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North America, 3,000 to the Australian colonies. About a third 
part of the emigrants wore foreigners. 
METEOROLOGY. 
Winter Quarter (January, February, March). — At Greenwich the 
weather was cold during the first 1 1 days of the year ; and the 
deficiency of daily temperature averaged 6^°. The wind was from 
north-east ; on the 12th it changed to south-west, and the tempera- 
ture rose above the average, and continued for the most part above 
it till the end of the quarter. The average excess of temperature 
in the 80 days ending the 31st March was rather more than Si° 
daily. Gales of extraordinary violence were experienced in 
January. 
February was remarkably warm. There were less than the 
average of east winds and compounds of east winds in February 
and March. The weather in the former month was more like 
spring than winter ; it caused vegetation to progress rapidly, and at 
the end of the month trees and shrubs were budding, and the 
accounts respecting winter-sown wheat were favourable. 
March, though less settled than February, was still favourable to 
agricultural operations; good progress was made in ploughing, 
sowing, and planting. 
At the end of the quarter vegetation was in advance of ordinary 
seasons, and the prospects of harvest were favourable. 
From observations collected from nearly 60 meteorological 
stations, it appears that the highest temperatures of the air were at 
Ensleigh (Lansdowne, Bath) G7°-0; Lampeter, 66°-2 ; Marlborough 
College, 6G°-0 ; Osborne, 65°-7 ; Leeds and Bywell, 63°-0 ; and Not- 
tingham, 62°-6. The lowest temperatures of the air were at 
Lampeter, 14°-4; Truro, 17°-0 ; Allenheads, 18°-0 ; Aldershot, 
19°-4; Ensleigh, 19°-5; Nottingham, ld°-6; and Marlborough and 
Streatley Vicarage, 19°'8. The greatest daily ranges were at 
Osborne, 16°-6 ; Wilton, 16°-0; Bywell, 13°-9 ; Nottingham, 13°-8 ; 
Marlborough, 13°-7 ; Strathfield Turgiss, 13°-6 ; and Ensleigh, 13°.4. 
The least daily ranges were at Halifax, 6°*3 ; Culloden, 7°'3 ; 
Guernsey, 7°-6 ; Otley, 7°-9 ; Cockermouth and Silloth, 9°-0 ; and 
Grantham, 9°"1. The greatest numbers of rainy days were at Allen- 
heads, 77 ; Stonyhurst, 68 ; Clifton and Eccles, 63 ; Miltown, 62 ; 
Truro, 61 ; and Barnstaple and Eoyston, 60. The least numbers of 
rainy days were at Ensleigh, 36 ; Norwich, 37 ; Osborne, Worthing, 
and Gloucester, 38 ; and Wisbech, 39. The heaviest falls of rain 
were at Allenheads, 19-1 in.; Cockermouth, 18'5 in.; Stonyhurst, 
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