The Sun. — 1844-11-14 (London, England)

THE WEATHER SYSTEM. Abridgment of Yearly averages of the Weather in Great Britain, founded on Thirty-nine Years' Register, commencing on the Ist Nov., 1802 : Days, Easterly Wind Winter Season.. .. 64) 140 ..... ••• ••• .Summer ...... .. ... 76 Westerly Wind Winter • 113 } 217 — . Summer 104 Moderate Wind..... Winter 7o} 152 — . Summer 82 Generally clear Winter 35 1 ~ 72 . .Summer . 37 Generally cloudy ...Winter 53 } 111 Summer 5B Frost Winter 72 I 81 .Summer_ .. 9 Rain, Snow, &c...... Winter - 103 } 201 Summer 9B Fine (mild and cold)Winter 7l } 143 — . Summer .. ,- -0 The seasons are thus divided : Winter, from the Ist November to the Ist May ; and Summer, from Ist May to the Ist November. The above is a very brief selection extracted from the Register of Mr. Mackenzie, in which is recorded, in separate columns, not only the months in which all the phenomena occur, but nearly ' 200 others in detail, forming a system of the weather, „ which, when considered as the performance of a solitary lOUs DEAT li Monday night a —Late on MY STER . lengthened inquiry was proceeded with before _Mr. individual, exhibits one of the most useful, continuous, and stupendous works of research and labour, ever putn the body of a woman, found on Friday last, Wakley, on , King's-road, Fulham. It upon record in any age or country. in the Counters Creek sewer, In elucidation of the short tabular view now given, it appeared, on Wednesday, about a quarter-past one, the may be observed that the average rate of easterly wind deceased came down deceasedstai_rh'sewitha jug 'appeared in good 'n her hand, as if upon the winter season is at present 64 days; and the going for her .dinner. T rate of the same wind upon the summer season, 76 days; never relatives rejected the idea that but it is shown, by the cycle of the winds, that in the wards seen alive. health and spirits, buttlherreturned, nor was she committedaftersuicide, and said it was most mystesucceeding 40 years, or so, these proportions will be re- she had t versed—the winter having the greatest amount, and ehe bad faflen into the river below bridge, the summer the least. With respect to the yearly • lions holwss it could have come into the water at that average, it is here seen that there is a proportion of 140 11Tr. Waritei: surgeon, deposed that he had examined the acpolt theun be:sd had floated with the tide to that place. days east to 217 west wind; but in the course of the time justmentioned, the process will be reversed—easterly lx]) but could find not the slightest mark of injuries wind be a trifle higher in amount; westerly, the contrary; on it, although the lips were much swollen. The body and so on alternately and for ever. And upon this cycle exhibited the usual external characteristics of drowning, of the winds all the other phenomena, operations, and Several of the jury commented on the unsafe state of the Counters' Creek sewer at several parts, and stated that efkcts of the weather, without the shadow of a doubt, two persons had very recently fallen into it, and although necessarily depend. they were not drowned, their deaths resulted from the This opportunity ought not to be neglected to correct effects of the accident. About a fortnight ago a carriage one of the current errors with regard to the weather—ed and two horses. mistaking their road, were nearly smothered in the creek. The Coroner said, a representation namely, that "hot weather" is commonly consider on the subject ought to be made by the inhabitants of the neighbourhood to the proper authorities. The jury places., perished for want of water, and the crops were, •' fine weather." It is not so; it is a scourge—witness the summers of 1800 and 1826, when the cattle, in many returned a verdict of "Found dead in the Counters g_ literally scorched and ruined, thereby bringing up the Creek, but there is no evidence before the jury to show how,