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times with a fine solid crystal of ice in the centre, whicli is woinxl with 

 lamellar and ii regular formed ice. Beginning at or soutli of Mt. llupe, 

 the hail storm swept over the nurseries there, its great force on the east 

 side of the Genesee, dashing to ruins the glass of conservatories and the 

 windows on the south side of houses, and fine gardens ; a scene of desola- 

 tion a mile long and more than half as wide. Never had I seen such ruin 

 of buildings and glass, and of rich and promising phints ; and I am 

 compelled to say that my words can give no notion of the desolation : it 

 must be seen. And now in the autumn, what a change the summer has 

 effected ; how great the growth, and l)eauty, and richiuiss of the vegetation 

 now filling the grounds with strength and beauty, full of promise for the 

 products of another year. 



On the last Sabbath in August, 1841, a similar hail storn and tornado 

 passed over much the same surface. 



Some frost on the 28d and 24th ; not much injury done. 



May 29. Hay ten dollars a ton : far cheaper ; shows its abundance. 



June. The month had about the average temperature. The (jth gave 

 a severe hail storm in Penfield, destroying wheat and grass for a mile in 

 widih, and more in length. Also at Caledo.iia and Le Hoy, a hail storm to 

 the great injury of the crops; and at Caledonia it destroyed many thousand 

 trout in Seth Green's Troutery, so successfully managed that some 

 thousands would scarcely be missed. On the IGtli, great hail storm at 

 Jamestown. Heavy storm on the I7th at New-York. Heavy gale here 

 at the west on the 25th : damage in Buffalo,' and some in our city. Great 

 thunder storm along the lower Hudson, and a huge zcg^owse struck with 

 lightning at Poughkeepsie and destroyed. 



July. The first half was the hottest in thirty years, 74.9° ; and the 

 month was tire hottest, U.3°, except 74.8° in 1855. The " heated period," 

 from 13th to 17th, five days, caused many deaths in New- York and some 

 in other places, from the so-called " sunstroke." Fine weather for 

 harvesting. 



July 27th. Atlantic Cable laid to-day with success : Ireland and 

 Newfoundland connected and telegrams passed ; congratulations between 

 Queen Victoria and President Johnson. 



August. Weather nearly 3° colder than in thirty years for this montli, 

 the mean being &2.6°, and the hottest mean 71.1° in 1853. Bad harvest 

 weather in France and England. Maize quite behind. 



September has been a cool month ; only twice colder in thirty years. 

 "Weather favorable for crops of autumn, except the frost of the 2-id, which 

 somewhat injured maize, especially in towns south of us. Flowers of 

 shrubby althaea yet fine. Fruits, as pears, plums, quinces, and peaches, 

 not very abundant, but plenty enough for large exportation to less favored 

 places. Apples are scarce and high in this section. A very healthy 

 summer and season in the vicinity. 



October was warmer a little than the average. Of course, maize was 

 much improved ; and where the frost-bitten was cut up by the roots and 

 set up in small shocks, a large proportion yielded hard corn, while the 

 other matured chiefly. 



November. The temperature, being about the average, was very favor- 

 able for the first half; but the last half was rainy and much clouded. 

 Snow from the 22d, frozen fast on the 24th, was melted and gone on the 

 27th ; and there fell snow and much rain near the close of the month : 

 rather warm. 



The meteors were numerous on the 13th and 14th; some hundreds being 

 counted at Yale College, and other places. But the " shower of meteors," 



