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but was less marked. In Eoss-shire the deficiency was trifling, 

 and in the Orkneys there was an excess." 



As regards Ireland, "At Cork there was a deficiency, in the 

 Middle there was an excess, and in the North again a deficiency." 



For "the British Isles, taken as a whole, the fall was about 

 one per cent, above the average." 



As regards our own district the tables will show the result at 

 a glance. 



The following table, taken from Mr. Symons' very valuable 

 work, " The British Rainfall for 1869," will be read with interest. 



EXTREMES OF RAINFALL FOR 1869. 



ENGLAND . GREATEST . 



Inches. 



The Stye, Cumberland 198-19 



Taylor's Gill, Cumberland 179-07 



Seathwaite in Borrowdale, Cumberland... 150-11 



Stye Head, Cumberland 133-70 



Sprinkling Tarn, Cumberland 126-95 



Langdale 118-50 



LEAST. 



North Sunderland 20-09 



Bedford 20-34 



Aston Rowan 20-42 



Shoeburyness 20-59 



Acol, near Margate, Kent 28-60 



North Shields : Clementhorpe 20-70 



WALES. GREATEST. 



Rhiwbrifdir 107*55 



Brithdin 77-24 



Mardy, Aberdare 70-35 



LEAST. 



Great Orme's Head 27-96 



Wrexham 28-74 



LynnOnn... 31-22 



