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24th Mat/.— Fine. Noon latitude 11° 10' N., longitude 88° 37' E. 

 Barometer 29.68. Thermometer 88°. 



At Penang, the Meteorological Register kept there by order of Go- 

 vernment, gives at 9h. 40w?. a. m. the following state of the Baro- 

 meter for — 



17th May 1843, 



29.954 



18th 



ditto 



—.886 



19th 



ditto 



—.888 



20th 



ditto 



—.938 



21st 



ditto 



—.926 



22nd 



ditto 



—.944 



23rd 



ditto 



—.930 



There is nothing in the remarks of the weather, &c. to indicate any 



extraordinary disturbance. 







Observations at Calcutta. By H. Piddington. 



21st May, Sunday Evening, 1843. — 8 p. m. stars particularly clear 

 and brilliant, The zodaical light like a comet ; to the South, stars visible 

 at 5° elevation. 



22nd, Monday. — a. m. Barometer fallen from 29.8 on the 21st to 

 29.7, squally from S. S. W. with light rain, and in the evening a heavy 

 shower, East heavy nimbus. Barometer 29.76 



23rd, Tuesday. — Dark gloomy weather, squalls and rain from S. W. 

 and South. Bar. 29.70. 



24/A Wednesday. — 6 a. m. Barometer 29.775, dark gloomy nimbi 

 from East to Zenith. To the Westward clear with strata at intervals. 

 To the Southward, at times much smoky scud driving rapidly across 

 from the East, light breezes and puffs at intervals, with drizzling rain 

 from the East. 



At the Surveyor General's Office at Calcutta, at Noon, the Barometer 



on these days stood as follows : — 



May 21st Bar. 29.698 



„ 22nd „ —.665 



„ 23rd „ —.590 



„ 24th „ —.610 



