532 APPENDIX. 



Observations made at the Northern Lighthouses during the Storm of Janu- 

 ary 7th, 1839. 



At Lismore, at four, A. M., of 7th, wind gentle, S. VV. ; barometer 

 lowest. At eight, wind, N. W., tremendous gale, 



At Isle of Glass, the storm began at about U, P. M. of 6th, and varied 

 with each shower, from W. to N. W. 



At Dunnet Head, snow all day on the5ih, and at 10, P. M., of the 6th, 

 it began to snow again and rain till about I, A. M., when it fnired up, 

 and became quiet. At 7, A. M., of 7th, barometer 27.35, and stood so 

 till evening, when it began to rise at 9, P. M.,27.95. At 7, A. M. of 

 7th, light ttir, S. E., and cloudy. At 8, a calm, at 9, light breeze N., 

 or N. N. W., but soon increased to a gale, and by 12, noon, it blew a 

 heavy gale, and veered N. W , continuing the same till about 10, P. M., 

 when it abated a little. About 12, at night, barometer 27.98, hut soon 

 began to fall again, and at 3, A. M., of 8th, was 27.65, and at that time 

 wind veered about W., a complete hurricane, with thick snow, continu- 

 ing till day light. Then abated a little, but blew a gale all the 8th, and 

 most of the 9th, N. W. 



At Stimhurghead, snow and sleet at 2, P. M., of 7th. At 9, heavy 

 showers of snow and hail ; barometer 27.84. 



At Start Point, wind S. W., on 6th, with hail at times, till about two, 

 P. M., it blew a gale, and by three tremendous, but died away in the 

 night. And at 8, A. M., of 7th, nearly calm. It continued calm lilt be- 

 tween 11 and 12, when it began to blow N. W., and continued a most 

 tremendous gale for 24 hours. 



At Pentland Skerries, the rain cleared off at 2, A. M., of 7th, very 

 warm, 48, at 4, A. M.; at 9, A. !M., not a breath of air ; smoke going 

 straight up. At eleven, A. M., wind went round to N. W., and at noon, 

 the storm was strong. Snow. Between 6 and 8, P. M., storm most 

 violent, but still worse on the 8th, nt 3 to 6, A. M. 



At Kinnard Head, not much wind till 1, P. M. of 7th, W. N. W., vio- 

 lent at 3 and 4, continuing till midnight; then cleared and abated, but 

 increased ngain till 5 or 6, A. M., when it was as strong as before ; then 

 abated a little, but blew a gale till the evening of the 9th. 



At the Calf of Man, the wind began to shift from S. S. W., at 9, 

 P. M., and at 5, A. M., it had got to W. ; it was a gradual shifting; it 

 was S. E., on the 6th, hour not mentioned. 



At Cape Wrath, the wind is marked N. W., on the 6th, gale and snow; 

 on the 7th, N. W. storm and snow. - 



B. 



Documents of the Storm of the 17 th of August, 1840. 

 [See Article 173.] 



Memorandum of the direction of the wind at Leeds, during the 16th, 17th, 

 and 18th of August, 1840. By James S. Marshall. 



J6th. Wind S. W., brisk breeze; finedny; a number of cumuli of 

 considerable height. About half past 4, P. M., whilst observing the cu- 



