NEW BOOKS.

To the charts I have annexed an engraving of a meteorothrough the China sea. logical table, as registered at Birmingham, by Mr. Osler's anemometer, and endeavoured to make better known the successful efforts of Mr. Whewell and Mr. Osler, It is very desirable that these beautiful instrument, to measure the wind's force. should be placed beyond the limits of our own islands, particularly in the West Indies and at the Cape of Good Hope, where they may measure the force of such a storm as no canvas can withstand-that which reduces a ship to bare poles. It is not only to measure the wind's greatest force that it is desirable to multiply these anemometers, and place them in various localities, but that we may endeavour, by their means, to learn something more definitive regarding the gusts and squalls of wind which always occur in great storms."

"The paper was heard throughout with much applause, and at its close the same sentiment was loudly expressed. Our readers may form a very familiar idea of the subject by causing the water to circulate in a basin, which will represent the violent circular motion of the storm-wind, with a calm in the centre of the vortex. Suppose this to be also moving onward, at no greater rate than about seven miles an hour, and you have the correct notion of the result of Col. Reid's observation. Near the equator the law is more constant; but when a succession of storms reach northern or southern latitudes beyond the tropics, (as where we are placed,) their mixture and interference is the cause of our more variable winds.

"It is remarkable, that water-spouts, in both hemispheres, obey altogether opposite laws, and that their gyrations proceed in opposite directions to the gyrations of the

storm.

"Professor Bache addressed the meeting; and (after complimenting Col. Reid on the handsome manner in which he had attributed so much praise to his countryman, Mr. Redfield, while he might have so justly appropriated it to himself,) stated that Mr. Redfield's opinions had been controverted by Mr. Epsy of Philadelphia, whose Philosophical Transactions," and those of papers were published in the American " the Franklin Institute. Mr. Epsy held that storms were created by winds blowing into a centre made by condensation of the atmosphere; and he, Mr. Bache, had himself surveyed the course of a land tornado, in which all trees, buildings, &c., had fallen inwards, as if this were the true exposition of the phenomenon. From the centre he presumed that the air rushed upwards; and thus the tempest continued.

"Professor Stevelly explained his views, and compared the motion of the aërial phenomenon to that of water running out of a tub, in the bottom of which a small hole was made.

"Sir John Herschel spoke highly in commendation of Col. Reid's paper, and of the important consequences to which the further investigation of the subject and the He illustrated it by an amusing allusion to Franklin, accumulation of data must lead. who, when contemptuously asked by a sailor, What has any landsman ever done in inquiries of this kind?' replied, Why, they have done one thing; for landsmen invented navigation! A knowledge of the present subject would teach seamen how to steer their ships, and save thousands of lives. Sir John suggested that the Gulf Stream might be connected with the theory involved in this investigation; and also that the trade winds might throw a light upon the phenomena which it presented. He also alluded to the spots observed on the sun, which, by analogy, might bear upon it, as he considered them, without doubt, to be the upper apertures of great hurricanes passing over the disc of that luminary, the atmosphere moving analogously to our trade winds, and being disturbed by certain causes, precisely as the earth's atmosphere might be.

We shall conclude this extract with a cordial recommendation to every seaman to study "Col. Reid's Facts on the Law of Storms."

LAND SHARKS AND SEA GULLS. By Capt. Glascock, R. N. London,
Bentley.

It is easy to foresee that the author of the Naval Sketch Book will be no less welcome with his new yarn under the foregoing quaint title, than he was long ago with his excellent sketches of naval character. There are some capital portraits shown up, under the name of "Land Sharks and Sea Gulls," with admirable truth and spirit, of the bar, the senate and the church, and albeit ofJack himself, both

in and out of his own darling element. We promise the reader who will take up the book a treat for his pains, and when we say it abounds with fun, free from overstrained improbabilities, it is no small recommendation. George Cruickshank has also had his share of it to perform.

DICTIONARY OF ARTS, MANUFACTURES, AND MINES; containing a clear exposition of their principles and practice. By Andrew Ure, M.D.

The present day abounds with matters of real utility as well as others, light and flimsy in the literary way, but among the former, the very name of the work before us claims for itself a prominent place. A Dictionary of such matters as are stated in the title, how truly valuable from the able master-hand of Dr. Ure. The present we perceive is the first number of this work, to be completed in ten monthly parts. We give it our hearty recommendation and shall watch its progress with satisfaction.

PROPOSED PLAN FOR IMPROVING DOVER HARBOUR BY AN EXTENSION OF THE SOUTH PIER HEAD, &c., &c. By Lieut. Worthington, R.N.

Assuredly Lieut. Worthington deserves well of the people of Dover, for the pains with which he has devoted himself to the subject of improving their harbour, an achievement we may say, which the numerous attempts hitherto made, have all failed to accomplishalthough it is our own opinion that Lieut. Worthington's plan, if executed, would assuredly follow in the train of its predecessors, even if the sea were merciful to his proposed "extensions," and, which there is too much reason for supposing it would not be, although this may be our opinion, we do not consider ourselves authorized to sit in judgment on it. But anticipating failure in any shape, and therefore desirous to see both the credit of a work as well its expense saved; we trust that the authorities of Dover will pause before they undertake to perform that proposed by Lieut Worthington. Dover Harbour has long been filling up, and there is no reason for doubting it will continue to do so, and if it be desirable to preserve that harbour it must be done by some other plan than that here proposed. It ought to be preserved, there can be no doubt, and we hope by some means or other that it will be.

I. THE MARINER'S LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE READY COMPUTER. II. THE BOOK OF FORMULE, FOR FINDING THE LATITUDE AT SEA, &c. T. Hurst, ST. PAUL'S CHURCH YARD.

We venture to say that those who once begin the use of formulæ in working their observations, will not forsake them but by necessity. The above are by Mr. Thomas Beverly, lately in the merchant trade, and therefore, being beside, an astronomer and mathematician, well calculated to supply the wants, in his own way, of his brother mariners. The idea is exceedingly good, and if carried out to all kinds of celestial observation, would do much towards the safe navigating of our merchant shipping. With this opinion we need scarcely say, that, formuloe ought to be generally adopted both in the Royal and Mercantile Navy.

DEEPENING THE BEDS OF NAVIGABLE RIVERS.-We have been much gratified by the perusal of a very simple and we have no doubt efficacious plan, by Mr. Tait, Civil Engineer, for deepening the Beds of Estuaries and Navigable Rivers. It has, we are informed, been submitted to that public spirited body the Mayor and Corporation of Liverpool. We are anxious to hear of the success of its practical application, as we have very little doubt that, if adopted, it will be the salvation of that most important river, the Mersey.

PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.

PROMOTIONS.

LIEUTENANTS,-A. Kennedy, H.G., Hawkins, G. Ogle.

MASTERS, L. C. Bailey, S. Haynes, W. Every, C. Tozer, T. R. Lord, W. T. Wheeler, C. H. Dillon, D. Duncan, R. W. W. Miller, J. Cater, R. Frampton, W. Barrett, R. Salmond, A. B. Usborn, W. Langdon, D. S. Edwards, W. Parsons, J. C. Hutchings, D. Craigie, S. Lark, G. Grant, H. Mapleton, T. B. Codnor, G. H. Skead.

SURGEONS, J. Munro, C. R. Airy, J. Chegwyn, E. P. Cole, A. L. Panchen. PURSERS, G. Wallis, J. Gregory, S. Brookesley, J. T. Hemer, R. M. Jeffrey, P. O. Connor, J. Westwood, J. C. Heathman, T. R. Hallett, W. Wilkins.

APPOINTMENTS.

ACTEON, 26,-Lieutenant, E. Pierce; Second-Master, H. Webb; Vol., E. Lambert, H. V. A. Powlett; Clerk, J. Hutchings ASCENSION ISLAND,-Surgeon, W. T. Ballantine. ASTREA, 6.-Surgeon, J. M'Ternan. ATHOL,-Lieut., A. M. Fairman; Master-Assist., C. Maitland. BONETTA,-Mate, G. S. Boys, BRITANNIA, 120,-Mate, C. Hawkey; Vol., W. Drummond. BUZZARD,-Mate, R. D. Aldrich. COAST-GUARD,-Commanders, H. R. Stutt, C. Parker; Lieutenants, H. Blair, D. Leary. CORNWALLLIS, 74,-Lieuts., F. Lowe, J. A. Gordon. DEVONPORT, HarbourMaster, W. Walker; Assistant-Master, J. Henderson. EDINBURGH, 74,-Mate, G. D. Keane, H. S. Micklethwaite. EXCELLENT,-Lieutenant, B. J. Wilson; Mate, A. P. Greene; Midshipman, W. Cudwoll. GRECIAN, 16,-Commander, W. Smith. HARLEQUIN, 16,-Commander, Lord F. Russell. HASTINGS, 74,-Purser, J. D. Jones; Mate, F. Rose; Second-Master, W. Woodyear; Mates, F. T. Cheetham, J. Fisher, C. F. Chmmo; Clerk, E. A. Smith. HERALD, 18,-Lieutenant, D. B. Bedford. HERCULES, 74,-Mates, W. L. Rees, J. E. Risk, J. Gordon. HERMES, St. V.,W. B. Ballard. HORNET, 6,-Assistant-Surgeon, W. Hobbs. INCONSTANT, 36, Lieutenant, J. W. Noble. MAGNIFICENT, 74,—Clerk, J. C. Aldridge. MELVILLE, 74, Clerk, C. F. Niblet. NIAGARA, on Lake Ontario,-Surgeon, A. C. McLeroy. NORTHSTAR, 28,-Lt. J. C. Robinson. OCEAN, 80,-Lt. G. Williamson. ORESTES, 18, Lieutenant, J. Rawstorne; Mates, J. Franklin, W. Parsons; Vol., T. T. Hamby; Assist.-Master, J. Studwell. PEMBROKE, 74, Lt., T. Stewart, Mates, G. R. Snow, R. Smith. PENGUIN, Packet, Act.-Master, J. Ryan. PETRAL, Packet,-Lieutenant, W. Cooke; Act-Master, R. Thomas. PIQUE, 36, Clerk, W. J. Whitefield. PILOT, 16,Mid., N. K. Wacey. POICTIERS, 74, Lieuts., N. Williamson, P. Bisson. PRINCESS CHARLOTTE, 104,-Mate, B. Le Mesurier. ROYAL ADELAIDE, 104,-AssistantSurgeon, J. Dunse, H. Edmunds; Mate, E. K. Barnard. ROYAL GEORGE Yacht,— Second-Master,-H. B. Harris. SAN JOSEF, 110,-Assistant-Master, H. B. Cummings. RACER, 16, Commander, G. Byng; Purser, J. N. Nicolas. RODNEY, 92,Lieutenants, W. F. Burnett, Hon. C. Elliott. ROLLA, 10,-Lieutenant, C. Hall. ROVER, 18,-Commander, T. M. Symonds; Lieutenant, H. Bunce; Master, E. P. Cole; Purser, R. T. Keep; Asistant-Surgeon, J. Maclean; Clerk, T. E. Keep. SEAFLOWER, Assistant-Master, J. Hughes. SKYLARK, Packet,-Assistant-Master, G. Johns. SERINGAPATAM, 46, Assistant-Surgeon, W. Roberts. TALAVERA, 74,— Clerk, W. H. Harris. VICTORY, 104,-Chaplain, E. Winder. VOLCANO, St. V., Clerk in Ch., R. Parker.

MOVEMENTS OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIPS IN COMMISSION.

AT HOME.

ACHERON, St. V., 23rd August, launched at Sheerness. AFRICAN, St. V., Capt. Beechey, 13th August, arrived at the Isle of Man. APOLLO, 46, 16th September, arrived at Portsmouth from Dublin, with troops. ATHOL, 28, Mr. Bellamy, 8th

August, sailed from Plymouth for Cork. BUZZARD, 3, 15th August, commissioned at Plymouth. COLUMBINE, 16, Commander Henderson, 24th August, sailed from Portsmouth for the Cape of Good Hope. CURLEW, 10, Commander Norcott, 1st September, arrived at Portsmouth from Africa. GORGON, St. V., Commander Dacres, 31st August, arrived at Portsmouth from the Nore. HERALD, 18, Captain Nias, 30th August, left Plymouth for East Indies. HERCULES, 74, Captain T. Nicholas, 11th September, sailed from Plymouth for Cork and Gibraltar. MAGICIENNE, 24, 13th September, arrived at Portsmouth from Lisbon. METEOR, St. V., Commander D. Pritchard, 5th September, sailed from Plymouth for Scilly Isles. PETTRAL, 28th August, commissioned at Plymouth by Lieutenant W. Cooke. PILOT, 16, Commander G. Ramsay, at Plymouth, fitting. PIQUE, 36, Captain E. Boxer, 6th September, at Sheerness from Portsmouth. ROVER, 18, commissioned at Plymouth, by Commander T. C. Symonds. ROYALIST, 10, 3rd September, paid off into ordinary. SPITFIRE, 6, St. V., Lieutenant Commander H. Kennedy, 24th August, arrived at Plymouth from Gibraltar; 31st, sailed for Woolwich to be paid off. TRIBUNE, 24, Captain Tomkinson, 24th August, sailed from Portsmouth for Lisbon. VERNON, 50, commissioned by Lord John Churchill, fitting at Sheerness.

ABROAD.

ANDROMACHE, 28, Captain L. Baynes, 3rd August, arrived at Quebec. ARROW, 10, 25th July arrived at Teneriffe, and sailed for Falkland Islands. ASIA, 84, Capt. W. Fisher, sailed from Malta to the westward. BARHAM, 50, Captain A. L. Corry, 29th, sailed from Malta for the westward. BEAGLE, 10, St. V., Commander T. C. Wickham, 17th April, King George's Sound. BLAZER, St. V., 23rd August, sailed from Malta for Gibraltar. CALEDONIA, 120, Admiral Sir B. Stopford, 29th July, sailed from Malta for westward. CALLIOPE, 28, 30th June, at Rio from Valparaiso, 9th July sailed. CASTOR, 36, Captain E. Collier, 27th July, sailed for Barcelona. CHARYBDIS, 3, Hon. Lt. Gore, 8th August, Prince Edward's Island. CONFIANCE, 2, Lt. Stopfire, 6th August, at Malta from Naples, 26th sailed for Palermo. CONWAY, 28, Captain C. B. Drinkwater, 21st April, Hobart Town. CORNWALLIS, 74, Capt. Sir R. Grant, 9th August, sailed from Quebec for England, 21st, Halifax. FIREFLY, St. V., Lieutenant T. Pearce, 1st August, at Alexandria from Beront, 14th sailed from Malta. FLY, 18, Commander R. Elliott, 28th April, Valparaiso. HARLEQUIN, 16, Commander T. E. Erskine, 31st August, Gibraltar. HERMES, St. V., Lieutenant W. Blount, 16th August, arrived at Gibraltar; 24th, arrived at Malta. IMOGENE, 28, Captain H. W. Bruce, 12th April, Callao. INCONSTANT, 36, Captain D. Pring, 7th August at Quebec. JASEUR, 16, Commander F. M. Boultbee, 21st August, sailed from Malta for Barcelona. LARK, 4, 4th July, sailed from Jamaica on a cruize. LIGHTNING, St. V., 20th August, arrived at Östend from Woolwich. MADAGASCAR, 46, Captain Sir J. S. Peyton, 21st July, at Quebec from Halifax; 2nd August sailed from Quebec. MAGICIENNE, 24, Captain Mildmay, 21st August sailed for the Levant; 4th September, Lisbon. MALABAR, 74, Captain Sir W. A. Montague, 4th August, arrived at Quebec from Halifax. MEDEA, 4, St. V., 11th August, sailed from Halifax for Prince Edward's Island; 12th, arrived and sailed again for Halifax; 16th at Quebec. MEGERA, St. V., Lieutenant Goldsmith, 24th August, sailed for Malta from Ionian Islands. NAUTILUS, 10, 11th July, at Ascension. NIMROD, 20, Commander T. Frazer, 21st June, arrived at Vera Cruz. PEARL, 20, Capt. Lord Clarence Paget, 11th August, sailed for Halifax. PEMBROKE, 74, Captain F. Moresby, 29th July, sailed from Malta for the westward. PRESIDENT, 52, Flag of Rear Admiral Ross, 29th May, sailed from Valparaiso for Callao. RACEHORSE, 18, Commander M. H. Crawford, 3rd August, arrived at Prince Edward's Island from Gaspe; 8th sailed for Quebec. RALEIGH, 18, Commander M. Quin, 21st May, arrived at Madras from Trincomalee. RHADAMANTHUS, St. V., Commander A. Wakefield, 29th July, sailed from Malta for the westward; 6th August returned to Malta. RODNEY, 92, Captain H. Parker, 29th July, sailed from Malta for the westward. RUSSELL, 74, Captain Sir W. H. Dillon, K.Č.H., 4th September, Tagus. SAMARANG, 25, Capt. W. Broughton, 3rd July, arrived at Rio from Buenos Ayres. SCORPION, 10, Lieutenant Commander C. Gayton, 24th August, arrived at Valencia from Barcelona. SCYLLA, 16, Commander Hon. J. Denman, 4th September, Tagus. SERING APATAM, 46, Captain J. Leith, 10th July, sailed from Barbadoes for St. Lucia; 16th returned. SKIPJACK, 5, Lieutenant J. Robinson, 21st July, left Shelborne for St. John's, New Brunswick. SPARROWHAWK, 16, Commander J. Sheppard, 13th July, arrived at Rio from Bahia. STAG, 46, Commodore T. B. Sullivan, 30th June, at Rio from Valparaiso. TALAVERA, 74, Captain W. B. Mends, 3rd August, at Malta from Gibraltar. TALBOT, 28, 27th July, arrived at Malta ;

8th August, sailed for Smyrna. TRIBUNE, 24, Capt. Tomkinson, 4th September, at Lisbon. TRINCULO, 16, Commander H. E. Coffin, 31st July, at Cadiz. TYNE, 28, Captain T. Townsend, 21st August, sailed from Constantinople with dispatches. VANGUARD, 80, Captain Sir T. Fellowes, 29th July, sailed from Malta for the westward. VESTAL, 26, 18th August, arrived at Quebec from Bermuda. VICTOR, 16, 19th May, arrived at Madras from Kedgeree. VOLAGE, 28, 17th June, arrived at the Cape of Good Hope from Rio and Plymouth; 30th, sailed for India. VOLCANO, St. V., 16th August, arrived at Gibraltar from Malta. WASP, 16, Lieutenant Crozier, 29th, sailed from Malta for the westward. WEAZLE, 10, Commander John Simpson, 9th August, arrived at Malta; 18th, sailed for Barcelona. WIZARD, 10, Lieutenant Commander E. L. Harvey, 10th July, arrived at Bahia; 17th, sailed for Pernambuco. WOLVERINE, 16, Commander Hon. E. Howard, 16th August, arrived at Gibraltar from Malta; 21st, sailed for the eastward. ZEBRA, 16, Commander R. McCrea, 21st, sailed from Madras for England.

set.

At St. Pancras Church, on the 1st. Sept. John Thomson, Esq. of Devonshire Street, Portland Place, to Anna Maria, only daughter of the late Capt. John Hudson, R.N.

At Wrenbury, Cheshire, J. W. C. Starkey. Esq., of the Madras Army, to Sophia, daughter of the late Capt. R. Campbell, R.N.

At Charles Church, Plymouth, on the 22nd of August, by the Rev. Septimus Courtney, John Garrett Russell, Esq., of Bussellton, Western Australia, son of the late Rev. W. M. Bussell, of Portsea,

to Charlotte, relict of the late John Cookworthy, Esq., and daughter of the late Captain Peter Spicer, .R.N.

On the 8th Sept., at All Saints' Church, Maidstone, Edward Frederick Leeks, Esq. Solicitor, of James street, Buckinghamplace, to Ann, only daughter of James Lowry, Esq., M.D. R.N., of Maidstone.

At Sidney, New South Wales, on the 10th April, John Roach, Esq., Commander of her Majesty's colonial cruizer Prince George, to Eliza, eldest daughter of J. Nicholson, Esq., R.N. Sydney, N.S.W.

On the 1st Sept., Commander Powney, R.N., K.H., of Chudleigh, Devon, son of the late P. P. Powney, Esq., M.P. for Windsor, to Isabella, youngest daughter of the late W. Willie, Esq.

Deaths.

At Portsea, on the 26th, July, Retired Commander John Good, aged, 69.

At Portland-place, Morice-Town, suddenly. Mr. R. Burstall, Master, R.N. (1797.)

At Weedville, North Britain, Henry, Best, Esq. Purser, R.N. 1802, aged, 62.

At Jubbulpoor, in the East Indies, on the 14th, November, 1837, Thomas Mounsteven Bremer, son of the late Commander James Bremer, and grandson of the late Capt. James Bremer, R.N.

At Southsea, on the 28th, August, Capt. W. Simpson, R.N. aged, 49.

At Bovisand, on the 26th, August, Mr. Richard Turner, Master, R.N., Queen's Harbour Master at the Port of Plymouth.

At Douglas Castle, North Britain, on the 30th, July, the Hon. Capt. George Douglas, R. N., brother of the Right. Hon. Lord Douglas.

At Cowes, Frederick, third son of Capt. E. Ratsey, R.N.

At Brighton, at his residence on the Grand Parade, Thomas Pearson Croasdaile, Esq., Commander, R. N.