XI. CLIMATE OF BENGAL. [The following remarks upon the climate, &c. of Bengal are taken from the "Bengal Directory and Annual Register for 1857."] JANUARY. - Range of Thermometer in the shade is from 52° Fahr. in A. M. to 65° in P. M. Wind northerly, and, when accompanied with rain, the cold is very disagreeable. Vegetables are in the highest stato of perfection, and fruit-trees in general begin to show buds and blossoms. FEBRUARY.- Thermometer, medium range, 58° to 75°. Weather cool and comfortable when north wind prevails. Wind shifts from N. W. to N. E., and then it is disagreeable. Southerly wind sets in about the 20th; weather then mild and genial; days rather hot, nights cold, with dews. MARCH. Thermometer, rango in shade, from 68° in A. M. to 82° in P. M. Northwesters, with thunder, lightning, and rain, come at the end of the month. APRIL. - Thermometer, rango in shade, 80° in A. M. to 90° in P. M. In the sun it reaches 140°. Wind from the south, and very strong. Sometimes there are northwesters in the first of the month. Beginning of the month sometimes pleasant, the middle and latter part disagreeable in the extreme. MAY. Thermometer, range in shade 85° in A. M. to 98° in P. M.; in sun, 140°, and higher. Wind southerly. Heat most oppressive, sometimes in the first half of the month relieved by northwesters. JUNE. Thermometer,· -- Winds light and - mercury frequently in first half of month at 99° in shade. The periodical rains set in about the middle of the month, and cool the air. The dry weather is generally very close, · not a breath of air from any quarter. JULY.-Thermometer, range in shade, 80° in A. M. to 89° in P. M. variable. Rain abundant, with intervals of fair and mild weather. early garden vegetables. AUGUST. Thermometer, rango in shade from 80° in A. M. to 90° in P. M. Rain abundant. Weather as in July. July and August are the wettest months, and are remarkable for heavy falls of rain. Successive crops of the vegetables sown in July are now (and in September) sown. SEPTEMBER.. Thermometer, range in shade, from 78° in A. M. to 85° in P. M. Rains subside considerably. Wind light and variable, and the temperaturo agreeable. OCTOBER. - Thermometer, range in shade, from 75° in A. M. to 80° in P. M. Wind light and variable, veering from S. to N. W. and thence to N. and N. E. Rainy season breaks up from the 10th to the 20th. Concluding showers frequently continue incessantly from six to twenty-four hours. Tho Monsoon changes about the 21st, and then there are light breezes from the N. and N. E. NOVEMBER.- Thermometer, range in shade, from 70° in A. M. to 75° in P. M. Wind northerly, and light. Weather clear, settled, and temperate. DECEMBER.-Thermometer, range in shade, from 58° in A M. to 65° in P. M. Weather fair, cool, and, on the whole, extremely fine. Days and nights cold and clear. Mornings and evenings foggy, particularly at the end of the month. UNITED STATES. I. PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES FROM THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSTITUTION. II. EXECUTIVE GOVERNMENT. THE 18th Presidential term of four years, since the establishment of the government of the United States under the Constitution, began on the 4th of March, 1857; and it will expire on the 3d of March, 1861. JAMES BUCHANAN, of Pennsylvania, THE CABINET. President, Salary. $25,000 8,000 The following are the principal officers in the executive department of the government, who form the Cabinet, and who hold their offices at the will DEPARTMENT OF STATE. Lewis Cass, Secretary. John Appleton, Assistant Secretary, salary, $3,000. Salary. Salary. $2,000 William Hunter, Chief Clerk, $ 2,200 Edmund Flagg, Superintendent William Medill, 1st Comp., 3,500 Thos. L. Smith, 1st Auditor, Appraisers Chas. V. Hagner, Treasurer's Office. Assistant Treasurers. $6,000 3,000 2,000 2,500 4,000 3,000 Boston, 3,000 2,500 2,000 Finley Bigger, Register, 3,000 |