1018 A Seventh Memoir on the Law of Storms in India. [No. 131. 



Bancoorah, July 16, 1842. 



My dear Sir,— As I promised, I wrote to Mr. Erskine, who 

 during the late gale was near the Raneegunge coal mines on the 

 Damooda, in reply he states as follows : — 



I got your note with Piddington's, which I forwarded to my brother. 

 I don't believe he has kept a memorandum of the weather. I generally 

 do, but am not particular about the hour. Here is a copy of what I 

 have, if it beof any use. At Munglepore 23° 33' N. 87° 13' E. from the 

 26th May, we had strong Easterly winds, which continued very regular 

 to the 30th, when it began to be cloudy ; the moon was very " watery 

 looking," with a circle round her. On the 31st, the wind was more 

 Northerly, and cloudy. 



\slJune. — Easterly wind, heavy white scuds, with a dark blue sky. 



2d June — Strong N. E. winds, in puffs, with occasional showers, in 

 the day clear, evening light winds. 



3d June. — Strong N. E. wind and scud with rain, with slight in- 

 termissions, and getting stronger and more Northerly ; gale, and rain 

 all night. 



4th June. — Strong Northerly gales and incessant rain, wind veering 

 to the Westward, but no intermission of rain, all night Westerly gales. 



5th June. — Wind South-westerly, more moderate, and rain abating; 

 at noon Westerly gale again and very heavy showers ; evening S. W. 

 wind, rain more moderate, clearing up at midnight after a heavy 

 thunder storm with rain. 



Qth June. — Southerly winds, heavy clouds but no rain, fair all day, 

 wind changeable from S. W. to S. E. 



7th June. — Southerly airs, clear and sunny, and we had little rain 

 till it began again on the 15th to fall regularly." 



G. N. CHEEK. 



Monghyr — Newspaper Report. 



A Gale We have had an opportunity of perusing a letter dated 



the 9th instant, from Monghyr, which mentions, that on the 31st 

 ultimo, the station was visited with strong breezes from the S. E., 

 which gradually wore round to the N. E., and at times to the N. N. E. 



