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mile in i^dth, and more in length. Also at Caledonia and Le B.ot, 

 a hail storm to the great injury of the crops: and at Caledonia it 

 destroyed many thousand trout in Seih Gbees's Troutery, so successfblly 

 managed that some thousands would scarcely be missed. On the 16th. 

 great hail storm at Jamestown. Heaxy storm on the 17th at Xew York. 

 Heavy gale here at the west on the 2-5th : damage in Bu^o. and some 

 in our city. Great thunder storm along the low^er Hudson, and a huge 

 ieehome struck with lightning at Poughkeepsie and destroyed. 



JuLT. The first half was the hottest in thirty years. 7^*^.9 : and the 

 month was the hottest. iAP.%, 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. 



JuLT 27. Atlantic cable laid to-day with success : Ireland and New- 

 foundland connected and telegrams passed: congratulations between 

 Queen Yictobia and President Johxsox. 



August. Weather nearly 3= colder than in thirty years for this 

 month, the mean being o2=.6. and the hottest mean 71^.1 in 1853. Bad 

 harvest iveather in France and England. Maize quite behind. 



September ba.g been a cool month : only twice colder in thirty years. 

 TTeather fevorable for crops of autumn, except the fix)st of the 22d. 

 which someivhat injured maize, especially in towns south of us. Floivers 

 of shrubbv althaea yet fine. Frtdts. as pears, plums, quinces, and 

 peaches, not very abundant, but plenty enough for large exportation to 

 less lavored places. Apples are sc-arce and high in this section. A very 

 healthy summer and season in the vicinity. 



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

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

 set up in ymall shocks, a large proportion yielded hard com. while most 

 of the other matured. 



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

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

 Snow from the 22d. frozen fiist on the 24th. was melted and gone on the 

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

 which was rather warm. 



The meteors were numerous on the loth and lith ; some hundreds 

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

 meteors," expected here, was splendid in England and Sc-otland. from 1 

 to 2 A. v. of the 14th especially; and many till day-light. The next 



