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freshened, and rapidly increased in force to a full gale, accompanied by 

 heavy showers. At 10, a. m., the barometer read 27*76 (thus showing 

 a fall of about -^^ of an inch during the night). From 1 0 to 11 it remained 

 steady at 27-76. The storm appeared now to be at its height, the wind 

 blowing furiously from W., accompanied by heavy showers. "Windows 

 were broken, roofs of houses stripped of their slates, and trees blown 

 down. Prom 1 1 the barometer began to rise, and the storm showed 

 symptoms of abating, coming on in heavy squalls with showers, instead 

 of a constant steady gale, and the sky brightening after each shower. 

 At 12 (noon) the barometer read 27*92; wind W. by IN". Heavy cu- 

 muli, with patches of blue in the sky. At 1, p. m., barometer read 

 27*98 ; wind W., or W. by IST. ; heavy squalls. 2, p. m., barometer 

 read 28*04; wind W., or W. by J^^". ; heavy squalls. 3, p. m., baro- 

 meter read 28*10; wdnd rather more of a gale, with heavy squalls; 

 showers less frequent ; sky clear, with cumuli to W. and JN". Wind 

 due W. At 4, p. M., barometer 28*14. The weather cleared up, the 

 wind still blowing freshly from the west. At 6, p. m., barometer 28*22 ; 

 dry; fresh breeze, wdth squalls. 7, p. m., barometer 28*26 ; wind con- 

 siderably abated, but with occasional heavy squalls, W". to IST. ; the sky 

 bright and clear. 8, p. m., barometer, 28*28 ; night dry, sky clear, with 

 a few cumuli. From this time the wind decreased rapidly, dying away 

 in squalls ; and at 9, p. m., it was almost quite calm, the barometer 

 standing at 28*32. At 11*30, p. ar., barometer 28*34. 



During this storm it was very cold, the temperature ranging from 

 440 to 46° Fahr. 



Friday, 30th. — Cold, occasional light squalls, and heavy showers of 

 rain and hail. 9, a. m., barometer 28*20; 11, a. m., 28*20. Thermo- 

 meter, in a room of tolerably even temperature (no fire, &c.), 45** Fahr. 

 The directions of the wind are meridional, not magnetic. 



W. R. Wilde, Y. P., exhibited a large collection of ancient Irish 

 gold ornaments, which had been procured for the Museum under the 

 Treasure Trove regulations during the past year. ' One of the most re- 

 markable specimens was the hollow globular gold bead, 3^ inches in 

 diameter, composed of two hemispheres soldered together, and weighing 

 2 oz. 7 dwts. 10 grs., which formed a portion of the great gold neck- 

 lace found near Carrick-on- Shannon in 1829, and which has been 

 described in the " Dublin Penny Journal," and also in the Museum 

 Catalogue," Part III., page 35. See l^o. 36 a. It forms the seventh in 

 the Academy's Collection of the eleven balls originally found in that 

 locality, and was for many years in the possession of the late Sir Francis 

 Hopkins, Bart., in the county of Westraeath. 



Two large golden fibulfe, with cup-shaped extremities; the one weigh- 

 ing 6 ozs. 15 dwts., and measuring 5| inches long; the other 5 ozs. 

 18 grs., and 6|- inches in length. The former massive specimen is in 

 remarkably fine preservation, and was for many years in the possession 

 of the late Mr. Law, of Sackville-street, from whose successors, the Messrs. 

 Johnson, it was procured. The latter was obtained through Messrs. 



