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The wild cherries are ripe: . 
July 25. Alt my silkworms have spun their cones, and are changed into chryalidoe | 
August 1. “] have not heard the Cuckoo for some days past. ; 
Immense nuiibers of the meadow brown butterflies ents fers! ina), are to be seen Asttering 
about ia the lanes and meadows. The large green ‘grasshopper grins wiridissimus) chirps. Bh. 
August S$. Phe first of my silkworm moths emerged from its chrysalid state this day eM F 
J believe thit the swifts have taken their departure. At least I have not seen any of them — 
for several days. Ten days ago-l heard them screaming and flying about in great numbers. — 
The rooks occasionally visit hele nesting trees for a short time in the evenings. ‘They de~ 
not, however, roost there, but-always retire into the New Forest for the night. The country 
peojle consider their appearance, at this season ofthe. year, as an indication of ee 
rain. 
The young broods of vafious species of birds are now seen flying about. ‘The ptinus : 
pectinicornis, or sevrated horned ptinus, is very abundant on old wood. S 
On the Sd ot August I remarked on the blades of grass, and on the corn, a great number of 
the chrysalids of lady bugs (coccinella septempunctata). These all came to life before the. 
10th. and the little insects are in such astenishing quantities in some places that I have 
heard 01 superstitious people fancying that they portended some very extraordinary event bein: 
about to happen. 
August 18. The sea holly feryngiusst maritimua), meadow rue (thalictruw flavum), wild 
clary (sake ia-verbenacay, burdeck (aretium lappa), devil's bit seabious (scabiosa sactieae an 
water horshound (/ycopus edropdus) are-in flower. ; 
The garden’ tiger moth (phalena cajus of Linnzus) appears in the evening. 
A caterpillar of the elephant hawk-moth (sphinx elpeaor) “was this day brought to me,’ 
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~ Ir was found upon the ground, and appears as if it was immediately ahout to meth its change: © 
ito the chtysalid state. , tg 
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aei3 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT; od Pk 
Glservations on the State of the Weather, from the 16th of July to” the ath é 
August, 1807, inclusice, Twi Mites NW. of St. Pauls. 
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Barometer. 7 pene: 
Highest 30.24. Aug. 17. Wind. $. E.” “Higheft 83°. Aug. - Wind su We ft 
Lowest 29.65. July 30... Wind S, W. | Loweft 60°... 4 1 & 5. Wind We . 
On the 29th ult. i iG ay 
: d the mereury_stood On the, 234 ‘hoes : 
Greatest ¢ 31 hun- Yat 29.86. and on | Crtatere ad g | mometer was at 819%, ~ 
variation in ¢ Weaths of / the next day at the Pe erares, 44°. <\ but on the 24th it was” 
24 hours, ani inch. )}same hour it was Y 94. Hotes Se Rot, once higher tham 
ne, i ahuhee. than j : rae ; 
29.6 Stet 
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The quantity of rain fallen since the 16th of July, is. equal fo four and a half inches im 
depth very nearly. 
This has unquestionably been the hottest summer that has been a ees ih in this | 
country for many years, . ‘The feelings of the public are in exact unison with metecrolegical — 
observation ; those advanced in life, exclaim - ‘his is such 4 summer as we used tu have some 
thirty or forty years baci,” Ducane the Jast seven years there has been nothing equal te.it: 
the average heat from july 16th’ to August 24, inclusive, is -equal to 69° 5, - whereas for 
August last year it was only 62.63, in che preceding year it wasalmest'a degree lower than 
this: in 1204 ic was only 60° : but in 1695 it was 66° and in August 1802 it -was as higa as 
679. We have had a good quantity cf rain, which has oecasibnialie} peen accompanied with 
some thunder and ligt: itning. Two Sinart storms were witnessed: here, , bat they didnot extend. 
In the northern counties there has been much more rain than in the neighbourhcod of the. 
metropolis, but during the last week the rains have been very partial ; ; In a journey, from the 
southerit coust on Friday, there were in the course of 40 of 50 mites as many as six Or seven 
intervals where there had’ on the preceding night, been’ anpareuely torrents or rain, and as 
many parts in which no rain had falien. : at 
Wherever we have been the harvest is abundant and we have had already three weeks. 
excellent weather for gathering in the fruits of the earth. ' 
The wind has been chiefly inthe west. 
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