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Transactions. 



Society were accorcled to Mr MTarlan for tlie great trouble lie 

 liad taken in connection witli this interesting and ancient 

 monument. 



Midsteeple Bidldings. — Mr Barbour, V.P., called the Society's 

 attention to the proposal of the Town Council to alter the apart- 

 ment in the basement of the Tower. On the motion of Mr 

 Rutherford, Mr Barbour, V.P., Mr M'Dowall, and the Secretary 

 were appointed a sub-committee to memorialise the Town Council 

 on tlie subject. 



Communications. 



I. Meteorological Notes for 1886. By Rev. W. Andson. 



The observations recorded in the accompanying table, and 

 which form the subject of the following remarks, were taken at 

 Newall Terrace, Dumfries, about 60 feet above sea level, and, as 

 is customary, the barometric readings are corrected to 32° F. and 

 for sea-level. 



Station — Newall Terrace, Dumfries. Year 1886. 



January ... 

 February . . 



March 



April 



May 



.June 



July 



August 



Sej)teniber 

 October . . . . 

 November . 

 December . 



Year . 



Inch, 



30 ■42 

 30-41 

 S0-2S 



30-36 

 30-33 

 30-26' 

 30-46 

 30-47 

 30-64 

 30-47 



MO 



Inch. 



29-12 

 29-03 

 ■29-05 



■29-60 

 ■29-29 

 ■29-50 

 •29-51 

 28-89 

 •29-13 

 -27-61 



Inch, 



1-30 

 1-38 

 I -23 



Inch. 



29-93 

 •29 ^79 

 •29-77 



(1-76-29-94 

 l-04!29-86 

 -761-29 ^92 

 0-95 29-96 

 1 -58 -29-80 

 1-51-29-82 

 2-86 '29-57 



30-64'27-6li3-03 29-S4 



Sblf-Reo. Therm. 

 IN Shade. 



51-6 

 48 

 68 

 68 

 62 



78 



36 -fi 

 32 



50 

 38 

 29 

 40 

 36 

 30 

 48 

 38 

 2ii 

 43 



70 



34 

 35-9 

 40-4 

 4(>-4 



49 

 55-4 

 58-3 

 57-9 



53 

 49-8 

 42-1 

 32-4 



46-2 



224 



Inch, 



0-62 

 0-40 

 0-87 

 0-56 

 0-80 

 0-24 

 0-55 

 0-44 

 1-02 

 0-91 

 0-SO 

 0-S3 



^S 



Ir.ch 

 4-58 

 2-03 

 4-13 

 1-79 

 3-81 

 0-77 

 3-64 

 1-91 

 5-79 

 4-17 

 3-58 

 4-43 



1-02 40-63 



* barometer oiit of oriler. 



Barometrical Observations. — The most remarkable fact in the 

 meteorological record of the year was the sudden and excessive 

 fall of the barometer on the 8th December. On the morning of 

 the 7th it stood at 2D -30 in.; at 9 a.m. of the 8th it had fallen to 



