1843.] Asiatic Society. 1021 



Read the following Letter from Moulmein : — 



H. Torrens, Esq. Secretary to the Asiatic Society. 

 Sir, — I am desired by the Committee to apprise you of the formation of an Horti- 

 cultural and Agricultural Society at this station, connected with which will be a 

 Museum of the Natural History of these provinces, so soon as the funds of the Society 

 will admit of the erection of a building for the reception of specimens; in the mean- 

 time, they are anxious, as a commencement, to open a correspondence with your Soci- 

 ety, and trust it will be reciprocated. I have the honor to be, Sir, 



Yours very obediently, 

 Moulmain, 12th October, 1843. G. R.Gordon, 



Hony. Secy. 

 The Secretary was requested to state that the Society would have much pleasure 

 in forwarding the views of that at Moulmein in every possible way. 

 Read Letter from the Hon'ble Company's Astronomer at Madras. 



From T. G. Taylor, Esq. F. R. S.andF. R. A. S. Hon'ble Company's Astronomer, 

 to H. Torrens, Esq. Secretary to the Asiatic Society. 



Sir, — With reference to an application lately made by your Society to the Governor 

 General of India to be supplied with the Meteorological Observations made at the 

 Madras Observatory, at the Tidal Stations, and at the Magnetic Observatories, I am 

 desired by the Most Noble the Governor in Council at this Presidency, to place myself 

 in communication with you upon this subject, and to furnish the Asiatic Society with 

 whatever observations you may desire ; to this end I have the honor to state, 



1st. That the Meteorological Observations made at the Madras Observatory, from 

 their commencement in 1795 up to the end of 1822, are printed in a work entitled ' ' Madras 

 Observatory Papers," copy of which it appears has been furnished to the Asiatic Society. 



2d. The Meteorological Observations made at this Observatory since 1822, and up to 

 the end of the present year, are now in the course of publication, and a copy will be 

 forwarded to the Asiatic Society on its completion. 



3d. The Meteorological Observations at the Magnetic Observatories being made at 

 odd hours and minutes of Gottingen mean time, and bearing reference to certain cor- 

 rections which may be necessary to the Magnetic Observations, rather than to any 

 Meteorological enquiry, are not as a whole of that strict character, to entitle them to 

 the name of a Meteorological Register; selections from these, however, with certain 

 explanations and corrections, will eventually be published. 



4th. With regard to the Meteorological Observations made at the Tidal Stations, it 

 is proposed that their publication shall be undertaken as soon as two complete years' 

 Observations at each station has been obtained, when the Observations will altogether 

 be discontinued. 



5th. Since the whole of the Meteorological Observations asked for by your Society 

 will in all probability be in print in the course of a twelve month, I have delayed for 

 the present forwarding any manuscript copy ; in case however any more immediate 

 information should be desired, 1 shall be prepared without delay to forward your wishes. 



1 have the honor to be, Sir, 



Your most obedient servant, 

 Madras Observatory, 26th September, 1843. T. G. Taylor, 



Hon'ble Company's Astronomer. 

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