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side. Such a vacuum would also account for the violent 

 rush of the air through the window at the rere of the house. 

 On the whole, this phenomenon seems to resemble, or present 

 in many points the same conditions as produce a water-spout 

 at sea ; but I am unwilling to add to the length of this letter 

 by forming conjectures as to its cause, or suppositions which 

 would account for all I have described. This I leave to bet- 

 ter judges, confining myself at present to as accurate a detail 

 of the facts as I could collect or procure. 



Believe me, dear Sir, 



Very sincerely yours, 



Daniel Griffin, M. D. 

 The Rev. Charles Graves, F.T.C.I). 



Rev. Humphrey Lloyd and Robert Mallet, Esq., made 

 some remarks on the probable causes of some of the pheno- 

 mena noticed by Dr. Griffin. 



The Rev. William Reeves, D. D., exhibited an ancient 

 deed, written on goat-skin, being a grant of certain lands in 

 Islay, from Mac Donnell of the Isles to Brian Vicar Magee. 

 Although a Scottish record, it is strictly conformable to the 

 rules of Irish orthography and construction, showing that the 

 peculiarities which now characterize the Scotch dialect of the 

 Gaelic did not exist in 1408, the date of this instrument. 

 The following copy has been carefully made, and a literal 

 translation appended. 



Gn amim Oe Omen, 

 acaimpe mac Ooitmaill 05 bponnag 1 cabaipc 6n vhaipj 

 beg 50 leic Opeancmn uaim ppem 1 om oigpib 00 bhpian tucaipe 

 mhajaoD -| Oa oijpib na 61015 50 piopcuige pucdm, a]\ pon a 

 oeijpeipbipe Oarii ppem agap Oom acaip pomam ; 1 po aip 

 cunnpag -\ ap 601T1510II 50 cceabpaio pe pern agap laOpan 

 Oarhpa -\ Oom oijpib am &iai§ 50 bliaoanavhail ceinpe ba ion- 



