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The benefits to be derived from such reports and journals 

 as the present, must be at some future time, after a great many 

 of them have been made, after a great many facts have been 

 collected, and after they have been generalised by a mind 

 devoted to the subject. These papers occupy thirty-five pages, 

 but the only useful part of them that we can extract is the 

 names of the makers of the instruments employed and the 

 form of the tables, which may be useful to readers in the 

 country who contemplate meteorological journals. We think 

 them highly useful in gardens, by inducing habits of observ- 

 ation and accuracy in young gardeners. 



Newman's Barometer, Daniel's Hygrometer, Rutherford's 

 Thermometer, made by Mr. Newman, Howard's Rain-gauge, 

 made also, we suppose, by Mr. Newman. 



The objects to be recorded are, 



" Firstly. The state of the barometer, hygrometer, and 

 weather, at three periods of observation ; viz. morning, noon, 

 and night. 



" Secondly. The maximum and minimum of temperature 

 in each day, distinguishing the temperature of radiation from 

 the common temperature of the air. 



" Thirdly. The direction and force of the wind. 



" Fourthly. The amount of rain. 



" Fifthly. General remarks on the state of the weather 

 during each month, with the means of all the daily observations, 

 showing the mean pressure, mean temperature, mean dew 

 point, mean force of vapour, mean degree of dryness, mean 

 degree of moisture, the least observed degree of moisture, the 

 maximum and minimum of temperature, both of the atmo- 

 sphere and of radiation ; the direction of the wind, showing 

 the number of days it blows from particular quarters." 



The manner in which the book, or journal, is ruled and 

 kept, is shown at the bottom of this and the preceding page. 



JANUARY. 





a 

 i 



2 



4 

 5 

 6 



7 



Temperature. 



Wind. 



Rain. 



Remarks. 





Max. 



Min. 



Sun. 



Had. 



Direction. 



Force. 



In. Pts. 





45 



43 

 38 

 37 

 35 

 39 

 38 



36 

 30 

 32 

 32 

 35 

 36 

 32 



44 

 54 

 47 

 37 

 35 

 39 

 38 



35 



24 

 28 

 32 

 35 

 35 

 25 



S.E. 



S.W. 



E. 



Brisk 

 Little 

 Brisk 

 Ditto 

 Ditto 

 Ditto 

 Ditto 



•10 



•06 

 •03 



The beginning of this month was cold 

 with brisk Easterly winds. 



On the 8th a very sharp frost commenced, 

 and the air, as shown by the hygrometer, 

 was extremely dry during the 9th and 10th. 

 The barometer was also unusually high for 

 the season. 



Vol. III. — No. 10. 



