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velocity would certainly augment the horizontal distance of the 

 lines in which the drops fall, although only whilst and where 

 the velocity is increasing. Now we have reason to believe that 

 such an increase does take place over the mouth of the gauge. 

 I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, 



Henry Meikle 



V. Meteorological Observations at Cork. By T. Holt, Esq. 

 (With a Plate. See XCVII.) 



(To Dr. Thomson.) 

 SIR, Cork, April 3, 1819. 



I transmit you the meteorological scale and journal for 

 Cork, for the first quarter of 1819 ; and am, Sir, 



With due respect, your obedient humble servant, 



Thomas Holt. 



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JANUARY. 



Foggy morning; bright day. 



Fair; cloudy; rainy night". 



Cloudy ; high wind. 



Showery. 



Showery. 



Showery ; heavy rain ; gale. 



Bright. 



Fair; heavy rain and wind. 



Showery ; rain. 



Rainy ; windy. 



Showery. 



Dry; cloudy; breeze. 



Bright. 



Misty ; dry ; cloudy. 



Dry ; cloudy. 



Misty; rain. 



Showery ; gale. 



Fair; showery. 



Ditto ; ditto. 

 21, 22. Showery. 

 24. Snow showers. 



Snow; heavy rain ; hard frost. 



Frost ; thick fog. 



Fair. 



Showery. 



Fair; showery. 



Showery. 



Bright. 



FEBRUARY. 

 Fog; fair; rain. 

 Fair; frost. 

 Bright ; showery. 

 Ditto; ditto; fog. 

 Rain last night ; fine day. 

 Ditto ; showery. 

 Bright. 



MARKS. 



8. Fine; showery. 



9. Rainy. 



10. Bright; breeze. 

 11,12. Fair; occasional showers. 



13. Bright. 



14. Misty. 



15. Rainy. 



16. Showery. 



17. Bright; occasion.il showers. 



18. Rainy; heavy showers. 



19. Rainy night; occasional showers. 



20. Frost; rainy. 



21. Fair; showers; gale. 



22. Frost; fair; misty evening. 



23. Showery. 



24. Bright; light showers; gale. 



25. Bright; misty evening. 



26. 27. Bright ; occasional showers.* 

 28. Bright. 



MARCH. 



1. Bright ; breeze. 



2. Snow ; frost ; fair. 



3. Frost ; fair ; light snow showers. 



4. 5, 6. Bright ; breeze. 

 7, 8. Dry ; cloudy. 

 9, 10, 11, 12,13, 14. Bright days. 



15. Rainy morning ; fine. 



16. Fine ; occasional showers. 



17. Blight. 



18. Cloudy; showers. 

 19,20. tiale ; fine; showers. 



21. Misty ; bright. 



22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27. Bright; occa- 

 sional showers. 



2S. Rainy. 

 , 29,' 30. Fair; showers. 

 I 31. Showery. 



• Feb. 27, about five, p. m. five columns of cloud, resembling water-spouts, but 

 connected laterally, appeared in the S.E. apparently about three miles from Cork, 



