TO THE 
LORD WROTTESLEY 
IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE SERVICES RENDERED BY HIS LORDSHIP, 
BOTH AS A FRIEND AND AS A LEGISLATOR IN THE CAUSE OF 
A UNIVERSAL SYSTEM OF METEOROLOGICAL OB- 
SERVATIONS AT SEA, AND AS A TRIBUTE 
OF FRIENDSHIP FROM HIS OBE- 
DIENT SERVANT, 
THE AUTHOE. 
