428 Climate of Singapir. (Ave. 
cury in the barometer did not, after Tuesday night, or rather Wednesday morn- 
ing, act as it should have done, which was found to be owing to some water. 
having got down upon the leather bag and lcosened it from the wood, and so. 
having permitted the escape of the mercury.” W. T. D. 
The severity of this hurricane fell on Kedgeree and Saugor. It was 
not felt at Balasore. Should simultaneous observations have been made 
at Midnapir, or elsewhere within its influence, they will prove useful in 
tracing its course. 
I take this opportunity of recording the observations made du- 
ring the storm of the 7th Octsber, 1832, which were delayed at 
the time in expectation of receiving further information such as 
should enable me to map the progress of the storm, but in vain, as I 
was only favored with coincident observations at Ghazipir, which place 
may be esteemed quite out of the influence of the phenomenon, although 
a slight fall of 0.110 inch is perceptible in the register. The first 
column in the table below is derived from the log of the ship London, 
Captain Wimz1z, which, it may be remembered, of all the ships then 
running up the Bay, experienced the effects of the gale in the severest 
manner, being dismasted and nearly destroyed. This gale however 
fell far short of the recent hurricane. 
Range of the Barometer during the Gale of the 7th October, 1832. 
On board the Lon- 
At Calcutta 
0 96, > : 
Date. Hour. soa cone ee et eee me At Ghazipar., 
to 90° E. AS n 
inches. inches. inches. 
6th 8 A. Me 29.70 cloudy weather, 29.76 rainy, N.E. 29.82 
Midnight, 29.50 squalls and rain, 29.69 gale E. 
ith 8 A. M. 29,40 ditto, N. E. 29.55 ditto, rain, E. 29.75 
10 A. Me — strong gales, E.N.E, 29.52 increasing, E. 
Noon, 28.90 increasing, 29.41 shifted to S.W. 
4 P.M. 28.80 fresh gales E. by N. 29.20 maximum force, 29.65. 
6 P. Me 28.50 a hurricane, 29.32 moderating, S. W. 
8 P. Me 27.80 tremendous hurricane, —— ditto, S. W. 
OP. Me 28.10 wind shifted to S. 
W. and blew with 
10 Pp. M. 28.20 increased violence, 29.54 ditto, S. W. 29.71 
12 Pp. Me 29.00 more moderate, 
8th 6 A.M. 29.30 moderating, S.W. 29.66 strong wind, S.W. 
Noon, 29.50 strong gales, high sea, 29.73 abated, N. W. 
9th 6A. M. 29.80 strong breezes, S.W. 29.75 cloudy, S. E. 29.71 
At Bankura (by the Met. Register published in the last No.) the fall of the barometer was, 
0.480 inches. 
VI.—Climate of Singaptr. 
The following abstract tables of the Thermometrical and Barome- 
trical range for six years at Siagaptir were drawn up by Captain C. E. 
Davis from his own daily observations, and were presented to the Asia- 
tic Society in the year 1827. The barometer is not corrected to the 
freezing point, neither are the hours selected capable of shewing the 
diurnal oscillations of the pressure ; but in all other respects the tables 
are very regular, and form a valuable addition to our meteorological] 
information, 
