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ago made on our own coasts, and procured through, the steam- 

 ships of the Cunard Line, from the whole breadth of the Atlantic, 

 an immense body of trustworthy observations, which he had 

 digested and handled with remarkable skill, and had especially 

 applied to the purposes of the farmer in his prize essay, published 

 by the Eoyal Agricultural Society of England in 1850, and in 

 subsequent communications to the Bath and "West of England 

 Society. Dr. Barham had pleasure in quoting in regard to the 

 former paper, the opinion of so competent an authority as Mr. 

 Pusey, that it was " one of the most valuable contributions yet 

 made by science to practical agriculture." 



Dr. Barham took the opportunity of correcting a mistake of 

 some importance in the report in the Journal of his remarks at 

 the last spring meeting. He is stated to have said that Penzance 

 is on the average ten degrees cooler in summer, and ten degrees 

 warmer in winter than Truro. The statement had reference to 

 extremes of heat and cold, not to means ; and it is well borne out 

 by the fact that in the sixteen years ending with 1875, the mean 

 of the highest temperature reached in the months of May, June, 

 July, August, and September was at Truro 84-6, and at Pen- 

 zance 75-2 ; whilst the lowest point reached at Penzance was 23'' 

 whilst it was 8° at Truro. A like correction is required for 

 SciUy. 



Mb. Whitley remarked that they were greatly indebted to 

 Dr. Barham for the trouble which he had taken in reference to 

 the meteorological observations for the last 34 years. He had 

 brought into a focus observations which must number at least 

 100,000. With immense labour he had combined these in the 

 beautiful diagrams which he had presented to them that day. 

 Personally he was greatly indebted to Dr. Barham for the 

 valuable information which he had received from these obser- 

 vations, taken at that institution under his care, 



COENISH OENITHOLOGY. 



Dr. Barham read some extracts from a letter from Mr. E. 

 Hearle Eodd, explaining why he could not, from lack of materials, 

 send any report this year of new events in the bird-history of 

 the west. Dr. Barham remarked that several years ago he had 

 briefly called attention to the gradual establishment of the star- 



