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Wallington on the 2nd, 3rd, and 8th ; at West Hendon on the 

 1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 10th ; at North Shields on the 

 8rd, 6th, 8th, and 10th. 



Solar Halos were seen at Byrness on the 2nd and 20th ; at 

 West Hendon on the 2nd, 6th, 15th, 20th, and 27th. 



Aurora were seen at North Shields on the 10th ; at Whitley 

 on the 21st ; at West Hendon on the 19th. 



Hail fell at Acklam, near Middlesbro', on the 1st. 



Snow or Sleet fell at Byrness on the 3rd, 15th, 22nd, and 29th ; 

 at Otterburn on the 4th ; at North Sunderland on the 1st ; at 

 Wallington on the 8rd, 4th, 8th, 21st, 22nd, and 23rd ; at Whit- 

 ley on the 3rd and 15th ; at Seaham on the 3rd and 15th ; at 

 Seaham Harbour on the 3rd ; at Greta Bridge on the 3rd and 

 4th; at Acklam, near Middlesbro', on the 3rd. 



March. — 



• Comes in as a lion and goes out like a lamb." 



Old Proverb. 



Greenwich. — The month of March, though less settled than 

 February, was still favourable to agricultural pursuits, and good 

 progress was made in ploughing, sowing, and planting generally 

 throughout England. At the end of March vegetation was in 

 advance of ordinary seasons, and the harvest prospects were 

 favourable. The mean temperature of March was 44°, being 

 3*1° higher than the average of the preceding ninety-seven years, 

 and higher than the corresponding temperature of any year since 

 1859. At Kew Observatory the mean height of the barometer 

 for the month was 29*982. The highest reading was 30-578 on 

 the 20th; the lowest reading was 29-143 on the 8th. The 

 month was generally drier than January or February. 



The excess of temperature for the eighty days (January the 

 11th to March the 31st) was more than 3A" daily. 



