The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-16 00:00:00

RAIN STORM IN THE WEST.

TEIGNMOUTH, MONDAY.
Probably no rain storm was more, clearly indicated seve-
ral days previously than the heavy rain storm of yesterday,
when it rained throughout tile day unceasingly. Attached
to the lifeboat-houss belonging to the Nati,nal Lifeboat
Institution at Teignmouth, is a beautiful barometer, which
was made by the well-la:Awn meteorological instrument
makers, Negretti and Zambra, of London, and verified at
the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, by Mr. J. Glaisher,
F.R.S. This instrument on Friday last clearly showed
that change in the weather was approaching.
The barometer then registered 301—wind W. S. W. On
Saturday it fell to 29.9, with the wind from the same direc-
tion; and Sunday it had fallen to 29 7, with the wind from
N.E. This morning (Monday), the 15th inst., the baro-
meter had gone up to 30 inches, and the wind was from
E.N.E., the thermometer varying 8 degrees beyond what
it was on Friday last.

These readings of the barometer are most clearly indi-
cated on a chart attached to it. Thus a dot is placed on a
ruled scale corresponding to the reading of the barometer
itself, and a line is drawn closely from the last dot to the
new one, and thus successively, day by day, from one point
to the next, indicating to the experienced sailer as
well as to the fisherman the changes of the pre-
ceding days as shown by us above. Thus, anyone
looking at these charts, and following the lines on
them, can at once see the barometer readings of past
days, and the tendency of future weather. Thus the
National Lifeboat Society confers often an inestimable boon
on our sailors and fishermen by means of these valuable
and accurate instruments. Indeed, on the general public
also occasionally, as the following illustration will show
—the circumstances in connexion with it having been re-
lated to us by Mr. Bulkeley, the coxswain of the lifeboat at
Teignmouth, and the registrar of the daily barometer chart.
A few months ago a gentleman asked him his op;nion on
the probable state of the weather, having observed that the
indications of the barometer chart had a downward tend-
ency. He observed that he and his wife had paid their
fares for a passage on board the steamer plying be-
tween Torquay and Guernsey. Coxswain Bulkeley
advised the gentleman not to go in the steamer, as
he felt persuaded, judging from the density of the baro-
meter, a gale of wind was approaching. The gentleman
did not like this check on his movements, as his friends
would be expecting him as Guernsey. Of course he was
told that he had better disappoint his friends than run the
risk of losing his life in mid-channel. The gentleman took
the coxswain's advice, and the next day he had full cause
to be satisfied with his resolution—for it then blew a gale
of wind from S.W. with swells and heavy rain, and
on the subsequent day it had increased to a furious gale
with continued heavy rain. Many similar instances of the
value of the barometer might be cited, if space allowed. We
trust these precious instruments will be found, at no distant
day, at every fishing village in the kingdom.

_he Correspondence Franco-Italtenne announce:
that General Pallavicini, the victor in the en
Aspromonte, has been named Knight Commander °
Legion of Honour by the Emperor of the French.
AGAINST A
engagement
FORFAR—ACTION FOR SEDUCTION
CLERGYMAN.—On Thursday last, a case was
the
IGIIed before
called
of
Sheriff Smith, at Forfar Sheriff Court. at ti3hrechin, with
Helene Morrisln, weaver, Market-street,
at law, against
consent of her father as her administrator
the Rev. William Allan, minister of theeprish of Tanna-
dice, which concludes for £2OO as dal':
agentitled for wounded'
pursuer, and solatium to which she is
mostances .
feelings, under the following cire
.
month of June,The :860,pursuer the
alleges that on or about the
rseducing her, while she
defender formed the design
manse of Tannadice and
was a servant with him in
her by some other man, in
of thereafter debauching.t 0,.
any child which might be
order to fix the paternni
the '
latter. That, in pursuance of
borne by the pursue, o
had promised marriage to the pur-
suer, object, the defender
times
had made her prEsents of gown
suer, and at various tines
the pursuer was induced to have
pieces, by which
with him, in consequence of which th
and was delivered of an ille-
gitimate inte.reccoeuoreo
pregnant,.
pursuer D
child of which the defender was the father.
defender, in order to secure himself, induced the
gitimate
That the clef°
pursuer
to receive the addresses of a young man resident in
the nei •g ithourhood, who, on the child being born, admitted
:if hliZ to bses e the father of the pursuer's child, by advice of,
romi of money from, the defender. On the case
being r called, an order for condescendence aid defences was
ruade.—Dundee Courier.
DEATH OF MR. CHARLES PEARSON, CITY SOLI-
CITOR.—We regret to state that Mr. Charles Pearson, for
many years solicitor to the corporation of the city of Lon-
don, expired at his residence, Oxford Lodge, West-hill,
Wandsworth, last Sunday morning, at half-past 2 o'clock.
The deceased at the time of his death was in his 69th year.
The deceased gentleman had been connected with the city
of London for many years before his appointment to the
office of City Solicitor on the death of Mr. Newman, in
1839, and was identified with all political changes and cor-
poration reforms in the city. He had been for the last 12
months suffering from attacks of dropsy, but up to the
early part of the last week he had been enabled to attend to
business. He had during vacancies held the office of City
Comptroller, Governor of Whitecross-street Prison, and
High Bailiff of Southwark. He was the original projector
of the Metropolitan Underground Railway, but failed to
see his scheme fully developed.

The "Creation" will be performed at Exeter-hall
by the National Choral Society, to-morrow evening at
eight o'clock, with band and chorus of 700 performers,
under the direction of Mr. G. W. Martin.

THIRD EDITIO.

SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK.

SPORTING-THIS DAY.

DONCASTER RACES.—THIS DAY.
BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPR.
FITZWILLIAM STARES.
Ring of Diamonds
Wallace
Cairncastle

Fourteen ran.
DONCASTER PLATE.

Eidolon
Grimstote
Lady Bird
3

Nine ran.
CHAMPAGNE STAKES.