44 On a Meteorological Table kept at Chiswick in 1849. 



explore events and themes so far removed from us : and so wide 

 is their suggestiveness, that the reflective observer may read, 

 even on this narrow field of Linton, the continuous history of his 

 country's fortunes and of its growth in civilization. The records 

 of the little spot seem to expand themselves into the general re- 

 cords of our race; and the subject rises into importance enough 

 to show, that such topics are only trifling when they are looked 

 upon with the eye of the trifler. 



Kelso, 13th July, 1850. 



A Meteorological Table from a Daily Register kept at Cheswick 

 House, in lat. 55° 41' N., long. 2° 03' W.,for the year of our 

 Lord 1849. By Alexander Aitken, Gardener to John S. 

 Donaldson Selby, Esq. 







Barometer. 



Thermometer. ._S 







Months. 



** — 

 i- = 











lid 

 ■it's 



D 



o 



I 



c 



•2 "S 

 m o 



.3 J 



Si 



i 

 i 



If 



.£■5 



O oj 



^-3 



C J3 



c 



_>> 







Inch • 



Inch. 



Inch. 



Inch. 

















January 



31 



28-60 30 19 



29-39 



2959 



10 



45 



27 



32 



1-99 



18 



13 



February 



28 



28-96j 30-60 



29-78 



29-92 



20 



47 



43 



36 



083 



23 



5 



March 



31 



29-27 30-30 



29-78 



29-90 



20 



57 



38 



37 



1-42 



21 



10 





so 



29 35 30 24 



29-79 



29-61 



24 



59 



41 + 



51 



51 



55 



50 



38+ 



47 



49 



53 



52 



2-23 



17 



l? 





31 

 30 

 31 

 31 



2910 30-24 

 29-60 30- 18 



29 67 29-86 

 29-89 29-93 

 29-85! 29 46 



37 

 35 

 40 

 36 



65 



67 

 70 

 64 



2-00 

 1-79 

 2-26 

 2-25 



20 

 19 

 16 

 18 



11 



15 

 13 





July 



29-34 

 29-18 



3036 



August 



30-14 29-66 



29-83 



September ... 



30 



29-05 



30-50 



29-79 



29-95 



34 



61 



47+ 



46 



1-49 



19 



11 



October 



31 



29-42 30-50 



29-95 



29 74 



25 



58 



41 + 



37 



261 



21 



10 



November ... 



30 



28-66 



3010 



29-36 



29-66 



20 



50 



35 



35 



1-60 



18 



12 



December ... 



31 



29-30 



30-70 



3000 



29-83 



20 



4 



30 



33 



2-95 



18 



13 



Mean for the j 



ear 



2915 



30-33 



29-74 



29-77 



267 



56-7 



41-5 



412 



23-42 



228 



137 



Extremes of Barometer and Thermometer during the Year. — 

 Barometer was highest on December 23rd, viz. 30-70 inches, 

 and lowest on November 5th, viz. 28-66 inches. Thermometer 

 was highest on July 8th and 10th, viz. 70°, and lowest on 

 January 3rd, viz. 10°. The hottest days were July 8th and 10th, 

 the mean = 63°. The coldest day was on January 3rd, the 

 mean = 15°. 



Rain Gauge. — The greatest fall of rain was on July 23rd, 

 which was 0" 78 inch. The wettest month was December; 

 rain fell during the month = 2'95 inches: and the driest month 

 was February; the rain fell during the month = - 83 inch. 



August 4th, observed the blight on the potatoes, and found 



