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Meteorological Journal, 



The instruments* with which the foregoing observations have been 

 made, are placed upon a table about 4 feet above the ground in the 

 western verandah of the Honorable Company's Observatory ; which is 

 situated in the longitude 5h. 21m. 9s. E. and latitude 13° 4' d" N. at 

 about 2 miles from the sea and about 27 feet above the low water mark, 



T. G. Taylor, 



H. C.'s Astronomer, 



1st October 1836. 



* For the particulars relative to these Instruments see Madras Results, Vol. II. 



Notes. 



While the last pages were passing through the press, a communica- 

 tion from the Madras Government has been addressed to the Committee 

 of the Madras Literary Society, intimating that the Government of 

 India has adopted the recommendation of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 

 conveyed in their Resolution at the Meeting of the 7th of September 

 last, grounded on the opinion of the Committee of Papers then submit- 

 ted. We rejoice heartily at the patronage of Government having been 

 thus extended to a feasible project for the elucidation of the history, lite- 

 rature and antiquities of southern India; and we congratulate oriental 

 scholars at the prospect they now enjoy of having extensive stores 

 of knowledge opened to their researches. Of course no time will be 

 lost in communicating with Mr. Taylor on the subject, and particulars 

 may be looked for in our next issue. — Editor. 



We regret that circumstances prevented the registry of the horary 

 meteorological observations on the appointed days in September ; we 

 believe we may confidently state that no disappointment will occur in 

 future. — Editor. 



Corrigenda. 



Page 326— for BC, BF, FD and DC, 

 read BE, BF, FD and DS, 



