, 1870-02-15
METEOR0L0GY AND C0MM3R.
C1AL NAVIGATION,
nspoft 10 the Ronrd of TfnAe on ttae
h1opoAeo system for rue ObHorvAa
kl0n nnd Slxual,ksx al ssorma.


A1on nnd slKnalhksg OF stormAs
FROM IN Buyala Rspabtie-
1no lUooEIAnce OF AtAo!lsnlnR 4 sYstsm OF
meseoEoio9eaa onse'vauons tor the purposo Of
aturne comuetus it.elf 70 every pefton co.,
nec'td With Or consetHant vita the com pefce of
kEe .ako- The ptediciiou Of atotns and dete1.
n!paLon OK their direction aud Afea BY scieu.
Mnc meas afe no longer 3 problem, having
oetn lsHly tes'ed ana aaopsed Ia Europe
s,s, rne.e an ~ ofEsn!zed sJstep Il slmat.aeous
J. nee, sid particular direction OF stosd. re oe.
tetnneo. tnd 1ttel.tRenee u CON mnunlcated by
TIL graph 70 distant PARIS Of the country. Tne
" stem naa been ID oper1*ion nearly ten years OF
The eokatn Of tne Unlted Ktu4don, uadeG TIC
AupN tintendeuce Of Admiral FTxroT. OF tho roJ1l
Law. AIo "a t1aLcc nndertn celebrated hstroao-
nef. Le Feffiet, who I'd scd their pred ct1ons on
oa,ly ttltKtApn1c repotu from aooas thirty
selected AtAtlns in England md Irelaad, And on
tnr cot1'osnt irom coprnhssen 70 Lsoon rae
regult OF thetd obeefrktlonE b4s bee1 attended
With mixed ancee,A ~ viii In sone d.gree n2-
pear from tue Ioiins sing:
On the 20 Of Decemper, 1853 dnrtug the day
tine, Received IL despatcnts stzt!lg saas &C.
Et1e "tUFn wAs about 10 lrarette Fflhce, Ar'ses
lie F.tice,t Il the Toulon Cnauoes Of Com.
e, SIS ptSea - D. q - loo sas
yss.eis IN the roans!esu had time to provide, sud
cd pIoy:oe against Al rtRks. Tue m2rt.mo pse-
1tc a'e. or ,ts ,shss; ndeetea go. - ouesfa wac
Ine rom burst forth -lth at IL lurs AoaQs halt
past o'e:eck in t2e u eEtooo. Tne urst telegram
kEEk Oh IQt xuu GU ul4ipk l11k VI kL$ u1y OG(DEG4
had lcereroIe Ez1ped four hoarA' slue aseai
q The ssotm, ard cserJtt vas reaaJ to meet
The emit rEetC Thanks to The pTecAutLou thus
taEep, there was no damage, no d.skster TO de.
lie Gcopese Journal Of Dtcembers aays that
TIE prediction telt gTap0ed by tns FAf7s oo.erv-
10 tie ports Oh the weB'eru co,st Of tal5, on tho
lat :utL, wfa fuzzy tcniL<o. The 1ett sl9Gs OF the
klorm were felt yesterday, Shout 80 p, m. Dur.
peas, M neSei,seleass u hsve bsea ~ no asss.uogs %
occur encc II our leigh oorhoo1. Tae command.
ant OF The Port ma nAetened to take al ptopar
The late Protc .soss E.pJ and Rtddela ~olc for
many carr engaged IN nnk1uR Unstrvattoas aad
20 sfnR facts IN tEstd TO ihe courso and T.0Ieoee
u atcrnF, and Ii determining theif Laws On tnss
contineDL III.
Professor Espy. In oua Of his reports, Eiys:
"Stotm1 IN the Unned Sta "a travel fron me
vest 70 the esSf. They are accompanied ~1to q
deptettion Of the baro,acttr, near the ctLrA
III OF the stcran. lnelr stloctt ts such that they
travel ltom the Atbsnaippt 10 the Coonecic1'
RIVER IL shout sweniy'ou naurr. OF At the rA'e oi
tnuSy.sIx u4lles III hour The force OF thu win
u IN proportion t. tho euddcnnea4 Of the depres
slou Of the barometer"
! OF A.o1n4-s ghals IL Europe tesvea NJ douo: ol
| tne good ltsults which nay b. nntcioatet
IRON its adopton IA ina countsI. Il Ia e.
lnkep, where sto:us Bnodenly arise ana rtg,
with fes11Ll v,clecce. dth!toyit fe and properly
| t0 an lnuelHe extent II IL esd d1ated .ua: 10
l
tso.0t,t6n. and carrying Auhoaly n.Auy MILTON
of tta OF valuAtle propert:s sic nov Ravlgauos
these lhteA Dos1nR the pal tHeosJ JeArs NOR
tnsn 600 lives bave oeeu lost IL this trade, art
the lcsa and dauaSe to p,opertJ sn61nu 10 oye
| t33 to0, ,tG0.
TIE adop,lon OF any s5s1em which shall mll,
ttor, and Lessen The appalling record which /.
| ,eatl5 made against Nfe AID pfopesty. will oe
s.ep io.vaid, Iot only u the intefess OF CON
| mcIcr, but In the cause Of huGanltJ.
| The Fh6dtS Gf&5HDGi 0T ktHL At0E t0H EDNr0tCl
Of sroIra, 10 1es.elA on the iakes, has not been
publicly nt,ca:ed. but It ray bc presumed taa
ies,rsS;e sianons tor tnis purpose, wi. ID cas-
The e1steu ia adopted, te suppned ~,tu tbs nee
essa1J Eight acd Gay zig, al. WINCH coold be pm
about ore hundred rght houfes on sne Guam O
lxAcs: Il cat Of thole Ut LaSt5 ontario, Et!e, ant
Michigan cau be etauv Reached BY Telegraph. ho
tutle hIc nSny On Lake Huron, The Str1 Is Gree
Lay. Lake Superior, apd the vsr1oua lslahtl'
which are entirely l4olated and rAnote tco1
Telegraph c comhuncauo:. Tneae, horeveI
# piaSe,a SSe no sppossd
tie kttptta furnished vito proper .naftnci1on
ana II fqutrtd 10 Keep record OF tha barometer q
The approach Ct s'otm It IN evli~n. INA, II
value ot tke barometer 10 not sufficiently 81
pIt cta'Cd CT UNDERWOOD ny the n8yl9a.ors Of OF
i9toraDt Of i'll no7enes,t. era pr, fef ,es5isg c
| thetI own judgment or NeA'ht1- -&iAloD TO It
nlssc1t0us ups and doWDs Of i coluun OF me
| CQGy III lQe CpllplCAl0lS " kUE d0E(0Ur
which the, viii LOT tRte the palRs 10 utds1stat
ThlR iGLorancc or ird.nrletcH ID the uhe OF 4
utIa:llEg Ns'fuaett hich 6ctsLCe Atd Iot
expert ice have 80 thorouyhl} Established,
the caute Ct Han{ dlsasteIc. There Is, however.
ttul'ry WLtca Int oELtr1 OF vesaels can east
apply, ry the adoption Of Iig'd rules requiring
1tGuisr ttcu1d Of the state Of the ther,no 1scle
1t seAst eseIJ 1our hours, n book Iot tn.t pa
| r1ts. Lei lhla iOx De sl@AyA examined a. Il
eId II lhe so.age and tue officers held Ie1oo1f
be ttr at5 NJ g'ect Of this duty: It would
iItn At fffr 0f he Ira InI
cemra1stP. on takLo r1sKa on bul q, to req1lre
sou.e 1crm the acoptton Ut tnB regulation. 1t
ne sas 1 @ % S tSs 0nssn @ 0 eeo1d " aas 'ox II
III coLhqueuce oI buuceh and siUlent storms al
Lifted hta lcou. 1t il more necessary, tue Gu
tcms with lew exceptions, Ia unknoEn.1
| The ltsuuneLt. gtretAllA It nse on board va
etls ate the common coluun barometer au1 u
AntIotd+ The former u ooJec' loLa,le, being tat
10 fracture AID 10 lis movements too s!aRg's1 1
| eaaraae. unlsta soma unusual depression TAX
place. Tha Large sized Aoerod Is undoubtedly u
%. cas s 9oe
position, snh indicates pianly on the dial q
el'ahteaI atmospheric cnan8e It Is, no~cTe
vea her VII aIx a5s b i: fable and That tai
pest VII! occur at sAe precise locanty -dcatsd.
u III etusttlmes the casc that Ator1 pasae. ntrt
lessl1 into TIE upper rea!o-s OF tie Aulospae,
lower ALA Ien alb intact. Bo', NIh the prop
precautions and ob3eTg.lloL9 on boald 1ess1
a,ccd By The ptopose1 a1stem OF aoth t1gaa
am the light whlcu tcieci1nc experience WILL q
| ve1cp, III nT % nucu to expect tnat .nch Tor
| cssts ri Ine Ntskaet I'll. be Mats ns b ali reid
7! fool. ads IL my peIacu To disregard the Wal
| 1lgl Elsep-
ioor committee won1d theresore recoDme
that the It'll recently ,n.roduccd LIN Coi gssss
Mr.. PANE, OF Whcoctir. Au'hosiz:rg the See1
t&l1 OF Was u pto1oe iOt tak;Ig nettoroiog:t
OH etvaiot8 Mt tbs n,snlJ ttA: ons IN the Ia er
Ut thr conttlett, BLo Tor RivluN sotice on I
ror,hern lakes ard Atlantic se6noard Of tue 4
ptoech Ct surns, pe unAu'tnou,l5 approved
tnis boarh Of Trade, trd shxt = PETITION alkl
, tie epse.ase Of tkM hsll By conarss I've sigEed
ste nembc1G OF this board and forwnlded
Wa5hn8;on
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