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apology for quoting his observations, bearing as they do on the 

 present subject: "The evening of the 21st presented no in- 

 dications of the terrible commotion which was approaching. The 

 sky was beautifully clear in every direction, the wind was blow- 

 ing gently, and there appeared every prospect of an especially 

 favourable night for astronomical observation. About 5 p.m., 

 however, several significant changes were perceptible. The 

 barometer began to fall steadily ; the wind, which had been 

 blowing from the south-west during the day, was now found to be 

 veering gradually towards the south, and was rapidly increasing 

 in intensity, while the heavens in all directions were assuming 

 a dark and threatening aspect. About 11 p.m. the storm was 

 already raging with extraordinary violence, but it continued to 

 increase in intensity till about 6 o'clock this morning. Just a 

 few minutes before six, there occurred a tremendous gust of wind 

 which, measured by Osier's anemometer, was equivalent to a wind 

 pressure of 48 pounds on the square foot. This result received 

 a satisfactory confirmation from the indications of Robinson's 

 velocity anemometer. It was found by this instrument that the 

 wind, for a few minutes about the same time, was travelling at 

 the rate of nearly 80 miles an hour. As far as the self-recording 

 instruments of this Observatory indicate, the storm of last night 

 is the most violent with which Glasgow has been visited for at 

 least twenty years." 



Seggieden, Perth. 



Perthshire Natural History Museum. — The Perthshire Society of 

 Natural Science, under whose charge this institution is, has had a most 

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 the museum. The bazaar was one of the most popular ever held in Perth, 

 and produced a sum of nearly ^1600. Contributions of scientific books, 

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