The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-23 00:00:00

TILE WEATHER IN SCOTLAND.

The Scotsman of yesterday says that on Wednes-
day the thaw continued throughout the day,favoured
by a fresh wind from the west, but towards evening,
the wind abating, frost again set in, and, as the
barometer is rising, may prevail for a day or two.
In the meantime, however, two days of mild windy
weather have stripped the fields of their snowy
covering, and unsealed the lakes and streams.
Even the snowdrifts have disappeared, and the
North British Railway, closed at Cockburnspath
for three days, was yesterday cleared, and the trains
running as usual. The North British Agricul-
turist says The severe frost experienced for
some days gave way on Tuesday forenoon, and
during the night showers of rain occurred. To-day
(Wednesday) is mild, with sunshine. The intensity
of the cold during Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
Sabbath, and Monday exceeded that known for
many years—the thermometer marking in the
mornings from 14 to 18 deg. F. below the freezing
point. In some districts snow-storms have been
experi▪
enced. In others no snow fell. Along the
east coast the fall of snow has been greater than
has been experienced for several years. In the
upper districts of East-Lothian the depth of snow
was ei▪
ght inches. The snow-fall was preceded by
a thunder-storm. The beautiful crustations of' the
hoar-frost were a peculiar feature of this storm."
The Dumfries Courier reports—" On Sunday there
were several showers of snow, but the clouds cleared
off, and the afterdoon was fine. Monday was dull
and foggy ; net a breath of air stirred, and 1 the
streets were black with smoke and frost.' The
Nith has been frozen front the Caul to Albany-
place for some days, and on Saturday several rinks
of curlers weee busily engaged on its surface; while,
of course, lakes and ponds have daily resounded to
the roar of the channel-stone. The Nith is also frozen
completely across for some distance below Kingholm
Quay, and quantities of ice line its banks within
tide mark. On Saturday night and Sunday morn-
ing snow fell around Lockerbie to the depth of six
inches, while the fall here was not sufficient
to cover the ground. The snow may be coming
yet for a' that, but meanwhile the barometer is firm
and the sky clear." In a weather report, the
Aberdeen Journal of 'Wednesday remarks For
many years we have not had in this quarter,so se-
vere a snow-storm so early in the winter as tie one
under which we have been suffering since the 13th
of the present month. About Aberdeen the snow
is now a foci-, or so deep, where not blown. It is
rather remarkable that till yesterday there was
more snow between Aberdeen and Culter than be-
tween the latter place and Aboyne ; and that in
the south of Laurencekirk there were black frosts
with little or no snow. The lowest temperature in
AberdeenZas :noted Eby Mr. Thomas Gray's self-
registering thermometer, occurred o
n the night be-
tween Sunday and Monday, when it sank to seven
degrees F.—that is, 25 degrees below the freezing
point. A beautiful crimson aurora was observed
on Thursday evening last at Inverary, just before a
snow shower. On Monday morning a policeman
found no fewer than six birds dead, on Waterloo