COUNCIL FOR 1848 . 
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Treatise on Shells and Shellfish. Mr. Gould’s splendid work 
on the Birds of Australia is now completed. 
No additions of more than ordinary interest have been made 
to the Botanical department of the Museum. In the Garden 
and Hothouse, the Sub-curator has continued his watchful care, 
and introduced several important improvements, which will ren¬ 
der the hothouses of increased interest to the members and 
visitors. 
The following is the Meteorological Table for the year 1848, 
as annually furnished to the Society by the Curator of Me¬ 
teorology, together with his observations thereon. 
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER FOR 1848—YORK. 
BAEOMETER. 
RAIN. 
Highest. 
Lowest. 
Mean. 
Inches. 
Days. 
Average Max. 
Average Min. 
Mean Temp. 
Highest. 
Lowest. 
Night, at or 
below 32® 
Jan. 
30*59 
29*18 
29*973 
1*77 
10 
36.5 
28*1 
32*3 
52 
15 
25 
S.E. 
Feb. 
30*46 
28*70 
29*553 
4*22 
19 
45*4 
34*7 
40-0 
53 
23 
9 
W. 
Mar. 
30*21 
28*66 
29*615 
3*34 
23 
46*6 
35*8 
41*2 
61 
29 
7 
N.W. 
April 
30*19 
29*34 
29*805 
1*42 
20 
53*1 
38*1 
45*6 
66 
27 
7 
N. 
May. 
30*44 
29*34 
30*068 
1*12 
7 
68*3 
46*1 
57*2 
79*5 
31 
— 
S.E. 
June. 
30*21 
29*30 
29*798 
7*35 
21 
64*7 
49*6 
57*1 
77 
41 
— 
S.W. 
July. 
30*56 
29*15 
29*86i; 
1*72 
15 
68*5 
53*2 
60*8 
84 
40 
— 
w. 
Aug. 
30*17 
29*20 
29*926 
3*20 
19 
64*1 
47*5 
55*8 
73 
37 
— 
w. 
Sept. 
30*46 
29*27 
30*015 
4*11 
11 
61*8 
46*1 
53*9 
75 
35 
— 
s. 
Oct. 
30*30 
29*39 
29*773 
4*62 
23 
52*3 
41*5 
46*8 
70 
30 
3 
s. 
Nov. 
30*62 
29*13 
29*881 
1*13 
10 
45*7 
34*9 
40*3 
54 
23 
12 
w. 
Dec. 
38*50 
28*70 
29*894 
2*02 
14 
43*5 
35*2 
39*4 
55 
22 
12 
S.E. 
29*8468 
1 36*02 
192 
47*5 
75 
COMPARATIVE PREVALENCE OF WINDS. 
N. S. E. W. N.E. N.W. S.E. S.W. 
22 23 20 63 35 46 82 75 ZI 366. 
