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Harbour on the 22nd; at Acklam, near Middlesbro', on the 

 19th, 22nd, and 24th. 



Lightning was seen, but thunder was not heard, at Walling- 

 ton on the 16th ; at AUenheads on the 16th, 17th, and 23rd ; 

 at Alston on the 16th ; at "Whitley on the 23rd. 



Thunder was heard, but lightning was not seen, at Byrness 

 on the 16th ; at Otterburn on the 16th ; at Wallington on the 

 16th ; at AUenheads on the 16th ; at Horsley, near Wylam, on 

 the 16th ; at Newcastle-on-Tyne on the 16th ; at North Shields 

 on the 16th ; at Seaham on the 16th. 



Thunderstorm occurred at Whitley on the 16th. 



Hail fell at Byrness on the 18th ; at Wallington on the 29th ; 

 at Alston on the 7th ; at Whitley on the 16th ; at North Shields 

 on the 16th ; at Seaham Harbour on the 17th and 18th ; at Sea- 

 ham on the 16th. 



Snow fell at Byrness on the 21st : at Alston on the 11th. 



November. — 



"November take flail, let ships no more sail." 



— Old Proverb. 



Greenwich. — The mean temperature was 41-5°, being 0*9° 

 lower than the average of ninety-seven years, 0*1° higher that of 

 the preceding year, but 2-8° lower than the corresponding tem- 

 perature in 1866. For the sixty-one days, October the 1st to 

 November the 30th, the average daily deficiency of temperature 

 was 2°. 



Byrness. — A splendid lunar rainbow was seen on the 1st. 



Stamfordham. — The thermometer recorded a temperature of 

 65° on the 1st. 



Wylam. — An exceedingly gloomy month ; not much Avind. 

 The November atmospheric wave was very conspicuous, com- 

 mencing to rise from 29-266 on the 8rd, till it reached 30-645 



