The Sun.
London, England, 1840-07-09 00:00:00

THE WEATHER.

(Royal Society, 14th May.)
" Tab!es of the variation, through a cycle of rin,
years, of the mean height of the barometer, mean ten,-
rrature, and depth of rain, as connected with
prevailieg winds, influenced in their direction by th,-,
occurrence of the lunar apsides, with some concludiu,!
observations on the result, by Luke Howard, Esq.''--
From the tables here given, the author draws the fo:-
i lowing conclusions :-Ist. The barometer is higl'er
under the lunar apogee (that is, when site iS f'art'hest
from the earth), than under the perigee (when nearest
I the earth) ; the mean height in the former case. being
29.84317, and in the latter :29 75542. 2d. The
temperature is lower under the apogee than under
the perigee ; that of the former being 4S deg, 7126,
and of the latter 49 deg. .0336. The mean of the
whole year was 48 dcg. .7126. 3d. The .rain of the
weeks following the apsis (the point of extreme dis-
trance), exceeds that under the perigee ;
striking exceptions. in the annual result of,nine4ears,
the ono in the wettest, and the other in the;elrieit,.,s:ear
tof the e die. With regard to tar wind', -the titithor
remarks that those from the north, nortirreast*.and
east, prevailed under the apogee 0n,., thirty-eight slays.
under the perigee on twenty-one days,; .andihne.from
the south, south-west, and west, prevaii.e4Tur;d'e'Ohe
apogee en twenty days, under the perigee on thirty-
eight days. It appears, therefore, that in the clatate
of London, the moon in her perigee brings oyer., ua
the southern atmosphere, which tends to lower •tlie
density. and raise the temperature of the air, oecatiion-
ing also a larger precipitation of rain. In the apogee
on the contrary, there is a freer influx of air from the
northward, a higher barometer, a lower temperature,
and less rain ; subject, however, to a large additi3n of
rain under this apsis twice in a cycle of nine, years, at
the times when also the extremes of wet and dry tJtoe
place on the whole amount of the year. (The moon
is about one-tenth part nearer the earth in her.perigee
than in her apogee, a change equal to 24,0011 miles.)

THE GREAT WIZARD OF THE NORTH.—
This ur;uce of wonder-werkiug has announced the likelihood
of his splendid temple of necromancy being closed shortly, net •
withstanding the noble patronage with which he has been
honoured at the St. James's Bazaar. Leave when he may, we
presume there are many thousands in the metropolis who
own themselves his debtor for numbers of hours of excikirig
amusement. For our own part, on account of the freshness
of style with whiok he performs senmingly his marvelloir feats,
we can always see him again with the same gratification as if
he were a novelty. Yesterday, when we visited his elegant
and spacious saloon, we left with the desire of availing cur-
sidves of repeating the visit at our earliest convenience. his
name, when he is gone, no doubt will be long remembered.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, attended by
the Earl Howe, goes on a visit to the Archbishop of York. at
Nuneham, Oxfordshire, in the course of the ensuing week. Hi!!
Grace has left town, accompanied by Misses Harcourt, lee the
above seat.

We regret to learn, by our Paris express, that
the Right Hon. Stephen Woulfe, Baron of the Exchequer in
Ireland, died at Baden-Baden on the 2d. His Lordship bad
been for some time in delicate health. '
ARCHIMEDES STEAMER.—The Archimedes
steamer, which has created so much interest at the various ports
of England and Scotland which she has visited within the last
two months, arrived at Blackwall on Tuesday evening, at half-
past eight o'clock, from Hull, in twenty-nine hours, having
contended with a perfect gale of wind and a Geary sea. which
for the last twent v.four hours was directly a•head. The Mo-
narch, a larger and mote powerful vessel, left Hull an hour and
a quarter later, and arrived about two o'clock on Weene,day
morning, being thirty-four hours on the passage, under the
same circumstances of wind.and sea, which at times flew e 61,1,
pletely over the top of the funnel of the Archimedes; thus
showing the superior qualities of vessels fitted with the awes*
propeller in a heavy sea, &c.
APPEARANCES OF TILE COUNTRY.---Ti:*
present state of the crops in the North and East Ridings is such
as. to promise the blessings of plenty. The corn, upon the
whole, is in a flourishing state, and much more forward than at
the same period of last year. Although we cannot, by prescnt
appearances, term this a first-rate year, we ma,, safely pronouncc
it so far as being not below-, but rather above an average. The
turnips are in a forward and healthy state, in some places having
passed through the process of hoeing. The later meadows are
luxuriant and in full bloom, while in many localities the by
n lenr a thel
ly teei neighbourhoodelodfs Sheaavr,-
bhoarroveusgth,hawshfeurlley
teio„mmhaeyneisedg.
been mown, and have yielded well. 1 farmers are, in many
instances, nearly a month forwarder with their field business
than astyear a this time.—Hull Observer. •

The weather, we regret to say, continue:,. wet
and cold, and the barometer holds out no hope of a epee
change for the better. —Dublin Evening Mail, --,-