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PHILOSOPHY OF STORMS. 



it was increasing to a hurricane from the west; on the 

 south west of Ireland, from the south west ; and on the 

 north west of Ireland, from the north of west and north west. 



Chart, showing the course of the Wind in Great Britain and Ireland, an the 

 night of the 6th of January, 1839, between 10 and 12 o'clock. 



No. 



1. Romney. Strong S. E. at 8, P. M. 



2. London. Southward all night ; violent. 



3. Thwaite. Strong S. S. E. from 10 to 12. 



(O. Whistlecraft.) 



4. Sou hwald. The Susanna driven on 



shore hy a S. E. wind at 8, 1'. M. 



5. Birmingham. Wind east of south, strung 



till 1 ^ A. M.. then strong west of south. 

 (Osier's Anemometic.) 



6. Manchester. S. E. till midnight, very 



strong. (Narrative, p. 24.) 



7. Lerds. S. E. till midnight, very strong, 



then S. W. (Leeds Intelligencer of 

 12th) 



8. Bridlington. Got round to S. E. in the 



night, and continued so blowing a gale 

 till midnight. 



9. Whitly. S. hy E., high wind at 10. 



(Henry Belcher.) 



10. Berwick. Changed from east of south to 

 S. W. at 10, P. M. 



11. Edinburgh. Changed in the night from 



east, strong and cold, to the west, 

 (Edinburgh Advertiser of Jan. 8.) 



12. Dundee. ' On the night of the 6th and 



day of 7th, N. W. (S. M. G. of 10th.*) 



13. Montrose. On night of 6th and day of 



7th, hurricane. W. N. W- 



14. Aberdeen. N. W. and N. N. W. 



(G. Tnnes.) 



15. Cape Wrath. All Cth and 7th, N. W. 



16. Scowrie. Evening of 6th, till 12, N. W. 



(G. Ross.) 



17. Isle of Glass. At 11, P. M., N. W., Light- 



house. 



18. Lismore. On night of 6th, N. W. to N. 



Lighthouse. 



19. Corsewell. S. W. from 6, P M. till 12. 



Lighthouse. 



20. Mull of Galloway. S. till 1, A. M. of 



7th. Lighthouse. 



* S. M. G. means Shipping and Mercantile Gazette. 



