15 
COUNCIL FOR 184 (). 
N. 
Days: 11. 
COMPARATIVE PREVALENCE OF WINDS. 
s. 
E. 
W. 
N.E. 
N.W. 
S.E 
39. 
21. 
79. 
34. 
49. 
68. 
S.W. 
64. 
Mean height of the mercury at 9 morning 29'9268. 
Ditto. 3 afternoon. 29'9157. 
Mean daily depression at .... 3 afternoon. .0111. 
Mean height for the year. 29‘8929, 
Mean temperature for the year 1846 50° . 
for a series of 13 years 47’7. 
Excess above the mean 
2-3. 
Notwithstanding the extreme cold of December, (8° below the mean temperature 
•of that month at York,) it will be seen that the extraordinary heat of the summer 
months more than compensated for the deficiency. This increase of temperature 
commenced in May, and continued till September, those months averaging 4 degrees 
above the usual mean. The highest temperature of the year was 86®, on die 19th 
of June, and the lowest, 12®, on the 14th of December. The mean temperature of 
December, viz. 31’7, was lower than the temperature of that month at any time 
during tlie last 17 years. The nearest approach to it was in the year 1840, viz. 33-3. 
On the other hand, the temperature of June was 64®‘9. During the last 17 years, 
the nearest approach to that temperature was in July, 1834, viz, 62'9. The rain of 
the year has been about 1^ inch above a mean quantity; it was distributed over the 
twelve months in about its usual proportions, except that in October 4*59 inches 
fell, being 2 inches more than a mean quantity. 
The following notices of the depth of rain have been received, 
viz.:— 
INCHES. 
Doncaster. 
Ackworth . 
. 25-900 
Settle. 
. 37-880 
Huggate. 
. 35-870 
The Sub-Curator has continued his diligent care of the Garden 
and Hot-houses. The donation of a large Conservatory by Mrs. 
William Taylor, has enabled the Council at a moderate expense 
to erect a range of Hot-houses suitable both to the growth of 
Orchidaceous plants, and to the cultivation of specimens of the 
economical as well as ornamental tribes. Amongst these will 
be found examples of the sugar cane, coffee, tea, ginger, cotton 
plant, &c. Of the 303 natural orders enumerated in Dr. Lind- 
