The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-19 00:00:00

STATE OF THE WEATHER.

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Tho frost which commenced on Tuesday in the metro-
polis has been most severe, and the extreme variation of
the thermometer has been remarkable. Mr. Williams,
the superintendent of the Humane Society House in
-Hyde Park, states that at twelve o'clock on Tuesday
night the mercury had fallen to 16 degrees, that is, 16
degrees below the freezing point, and it continued in
this position until eight o'clock yesterday morning. In
the course of the day it rose considerably, but towards
evening tell rapidly, and there was every appearance of
another hard frost. In a pond at the back of the So-
ciety's house the ice an inch thick. At the north-west
end of the Serpentine the ice extends a considerable dis-
tance from the shore, and above the bridge in Kensington
Gardens the water is skimmed over with it.
After some continuance of fine weather, we were on
on Sunday visited with a snow shower on the hills, but
which in the valley descended in gentle drops of rain.
The accompanying indication was frost, which was con-
firmed during the night, and on Monday all the moisture
of the road was dried up by a hard frost.— York Courant.
DRIFFIELD.—After two or three frosty nights and a
very cold day on Monday, Tuesday morning brought a
slight downfal of snow. with a very wintry aspect.
Winter has this year stolen a march upon us. During
the whole of the past week the weather has been cold ;
and on Sunday morning, at daybreak, we had several
showers of snow falling in unusually large flakes. On
Monday night there was another thick fall of snow, which
completely covered the ground between Brighton and
Lewes, in some places to the depth of four inches ! This
was followed by an intense frost, which continued in the
shade during the whole of Tuesday and Tuesday night.
The sun shone brilliantly during the whole of that day,
and, of course, the thaw was considerable ; but, not-
withstanding, some of the hills near Lewes were yes-
terday covered to the depth of two inches.—Brighton
Gazette.

On Monday morning last our city and neighbourhood
were visited by a heavy fall of snow, which soon covered
the ground. There was another fail early yesterday
morning. The frosts at night are very severe ; and
everything around us wears the aspect of deep winter.
—Bath Chronicle. _

TUNBRIDGE WELLs.—On Sunday morning we were
unexpectedly apprised of an early approach of winter,
by a heavy fall of snow, as well as on the next morning,
Monday, but in neither case did it lie long on the ground.
The weather has continued very cold ever since ; and
we feel it the more, having had several fine warm sunny
days previously. Amid this variable weather there has
been to be seen for nearly the last fortnight, an apple
tree in full blossom, in the garden of Mr. Bell, at the
Mount Pleasant Brewery, in this place.
RIPON.-If any judgment can be formed from the
present week, we have every indication of an early
winter, having experienced keen northerly winds and
severe frosts. On Sunday we had a slight fall of snow,
and within a mile of this city the ground was covered.
On Monday morning, the east and west hills appeared in
their winter garb, and the cold has since continued in-
tense for the season.— York Courant.
HULL.—GALE OF SUNDAY MORNING.—SOOT after
one o'clock on Sunday morning, the wind, which had
blown here with some violence during the night from
the north. east, arose to a perfect hurricane ; and we
regret to add, that accounts are already received of con-
siderable damage among the shipping, which it is feared
will prove but the harbinger of more serious disasters as
the natural consequences of so violent, though providen-
tially so short a storm. The vessels arriving in the Hum-
ber after the wind had in some degree abated, report
having previously - encountered the heaviest sea that
has been experienced on this coast for twenty yearS.
Amongst them were the steamers William Parley, from
Hamburgh, and the Monarch, from London, the crews
of which state that the swell of the billows and the trough
of the sea, as the most tremendous ever witnessed on
those passages, the waves repeatedly breaking over the
mast-heads and funnels of the vessels, and at times ren-
dering the engines perfectly polierless. Three or four
light colliers were driven on shore between Clea and
Humberston, but as the wind moderated and changed to
N.W., it was supposed they might be got off.—York
Courant.

GRIMSBY.—The gale was tremendous here on Satur-
day night and Sunday morning, with the wind at E.N.E.
Seven brigs were driven on shore at Cleethorpes, besides
other smaller vessels. The Emma, Turner, from South-
ampton to Whitby, went to pieces—crew saved.— Yorh
Courant.

BRIDLINGTON QUAY.—About 60 sail of vessels found
shelter in the bay during the storm of Sunday, among
which was the mail steamer for Gottenburg, which
sailed from hull on the preceding day. At about two
P.m., a large laden brig with a white streak was seen to
founder, about three miles from the lighthouse. Not
above half an hour previous, two man only could be seen
on deck, and ttu;y, poor fellows, with whoever else might
be on board, went down with the vessel, there being no
possibility of rendering them any assistance.— York
Courant.
Within the last few days the weather has assumed the
appearance of
_the moat rigorous winter. Friday the
• and sleet ; this
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cold was intense, with showers
day (Saturday) snow is.
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locality,
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to be able to
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state that, in this
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We regret that the weather, since g
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night has
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undergone a most unfai
of sleet, with high
winds, have succeeded a fortnight's
almost cloudless sk3:and have, consequently arrested
the operation of sowing
.that had progressed considerably
throughout these districts. Potato diggingis also
DISGRACEFUL /the sth of No-
vember the village of Slop Pond, in the immediate vici-
nity of Higheliff and. Beacon Lodge,
Hampshire, near Christchurch, bl
and the Honoura e
hristchurcb, the respective residences
of Lord Stuart de Rothesay
Grantley Berkeley, was the scene of a most disgraceful
riot. It seems that the vigilance of the
game-keepers of
the latter gentleman since his residence there had made
them obnoxious to the lower classes, who consist
chiefly of deer-stealers, poachers, and smugglers, which
led to the disturbance. About half-past eight a. t night,
from 50 to 60 people assembled, many of them disguised,
with their faces blackened, armed with bludgeons ande.nns:
and proceeded to burn figures supposed to represent 1301rws
Berkeley and his men. They then broke the aim
of one of the keepers, who was from home, threaten-
ing to burn his house and to murder his wife, at the
same time throwing fire into his premises, in thedirec-
tion of his fagot pile, but which fagots his wife had
previously removed within doors, to barricade her win-
dows, having had some suspicion that things were
going wrong. Having visited the head-keeper's (George
Taroess) house, in the same manner, whom some one,
a short time before, had fired at through the window in
an endeavour to take his life, they then went to
the house of Mr. Berkeley's butler, and to the residence
of a man who had been witness against some poachers,
and committed various acts of intimidation and excess,
concluding with burning the figures on the highway,
svhicS runs immediately in front of these houses. The
road was thus rendered impassable to a horse for nearly
two hours. A single policeman approached when the
riot was over. Mr. Grantley Berkeley, who was in
Gloucestershire at the time, has since arrived upon the
spot, and his servants having taken clown the names of
40 of the chief leaders of the riot, active measures are
being adopted for the punishment of the offenders.
FALL 07 SNOW IN PARIS.-A fall of snow
took ;lace in Paris on Monday afternoon, between four
and tiro o'clock, but the weather was not sufficiently cold
for it to maga on __ th
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