446 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
The results given in the above _ are derived from three daily 
observations, made at sunrise, 1 P. M., an .M. 
e€ mean temperature of 1853 was one- half of a degree warmer 
than the average of the preceding 15 years. The warmest dwy was 
the 12th of August, the mean heat of which was 834°; and, on the 
same day, the thermometer was highest in the shade, standing at 95° 
at3v.m. The coldest day was the 26th of January, which averaged 
— 3°, or 3° below zero; and the greatest cold was — 11°, on the morn- 
ing of January 27th. 
“The barometer was — on the 27th of November, when it stood 
at 30:50 inches, and low n the 24th of Hehe standing at 28°54 
inches, showing a range for he year of 1-96 in 
The range of the inaepooioee was 8° less, aa that of the barom- 
The fall of water in rain and snow, was just 1 inch more than the 
mean annual fall in the prctiling fifieen years, (which was 32-05 
inches) and 4°23 inches more than in 1852. The fall of water in De- 
cember, 1853, was less than in any December in the preceding 15 
Pe at and less than half the average for December, that being about 
‘D inches. 
The fall of snow was 13 inches ee: Sg in 1852, and 19 inches 
more than in 1851. During the pear ere were 54 days of tolerable 
A; rubeim; White kim, U, calle cana; Barn 1 ila soi 
May 9h, Tree Toads, H: versicolor ; 18th, Bobolink, I. agripennis 
17:b, Plums in es 21st, May Bugs, M. aurecied | 22d, Pears in 
blossoms 26th, Cra b Apple, Sheckn: 27th, Com n Apple. 
he appearances of the Aurora Borealis at Butbagisic in 1853, noted 
in my journal, were as follows: 
January 4th, A bright e* in os N., but no distinct arch; 6th, ibid ; 
8th, a Sadie arch j in } ¢ 
February 8th, Glow of light in ’N. W.; 14th, a well formed arch, 
12° high at 9 Pp. m. 
March Tib, Faint Aurora at 8 Pp. m.; 8th, very splendid from = ie 
10 P a.; 10th, ibid, with a well defined flat arch, 15° ba at 10 P. 
30th, faint. 
