The boats being ready, the whole party again assemble, and, embarking at the Mahmoudie canal, reach Atfeh in about ten hours, where the passengers are trans-shipped to the Nile steamers, and perform the trip to Cairo, 120 miles, in 16 or 20 hours, according to the depth of water in the Nile. The boat stops at Boulac, two miles distant from Cairo, to which place some walk, whilst others ride; carriages, horses and donkeys being prepared, and in waiting. There are several hotels in Cairo, the "British," "Oriental," and "English," the character and accommodation of each of which will be most accurately learned on reference to Mr. Davidson, to whom we have previously alluded.
ABSTRACT _of a Thermometrical Register, kept at Alexandria, in N. lat. 31° 13', outdoor temperature, in the shade, for one whole year_.
Table Headings: Col M1: Mean temperature. Col M2: Mean daily variation. Col M3: Mean maximum. Col M4: Mean minimum. Col M5: Mean temperature at 8 A.M. Col M6: Mean temperature at noon. Col M7: Difference of mean temperature of each successive month.
Col E1: Extreme daily variation. Col E2: Extreme monthly variation. Col E3: Extreme maximum. Col E4: Extreme minimum.
+------------+----------------------------------+-------------------+ | | MEANS. | EXTREMES. | | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | MONTHS | M1 | M2 | M3 | M4 | M5 | M6 | M7 | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | +------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ |January |59·5| 8·0|63·5|55·5|57·6|61·0| 3·0| 8 | 13 | 66 | 53 | |February |59·5| 6·0|62·5|56·5|57·4|60·6| 0·0| 9 | 10 | 66 | 56 | |March |64·7|10·5|70·0|59·5|61·1|63·6| 5·2| 5 | 13 | 72 | 59 | |April |69·0|12·0|75·0|63·0|66·4|69·2| 4·3| 12 | 15 | 77 | 62 | |May |74·7|16·5|83·0|66·5|71·7|74·6| 5·7| 13 | 22 | 88 | 66 | |June |77·0| 9·0|81·5|72·5|74·6|77·3| 2·3| 5 | 14 | 85 | 71 | |July |82·5| 4·5|82·5|78·0|78·5|80·7| 5·5| 5 | 8 | 85 | 77 | |August |81·2| 7·5|85·0|77·5|79·5|80·6| 1·3| 6 | 10 | 87 | 77 | |September |79·7| 6·5|83·0|76·5|78·4|80·1| 1·5| 8 | 9 | 84 | 75 | |October |76·7| 7·5|80·5|73·0|76·1|77·8| 3·0| 8 | 9 | 81 | 72 | |November |68·7|12·5|75·0|62·5|66·3|71·6| 8·0| 12 | 18 | 76 | 58 | |December |60·7|17·5|69·5|52·0|58·5|64·3| 8·0| 20 | 25 | 71 | 46 | +------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ |Annual Means| | | | | | | | | | | | |and Extremes|71·1| 9·8|75·9|66·0|68·8|71·7| 3·9| 20 | 25 | 88 | 46 | +------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+