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Sept. and continued, without intermission, till 9 o'clock, p.m. on 

 Saturday the 21st. It first blew from the SE. then the E. ; short- 

 ly after from the NE., when there was a lull for about half 

 an hour, the rain falling absolutely in torrents. It then com- 

 menced to blow hard from the north, and towards daybreak on 

 Saturday morning, it veered round to the north-west, and 

 continued so all day, with tremendous gusts of wind and rain 

 every now and then. It is said that several lives have been lost 

 in the city and neighbouring villages, by the falling-in of houses, 

 and I fear we shall hear of much mischief on the river, ere 

 long." — Hurkaru. 29th September. 



storm. — We hear that during a storm which took place 

 at Rampore Bauleah on the 21st instant, the whole fleet of boats 

 belonging to the establishment of the Superintendent of Police 

 in the Lower Provinces was completely wrecked, — most of 

 them foundering before the occupants could save the most 

 trifling articles. The fleet consisted of pinnaces, budgerows, 

 and beauleahs. The greatest sufferers are Mr. Smith himself, 

 Messrs. Huttimann, Thompson, Potter, and Hodgson, Dr. Ren- 

 nick, and the Sherishtadar. The whole party were, — after the 

 storm, in which, happily, no lives were lost — received into 

 the circuit house, and treated by the civil officers with charac- 

 teristic kindness. — Englishman. 29th September. 



Report from Wm. Bell, Esq. Officiating Joint-Magistrate of Mai- 

 dah. Lat. 25° 3'. Long. 88° 4'. 



On Thursday* afternoon, 20th Sept. it rained heavily, and 

 at about 5 J p.m. began blowing hard from the north, ranging 

 between the north and north-west points ; it continued, attend- 

 ed with heavy rain, the whole night and the next day, increasing 

 until about 3 p.m. of the 21st, and abating gradually till 10|, 

 when both rain and wind ceased. 



I am indebted to Dr. Edlin, for his observations of the 

 thermometer, which fell as low as 79' Faht. having stood 

 steadily for several weeks at 84°, 85°, 86°, and only on one or two 



* Note. — Friday in the MS. which is evidently an error, since Friday 

 is the 21st, mentioned subsequently. 



