The Sun.
London, England, 1802-01-27 00:00:00

EDINBURGH, JAN. 21.

THE mild thaw which commenced so favourably
on Friday night, has continued the same ever since,
and no snow is now to be seen in this neighbour-
hood. We have, however, had little idea of what
the storm has been at no very great distance from,
us. In the inland parts of Berwickshire it has been
very violent indeed all communication with Duase,
excepting on foot, and that with great difficulty, was
for some days cut off, the roads in that neighbour-
hood being completely blocked up, and, for carriages,
are likely to remain so for some time. That from
Greenlaw to Lauder is very bad; but the state in
which-Soutra Hill is at present, although the snow
has been cast in several places, is past description ;'
four horses can scarcely, drag a carriage through.
So great has.the fall of snow been in tilt County
of Peebles, that near fifty men were employed on
Friday and Saturday se'nnight in cutting the road
betwixt Kirkcurd and the Whim.

A letter from Lochbuy, Isle of Mull, mentions
that the late frost was keener than any known since
the year t74.o—that a vast deal of snow had fallen
at) the hills, and we are sorry to add, an unfortunate
shepherd of Mr. Mg( rtlNorr; of Ulvats, perished
whilst looking after his sheep, about the beginning
of this month.

JANUARY 23.

, YESTERDAY afternoon arrived, at Ltith, the
Union,' of Wemyss, Captain Baxter, from Rotter-
dam, with geneva, flax, .&c. The Union sailed
some time since from the Firth of Forth, with a
cargo of coals, and
.wasAhe,first British vessgul that
had arrived at Rotterdam since the cessation, of
hostilities.

. The inhabitants, on the arrival of the Union,
expressed the greatest pleasure at seeing a British •
trader once more in their port., and testified their
joy by the most enthusiastic marks of satisfa6lion.
At Ayr fair, last week, woollens bore.higher
prices than they.. hav6 done for several years past.
Horses sold. high, though the greater part of them'
were of inferior quality.
On Wednesday evening about nine o'clock, high
words and a scuffle ensued.between a shoemaker and -
a sotdier, in a house in',Ponton-street, when the
shoemaker took one of his working knives and
stabbed the soldier in the belly, in so dreadful
manner, that part of his entrails came but. Medical
assistance was procured, and thewound was sewed
up, h,,t little hopes are entertained of his recovery.
The shoemaker was committed to jail.
Tuesday morning. arrived in Leith Roads, the
Pylades sloop of war, frorma cruize. •
The Betty, MAE:ay, was lost nn Strangford Barr,
on the gth January. No lives were lost, and a small
part of the cargo is expetted to be saved.

A very unconimon fall of the Barometer took
place at Glasgow. On 'Wednesday at ten o'clock
forenoon it stood at 2§, 71, and on Thursday morn-
ing at cigh; o'clock, at zB. 6.4., being a difference of
almost one inch. When the great earthquake hap.
pened at Calabria, the Barometer fell to zB, 40,
which is little more than two tenthslower than at
Glasgow on Thursday.
During the night of Thursday last the -mercury
rose in the barorneter nearly three inches.
The thaw Which 'commenced at Glasgow without
rain, on Friday last, was so 'very rapid, as com-
pletely to open the Clyde in 24. hours. The great
canal is also now opened.