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when it comes to daylight. None of the other peals, save these four, were 

 near. The lightning that came before them was all of a dark red, show- 

 ing the storm evidently high up, as taking place in highly ratified air. 

 What was curious to observe was, that the wind ivas very violent before 

 the lightning began, that when the latter was in great force and flow, the 

 wind lulled a little, but that when there was an interval between the flashes 

 the wind again renewed its force with redoubled fury, proving the electric 

 origin of the wind, as, had it not been neutralised by the flashes it would 

 have come on as a Cyclone. The Barometer also fell after a strong flash 

 of lightning, equally as with a violent gust of wind, showing that in 

 which shape soever the disturbance was neutralized, with that shape it 

 was contented and would rise. The storm also was very violent at parti- 

 cular places, and limbs of trees were wrenched round and torn off in 

 some, whilst in others they were not touched. The Barometer fell at the 

 beginning of the storm, thus showing that it was to be a very strong one. 

 I have never remarked it to do so in any storm before, and I always 

 watch it invariably rising as the storm approaches. I never before 

 observed it fall. The thatch of many of our houses was blown off, and 

 strewed the road and gardens for some distance around. I myself dis- 

 tinctly heard a 'peculiar noise in the wind, not that as if it echoed from the 

 building and walls, as I heard it outside in the verandah, but a screaming 

 hind of noise, such is described to take place in Cyclones. I may say that 

 though this place is noted for thunderstorms, and though they are very 

 violent, and that we have had many since our arrival, I have never seen 

 anything that came up to the violence of the present one, both for violent 

 gusts of wind, and quickness, and vividness of the flashes of lightning,—' 

 but I have said enough about storms." — Bombay Times, July 7. 



Beportfrom JBalasore, by A. Bond, Esq. Master Attendant. 



On the 12th and 13th instant, two days prior to the gale, there was a 

 great closeness in the atmosphere, Thermometer being at Noon 92°, light 

 breeze from the S. E. with a gathering of heavy clouds from E. S. E. to 

 E. N. E. indicating wind and rain. During the gale at 5 p. m. of the 

 14 th, there appeared to the E. N. E. a heavy bank of clouds shewing a 

 storm at that point, whilst we had the tvind here at N. JSf. W. with a stiff' 

 breeze which a ship could carry single-reefed topsails with. The weather 

 was similar to the N. N. E. and S. W., and close up to Kontai (Hidgellee) 

 it was not much stronger than here, no houses having been blown down. 



