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THE WEATHER, ETC., AT FOO-CHOW-FOO. 
dollars running from Chin-chew, or Cheun- 
chow, at the rate of 1| lac per month ; some 
hoards must have been ransacked to supply 
this stream. Mr. Braine starts for the Pa- 
goda, to join the "Petrel." The fleet of 
junks, from Ningpo and other places on the 
coast, begin to diminish, as the shipmen are 
wishful to save some of the Monsoon. Started 
a line hare amongst the fir-trees. Visit the 
Monastery of Koo-shan, seated in a romantic 
spot. (20) Public examination in the Four 
Hooks takes place to-day. The candidates 
assemble to write essays at night. Other clas- 
sics on each alternate day till the 29th. Em- 
peror's birth- day ; but little stir about it in 
vicinity. " Proserpine" steamer arrives. "Pro- 
serpine" leaves to take her station at the 
mouth of the Min, to await the arrival of the 
"Castor," with His Excellency the Chief 
Superintendent. 
OCTOBER. 
Thermometer. — 1st, 77 deg. ; 4th, 84 ; 
8th, 86; 10th, 80; 14th, 81 ; 15th, 81 ; 16th, 
81 ; 17th, 80 ; 18th, 80 ; 19th, 84 ; 20th, 82 ; 
21st, 78 ; 22d, sunrise, 71, 76 ; 23d, 82 ; 
24th, 82 ; 25th, 64—72 ; 26th, 72 ; 27th, 70 
—71 ; 28th, 82 ; 29th, 83 ; 30th, 72—72 ; 
31st 72—80. 
Barometer. — 1st, 29.35 deg. ; 4th, 29.85 ; 
8th, 29.60; 10th, 29.93; 14th, 29.87; 15th, 
29.87 ; 16th, 29.83 ; 17th, 29.83 ; 18th, 29. 
81 ; 19th, 29.79 ; 20th, 29.83 ; 21st, 29.83; 
22d, 29.83 ; 23d, 29.82 ; 24th, 29.84 ; 25th, 
29.87 ; 26th, 29.87 ; 27th, 29.87 ; 28th, 
29.84 ; 29th, 29.82 ; 30th, 29.96. 
Hygrometric State. — 1st, Dry ; 10th, 
Very dry; 13th, Dry ; 17th, Very dry ; 26th, 
Less dry. 
Wind.— 1st, N. East ; 20th, Noon, N. East, 
and East ; 21st, N. East; 31st, S. East. 
Sky, Clouds, Mists, Kain and Electric 
Phenomena. — 1st, Cloudy with light show- 
ers ; 3d, Weather fine ; wind strong, which 
at times brought clouds from the North ; 4th, 
Day fine ; 6th, Weather bright and fair at the 
entrance of the river, where the Proserpine 
is lying ; 8th, Sky overcast during the day ; 
10th, City enveloped in mist all day ; 15 th, 
Sky overcast at various times during the day ; 
14th, 15th, and 16th, Days cloudy; 17th, 
The sky clearer to-day. The surrounding 
hills seem to cause that prevalence of haze so 
common here in this month ; 18th, Sky during 
the day, alternating between fine and cloudy ; 
19th, Day fine ; 20th, Dark clouds with their 
edges coloured red, usher in the sunrise. Sky 
clear and cool throughout the day. Strong 
southerly breezes at noon ; 22d, 4 a.m., 
Showery. The weather feels cold to sense. 
Cloudy. 23d, Dew on the grass. Day fine, 
clear, and warm. 24th, Dew on the grass at 
sunrise. Mid-day fine. p.m. Sky overcast 
with a cloud that reached to the ground. 
Night clear and cold. Wind rising: the couch- 
ing vapour merely the forerunner of a colder 
North breeze. 25th, Day cloudy ; evening 
sombre, followed by a cloudy night ; 26th, 
Day fine ; cloudy at night ; about midnight, 
rain ; 27th, Air less chilly in the morning : 
night very mild, fine. 28th, Day fine ; mist 
over the city. Evening, clouds threatened 
rain, but it was only the precursor of heat. 
29th, A fog in the morning. Fine and sultry, 
mid-day. Showery at day-fall. 30th, Day 
cold and overcast. Mist heavy and cheerless 
over the city. 31st, A sense of warmth in the 
atmosphere, and the previous night was mild. 
Noon and afternoon clear and cheerly. 
Observations on Husbandry and Gar- 
dening. — The fields that in the preceding 
month displayed such a fine mantle of green, 
are now beginning to wear a yellow tint. The 
echoing water-wheel is hushed, and the hus- 
bandman's cares are directed to the kitchen 
garden. The seeds of spinach, celery, pih- 
tsae, or white turnip, and other culinary 
vegetables, are sown in separate beds, to be 
transplanted as soon as they have acquired 
about two inches in length. Beds of onions 
exhibit great luxuriance ; celery has acquired 
a few inches in length ; and garlics are seen 
sprouting through the straw that covers their 
bed. The sweet potatoes cut into small shav- 
ings, are spread over the area of tombs to dry 
in the sun, and preserved as a winter stock. 
In this form they are grateful to taste, and 
convenient for a voyage, as sea- store. Setting 
out mustard-plants, or ky-tsy, in holes filled 
with ashes. This pot-herb is distinguished 
for its broad leaf veined with red. Planting 
garlic in holes. A segment of the root is 
put into each hole. The bed is forthwith 
covered with straw. Pulling up the leeks, or 
kew-tsy, and tearing away a part of the roots. 
Thus treated, the plants are set again. After 
this operation the beds soon exhibit a very 
elegant appearance, for the plants almost in- 
stantaneonsly assume the freshest green, while 
the interstices are ornamented with prism- 
like ridges of soil planted with the white 
cabbage, or pih-tsae, spinach, or mustard. 
To increase the eiFect, the bed is often fringed 
with lettuce plants. System is with the gar- 
dener sufficiently pliant and diversified, so that 
while beauty and economy are aimed at, ample 
room is left for taste and individual w r ants. 
Fruits and Flowers in season. — The 
" Diospyros kaki," a tree belonging to the 
Ebony family, furnishes now its well-tasted 
and sightly acid fruit for the dessert, and the 
lighter meals of the better sort of Chinese. It 
is called by the natives, Te. Kaki is the 
Japanese term for it. Oranges in a green 
state begin to make their appearance at table; 
