The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-28 00:00:00

THE LATE GALES AND THEIR CAUSES.

The !proximate causes of the late severe gale°
having been explained in my last, we may h°lC
come to the original causes. These are still in same
measure concealed ; so that we still " see through a
glass darkly ;" but yet we perceive that in all cases
there is deposition before we can look for motion
in the atmosphere. The question arises, ``WhtlC
causes this deposition ?" The answer must be ,a
change in temperature, for in all cases we may trace;
this change. Then, since the Earth is alweYs
the same place as regards the Sun at any giveh Pe;
riod of the year, it follows that there is some °thep
cause than the Sun for the changes of tempertltar;#
These I attribute directly to changes in the cohd':
don of the electricity of the atmosphere; and, .if sc-B
take from the " IsTAutical Almanack" all the ast,eo
during the last three years of conjunctions of t"ia.
Sun and Mercury, we get 19 instances, of avb fAe-
we find 16 cases in which there were storms of will'.
The three exceptions were 22d May and 22d lufr,
1861, and 3d August, 1863, all summer petia":;
Thus we may see that an electrical change taPb:t-b,
place whenever the Sun, Mercury, and the
Far do
come into a straight line; and since the planets
act powerfully on the Earth by their light, We °0 it
conclude that this action is electrical, and so that it,
changes the temperature and produces storms/ LIS 0
the above cases. The fact being admitted that sco
have storms whenever the Sun and Mercury ant
found in conjuction, we may account for the vceile
storms by the circumstance of the planet Mercarls
being at the time in Aphelion, when his motion wa
extremely slow. This effect the Moon increased 14,
changing her declination on the 4th, when the hut;
rican was raging. The next period of the conju%
Lion of the Sun and Mercury will bo on the
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January, 1864, at and after which I expect 016'
very severe gales of wind.—Yours, &c.
R. J. MORRISON, Commander R.N.
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Brooker and Cotterell. The fornaer
machine, and succeeded in bringing;
Conductor s
ilit'save Mrs
safety 10 persons. He next made 'lll
ilaauStcweinilnletkid.Ut lies in his arms, but owing to alarm and
• Tarrant from the second tcorr:
vousnass she shook herself from his grasp, and both
and the condn,?,tor fell to the ground. They were Pi'3l'e
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up and a medical man was sent for. On arriving be PLti
flounced the injuries to be serious, and he reconatneu"`„,
their immediate reiuoval to the hospital, where they reuit,s:
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in a very dangerous condition. The engines of the parib
and land steamers, three manual power engines, auci teir
Torrent, from liodge,s's distillery, were early to °tile
attendance, and plenty of water was obtained, but
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flames could not be extinguished until the building
nearly destroyed. The total loss is very consider
it is understood that the principal sufferer was itisn
Before the above fire was extinguished another hurPctia
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shoe the premises belonging to Mr. John Bute, a boot.t'a
shoe manufacturer, carrying on business at No. 3,
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nia-place, Fulham. Mr. Stapler, the chief officer of
%act
district of brigade, quickly attended, as well as 3
trio
steamer. A good supply of water was obtained,
con'bub
fire was net extinguished until Mr. Bute's preioisv,
aof
sisting of two stories, were burnt down, and the lactbsi..
Mr. Flick, oil and colourman, No. 4, and those °I. Tbe
Williams, a dairyman, damaged by fire and water.
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lire was caused by a spark flying from a lighted 0/100
among the bedding, The loss will fall principally VP
Globe Fire-office.