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places. On Feb. 11 and 12 the general direction of the wind 

 was S. W. ; rain was falling on the former all over the country, 

 and at many places on the 12th, on which day snow fell at 

 Edinburgh and at Shap. There was a frost at Darlington ; on 

 the 10th the wind was from the N.W., and the frost was 

 general. Snow was falling at York and at Whitby. On the 

 14th the direction was S.W. and S., blowing strongly in the 

 south, whilst the air was either calm or in gentle motion only 

 in the north. Snow was falling at Shap, and rain was falling 

 at many places. On the 15th the wind was very variable in 

 strength. On the 16th the air was in gentle motion at most 

 places, whilst a gale was blowing from the Irish Sea between 

 the latitudes of 54° and 55°. On the 18th the air was mostly 

 calm on the south coast, and there was a hard wind on the 

 north-east coast. On Feb. 19 the general direction was S.W. ; 

 at places situated south of 53° 30', and north of this parallel, 

 it was S. At most places the air was in gentle motion. At 

 Glasgow and Edinburgh it was blowing strongly. On Feb. 20 

 the wind was S.W., except in the north, where it was N.W. 

 Rain was falling at many places in the south. On the 21st 

 there were light airs passing in different directions; south of 

 latitude 53° 30' north of this parallel, a gale was blowing 

 from the W., and which passed across the country. On the 

 22nd the air was in gentle motion at most places, yet there 

 was a hard wind at some places. From this day to the end 

 of the month the air was mostly in a calm state, and fog was 

 prevalent. 



On March 1 the air was in gentle motion in the southern 

 parts of England, and passing for the most part from the 

 S.W. and S., till, arriving at Beattock, Lanark and Edin- 

 burgh, a strong N.W. wind was recorded. On the 2nd 

 the prevailing direction was S.W., veering in the northern 

 counties to the S., or, in other words, becoming parallel to 

 the main ridge of northern mountains ; in the extreme noi'th,, 

 the wind was blowing strongly. On the 4th the air was 

 evidently on its return down the country, setting in at Glas- 

 gow, Lanaric and Beattock from the N.W., which shortly 

 afterwards changed to N., and continued in this direction to 

 the south coast with scarcely an exception. At Whitby, on 

 this day, a heavy gale from the N. is recorded. On the 5th, 

 at Beattock, Lanark, Edinburgh and Berwick, a strong breeze 

 was recorded, the direction being different, affording strong 

 evidence of the effect of the mountains in deflecting the course 

 of the wind. With a few exceptions this day was calm ; the 

 same remark applies to the 6th, with this difference, that, com- 

 mencing at Holyhead, there was a fresh westerly breeze, and 



