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.■)o,295 sailed for tlie North American Colonies, 17,065 for tlie Aus- 
tralian Colonies, and 8505 for various other places. 
METEOEOLOGY. 
TJiird Quarter (July, August, September). — The cold and variable 
weather which set in on June 22nd continued to July 3rd ; it 
changed on the 4th to warm and fine, with light westerly wind. 
This change of weather exercised a great influence on the growing 
crops, which up to this time were in a doubtful condition. This 
period of fine, bright, and warm weather continued up to August 18th, 
the excess of temperature during these 46 days was more than 
daily. The growing crops ripened, harvest operations began in the 
southern counties in the third week in July, and extended all over 
the South and generally into the Midland districts by the end of 
the month. On the 19th day of August the temperature passed 
below its average, and it continued generally low till near the end 
of the quarter ; but the weather, however, continued very fine, and 
frequently nearly cloudless, and this was particularly the case 
during the last ten days of the quarter. The deficiency of tempe- 
lature below the average in the 43 days ending September 30th was 
rather more than lj° daily. 
The fine and mild weather, particularly towards the end of 
September, enabled the farmers in the North to secure in good con- 
dition nearly all the outstanding crops. At the end of the quarter 
scarcely any of the corn crops were left standing. Potatoes proved 
to be generally of good quality. The weather in these three 
months was as favourable as could be desired for all farming 
opei-ations, and at the end of the quarter preparations were general 
for autumn sowing and other autumnal field work. 
Upon the whole quarter of 92 days, the period of warm weather 
having been more above the average than the period of cold was 
below, there was an [^excess of temperature on the average of a little 
less than 1° daily. 
The [mean temperature of the quarter was 60°-7, or l°-2 above 
the average of 99 years. In July it was 3°'9 higher than the 
average ; in August 0°-4 higher ; and in September 0°'8 lower than 
the average. 
Wheat ivas cut on the 18th of July at Ha warden ; on the 19th at 
AVeybridge ; on the 20th at Worthing and Taunton; on the 21st at 
Osborne and Cardington ; on the 22nd at Guernsey ; on the 23rd 
at Ilelston ; on the 25th at Little Wratting and Leamington ; on the 
26th at Portsmouth; on the 27th at Hull; and on the 28th at 
Boston. On the 1st of August at Llandudno; on the 12th at Mil- 
town ; and on the 18th at Culloden. 
