( IV ) 
August, constituting the three summer months, was 61°-7 or 1°'5 
higher than the average. The fall of rain was 0-1 inch and 1-0' 
inch, respectively, in defect in July and September, but 0"3 inch in 
excess in August. 
Wheat was in flower on the 1st of July at Helston; and on the- 
12th at Culloden. — Wheat was cut on the 27th of July at Eoyston 
on the 29th at Osborne, Chislehurst, and Cardington ; on the 30thi 
at Brighton and Oxford. On the 1st of August at Guernsey ; on 
the 4th at Weybridge ; on the 10th at Helston; on the 12th at 
Llandudno ; on the 19th at Carlisle ; on the 25th at Milltown ; and 
on the 28th at North Shields. On the 14th of September at Silloth. 
Barley was in flower on the 10th of July at Culloden. — In ear on- 
the 2nd of July at Helston. — Cut on the 2nd of August, at Wey- 
bridge ; on the 6th at Llandudno; on the 10th at Guernsey; and' 
on the 12th at Helston and Carlisle. 
Bye was cut on the 13th of July at Brighton and Chislehurst. On 
the 26th of August at Culloden. 
Oats were in flower on the 5th of July at Culloden. — In ear on 
the 2nd of July at Helston. — Cwi on the 27th of July at Osborne; 
on the 28th at Helston ; and on the 29th at Chislehurst and Oxford, 
On the 1st of August at Weybridge ; on the 19th at Stonyhurst ; or> 
the 20th at Guernsey ; and on the 30th at Milltown. 
Peas were cut on the 27th of August at Culloden. 
Flax was pulled on the 20th of August at Milltown. 
Fourth Quarter (October, November, December). — Until the 24tb 
October the weather was cold, but on the 25th a warm period set 
in and continued till November 9th. From November 10th to the- 
19th was a steady cold period, but from November 20th to December 
3rd the weather was warm. Then followed a period of changeable 
weather which lasted up to December 19th. On the 20th an 
extraordinary warm period set in, and continued to the end of the 
year. 
The mean temperature of October was 47'''8, being l°-8 lower- 
than the average of 101 years ; that of November was 45°*3, or 3°.0 
higher than the average, and that of December was 42°*9, or 3°'S 
higher than the average. The mean temperature in the three 
months ending November, constituting the three autumn months, 
was 50°-2, or 0''*7 higher than the average. The fall of rain was 
1-5 in. 0-6 in., and 2*1 in. in excess of the average in October, 
November, and December, respectively. 
The readings of the barometer at 159 feet above the sea- level 
were remarkably low throughout the quarter, the mean values for 
each month were : — October 29"533 in., November 29-511 in., and 
