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The Caledonian Mercury, of the 7th, (which I believe is published in 

 Edinburgh,) says, " the snow continued to fall heavily the whole of Sat- 

 urday, the 5th, and towards evening, lay to an average depth of twelve 

 inches. Last night (that is, the 6th), the wind changed to S. E., with 

 rain." 



[Shipping Gazette, January 10.] 



Stranaer, S . W. corner of Scotland, January 7. Last night, at midnight, 

 it came on to blow a heavy gale at S. W., and at 4, this morning, it blew 

 a perfect hurricane at W. N. W. 



January 11. At Carnarvon, on the night of the 6th, it came on 

 to blow a tremendous gale from the S. S. W.to N. W., which continued 

 unabated almost till 4 o'clock on Tuesday morning. 



At Whitby, north of York, the gale came on W. N. W., about 2 

 o'clock on the morning of the 7th, and continued a hurricane till after 

 daylight. 



At Londonderry, north of Ireland, the snow which fell on the 5th, be- 

 gan to thaw on the afternoon of the 6th ; and about 11 o'clock that night, 

 the wind shifted from S. W. to N. W., when it commenced to blow 

 strong ; and after that, the night was tremendous. On the 8th, wind 

 west. 



At Cove of Cork, on the morning of the 6th, wind E. P. M., wind 

 W., storm and rain. 



Lloyd's List, January It. At Milford, S. W. of Wales, opposite Wa- 

 terford, it blew a gale on the night of the 6th, from S. S. W. and S. W., 

 but veerred at 2, A. M., to W. N. W., blowing a perfect hurricane. 



At Bangor, west of Liverpool, it blew a very heavy gale on the night 

 of the 6th from W. to W. S. W. 



At Greenock, it blew a tremendous gale on the 7th, without intermis- 

 sion, from W. N. W., till evening. 



At Westport, on the night of the 6th, it blew a terrific gale from S. W. 

 to W. N. W. 



January 12. At Strnngford, it blew a hurricane on fhe night of the 

 6th, at W. S. W., and veered next morning to W. N. W. 



At Shields, it blew a perfect hurricane from 1, A. M., of the 7th, till 

 sun set, at S. W. 



At Grirnsby, near Hull, it blew a hurricane on the 7th, till 3, P. M., 

 from W. by S. to W. by N., and continued on the 8th, W. N. W., a 

 gale at intervals. 



At Bowmore, Island of Islay, at 4, on the morning of the 7th, a se- 

 vere gale commenced from S. VV. and veered to N. W., the gale in- 

 creasing. 



January 15. The Guiana experienced on the 6th a dreadful hurri- 

 cane, nine miles from Cape Clear, S. W. of Ireland. 



At Portsoy, it blew a severe gale on the 7th from N. N. W. 



At Montrose, on the evening of the 6th, and throughout the next day, 

 it blew a hurricane from the VV: N. W. 



At Annan, on the 7th, it blew a severe gale from S. W. to N. W. 



January 17. At Hamburgh, on the evening of the 8th, it blew a vio- 

 lent gale from S. W. to W. S. VV., with tide rising 18 feet part of 

 the town under water. 



