The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-25
The Weather. &c.

Ihe portsmouth, (N.H,) Courier, OF the 22d
instant, says: After very mild weather for three
weeks, in which Ice has been scarcely visible, il
began to grow cold on Thursday, the 2lst, and on
Friday morning the mercury stood at ii above
zero, and only rose to IA at noon: 1t commenced
showing IN the forenoon, and at three o'clock we
have white blanket OF about three inches in
thickness spread over the ground and snow is still
falling.
The Boston Courier, of the 23d instant, states !:
"The weather (says correspondent writing from
Niddlebury, VT 18th instanD for two weeks past,
has been warmer than ever known here at this
season. We have had no snow, and but little
frost: To-day is mild as May, with thermometer
Ate P M, 81 degrees. Ofsixty days past more
than thirty have been rainy, and Of course, we
have mud to- spare The tone lsprobably changed
by this time.
The Halifax Courier, of the 18th Instant, says
Such is the mildness OF the present season, that
the trees are again budding forth and our aiten-
ton was yesterday directed to currant bushes and
honeysuckles, which present all the appearance of
spring. We are evidently drifting off to the south
ward.
A telegraphic despatch from Portland, Me-, of
IAe I'd instant, states: 1t commenced showing
mere about III O'Clock to-day A schooner, lum.
Der laden, went ashore between Cape Cottage and
Portland Light, and has since bllged
The New Bedford Mercury, of the 2Sd instant
says: snow storm commenced here on Thurs
day evening, and continued with much violence
yesterday through the day. Wind due east Their
mometer 70 degrees, Fahrenheit The snow is
much drlfted; average depth about inches.
The Boston Traveller of the 23d lnst r. M,
says The storm has deranged the mails between
this city and New York, SO that are still with.
out the steamboat mail due Friday morning.
The day mail Of Friday, by way of New Haven,
Is likewise still behind. We learn through the
telegraph that the steamer State of Maine which
left Stonington for New York on Thursday even.
ing, was compelled to come to anchor at Hart
Island, and return to Stonington last evening The
Massachusetts, which left New York on Thursday
evening, returned at P. M yesterday, and left
again for Stonlngton this morning at o'clock.
She will probably be at StoningtOn in time for the
New York train to Boston this evening; so that
Thursdays and fridays steamboat mail may be
expected here tonight. The Cleopatra, on the
Norwich line, as the telegraph reports, left New
River beat at New York last evening, but the
Governor is reported by telegraph to have been
there this morning. Adams II Co. express, by
the Norwich line, arrived about one O'Clock. The
thermometer yesterday, when highest, 27k; at 10
Pm, Ia this morning, al sunrise. ID. Barome-
ter yesterday, when lowest 6 P. NJ J, 29sS; this
morning, at sunrise, 30:26. The snow of Thurs
day afternoon continued to fall nearly through the
whole OF yesterday, and part of last night about
Tour inches, on an average, have fallen. The
wind yesterday was easterly until about p. NJ.
then N. w: The thermometer rose and the baro-
meter fell through the day until about p. M. THIS
morning the thermometer, at sunrise, was 10 de-
Erees below the freezing point, or degrees lower
than on the 18th OF November last. SKY this
morning very clear wind n. w.
The Boston Journal of the same evening saws:
Considerable snow fell in this vicinity, and, as a
natural consequence, the railroad tracks were SO
covered with snow that the trains on the various
roads with difficulty reached the city. They were
from Lowell, due at 81 last evening, did not arrive
until about ! o'clock this morning. 1t came in
with three engines The Northern train, due at
the same time, arrived at l2t, noon.