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REPORT 1865. 



Notes and 



(1) Sun shining; clear sky ; wind N.N.W., light and variable. 



(2) Cloudy ; a pilot balloon first moved W., then N.W. 



(3) Sky clear. (4) Wind very nearly W. 

 (5) A gun fired ; felt the shock. (6) Sun shining brightly. 



(7) Entered a S.W. current, moving towards the part of the river north of Erith. Very 

 misty all round. (8) Sun shining brightly. 



(9) Eeport of proving guns at Woolwich ; perceptible vibration, every rope and the in- 

 struments were shaken. 



(10) Opened the valve ; nearly opposite Belvedere. 



(11) Sun warm. (12) Between Erith and Belvedere, 



