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Monpay, JUNE 27TH, 1853. 
THOMAS ROMNEY ROBINSON, D.D., Presipent, 
in the Chair. 
Rev. Dr. Luoyp read a paper on the Meteorology of Ireland, 
as deduced from observations made in 1851, under the direc- 
tion of the Committee of Science. 
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Rey. Dr. Drummond read the conclusion of his paper (of 
which the following is a brief abstract) on the Achievements 
of Magnus Barefoot, King of Norway, and of his defeat and 
death in the field of Cobha, in Ireland, a. p. 1103. 
On the death of Olave III., King of Norway, a. p. 1093, 
his son Magnus succeeded to the throne. His right, however, 
being disputed, he maintained it successfully by the sword. To 
crush the power of his enemies te made an expedition to Hal- 
land, a district about the river Gotha. Having ravaged their 
country and inflicted capital punishment on their leaders, he 
returned enriched with glory and spoil. He then determined 
to add to his dominions by foreign conquest ; instigated partly 
by ambition, and partly, as was reported, by a vision, in which 
he was admonished to depart from Norway, and threatened 
with fatal consequences should he refuse. After due consul- 
tation with his nobles, a powerful armament, consisting of 160 
sail, was soon prepared, and in 1096 left the shores of Norway, 
many of them never to return. Having laid waste the Ork- 
neys and the Hebrides with fire and sword, but sparing Iona, 
he took possession of Cantire, and thence sailed to Mann, where 
his countrymen had formed a colony. Here he strengthened 
their position by walls and fortifications; and thence proceeded 
to Anglesea, on the shores of which island he was met by an 
armed force to oppose his landing. In a conflict which en- 
sued, the leader of the enemy, the Earl of Shrewsbury, was 
