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NOTES. Fifth Mo. Dew this morning: a very fine day: lightning at night far in the S. 2. Dew, with rudiments of thunder clouds, which in increasing became very beautiful: a storm was within hearing the whole midday, to S and SW: p.m. a heavy shower mixed with large hail, followed by lightning in the SE. 3. A strong breeze: thunder clouds, which dispersed in the evening. 4. Cumulostratus: some showers, followed by Cirrostratus. 5. Much dew: clear morning, succeeded by Cumulus, &c.: thunder to the S: a shower in the evening. 6. Dew in large drops: somewhat misty and overcast: a shower in the night. 7. Windy: dripping at eve. 9. Cumulostratus s

a few drops by inosculation at sunset: rain in the night. 10. Windy: driving clouds. 11. Dew: windy, a. m. at SE, with large Cirri, and below them Cirrocumulus, variable and beautiful: p.m. the Cumulus was added, with Cirrostratus in the region of its base: at sunset a storm in SW, which about nine passed us to NE: the lightning in violet coloured sheets, with delicate white branched streaks on them: the thunder moderate, rolling out to a great length. 12. Much wind: slight showers a. m.: clouds and haze at sunset. 13. wind and rain: at half-past 6 p. m., during a heavy shower which passed to the E, there was a perfect double rainbow, on which I repeated an observation already recorded in this register, under Fifth Month, 4, 1813. The contrast between the space which separated the two bows, and the remainder of the cloud, was on the present occasion very striking. 14. Fair and warm: a shower p. m., with a bow: Cirrostratus. 15. Hollow wind at S, with an overcast sky: wet evening. 16. Cumulostratus: wind p. m. NW, a milky luminous twilight: much dew. 17. Somewhat misty morning: p. m. Cirrostrati advancing from the N overspread the sky, without any other cloud. 18. Windy at N, and overcast with Cumulostratus, a. m.: clear and calm p. m.: red sunset. 19. A very fine day: the twilight luminous, and somewhat ruby-coloured, followed by Cirrostratus. 20. Windy: various clouds: the sky purplish round the moon at night. 21. Brisk NW wind a. m. : showers. 23. Showers. 28. A brisk wind at SE: Cirrus, followed by Cirrostratus: Nimbi in the S at sunset: rain by ten at night. 29. Some thunder: rainy afternoon.

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Winds Westerly, with a small portion of Easterly at the beginning and end of the period.

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The thunder storm of the 2d, it appears, was about Croydon. At Addington, three miles from that place, "the water poured in torrents, and rushing into the valley formed a stream of 50 feet wide. It took its way through the village, forced open the doors, and carried away the furniture of the habitations." (PUB. Ledger.)

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NOTES. Sixth Mo. 4. Cloudy: windy. 5, 6. Windy, with Cumulostratus and Cirrocumulus: showers. 7. Heavy clouds: and at noon a sound like distant thunder in the NE: towards evening the dense clouds dispersed, leaving Cirri at a great elevation, and a most beautiful Cirrostratus, grained like wood, in the NW: hygrometer (De Luc's) 30° to 35°. 8. A grey sky, with Cirrocumulus, &c. which formed heavy Cumulostratus, threatening thunder: but a few drops of rain falling, the whole dispersed, save some Cirrostratus. 9. Cirrocumulus, with Cirrostratus: a fine day: much dew at night. 10. A very fine day in the course of which the hygrometer went to 24°.

11. a. m. Clouds and wind, followed by a shower p. m. 12. Overcast : hygrometer, at 8 a. m. 62°; at nine 55°: clouds from SE, the wind being NW: a little rain: the evening obscure, with Cirrus and Cirrostratus hanging very low. 13. Cloudy morning: showers: after which large Cumuli capped and followed by Nimbi: from one to 2 p. m. heavy rain, the wind going from SE by S to NE, then back to SW: some thunder followed, and a fine afternoon, but the Cirrostratus remained at night. 14. Wet morning: hygrometer at eight 72°; at nine 50° after some showers, a fine afternoon. 15. Hygrometer at nine 55°: showers and wind: fair p. m. 16. Hygrometer at nine 39°: a fine day: Cirrus: a corona round the moon. 17. Hygrometer 71°: wet morning, and rain in the night: a slight shower p. m. 18. Hygrometer 52°: rain in the night: rather cloudy. 19. Hygrometer 43°: a pretty fine day. 20. Hygrometer 40°: rather a dull day. 21. Hygrometer 55°: pleasant: not very sunny: about 1 p. m. a clap of thunder, and a few large drops of rain. 22. Hygrometer 49°: a dull cloudy morning: a little rain p. m. 23. Hygrometer 44°: morning cloudy pretty high wind. 24. Hygrometer 38°: morning very dull: about twelve cleared up, and the sun shone very hot: p. m. cloudy again. 25. Rain in the night: p. m. sunshine at intervals. 26-28. Very fine days: hygrometer 46° to 52°.

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The observations from the 16th inclusive to the end were made by my son, during my absence from home.

FIGURES ON THE SUN'S DISK.

There is now on the Sun's disk the most extraordinary configuration of maculæ, or spots, that ever was seen: they present, when viewed through an astronomical, or inverting telescope, the exact resemblance of the figures 28. If viewed through an erect telescope, they will of course appear inverted, but equally distinct-the 2 in particular is perfectly formed.-(PAPERS, June 13)

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NOTES.-Sixth Mo. 29. A very fine day: the western sky in the twilight bright orange near the horizon, with a purple glow above. 30. Cloudy morning: after which sunshine at intervals.

Seventh Mo. 1. Heavy Cumulostrati p. m. 2. Windy, cloudy, a. m.: Cirrus, passing to Cirrocumulus, &c. p. m.: a luminous twilight, the clouds much coloured. 3. Windy a. m., with Cumulostratus. 4. Cloudy: a few drops p. m. 5. Cumulostratus, formed by Cirrocumulus. 6. The wind passed this morning by SE to SW, but settled at NW, with va rious clouds: rain fell in the night. 7. Wet this morning early, and windy at NE: p. m. fair, with Cumulostratus. 8. Cumulus a. m., with

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