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APPENDIX. 



[Extracted from Meteorological Journal, for January, 1839, kept at the apart- 

 \ ments of the Royal Society, London.] 



Barometer. Dir. of wd. Character of Weather. 



at 9, A. M. 

 January 5, 29.682 S. Fine, clouds and wind throughout the day, evening fine 



6, 29.718 



7, 29.072 

 8,29.538 



Wind at noon. 

 Jan. 5, S. W. 



6. 



7,W.S.W. 



8, N. W. 



W. 



and starlight. 



A. M. overcast ; light wind; rain early. P. M., overcast ; 

 snow and rain ; evening, heavy rain with high wind. 



A. M., fine, light clouds, very high wind, as also through- 

 out the night. P. M., hail and rain, light winds ; even- 

 ing fine and starlight. 



A. M., fine and cloudless, light wind. P. M., dark heavy 

 clouds, brisk wind. 



[Extracted from Lloyd's List, London.] 



Memoranda. 



Holyhead, 7th Jan. It has blown throughout last night and thia morn- 

 5 ale from W. S. W. to W. N. W. by N. 



Chester, 7th Jan. About midnight, it commenced to blow a tremen- 

 dous gale at south, but flew to W. N. W. a complete hurricane ; is 

 now moderating. 



Liverpool, 8th Jan. The gale continued with but little abatement till 

 about 3 o'clock this afternoon ; is now nearly calm. 



[Extracted from the Register kept by Mr. Thomson, at the garden of the Hor- 

 ticultural Society, at Chiswick, near London.] 



Barometer. 

 Max. Min. 



Jan. 6, 29.735 29.147 



Dir. of wind Character of Weather, 



at 1, P. M. 

 S S E Overcast; sleet; rain at night with wind 



increasing to a hurricane. 



7, 29.343 29.096 .W. Boisterous. 



8, 29.59229.526 W. Clear ; slight snow. 



Wind. 



Character of Weather. 



[Extracted from Register kept at Applegarth Manse, Dumfries-shire, by Mr. 



D unbar.] 



Barometer. 

 9, A. M. 8,P. M. 

 Jan. 6. 29.55 28.99 



7, 28.26 29.00 



8, 29.30 29.40 



S. W. Frost and snow ; rain, P. M. 



W. N. W. Fearful storm ; rain and sleet. 

 W. N. W. More calm; more snow. 



[Glasgow. Furnished by Graham Hutchison, Esq.] 



* S. E. wind, evening j bar. 27.9, at 7, A. M. 



