*94 
Mr. Read’s Meteorological journal 
\ 
Days. 
Wind. B 
►arom. n . 
rher.js 
>parks. 
P of. 
eg. 
i 
I 
nches. 
July 7 
8 
NE 
NE 
29.16 
3 °* 
29.40 
69 
60 
O 
O 
— 
— 
1 Weak figns of electricity; balls not 
9 
NE 
72 
0 
— 
— 
1 open. 
10 
NE 
29.20 
72 
O 
— r 
leg. . 
A.M. 
1 1 
E 
2 9- I 5 
74 
O 
— 1 
leg. . 
A.M. 
12 
E 
29.13 
7 8 
O 
— 
Balls not open. 
*3 
W 
29 - 5 
72 
fraall 
— 1 
fieg. 
A.M. and P.M. pofitive with fparks., 
At Hereford, this day, a ftorm of rain, , 
lightning, and thunder. 
H 
SW 
29. 6 
69 
0 
— 
— 
Weak figns ; balls not open. 
l S 
NW 
28. 8 
52 
fmall 
neg. 
A.M. and P.M. pofitive, with bright 
fparks. At Strichen, in Scotland, a 
heavy thunder ftorm. 
16 
W 
3 °* 
60 
O 
— 
— 
Balls not open. At Edinburgh, this: 
day, feme lightning and thunder. 
*7 
SW 
29.10 
65 
fmall 
— 
neg. 
P.M. fine fparks ; no change of kind. 
At Glafgow and Hamilton, this day, 
lightning, thunder, hail and rain ; 
and alfo at Nevvcaftle, in Northum- 
berland, the ftorm was fevere. 
18 
SW 
29- I 5 
59 
0 
— 
— 
Weak figns ; balls not open. 
19 
W 
29.10 
50 
0 
— 
neg. 
P.M. 
20 
NW 
29.10 
54 
ftrong 
— 
neg. 
Three o’clock P.M. I favv a thunder 
ftorm approaching. While the ftorm 
remained at a confiderable diftance, 
the rod was very highly charged with 
negative electricity, and continued fo 
three quarters of an hour ; during 
which time diftant thunder was heard. 
Sometimes the balls were affeCted with 
a jerking, at others a waving, motion. 
The wind now ftiifted to the SE, and 
a heavy rain foon came on ; the electri- 
city now changed to pofitive, and the 
bell now rings brifkly ; every appear- 
ance (both within and without the 
room) was tremendoufly awful. I 
therefore feated myfelf upon a large 
infulated ftool, where I could with 
fafety obferve the apparatus. A Ley- 
den bottle was undefignedly placed 
with its brafs knob near to the brafs 
J^y 
