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have never before witnessed, accompanied with a deluge of rain ; 

 this continued without intermission for three days, (3rd, 4th and 5th,) 

 rain pouring in torrents, and the wind with awful force playing from 

 the W. to N. E. and S. E. The first gust of the W. wind, no doubt 

 with the assistance of the rain, had a tendency to raise the waters of 

 the Ganges, which it did to near five feet the first night. There ap- 

 peared but little thunder or lightning during the whole time. 



I have but one remark more to make. I have observed these awful 

 visitations, commonly known by the name of the May gale, visit us 

 with the greatest severity every ninth year. Its annual visitation is 

 severe enough; but those which follow in ninths, are accompanied with 

 greater disasters to the shipping and the country than the annual ones. 

 On this subject, and its peculiarities, I have drawn up a paper, which 



I believe will be made public* 



PETER PALMER. 



Sooree in Beerbhoom. Latitude 23° 54' N. longitude 87° 32' E, 



Mr. Saunders, in a report to Mr. Masters of La Martiniere College, 

 which he obligingly desired might be communicated to me, gives the 

 following account of the weather : — 



1st June. — Was a bright sun-shiny day. 



2d June. — Drizzling rain in the morning up to 2 or 3 p. m., wind I 

 believe Easterly, heavy showers during the night. 



Sd June — Overcast in the morning, with drizzling rain at inter- 

 vals. At about 5 p. m. it began to rain sharp, and soon after dark 

 very heavily, with high wind from the N. E., incessant rain all night, 

 and all day of the — 



4th June. — With strong wind in the same direction up to 9 p. m., 

 when I went to bed; during the night the wind shifted round to 

 the West. It was in that direction about 2 or 3 in the morning 

 of the — 



5th June, — Rain continuing throughout incessant and very heavy. 

 At about 2 p. m., the wind shifted more to the North, say N. W r . At 

 5 p. m., the wind and rain moderated, but it continued all night, and 

 morning of the — 



* Mr. Palmer will confer a great obligation on meteorologists by this publication. 

 -H. P. 



