BY THE REV. E. F. WHEELEK, M.A. 81 



of years, every one who contributes even a fev^^ accurately ob- 

 served facts renders good service to the cause. A recent writer 

 on the subject of meteorology remarks that " to doubt that a 

 science of weather is possible would be to doubt that atmospheric 

 disturbances are governed by fixed laws. But, indeed, a won- 

 derful change has taken place in this matter of late years. For- 

 merly most savants scoffed at the idea of predicting the weather ; 

 and Arago, the French astronomer, said that no scientific man, 

 anxious for his reputation, would venture on such a thing, even 

 for the space of a single day. But now it is just the reverse. 

 Those most acquainted with meteorology are the staunchest be- 

 lievers in the ultimate probability of ' doing the thing ' to the 

 world's great satisfaction. Indeed, had one half the time and 

 research devoted to Sideral Astronomy been spent in observing 

 and registering changes, which any one may notice, but no one 

 has succeeded in predicting and interpreting, meteorology would 

 not be 'still in its infancy,' after a birth thousands of years ago 

 — nay, coeval with the first appearance of man on earth, to ob- 

 serve the 'signs which are in the firmament of the heavens.'" 



The observations recorded in the Meteorological Report and 

 Climatological Tables have this year been forwarded by the fol- 

 lowing contributors :• — 



Allenheads and Bywell Mr. M. Vavty, Haydon Bridge. 



Alston F. H. Dickenson, Esq., Alston. 



Howick (Earl Grey) ' 



Lilbm-n Tower (E. J. Collingwood, 



Esq.) _ , . 



Roddam Hall (Wm. Roddam, Esq.) I Biggc 



Glanton Pike (F. W. Collingwood, I 



Esq J 



Brinkburn C. H. Cadogan, Esq. 



Darlington i ^^- ^^''^«' ^^^^ I'ierrcniont. 



( Mr. John Richardson, Soutlicnd. 

 Dinsdale Rectory, near Darlington... Rev. J. W. Smith, M.A. 



Durham Rev. Dr. (lillow, Ushaw College. 



Eaglescliffe, near Yarm Rev. J. Hull, M.A. 



Earsdon John Taylor, Esq. 



Horsley Mr. Jolm Bow. 



Communicated by the Rev. J. F. 



