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48 years there is only one instance of a heavy fall at an earlier 

 date than the present, and that in 1829, when, on October 7th, 

 there was "a considerable fall between 1 and 3 p.m." — [Edin. 

 Courant, 23. x. 80]. 



Heavy fogs impeded the navigation on the Clyde. At Kirkwall 

 a severe gale on 20th, with sleet and rain. The weather in 

 Stirlingshire up to 25th, clear, cold, and bright; but in Firth of 

 Forth heavy storms of rain and wind, and gales along east coast. 

 On 25th some rain, but on 26th again night frosts and cold north- 

 east wind, which on night of 27th changed to high east wind, 

 with sleet and rain, which lasted till 29th, when it was again cold 

 and clear. This gale from N. and N.E. seemed general over the 

 country, as noticed in papers of 29th. In Firth of Forth traffic 

 suspended on 28th, and trains impeded. No such hurricane 

 experienced in Stirlingshire for 5 years. Bye-roads in Fife often 

 impassable from water. The Muckle Binn, west of Denny, covered 

 by 12 inches of snow. Hailstones of extraordinary size fell in 

 North of Scotland. -At Auchterarder 2 inches of snow. Hills 

 round Selkirk and southwards white for two days, also Grampians 

 and Sidlaw Hills, and similar reports generally. 



While great floods occurred in England, our Scottish rivers were 

 hardly affected, as in Greenock, Stirling, and Alloa water was shut 

 off from public works owing to its scarcity. In Dumfriesshire 

 60 sheep snowed up and buried in one mass — [J. Dickson, of 

 Saughton Mains, ex ore]. On 29th wind continued almost due 

 north, and weather bright and clear. From 30th westerly winds, 

 clear and fine, till 4th November, when thaw and rain on 5th and 

 6th set in, w T ith high gale on night of 6th, succeeded again by fine 

 mild, clear weather. From 9th to 14th mild open weather, with 

 high winds and rain, which flooded the rivers heavily. Snow 

 began to fall in Stirlingshire early on 14th, lying though the 

 ground was so wet, and continuing till the afternoon, when keen 

 frost set in, which lasted until 16th, when north-east wind, with 

 snow and rain, rose to a gale, doing much damage on east coast at 

 St. Andrews and on Firth of Forth. Rain melted most of the 

 snow, but on 17th the ground was again white. Thereafter keen 

 frost till 23rd, when another fall of snow, followed by thaw till 

 24th, and this snow-storm seemed general over the country. High 

 south-west winds succeeded for several days, and generally un- 

 settled weather, with occasional fine days without frost. 



