The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-19 00:00:00

KENDAL.

The frost continues extremely keen, but there is little
snow in the neighbourhood of the town. Since the cos-
tuition of the violent winds from the north to the north-
east the weather has been pleasant, though cold. The
thermometer on Wednssday night sank to 9 degrees in
an exposed situation. On Thursday night it was hardly
less cold, marking 22'4grees of frost. The canal and
river Kent have been covered wits skaters.

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NORTH MIDLAND COUNTIES.
During the past week the weather in the North Mid-
land counties has been more inclement than has been
known for the last 40 years. In the north of Yorkshire
the snow lies so deep that several of the turnpike roads
are blocked np, and in some instances the market traffic
has been completely suspended. The roads in the
neighbourhood of Beverley have had to be excavated for
miles. Mr. W. F. Williams, surgeon, of Frodingham,
after attending to his' professional duties a few nights
back at Foston, left that village at 6 o'clock, and was
not beard of until the following morning, when some
labourers discovered him lying under his gig in a deep
ditch, near Frodingbara-bridge, quite dead ; the unfor
tunate man having, no doubt, missed his way. In Mid
Yorkshire and the West-Riding the fall of ,snow during
last week was not considerable, but the frost has been
very intense, and all the canals and watercourses are
frozen up except where great efforts have been made to
keep them open, as in the case of the Aire and Calder
navigation, in which a screw steam-tug is kept daily
plying to and fro to break the ice, which in many
places is a foot thick. The river Aire above Leeds and
the river wharfs are frozen over, and at various points
have been crowded with skaters during the last few
days. Early on Friday morning the thermometer at the
Leeds Philosophical Ic,stitution Mood at 9 deg. (Fahren-
heit),showing 23 deg. of frost. Throughout that day
the air was intensly keen, the thermometer at noon
being at 20 deg., and at night at 17 deg. Oa Saturday
the range of the thermometer was somewhat higher.
The railway traffic has, upon the whole, been pretty.
regular. At Lincoln the Brayford-mere is completely
covered over with strong ice,. as also the Fosdyke and
the Witham, skaters being enabled to make the " voy-
age" by the latter, from Lincoln to Boston, a distance
of 85 miles. The Lincoln Spring Meeting, which was
fixed for Tuesday last, has been postponed sine die is
consequence of the inclemency of the weather, To the
south, of. Lincoln roads have had to be cut through the
snowy drifts. At Crowland, on Friday, a grand skating
match, " open to all England," came off. The continua-
tion of the easterly gales has detained in the Tyne up-
wards of 1,000 vessels, chiefly colliers, and nearly all
inland 'traffic by water is stopped. In the counties above
alluded te, great nunthers of workmen are thrown ont
of employment by the severity of the weather, but it is
gratifying to find that the exertions of the beßevolent to
mitigate the privations thus occasioned are manifested
on all sides.

SOUTHAMPTON.
For several days past the weather at this port has been
more severe than is remembered by even the Oldest in-
habitant—a continuance of severe frost and a succession
of strong north-easterly winds having prevailed for more
than a fortnight. Not only have all the ponds and other
still waters been frozen over to a depth of several inches
in thickness, but the docks and edges of the river have
been almost covered with ice of considerable substance.
In some parts of the docks, where ships have been lying
for some time without being disturbed, they have become
completely frozen in. In the inner dock great amuse-
ment has been given to several of the poorer portion of
Southampton by the accumulation of a large quantity of
fish, principally gray 'mullet. Owing to the severity of
the weather these fish have become completely benumbed
by tb. , cold, rendered entirely powerless, and by the
strength of the tide have been washed into the deck,
where they have become an easy prey.
The following is an analysis of the temperature of the
weather at Southampton during the last five years
:-
1851. 1552. 1853. 1854. 1855.
Deg. Deg. Deg. Deg. Dog.
... 31 30 22 24
• 28 33 25 30 16
• 32 29 26 29
... 30 31
... 27

January ...
February
March
April ...
November . . 31 23
Decemberj... ••• 30 22 27
The coldest nights experienced during the present win
ter were Tuesday and Friday, when the thermometer
fell from 16 to 18 deg. below freezing point.
The Channel Islands' and French packets,which ply from
this port three times during each week, have experienced
to a considerable extent the inclemency of the weather.
Yesterday morning on their arrival from their ♦oyages
each vessel presented the appearance of a floating block
of ice, the paddle-boxes, and in short the whole exterior
of the ship being covered to a considerable thickness.
The Jersey and Guernsey packet, the Wonder, on her
passage from the islands to this port on Saturday night,
experienced the mist severe weather. When about mid-
way a very heavy sea broke over her, carrying away the
greater portion of her bulwarks and stanchions, and
tearing up the cabin lights, and all with which it came
in contact. Yesterday the thermometer stood in the
shade at 22 deg.

NOTTINGHAM.
Saturday night was one of the severest during the
frost. Frem the 10th to the 15th inclusive the thermo-
meter stood at 24, 20, 23, 24, 22, and 21 deg. With
strong breezes from the north, the river Trent is blocked
up in many places—a result favoured by the low state of
the river. During the period of the frost there have
been frequent falls of snow, but the quantity was very
small. Yesterday the sky was again very clear, with a
north wind, and hundreds of skaters were on the canalg-•
In several places there are passages over the river Trent
(on the ice) which is of rare occurrence. Near Batu
persons were yesterday skating on the river, with a fire
blazing in the centre of the stream.

WEATHER STATISTICS.—The following is an account
of the days for the last 25 years, when the thermometer,
according to an account kept by a gentleman at Exeter
has ranged under 20, pointing out the coldest day
Minimum of
Thermometer.
Degrees.
11
13
15
15
10

Year.

Day.

1829838385 ... December 28
::: January 20
11......:
1830 ... January 1
December 21
1840 •• • •• • December 1G
1841 ... ... January 8 ••• ••• -
1813 ... •.. February 17
... ... 18
1815 •• • ... March 14 and 17 ... 15
1847 ... ... February 12 ... •••• 16
161 H •• • • Fob. 15 and Dee. 18 .• •18
.LO •.. .. November 27 ... ••• 19
• ... . . February 15 . . ... 15
From this it will be seen that only on three occasions for
the last 25 years has the weather Wei Golder than it was
on Thursday last.