It appears therefore that but a very slight change took place in the magnetism of the cylinder during the outward voyage, and we may take 536,6 as the time of vibration at Rio, corresponding to the dates of the intermediate observations; and this is done in the table for Madeira and Port Praya.

Table I.
Rio de Janeiro.Time of Vibration.Interval.Loss.Per Diem.
Horizontal.As a Dipping
Needle.
s.s.Days.s.
August 29, 1826545,2537,03826,5.017
September 15, 1827551,7543,5
December 21, 1828561,1552,74629,2.020
June 1, 1830563,8555,45272,7.005
Table II.
Station.Date.Time of Vibration.Intensity.
At the Station.At Rio.Rio=1,000.Rio=
0,884.
Horizon.As a
Dipping
Needle.
As a
Dipping
Needle.
s.s.s.
Madeira1826May31627,79430,1536,61,5561,377
Port Praya1826June22557,08465,4536,61,3301,177
and24
Sta Catharina1827Nov.3553,58532,7544,51,0450,920
Gorriti1826Oct.29549,44497,0538,11,1721,1751,041
andNov.6
1829Jan.10562,78509,0552,81,179
Monte Video1827Dec.18553,87496,7545,41,2061,2031,065
1828Oct.8560,95503,0551,31,201
1830June1564,89506,6555,41,202
Sea Bear Bay1829Mar.20576,37446,0553,11,5381,361
St. Martin Cove1827Jan.15584,29414,9539,41,6911,6921,498
and22
Mar.27585,08415,4540,61,694
Port Famine1828Jan.28589,36417,5546,21,712
May8596,54422,6548,21,6831,7001,505
June18595,81422,1549,31,694
andJuly30
1830April26598,97424,3555,11,712
Chilóe1829Sept.1565,23453,7554,21,4021,321
andDec.15
Juan Fernandez1830Feb.19551,83464,7554,81,4251,262
Talcahuano1829Dec.18555,59466,5554,61,4131,4121,250
1830May12557,18467,4555,31,412
Valparaiso1829Aug.4548,59479,5553,91,3341,3291,176
1830Jan.11551,60482,1554,61,324
andFeb.1

4.—The following Table exhibits the Magnetic Observations of Captains King and Fitz-Roy collected in one view.

° ′ ° ′ ° ′ ° ′
Madeira32 38N.16 56W.K.1,377
Terceira38 39N.27 13W.24 18W.F.68 06 N.F.1,457
Port Praya14 54N.23 30W.16 30W.K.1,177
F.46 20,2N.F.1,154
F.45 46,5N.F.1,157
Ascension7 56S.14 24W.13 30W.F.1 39,2N.F.0,873
St. Helena15 55S.5 43W.18 00W.F.18 01,2S.F.0,822
F.0,850
Falkland Islands51 32S.58 07W.19 00E.F.53 30,4S.F.1,349
F.53 19,6S.F.1,385
Pernambuco8 04S.34 51W.5 54W.F.13 12,9N.F.0,914
Bahia12 59S.38 30W.4 18W.F.4 55,8N.F.0,871
F.5 53,5N.
Rio de Janeiro22 55S.43 09W.2 00E.K.14 00,1S.F.0,878
F.13 37,4S.
Sta Catharina27 26S.48 33W.K.22 12,4S.K.0,920
Gorriti34 57S.54 57W.K.35 05,9S.K.1,041
Monte Video34 53S.56 13W.12 00E.K.36 28,4S.K.1,065
F.34 51,2S.F.1,055
Blanco Bay38 57S.61 59W.15 00E.F.41 54,0S.F.1,113
Port Desire47 45S.65 55W.20 12E.F.52 43,5S.F.1,359
Sea Bear Bay47 51S.65 48W.K.53 13,5S.K.1,361
R. Santa Cruz50 07S.68 24W.20 54E.F.55 15,7S.F.1,425
St. Martin Cove55 51S.67 34W.K.59 43,8S.K.1,498
Port Famine53 38S.70 58W.23 00E.K.59 52,6S.K.1,505
F.1,560
Port San Andres46 35S.75 35W.20 48E.F.54 13,6S.
Port Low43 48S.74 02W.19 48E.F.51 20,1S.F.1,326
Chilóe41 51S.73 56W.18 00E.K.49 52,6S.K.1,321
F.48 58,9S.F.1,304
Valdivia39 53S.73 29W.17 30E.F.46 46,5S.F.1,238
Concepçion36 42S.73 10W.16 48E.K.45 10,0S.K.1,250
F.43 15,4S.F.1,186
Valparaiso33 02S.71 41W.15 18E.K.40 10,7S.K.1,176
F.38 03,1S.
Coquimbo29 59S.71 26W.14 24E.F.1,111
Callao12 04S.74 14W.10 00E.F.7 02,8S.
Galapagos Islands0 50S.89 37W.9 30E.F.8 41,2N.
Ditto0 15S.90 31W.9 30E.F.9 28,6N.F.1,069
Juan Fernandez33 38S.78 53W.K.44 49,8S.K.1,262
Otaheite17 29S.149 30W.7 54E.F.30 13,5S.F.1,017
Cape of Good Hope34 11S.18 26E.28 30W.F.52 35,0S.F.1,014
Mauritius20 09S.57 31E.11 18W.F.54 00,8S.F.1,192
Keeling Islands12 05S.96 55E.1 12W.F.38 33,1S.
New Zealand35 16S.174 00E.14 00E.F.59 32,0S.F.1,591
King George Sound35 02S.117 56E.5 36W.F.64 41,3S.F.1,709
Hobart Town42 53S.147 24E.11 06E.F.70 34,9S.F.1,817
Sydney33 51S.151 17E.10 24E.F.62 49,4S.F.1,685