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If this had been the case, the centre of the storm should have passed 

 near Ballinasloe, where the wind should have changed through 1 80°* 

 As this supposition is completely at variance with the facts observed at 

 Ballinasloe, we are entitled to conclude that the gale was not a Cyclone. 



I am yours sincerely, 



Samuel Hatjghtoi^-. 



To the Eev. Wm. Reeves, D. D., Sec. R.I. A. 



^'Armagh Observatory, Nov. 19, 1863. 



My deae Haughton, — I see in the 'Irish Times' that you com- 

 municated to the Academy an account of the gale of the 29th last at 

 Ballinasloe, where the direction of the wind seems to have been invari- 

 able. That was not the case here, as you will see by the annexed record 

 of my anemometer. 



''From noon, on the 28th, the direction changed against the sun till 

 10 A.M. on the 29th; then came back till 10 p.m. It was very strong here. 



October 28. 



Direction. 



October 29. 

 



Direction. 



October 30. 



Direction. 



11 A. M., 



122° 





0° 





49' 



Noon, 



122 





16 





62 



1 



122 





69 





63 



2 



114.5 





76 





67 



3 



108 





78 





62 



4 



99 





82 





63 



6 



75 





■77 





60 



6 



70 





78 





53 



7 



51 





73 





51 



8 



40 





73 





47 



9 



39 





74 





53 



10 



35 





65 





56 



11 



29 





66 





48 



29^ 12 



19 





62 





47 



A. M. 













1 



14 





51 





48 



2 



0 





41 





53 



3 



329 





40 





59 



4 



336 





37 





60 



5 



329 





38 





61 



6 



344 





38 





63 



7 



335 





37 





65 



8 



324 





34 





69 



9 



298 





38 





72 



10 



297 





44 





71 



" The graduation reads from 0 = south through 90 = west, 180 = north 

 270 = east. The time is the mid epoch between each number of the first 

 column and the preceding, i. e. the direction opposite 11^ is that at 10** 

 SO"". Yours ever, 



" T. E. EOBINSON. 



" To the Rev. S. Haughton." 



