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Barometer. 



At 8, the same, 28.994 



At 10, moderating, but at times squalls from the N. W. 



with drizzling rain, 29.194 



At noon moderating, but at times squalls from the S. W. 29.194 

 At 2, clearing up, but slight squalls still ; barometer rising gradually 



from 29.294 to 29.394, thermometer 80°. 



This is the heaviest hurricane that I have seen in this country after 



a residence of 22 years; great damage done in the town to houses and 



trees. 



In reply to some inquiries Mr. St. Pourc,ain says, " I assure you that 



we had never the wind from S. E. or S. S. E." 



We have two reports from Chinsurah, the first from Mr. Sutherland, 

 Principal of Hoogly College, the second from Mr. Herklots, Prin- 

 cipal Sudder Ameen. Mr. Sutherland's letter is as follows : — 



The wind appeared as nearly as I could judge to come from N. N. 

 E. on the commencement of the gale, which was about Friday noon. 

 We had rainy threatening weather on Thursday afternoon, and the 

 wind had been to the Northward a day or two before. The wind 

 seemed to me to veer several points ere it flew round to the S. E. and 

 E. S. E. on Saturday night, and there were frequent lulls. There was 

 a lull on Saturday morning and another on Saturday evening, the 

 rain was almost continuous, but most copious on Sunday night when 

 the gale had taken off. We had, early on Sunday night, some thun- 

 der and lightning. The upper verandahs of the College to the North 

 and East and South-east are blown completely in, the screens between 

 the windows are torn right out of the pillars, and several windows and 

 doors blown not merely in, but right out of the walls, sills and all. 



The following are Mr. Herklots Registered Observations on the 

 Weather at Chinsurah, from the 30th May to the 9th June, 1842. 



From Thursday the 26th to Sunday the 29th May, the ther- 

 mometer in the shade at 3 p. m. was on each day, . . . . 100° 



