The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-11 00:00:00

WATERSPOUT IN TEE MORAY FIRT:

Monday's storm (says the Banffshire Journal)
was accompanied in this immediate neighbourhood
by one of those splendid but not less terrific pheno•
mena rarely witnessed in these latitudes, namely,
a waterspout. This terrible phenomenon was seen
in the Bay of Banff about 4 o'clock in the after -
noon, and presented a very magnificent and impos-
ing spectacle to those who had an opportunity of
witnessing it in all its furious grandeur. In noting
its progress, the phenomenon, as first it presented
perly be described as
itself to the eye of the beholders, would more pro-
a whirlwind than a water •
spout. In the tbrmer shape it had its rise, n the
latter it had its fall.
west The wind was from the north
, and strangely thou it blew a
lake. In the offing
perfect hurricane inshoreir, the sea was calm as a
away to the right, in the as
yet unruffled portion of the bay, was a little boat,
from Macduff, with three men on board, quietly, to
all appeatance, fishing for mackerel. Away to the
left, or to the windward, fitful squalls were aweep•
iug round the little promontory at Bleckpots towards
the breakwater at the harbour, eddying about in
the intermediate bay, throwing up a wave here and
there, and lashing it into foam. In this way the
curious inshore hurricane continued with less or
more violence for nearly an hour, and the coast-
gaardstnen we:e watching the squalls with i-
derable anxiety, feariug lest at
any momentcone they
should extend its playground a little further to
sea, and mayhap upset the mackerel boat. While
they were thus eagerly watching the peculiar
conduct of the warring elements, their atten-
tion was suddenly arrested by an object of a
still more peculiar nature away further to
windward. A violent whirlwind, scattering the
waves in its course, came sweeping along almost in
a direct line to the point of view, gathering up its
strength as it came. As the whirlwind approached,
it seemed to pause for a moment off the station, as
if to concentrate all its energies in a last effort. At
that moment the water, gathered up by the whirl-
wind somewhat in the form of a cone, and lifted
higher and higher in the air, was borne straight up-
wards to the height of more than 50 feet above the
surface. Pursuing its easterly course, the huge ap-
parition swept forward for a considerable distance,
till, just a little to the north-east of the breakwater,
it burst. As if caught " the wings of the wind,"
the huge mass was borne aloft for some distance,
and then precipitated with great violence into the
" vasty deep," whence it came. The effect of the
phenomenon is described by those who witnessed it
as something very grand and imposing, if not abso-
lutely terrible; for, had the fury of the whirlwind
expanded itself in a less convenient place, the con-
sequences might have been dire havoc indeed. Such
a sight has, not been witnessed in these quarters for
many a day.

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FALKIILK TRYST.

The Tryst on Tues,lay was favoured with a little bcttcr
weather in the early part of the day ; but towards the after-
noon rein again c:;tne on, which quickly put an end to
business. The stock was all placed by eight o'clock, and •
consisted of North and West Highland beasts of all ages,
and almost every quality—this class forming at least half
of the stock on the ground, although it was certainly de-
ficient in regard to I.umbers when compared with previous
September fairs. Thera were also short-horns and Irish
cattle, country beasts, and Ayrshire milch cows, and polled
cattle from Dutofra;s and Galloway ; but none of these stocks
showed anything like the numbers of previous years, except
perhaps the milch cows, which were a capital show. The
supply, however, in every department, was quite equal, in-
deed, superior to the demand, the fact being that there was
a considerable margin on each stock left at the conclusion
of the market unsold.

The Highland cattle in really good condition meta
rfair
sale; but those net so met a rather meagre demand. I'll°
best toneitioned 10:s of small beasts from the North High-
lands met a fair demand. It may be said that the Highland
cows were an excellent show, and attracted very considerable
notice, and many of them were sold at rather high prices.
It must also be added that there was a considerable number
of inferior looking Highland beasts on the ground, but this
may have arisen trorn the jaded state in which the beasts
were, after having been driven in many instances between
200 and 300 miles. The three-yea: olds of the Highland
class were few comparatively, this kind of stock being ge-
nerally brought cut in October; but those which were in the
market met with a ready sale. The North Highland beasts,
from two to six years, also met similar goodencouragemente
The kyloes, which were in anything like condition, were
very smartly looked after by the English jobbers, in conse-
quence of the turnips and other green crops having so much
improved from the recent rains. The best class of both
heifers and stets were in demand, but in some instances
prices were rasher low, but the better kinds supported the
prices of last year. The £9 or £lO beasts were down 55. ae
head, but the condition being better than this time last
year, the reduc! ion must be considered rather more. The
same may be said regarding the two and three-year,old
bullocks and kyloes ; in fact, the Highland cattle :were
on the average from 10 to 15 per cent. below that of last year,
although there was no discernible difference between this
and last month's market. The polled cattle from Galloway
and Dumfries were in a fair state, and met a ready sale. The
short-horned stock was a large supply, and was in famous
condition, especially the 3-yr-olds, which were readily picked
up, more particularly those fit for fleshing purposes. The 2-
yr-olds that were not in the same state also met a similar
sale. The milk cows were a shorter supply than usual, but
the market was stiff, and the sales effected were slightly
lower than last year, and ss, 10s, to 20s less than the last
Rutherglen market. The Irish cattle were a large show,
comprising 3 and 2-yr-olds and six-quarter beasts. Those of
the first class that were in condition sold equally well as last
year; the second class were ill to sell and £1 down, and the
inferior kinds were unsaleable. The Yorkshire calves were
a large show, for which there was a good demand.
The highest prices obtained for Highland cattle were
For 3-yr-old bullocks, £l6 10s; 3-yr-old heifers, £lO lOs
3-yr-old queys, £ll ss; cows, £9 lOs; 2-yr-old stets, LS
15s ; 2-yr-old heirs, £7 7s ; yearling stots, £3 lOs 6d;
6-quarter-old stots, £3 lOs; 6-quarter-heifers, £5 ss; and
stirks, £4los.

The Ayrshire milch cows fetched as much as £lB, and
the lowest price accepted was £lO
The Irish cattle ran-3-yr-olds, £l4 to £l6 10s; 2 .yr-.oldSo
£lO to £l4 lOs; and stirks, £6 lOs to £lO 10s.
The short-horns, 3-yr-olds, fetched as high as £l6; and
2-yr-olds, £ll to £l4; stirks, £7 lOs to £lO lOs; and York-
shire calves, £5 to £7.
he show of horses was rather large, more particularly
those of the draught stamp, which ran from £2O to £4G.
For this kind there was a fair demand for what were
really good, but the inferior kinds were ill to sell, and
it may be added the trade was very dull. The lighter
description of animals were a tolerably fair show, but
did not meet that encouragement that might have
been expected, in consequence of the broken state of
the weather, which causes this class of beasts to be at a dis-
count, the jaunting season being all but over.