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have been issued by M. Le Verrier. The series consist of daily 

 synoptic charts of the Atlantic Ocean from the equator to latitude 

 70° N., including, in addition, Europe and a few stations on the 

 S. and E. coasts of the Mediterranean, and on the Atlantic sea 

 board of America. They give for 8 a.m. every day the conditions 

 of pressure, wind, sea disturbances, and character of the sky 

 which have been obtained from ships' logs and land observations. 

 The materials are procured by a system of international co- 

 operation. 



In addition to the atlas there has also been published under 

 the same direction two other works — the "Atlas des Orages 

 1865" and "Atlas Meteorologique 1866." These have reference 

 almost exclusively to the distribution of thunderstorms and of 

 hail over France during the year to which they refer. The 

 Governments of Holland, Prussia, Norway, Kussia, Austria, 

 Italy, and Denmark have each and all obtained and published 

 much valuable information in reference to Meteorology dui'ing 

 the last year or two. 



In the United States the work, suspended during the war, has 

 again been resumed ; and we may hope ere long to see some 

 fresh proof that the energy and zeal of the days when Maury 

 was the moving spirit are as active as ever. Such publications 

 as the beautiful and elaborate charts of rainfall and temperature 

 of the United States, given in the "Army Meteorological Eegister 

 for 1855," are worthy of all imitation. 



In our Colonies the subject, even amongst the many demands 

 of a more pressing nature upon the energies of young communi- 

 ties, has not been forgotten. In India the Government of Bengal 

 has established a meteorological office at Calcutta, and a system 

 of storm warnings has been set on foot. But foremost in this 

 part of the work stands the Meteorological Society of the Mauri- 

 tius, whose secretary, Mr. Meldrum, is now in England engaged 

 in the preparation of synoptic weather charts of the Indian Ocean. 



The more widely extended meteorological observations are, 

 the sooner shall we be enabled to arrive at those grand laws 

 which govern the atmosphere and its manifold changes. Hence, 

 insignificant as the labours of our Club may appear to be to those 



