South of this promontory the sea is studded with a number of small islands, some of which are described by Strabo; all, however, I believe, except _Shadwan_, which is of secondary limestone, are of recent marine formation--chiefly of _Coral_. (_Conclusion in our next Number._) _Climate of Whitehaven_ _Synopsis of Meteorological Observations made at the Observatory, Whitehaven, Cumberland, in the Year 1849._ BY JOHN FLETCHER MILLER, Esq., F. R. S., F. R. A. S., &c. Communicated by the Author. +------++------------------------------------------------------------+ | || STANDARD BAROMETER,[22] | | || CORRECTED AND REDUCED TO 32° FAHRENHEIT. | | ||----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+-------| | || | | | | | | | | | || | | Mean | Mean | Mean | Pres-| Mean | | |1849. || Max. | Min. | at | at |Atmos-| sure | Pres-| | | || | | 3 | 10 |pheric| of | sure | Range.| | || | | P.M. | P.M. | Pres-|Vapor.|of Dry| | | || | | | | sure | | Air. | | |------||----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+-------| | || Inches |Inches|Inches|Inches|Inches|Inches|Inches| Inches| |Jan. ||30·173 |28·680|29·654|29·679|29·666| 0·236|29·430| 1·493 | |Feb. ||30·774[23]|28·890|30·012|30·012|30·012| ·265|29·747| 1·884 | |March ||30·494 |29·140|29·940|29·949|29·944| ·264|29·680| 1·354 | |April ||30·147 |29·123|29·551|29·563|29·571| ·256|29·315| 1·024 | |May ||30·147 |29·052|29·749|29·763|29·770| ·354|29·416| 1·095 | |June ||30·122 |29·516|29·867|29·873|29·884| ·357|29·527| ·606 | |July ||30·295 |29·216|29·763|29·770|29·780| ·426|29·354| 1·079 | |Aug. ||30·189 |29·175|29·785|29·788|29·800| ·436|29·364| 1·014 | |Sept. ||30·464 |28·924|29·826|29·831|29·842| ·413|29·429| 1·540 | |Oct. ||30·489 |29·129|29·720|29·731|29·739| ·316|29·423| 1·360 | |Nov. ||30·137 |28·737|29·637|29·668|29·666| ·295|29·371| 1·400 | |Dec. ||30·721[24]|29·078|29·843|29·835|29·853| ·233|29·620| 1·643 | |------||----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+-------| |Means ||30·346 |29·055|29·778|29·788|29·794| ·321|29·473|{1·291}| | || | | | | | | |{2·094}| +------++----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+-------+ Footnote 22: The readings of the barometer hitherto used required an additive correction of about 0·08 inch. All past results will be reduced to the standard instrument. Footnote 23: Uncorrected Maximum, 30·820 inches. Footnote 24: Uncorrected Maximum, 30·752 inches.