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prioress ; and, on the supposition that an initial letter which he 

 formerly read P may be an 0, he sugg-ested that the stone might 

 commemorate a lady of Orchardton. The unset pebble seal dis- 

 covered in the parish some time ago was mentioned, with the 

 suggestion that it was probably the seal used by one of the dis- 

 possessed abbots after the Reformation. 



Dr Ghinnock proposed a vote of thanks to Mr M'Conachie and 

 Mr Sulley for the paper ; and further, that the society should 

 express its regret that Mr Sulley, one of the vice-presidents, was 

 leaving the district, and its high appreciation of his services to the 

 society. 



The motion was seconded by Mr Murray, George Street, and 

 cordially adopted. 



15th January, 7897. 



Mr John Neilson in the chair. 



Ne7i> Member. — Mr R. F. Dudgeon, The Grange, Kirkcud- 

 bright. 



Do7iatio7i. — A copy of the U.S. Geological Survey, 16th 

 annual Report, 1894-5, was laid upon the table. 



Communications. 



I. — Report on the Meteorology of Dumfries for 1896. By the Rev. 

 Wm. Andson. 



Barometer. — The most remarkable meteorological fact con- 

 nected with the barometrical pressure for the past year was the 

 extreme height to which it rose on the 9th January. At 9 A.M. of 

 that day the reading was slightly above 31 inches, a reading 

 which is believed to have been unprecedented in the British 

 Islands during the period when regular observations have been 

 taken. The high readings were not confined to a single day. 

 From the 5th to the 11th they were unusually high, ranging from 

 30-500 in. on the first of these days to 31*016 in. on the 9th, and 

 again gradually falling to 30*570 in. on the 11th. The highest 

 point reached during the ten preceding years was 30'805 in. in 



