140 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
The greatest —— of ss sun’s rays was in — and fas 
140° 2, the least intensity was in December, and was 58° 0, an 
lowest point of secoacll mages ths was —36° 9, (below zero) i in De- 
The mean humidity (saturation being 1-000) was, in January "843, in 
February ‘825, in March ‘840, in April *835, in May °723, in June 780, 
in July -709, in August “714, in September ‘7831, in October -874, in 
November ‘878, in December °850. The yearly mean was ‘804, which 
was minus -021 of last year. 
ain fell on 80 days; it was raining 231 hours 16 minutes, and 
amounted to 40-505 inches, and was accompanied by thunder and light- 
ning on 14 days. 1 observed no yellow matter in the rain, which fell 
this year. ‘The amount of rain which fell in a was 1-067 inches, 
in February 0°150, in March 0-910, in April 7°886, in May 3:418, in 
8384 a in July 0-174, in Pogust 2265, in September 6°167, in 
4-844, in November 5°130, in December 0:11 es. 
on 53 days, it was snowing 222 hours 6 alam and 
alg: Bem eT es, 
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amounted to97:45 inches on the surface. The monthly. fall wasas fol- 
lows: i Pecnnt was 17:98 inches, i in February 23-96, = 
March 28°61, in April 
)3, in October 3:10, in November 1°10, in De- 
cember 18°67 inches. ie first snow of the winter 1853-4 fell on the 
15th day of October 1858, anc the last fell on the 30th day of April 1854; 
the whole amount of snow which fel ell in the winter 1853-4, swinuidil 
to 116°81 inches. The river Jesus was frozen over on the 28th day of 
November. The last steamer left Montreal (on “the S t. Lagrenge) on 8 
‘Mon he 
22d day of April 1854. The winter 1853-4 fairly set in on the Ge ee 
day of December. ae 
the 7th of December 1853; the first steamer arrived a 
The amount of evaporation was measured regularly from the Ist of 
May 4°13 inches, in June 2-95 inches, in July 5:12 inches, in August 
4:70 inches, in September 3:11 inches, in October 1-49 inches. This 
period includes what I consider could be taken with cata approach- 
dryness the amount of asm see in the month was 5D: 12 inches, — 
the amount of rain which fell amounted only to 0'174 inches, the tem- 
perature was 8° 2, above that of last year. Very few birds were seen in 
the fields, owing to the scarcity of water, and vegetation suffered very 
much from the ‘unusual dronght. The mean humidity of the month was 
“709, while that of the corresponding month of last year was ‘727, 
of 1853, - 
The most prevalent wind, during this year was the N. E. by E. ; 
least sivelent was the 8. S. E. In the winter quarter the most pt 
- lent wind was the N. E. by E. and the least jou In the wig quarter the 
most prevalent wind was the N. E. by E. and the least S. 8. EB. 
the summer quarter the most prevalent ean was the 8. W. by W. and 
the least so the E. In the autumn quarter the most prevalent wind was / 
. S. W. and the Jeast E. The ets velocity of the soe was on 
the 4th day of Decem ber, and was 40°17 miles ener z 
