The Okavango River-Travel in Africa. By Charles John Anderssen.. 1 1 DONATION TO THE MUSEUM.; FROM H. PALMER, ESQ. Electro Voltaic Pocket Battery for Medical Use, patented 16th January, 1861. 1 32 2T BOOKS BOUND FROM PERIODICALS RECEIVED, &c. Reviews, North British Quarterly. 1858-59-60... London Quarterly. 1858-1859 .... Edinburgh Quarterly. 1858-60 Westminster. Quarterly. 1860.. Blackwood's Magazine. January-June, 1861 Hunt's Merchants' Magazine. July-December, 1860; January-June, 1861... 1 2 1 3 4 1 2 3242 Mining Journal. Vol. 30. 1860.... Illustrated London News. 1860, 2 vols.; 1861, 1 vol... 1859, 2 vols.; 1860, 2 vols.. Silliman's American Journal. Civil Engineers and Architects Journal. 1860. Quarterly Journal of the London Geological Society. Vols. 15 and 16 ... .... London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine. 1860, 2 vols.; 1861, 1 vol...... Journal of the Franklin Institute. 1860.. Edinburgh New Philosophical Magazine. 1857-60-61 Builder. 1859-60 Athenæum. July-December, 1860; January-June, 1861... Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. 1857. Vol. 27.. MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, AT THE PROVINCIAL MAGNETICAL OBSERVATORY, TORONTO, CANADA WEST,-DECEMBER, 1861. Latitude-43 deg. 39.4 min. North. Longitude-5 h. 17 m. 33 s. West. Elevation above Lake Ontario, 108 feet. Barom. at temp. of 32°. Temp. of the Air. | Day. Excess of mean Tens. of Vapour. Humidity of Air. Direction of Wind. 6 A.M. 2 P.M. 10 P.M. Mean. 6A,M2 P.M 10PM ME'N Average A.M P.M. P.M. above 34 10 11 15 30.113 30.058 6 2 10 A.M P.M. P.M. 129.476 29.320 27.0 28.4 .129 142 .88 .90 wbs Calm. W N W .528 .564 29.643 29.5880 16.5 25.9 17.6 19.98-10.50.083.107.083.090.90 .76 .85 .83 w bs W .777 .834 .851 .8268 13.2 20.8 10.7 14.25-15.83.066.077.064.068 .83 .69 .92 83 NW b NNW b N .815 .685 .633 .7142 18.3 31.6 34.228.03-1.75.093.148.152.133.94 .83 .77 .85 w N ws w b s .741 .843 .960 .8622 30.6 38. 3 36.7 34.63 +5.27.141.142.179.156 .85 .61 .82 .77 Calm. Calm. .994 .932 .902 .9373 38.8 45.4 42.141.92+12.85.220.253.249.237.9483 93.89 EbN ESE .818 .678 .560 .6740 45.7 50.4 48.947.92+19.25.278.299.329.299.90 .81 .94 .89's wbw .556 .540 49.0 55.1 .326.399 .94 .91 .626 .529 .451 .5347 44.3 44.3 46.144.60 +16.45.278.283.292.279.95 .97 .94.94 ENE E .420 .300 .221 .3305 45.0 52.9 54.4 48.45+20.60.288.381.396.329 .96 .95 .93.95 NEbES Wbs .674 30.024 30.142 .9805 320 28.4 20.126.23-1.42.128.077.079.092 .71 .49.73.64 Nw bw 12 30.164 30.181 30.173 30.1730 24.8 35.6 31.630.68+ 3.33.120.141.140.133.90 .68 .78.78 w bs 13 30.128 30.006 29.924 30 0075 32.0 40.1 33.435.15 +8.00. 143.169.134.147.79 .68 .70 .71 w swswb s W 8 55 w 14 29.765 29.664 .850 29.7612 36.3 43.5 36.037.75 +10.78.157.150.172.156 .74 .52 .81 .70 SW WSW WNW N 76 W 29.8 34.9 .096.131 .58 .65 Nw bNsw bss w bws 60 w 6 2 10 Resul't. Direc. tion. M'N M'N 6 A. M.2 P. M.10 P. M. 6 AM. 2 PM. P.M. Resul't. ME'N Rain in inches. Snow in inches. 29.3332 25.9 26.2 21.223.73-1.83.128.103.092.107.92 .73.81 .7407 13.6 16.5 8.5 11.68-13.80.072.076.060.068 .90 .83 .93 11.8 24.8 .063.098 .86 .73 .4675 28.0 34.3 35.6 33.03+ 7.78.131.194.193.173.86 .98 .93 .91 Ebs Ebs 27 .523 .871 30.119 .8738 28.7 25.2 20.5 24.02-1.27.116.073.093.090.73 .53 .85 .70 WSW NW bw 28 30.177 30.105 29.958 30.0717 10.7 19.4 24.4 18.22-6.93.059.100.089.080.82 .96 .68.79 N bw EbN 27.3 29.1 .118.118 SEBE N W .883 .916 .888 29.9017 28.4 30.7 23.3 27.22+2.05.105.106.103.105.66 .62 .82.71 NW b N w b N Calm. .669 .392 .223 .4083 33.1 39.2 38.0 36.60+11.42.160.165.196.175 .85 .67 .86 .80 8 W swbsswbw M 29.7530 29.7274 29.7450 29.746129.14/34.84/30.52 31.13+4.04.148.157.156.151.85 .72 .82 .791 .5905 38.1 50.0 40.742.45+15.88.213.184.180.195 .93 .49 .70 .72s wbw wbs NwbN N 86 w .75 NbE ESE 12.7 20.5 7.0 9.18 12.46 ... w bss 12 E 5.0 6.6 4.5 2.80 7.14 .69 W N W NEON N 34 w 7.8 11.5 4.5 3.05 6.85 3.3 6.6 10.5 8.56 10.83 Inp. 23.5 21.5 15.0 13.27 15.04 0.1 ... REMARKS ON TORONTO METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER FOR DECEMBER, 1861. Monthly range= . 26°4 from a. m. to p. m. of 4th. 2.2 from a. m. to p. m. of 23rd. MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, AT THE PROVINCIAL MAGNETICAL OBSERVATORY, TORONTO, CANADA WEST-JANUARY, 1862. Elevation above Lake Ontario, 108 feet. Barom. at temp. of 329. Temp. of the Air. Excess Tens. of Vapour. Humidity of Air. Direction of Wind. 6 A.M. 2 P. M. 10 P.M. MEAN. 6 A.M2P.M. 10PM ME'N Normal. A.MP.M P.M. mean Re- Velocity of Wind. 6 2 10 M'N 6 2 10 M'N 6 A.M. 2 P.M. 10 P. M. tion. 6A.M 2 P.M 10PM Re- ME'N Rain in Inches. Snow in Inches. 29.008 29.065 29.575 29.2485 41.4 32.0 22.630.68+ 5.47.232.094.062.135 .89 .51 .52 70 SW NWbWNWbWN 70 W 9.0 42.0 33.0 1.0 11.8 |