The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-28 00:00:00

WEATHER WISDOM.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR, —ln the House of Commons last evening, Mr. A.
Smith is reported -to have said, that "it is impossible to
foretell the weather," and he objected to the id .a entirely.
I maintain that the honourable gentleman is quite wrong,
as the signals used by Admiral Fitzroy frequently point out
storms, &c., with accuracy ; and the late Astrometeoro.
logical Society (although ridiculed by ignorant and pre-
judiced people), of which I was a member, in their publica-
tions showed distinctly that storms and earthquake 3 may be
pointed out with a fair amount of accuracy, for months be-
fore their occurrence, upon the principles explained in the
Soc'ety's publications, which are sold by Mr. Berger In
my book, "Astrology in a Nutshell," I explained the same
rules, wtdch are cpen to all comers.—Yours obediently,
13, Chatham-place, 27th March. CHRIS. COOKE.

A NOBLE RESCUE BY THREE FISHERMEN.—
Lord George Hill, of Gweedore, recently brought
under the 13:Mee of the National Lifeboat Institution the
following noble service by three fishermen in saving life
from en American vessel. During a fearful hurricane a
large ship was seen on her beam ends amongst the breakers
off the Island of Innishenen, on the coast of Donegal. The
unfortunate crew, of 28 men, had taken to the rigging, from
which, during the frightful hurricane and heavy surf, they
momentarily expected to be washed. It was truly heart-
rending to witness the poor fellows clinging to the rigging,
over which mountainous waves straight from the Atlantic
Were constantly breaking. No assistance could possibly be
rendered to them from the shore, for the nearest lifeboat
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frail boat, which is merely
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dling their frail craft some distance, they succeeded in
taking one man alive off the raft, the other poor fellow
having died of exhaustion A more daring deed has sel-
dom been performed. Any one who has not seen a cur-
ragh cannot form the faintest idea of the danger incurred
by going out in such a sea. in such a craft, and taking off
a drowning and almost insensible man from a raft. After
taking in the poor fellow, the curragh itself was now ob-
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Coastguard officer
R. Edwards and hie men very laudably exerted themselves
on the occasion. The National Lifeboat Institution has
given the three fishermen £6 for their gallant deed. It has
also voted its thanks, inscribed on vellum, to Mr. Ed wards
and £8 to his men and others, for their praiseworthy efforts
on the occasion.

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