The Sun.
London, England, 1861-08-02 00:00:00

METEOROLO

IGICAL REPORTS.

This Day,
hetween 8 and B. E. M. D. F. C. I. 8.
9 a.m.
.....
Nairn 29.65 59 58 E. 2 9 0. 1
Aberdeen
Leith. 29 67 62 58 S.W. 1 8 o.
Berwick 29.68 ,61 57 S. 4 9 o. 6
Ardrossan 29.64 59 58 W. 5 9 r. 0
Poitr.,sh
Shields
Galway 29'55 61 60 W, 4 3 c. o
Scarborough 29.84 62 59 S.W. 3 5 0. s
Liverpool
Valentin 29.59 59 58 N.N.W. 2 6 C. s
Queenstown 29.51 62 61 W.S.W. 5 6 0. z
Yarmouth 29 87 65 64 S.S.E. 2 3 c.
.......
London 29 85 65 61 S. 3 7 c• z
Lover 29.89 68 64 E.N.E. 3 2 c• 3
Portland
Plymouth 2911 60 59 S.E. 5 7 r. 4
enzance
EXPLANA.TION.—B. Barometer, corrected and reduc.ccis_
to 32 deg at mean sea level; each 10 feet of vertical jlig

EXPLANATION.—
tO 32 deg at mean s
causing. about I-1001
,leg abovs 32 deg
Exposed thermomet
evaporation and dew
-Jot magnetic). F'. I
Ito 9). I. Initials :
fog. ; h., hail ;
,vercast (dull) , r„
-epeated augments-
-ace (1 to 9).

.B. Barometer, corrected and reduc.ed
.?.a level ; each 10 feet of vertical rise
:h of an inch diminution, and each 10
)ausing nearly 3-100ths increase. E.
er in shade. M. Moistened bulb (for
-point). D. Direction of wind (true---
Force ( 1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud
:—b., blue sky; c., clouds (detached) ;
1., lightning ; m., misty (hazy) ; 0.,
rain; s.; snow; t., thunder. A letter
thus, r.r., much rain. S. Fiea disturb..

A CHALLENGE TO VOLUNTEERS.—ALL ScoV
LAND AGAINST ALL ENGLAND.—The following challenge
appears in the Scotch papers :—" On behalf of 11 Volull-
tears of all Scotland, I am requested to challenge 11
10 i
smyss
eh .
challengeop_s
select
shots
Repcaoat trßeatdoßObttlyoh yards,
iEngland.
with
Volunteers of all England to shoot a match for 200 guineas,
on the following conditions—viz., 10 shots at 700 yards, 10
any de-
shots at 800 yards,
• tion of rifle, without any artificial rest or telescopic
scrip
sight. To be shot for at such time and place as the um'
odAnmgyt ilLonaonadi
7.
,tdee.t
determine
nhin.eumpireesoci
ivciei:
umpiresqoP niu r
eetssht e mayo acceptance cs cnweophiaci nnh caemt appoint.e
oadfy Itmahraai
Angus and Alearns Rifle Association, and Scottish
• Eiec
Gathering."

OVER LAND EXPEDITION FROM CHINA TO INDIA.
—lntelligence has just been received from Capt. Blakiston,
of the Royal Artillery, one of an exploring party tt°v°
~
engaged n examining the routes from China through Thib!"
and the passes of the Himalayas into India. The expedi-
tion started from Shanghai, and proceeded 700 miles tIP the
Yang-tse river in the vessels of the squadron of Admiral:
Hope. Beyond this point they proceeded in ono gunboat
and a small iron steamer to Foo-chow,
Hankow, where the vessels will remain until the return of
the party. Capt. Blakiston is of opinion that the objects °f
the he expedition will not be accomplished until the summer 0!
1862. At present the party has penetrated to a point beyolo
any hitherto reached by European travellers. The dis-
trict around Nankin is wasted by the civil war, which has
stopped all trade •; but higher up the Yang-tse river. the.re
were indications of great contentment and prosperitYt tu
trY
stream being crowded with junks, and the adjacent coun
being thickly populated. Captain Blakiston has also.
_,
for-
warded to Mr. -Whiteley, of Woolwich, cases containing
140 miles abovof
birds shot on the upper reaches of the river, including ?Li".
eagle, harrier, cormorant, kite, grebe, pheasnt,. livhlc'
will be deposited in the Royal Artillery Institutvon.