The Sun.
London, England, 1869-01-28 00:00:00

THE CLIMATE OF SOUTHERN INDIA.

At the recent meeting of the Royal Geographical
Society an interesting paper was read on the Effects
on Climate of Forest Destruction in Coorg, Southern
India," by Dr. George Bidie. Coorg lies near the
centre of the western Ghats, at an elevation of about
3,000 ft. above the sea, gradually subsiding into the
tableland of Mysore. It was formerly covered with
forest, but the lower slopes are now nearly denuded,
and the rainfall is found to decrease with the
decrease of arboreal vegetation. The elevated crests
of the Ghats are not affected, but the water supply
and the fertility of the lower slopes and plains are
seriously diminished. The area of forest cleared in
Coorg during the last few years for coffee cultiva-
tion amounts to 20,000 acres. Dr. Bidie, after
after an official tour in Coorg and Mysore, arrived at
the conclusion that tropical forest is the alma mater
of springs and streams. Dr. Cleghorn, Conser-
vator of Forests in India, joined in the subsequent
discussion, and attached great importance to
the influence of clearing on the drainage,
Other gentlemen objected to any check being
put upon the cultivation, and proposed the
construction of tanks. Later in the evening a paper
was read by Captain Hall, on the Island of Rapa, in
the South Pacific. This island is situated in the
track of the steamers from Panama to New Zealand,
and has a good harbour. Captain Hall greatly regrets
the remissness of the English Government in allow-
inz the French to assume the Protectorate.

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.
Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton Jan. 30.

Ditto, via Yarseilles ... Jan "--
Ditto, via Po. ama
Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video Feb. 3.
Ditto, by French packet Feb. .22.
Caps Verde, by Brazil paoket
Cape of Good 11.,pe. Ascension, and St. Helena Jan. 27.
China. Penauk, and Singapore, via Southampton Jan. so.
Gibraltar, via Southampton Tan 30
India, via Southampton ...... ..... ....Jan. 30
Li 1 ttO, via Marseil.ea
Malta, Egypt, &c. Jaa 30
Ditto, Marseilles Jan. 27
Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via
Scuthams ton
Ditto, Dlarpeilies Feb. 13
Newfoundland
. • ... Fib 10
Portugal ..„
.... • Fe ). 3.
United States, anada, California, Sze., by British
nacket
......Jan 3)
Ditto, by Canadian packet • • .• • • • • •••• • • •
Ditto, by 1_ sited States packet Jan 27
Ditto ditto (Baltimore)
West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Feb. 3
West Indies and Pacific (except Mexico and Baha-
mas)
Falkland Islands
Cub and. Mexico
Bermuda, via Ha11fax.......... .... Feb. 13.
Batia.nas, via New York

The Governor of Alabama has appointed three
Commissioners to negotiate for the annexation of Western
Florida to Alabama.

• General Sanford, United States' Minister at the
Court of Brussels, gave, three days back, a grand dinner
to 24 guests at the Legation, in the Avenue de la Poisson
d'Or. This banquet was remarkable from the fact that
the service was entirely composed of American produc-
tions, and comprised oysOrs, meats, game, poultry, fruit,
vegetables, cheese, &c., all of which had been sent ex-
pressly from New York; even the French wines drunk
had performed a voyage across the Atlantic and back, and
had returned accompanied by American champagne.
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Births.

COOPER —On the 25th inst., at Thornby Hall, Northamp-
tonshire, the wife of Captain R. Cooper, late Scots Fusl-
lier Guards, of a son.

GOSCHEN—On the 26th inst., at 8, Sussex-square, the Wife
of Charles H. Goschen, Esq., of a daughter.
Marriages.

JEVENS—KOLKIEORST - On the26th inst., at Dalston, Franz
Jevens, Esq., of 35, Bread-street, city, to Selina A.
Kolkliorst, of Berlin.

NIELL —SricEn—on the 26th inst., at Croydon, Minf
Niell, M.D., to Martha Wilson, youngest daughter oi
the late John Edward Spicer, Esq., of Clapham, an
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New Bridge-street.