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to say nothing of the future, while it only tends to perplex his 

 ideas and unsettle his reason. Taking tliis view of the subject 

 I am quite content in my belief that man was the last mammal 

 created. That he had his time and place assigned to him in that 

 sublime expression of the Will of the Almighty Creator, ^dth 

 whom to M-ill is to execute, Who said — " Let us make man in Our 

 image, after Our likeness — and let them have dominion over the 

 fish of the sea — and over the fowl of the air — and over the cattle — 

 and over all the earth — and over every creeping thing that creepeth 

 upon the earth." 



Art. X. Notes on the Weather at Halifax, Nova Scotia, 

 DURING 1864. By Colonel Myers. 



[Read Monday Evenimj, April 6, 1865.] 



The year 1864 began with a gale of wind from S. E., and 

 snow, which latter, however, soon turned to rain. The remainder 

 of the month of .January was generally fine, and, \Wth the excep- 

 tion of two days, when the mercury stood a few degrees below 

 zero, the Aveather was mild for the season. The mean tempera- 

 ture was 23°, being T° lower than it was in 1863. 



The weather in February was unsettled ; the mean temperature 

 26°, being 3° higher than in 1863. 



March was stormy and unsettled ; mean temperature 28°, being 

 3° higher than 1863. 



April weather vai'iable, with high winds ; mean temperature 

 36°, being 2° lower than in 1863. 



May generally fine, though fogs were frequent ; mean temper- 

 ature 48°, being 10° higher than 1863. 



June fine, but season backAvard, in consequence of the want of 

 rain and prevalence of cold sea fogs ; mean temperature 57°, being 

 3° higher than in 1863. 



July very fine and dry ; mean temperature 62", being 3° lower 

 than 1863. 



August, though generally fine was characterized by occasional 

 heavy rains ; mean temperature 64°, being exactly the same as last year. 



September veiy fine, with the exception of a few days of heavy 

 rain; mean temperature 56°, being 2° lower than 1863. 



