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and bent spiculum projecting from its posterior part. The arrange- 
ment of the female apparatus I failed to trace , — Proceedings of the 
Acad. Nat. Scien. Philadelphia. 
PROFESSOR AGASSIZ. 
We are credibly informed that this distinguislied naturalist has 
consented to accept an invitation to remain in this country in con- 
nection with the scientific corps of Harvard College. Every scien- 
tific man in America will be rejoiced to hear so unexpected a piece 
of good news. — Silliman's Journal for Nov. 1847. 
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR NOV. 1847. 
Chiswick . — November 1. Overcast : very fine : clear. 2 — 4. Foggy. 5. Densely 
overcast : very fine. 6. Very fine : rain. 7. Cloudy. 8. Fine. 9. Exceedingly 
fine: clear. 10. Frosty; fine: clear. 11. Fine- cloudy. 12. Rain : fine. 13. 
Clear and fine : overcast. 14. Overcast: slight rain. 15. Fine. 16. Rain. 17. 
Fine: clear: sharp frost. 18. Frosty: clear. 19. Frosty: hazy. 20. Dense 
fog. 21. Foggy: hazy and damp. 22. Overcast : exceedingly fine. 23. Cloudy: 
rain. 24. Very fine. 25. Cloudy. 26. Constant rain. 27. Foggy : rain. 28. 
Overcast: rain: barometer very low. 29. Very fine. 30. Rain: cloudy and 
mild. 
Mean temperature of the month 44°’61 
Mean temperature of Nov. 1846 43 '73 
Mean temperature of Nov. for the last twenty years 42 *88 
Average amount of rain in Nov 2’56 inches. 
Boston. — Nov. 1, 2. Fine. 3. Foggy. 4,5. Cloudy. 6. Cloudy; rain p.m. 
7 — 10. Fine. 11. Rainy. 12. Rainy: rain early a. m. 13. Fine. 14. Fine: 
beautiful morning. 15, 16. Cloudy. 17. Fine: at noon thermometer 43: 
stormy P.M. 18. Fine : snow early a. m. : first ice this morning. 19. Fine. 20. 
Foggy. 21. Cloudy. 22. Rain. 23. Rain: rain early a.m. 24. Fine. 25. 
Windy : six o’clock p.m. therm. 52’5 : rain p.m. 26. Cloudy : three o’clock 
P.M. therm. 48-0 : rain p.m. 27. Rain: rain p.m. : half-past six p.m. therm. 48. 
28. Rain. 29. Fine. 30. Rain : rain early a.m. 
Sandwick Manse ^ Orkney. — Nov. 1. Cloudy: drops. 2. Cloudy: clear. 3. 
Showers : clear. 4. Cloudy. 5. Rain. 6. Cloudy : drops. 7. Cloudy : rain. 
8. Damp: rain: cloudy. 9. Showers: cloudy. 10. Showers. 11. Bright: 
clear. 12. Clear. 13. Bright : damp, 14. Rain : cloudy. 15. Bright : showers. 
16. Hail-showers. 17. Snow-showers : hail -showers. 18. Drizzle. 19. Drizzle: 
cloudy: auror.a. 20, Clear: cloudy. 21,22. Cloudy: rain. 23. Showers: 
sleet-showers. 24. Bright : showers. 25. Cloudy : showers. 26. Showers : 
cloudy. 27. Clear: frost: rain. 28. Clear: frost: cloudy: frost. 29. Bright; 
cloudy. 30. Showers, 
Applegarlh Mnnse^ Dumfriesshire. — Nov. 1. Showers; heavy rain a.m. 2. 
Very fine. 3. Fair: frost a.m. 4. Dull: slight drizzle. 5. Threatening. 6. 
Occasional showers. 7. Heavy rain, 8. Heavy rain : flood. 9. Fair and fine. 
10, Dull A.M. : rain P.M. 1 1. Rain all day. 12. Rain a.m. : cleared. 13. Raw: 
frost A.M. 14. Dull, but fine. 15. Showers a.m. : heavy p.m. 16. Fine a.m.: 
showers P.M. 17. Frost: ice on pools. 18. Hard frost. 19. Dull: fair. 20. 
Dull; slight drizzle. 21. Dull: rain p.m. 22. Fine a.m.: rain p.m. 23, 24. 
Heavy showers. 25. Rain : heavy. 26. Fine a.m. : rain p.m. 27. Fine: frost 
A.M. 28. Frost : fair. 29. Rain early a.m. 30. Showery. 
Mean temperature of the month 45°*7 
Mean temperature of Nov. 1846 44 -4 
Mean temperature of Nov. for twenty-five years 40 -4 
Rain in Nov. 1847 3'79 inches. 
Average rain in Nov. for twenty years 3*60 
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