearly mean of the maximum velocity 
was 15: SI sales per hour, the yearly mean of the minimum velocity 
was 0°32 miles per hour. The quarterly means were as follows: wine 
ter, maximum velocity 17:93, minimum velocity 0°25; spring, maxi 
mum velocity 16°68, minimum velocity 0°81; su mmer, m maximum ve- 
locity 11:23, ‘minimum velocity 0-29 ; autumn, maximum velocity 16:18, 
minimum Pssiy 4 0°18 miles per hou 
ere first seen on the 7th day of March, wild Pair: Anser 
Se ieee, on the 30th day of March, swallows, Hirudo rufa, were 
rst seen on the Ist of April; shad, Alosa, were ~ ph in this 
neighborhood on the 30th of May ; fire- flies, Lampyris corusca, were 
seen on the 10th day of June: frogs, Rana, were Gal heard on the 
23d of April. . 
The Aurora Borealis was visible on 39 nights as follows: 
January 12th, 10 p.m. Faint auroral arch, dark segmen 
neath. —13ih, 10 P. ™. Idem, Zodiacal light, bright. 
Q 
t under- 
ebrua Faint auroral streamers. 4AM 
Faint auroral light—14th, 10 P. m. to =) Ue Bright Bee arch.— 
20th, m. Faint auroral arch. unar halos were visible on two 
oe during this month,—Zodiacal light \ was very bright also on 5 
nigh, 
March h, 10 p. m. Faint auroral light to horizon, occasional 
streamers. Gaiacal light still visible and bright. 10 
April w auroral arch, dark segment underneath ; “ 
P. M. Streamers, segment aie —5th,9 p.m. Zenith clear, +%- ‘ 
horizon clouded with strati, Aurora Borealis faint ; oe nae 
low arch; 9 P. m., arch 20° broad, dark segment sole h 
stteamiase in N. W. of a ged green color; 10.30, sairtigs, ex 
- gto the zenith.— 10th, 9 P aint auroral arch. 
ight very bright on 5 nights Te aie month. 
ay Ist, 10 P.M. Pont “et light.—2nd, 8.40 P spi 
gree of clouds of auroral light, forming a distinct eb a So 
m the Eastern to the Western horizon, the apex of thea rch passing 
oe zenith, extending through the constellations Bootes and sh . 
auroral clouds in the N. W. low and very near the horizon, ®°"— 
