The Sun.
London, England, 1825-09-06 00:00:00

THE WEATHER.

EXTRACT from a METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL for Auo.
1825, kept at the OBSERVATORY of the ROYAL ACA-

DE MY, Gosport, Hants:—

"The first Part-of this month was wet, and the latter part
generally dry. After a considerable decrease in the tempera-
ture of the air the latter part of last month, the thermometer
in the shade at two p. m. on the Ist inst. indicated 86 degrees,
that I% within half a degree of the maximum heat fox July ;
but the sky at that time was nearly overcast with a mixture of
electrical modifications of clouds (-Cumu/oJtratits) which con-
fined the heat downwards ; the air was sultry in the night, and
refreshing showers of rain, so very desirable after a month's
drought, following on the 3d and eight subsequent days. The
rain continuing at intervals through the latter part of the
month was very beneficial in the recovery and growth of the
fruits, vegetation, and grass ; and it was fortunate for the har-
vest people in this neighbourhood that most of it fell in the
nights, consequently they met with scarcely any interruption in
the completion of an abundant corn harvest.
" The aggregate of the spaces described by the fluctuations
of the mercury in the barometer this month is small, about the
one-fourth-more than that of last month ; and 'the relative
changes are less in number than those in July, which shews the.
steadiness of that valuable instrument. It is a curious fact that
the evaporation this month does not amount to quite half so
much as in :the lireceding month. In consequence of the dry-
ness of the summer, the fruits in general have a much better
flavour than for some years past ; but although plentiful, they
are mostly stunted in growth, from the dryness of the ground,
and the deprivation of necessary moisture.
" The mean temperature of the external air this month is
very nearly a degree less than that of last, and one degree more
than the mean of August for the last eight years. 'Notwith-
standing the rains, it appears from the mean temperature of
Spring water, that the ground has this month acquired an addi-
tional heat of degree; and it is nearly 1 degree warmer than
at this time last year.
" In the night of the 10th inst. from nine till twelve o'clock,
there was a fine display of. twenty-two meteors in different di-
rections, but mostly towards the North, and many of them left
sparklibg trains behind them.
" Much gossamer has prevailed the latter part of this, and
nearly the whole of last month.
" The atmospheric and meteoric phenomena that have come
within our observation this period, are one solar halo, one rain-
bow, forty meteors, lightning and thunder on the 2d and iptb,
and sheet lightning in the night of the sth; also four gales of
wind on different days from the S.W..
" Evaporation for the month, 5.050 inches ; fain in the plu-
viametef, near the ground, 3.115 ditto ; rain in ditto, 23 feet
high, 2.815 ditto. -

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Seale of the prevailing. Wind:.—N. 1? ' • N,E. 5;. E. 1;
S.E. 24 ; S. 1 ;
S.W. 14 ; W. 4b ; N.W. 5.-31 days.
" Ciouds—Arrus, 17; Cirrocumulus, 15 ; Cirrostratus 27 ;
Stratus, 2; Cumulus, 25 ; .Cumulostratus, 25 ; Nimbus, 17.
" Summary of theffreather—A clear sky, 4; fine, with vari-
ous modifications of clouds, 13ii ; an overcast sky without ram,
3 ; foggy, i ; rain 5.-31 days."

The inhabitants of the Shetland Islands were
SO nearly shut out from all intercourse with En:-
land in the year-1688, that a fisherman, who in
the summer of the following year had spread the
news of the revolution, was for so doing impri-
soned on a charge of high treason.