The Sun.
London, England, 1830-01-23 00:00:00

THE WEATHER.

So intense was the cold on Monday night
last, that FAHRENHEIT'S thermometer (in the garden of
gentleman residing in this town) fell to six degrees, being
26 below the freezing point.—Canibridge Chronicle.

On account of the heavy fall of snow at the
beginning of the week, the Newbury coach did not st"
tempt to leave the town for London on Wednesday hot'
The mails up o❑ Thursday, as well as several of the night
coaches, did not arrive in Speenhamland until late im the
afternoon, having been detained in their progress near
Marlborough frctn the great depth of the snow which 11114
drifted in the road. —Berks Chronicle.

THERMOMETER IN NOTTINGIIAM.----it
correspondent has furnished us with the following olser"
vations Lowest. Highest.

Monday, Jan. 18th 6° 210
Tuesday 3° 9jo ,
On Fanattautarr's thermometer, being at the coldest 299
below the freezing point. ,

In consequence of the very heavy fall of snot(
four or five of the coaches, from different parts of the
country, were unable to reach this town on Wednesdsl
last, and those that did arrive were in general long *fret
their usual hour. The snow has drifted so considerablf
in several parts of the Nnrfolk road as to be above six 1,0
high, in consequence of which the Swaffham coach %1'35
drawn one stage beyond Brandon by eight waggon berse6'
—Canibridye Chronicle.
The fall of snow appears to have been of
equal magnitude westward as with us, the mail colic!:
from Dcvonport, this morning, being unable to proceed
further than Ivy-bridge, from whence the letter bags Wee
forwarded an horseback, reaching this city at 20 roinutrs
past twelve, a delay of one hour and
20 minutes front
their usual time of arrival. The Landon mail having been
previously despatched, the letter bags from Plymunill,'
Devonport, And towns in that route, have been forwardeu
to the metropolis in a post-chaise.—Exeter Flying Post'
On Monday night the London mail did 10
arrive till seven minutes past seven o'clock p.m., being
more than three hours and a half beyond its usual drily.
It seems that at Sunderland-bridge the horses suddeOli
ran off, by which the, coach was overturned, and the
harness so much destroyed that the coachman had to return
to Durham for a fresh supply before the mail could pr''"'
cecd. There were no passengers, and We understand the
guard and coachman escaped with little or no injury!'
Edinburgh Payer.

The frost was considerably more severe on
Tuesday evening than at any time since its rcenor
mencement list week. There had been in the morning
what the millers call a stock frost—that is, the water 1134
congealed at the bottom before there was ice on its surto:.
During the whole of the day the meadows in Norwich-
Thorpe exhibited a moving scene, being thronged with,
thousands of skaitcrs and spectators--a tent was pitched
upon the ice for the accommodation of the former, to light
their cigars, and to fortify their chests with lirimettre'
against the piercing air. Wild swans again made their AP;
pearance near this city, indicating the extreme severity 0'
the winter in higher northern latitudes. Yet, after 0
stormy night, and the wind coining to the southward,
rapid thaw (with rain) took place on Wednesday, the
barometer falling below " mush rain."—Norfolle Chronieb"
The frost since Saturday and until yesterdal
has been intensely severe in this neighbourhood. The
Severn was entirely frozen over for the second time this
winter. On Tuesday the thermometer (according to the
aspect and situation) stood at from 12 to 22 degrees belosi
the freezing point! A farmer's servant at Berringtonr
near this town, had his hand frozen to the handle of 14
pomp which he began to work. Bat a still more es;
traordinary case was that of Mr. GRICKIe3 child, 0'
Barker-street, in this town. The haze, or frozen rune, Oe
Tuesday, bespangled and ornamented every object ; the
child playfully put its tongue to the frost-work upon the
iron-rails near St. Chad's Church, and the tongue alma°
instantly coalesced to the iron. The pain deprived the
child of the power to scream out; but a person observing
its attitude and gestures, brought warm water, and tilt°
separated the frozen tongue from the iron. The tip of the
tongue, upon examination by a medical gentleman, had the,
appearance of having been burnt with a hot iron ; it bled
considerably ; the skin of the tongue was left upon the
iron !—Shreiesbury Chronicle.

After a short interval of thaw, at the end of
the week, the frost returned on Sunday morning pith
considerable severity ; the streets were is many place,'
perfect sheets of ice, and many persons going to places of
worship met with severe falls. About four o'clock on
Wednesday morning a heavy fall of snow commenced,
which continued without intermission till.the afternoons
when it lay to the depth of nesrly a foot in the streets.
The various coaches through Nottingham were consider-
ably retarded by the snow ; the courier and express were
an hour and a half beyond their time in the morning ; the
Leeds mail was overturned in a snow drift near Kettering►
and the coach was broken in several places, but ❑o person
sustained any serious injury; after considerable delay it
proceeded forward, drawn by six horses, and arrived in
Nottingham at twenty minutes before three o'clock, fens
hours beyond its usual time. Several of the coaches 101'
short stages (lid net start at all. We do do not recollect
so great a depth of snow in the streets since the winter of
1819-20, and it is much longer since such a quantity fell
in twelve hours.—Nottingham Review.

DOVER, JAN. 21.—A very considerable
number of years have elapsed since the inland mail, frool
Lond.n, arrived in this town on horseback, but Inch ;v
the case yesterday morning. In consequence of the heaff
fall of snow the preceding night, accompanied by a strong,
brcree, it was drifted in many parts of the Londcn rai
to the height of ten and twelve fret, which, rendering try
wiling. by the conches totally impracticable, it Wag
thought advisable, at Canterbury, for the mail guard t°
endeavour to make his way with the mails for Dover,
Folkstone, llythe, and Itruncey, on horseback. Haying,
therefore, lashed the bags and his fire-arms to the saddle,
he mounted ; and after many circuitous routes, reacbea
this place about half-past nine o'clock. In the course of
the morning the greatest exertions were made to cut
through the snow where the highest drift occurred ;
and, by the assistance of the plough, the 046
coacho Ctilltrivvi to get lleqr abut syrtiye; one .the