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nuity loan without ntees, promote the objects OF
III I;nr,r tLai liable and ordered 10 be printed -
By Mr. SpEERS Or James francesca, asking that taxes
Improperly paid bv him be refunded. By Mr. DAW-
SON of Jo j. Mitchell asking that miiiiia fine inl2os
cd upon hri - refunded By Mr.. MONROE: Oicit1ens
Of Hampsts for ,he construction o turnpike road from
Msr.;nsburs point the Northwestern road At Or
near Cacapon bridge By Mr. GRESHAM: OF Octavus
Lawson and others in lancaster, asking further protection
Of oys,ers. t., Mr.. BOWCOCk: OF COMMITTEE Of he
Board Of School Commissioners OF Ahem1rle asAns Tor
an increase OF TO eachers in the public schools
Of said county Bs Mr.. JEWETr: OF Jno. II. McEndree
and others the county of asking the election VI
Henry Bedinger as Judge of The 18th Circnit.
The engosscd bill authorizing The ou Inspector for Fn.
mouth 10 inspect flour Feckns Mill Ia Spottsylvana
was passed with ryder attached.
PARTITION OF THE PcBiic ponAlS.
The resolutions submitted time since By Mr. Seaa.,
with the substitute offered by Mr. Burwel came for con-
sdera,ion.
Mr.. MONTAGUE in speech OF some length opposed
tho entire system sketch OF his remarks Is published IN
anothor column After Mr VI. had closed, Mr. Bt RWELL
advocated hs substitute Pending his remarks his
ton the House al JurDeu
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VIRGINIA LEGIaLAT URE.
ruuaspAY, JASrAay Q, 1851.
HOUSE DELEGATES.

RESOLUTIONS - iSdrInY.
The following resolutions vi inquiry were suonhlleu unit
By Mr. rATTERsON-Ar Appointing commissioners 'o
lay eli tho lots ard define limits in 'he town OF bewns
burg In tie county Of gckt,!dge nnd appointing trustees
for .ai Town.
Mr.. AJCUSTSo amending chap l32, eec - Of the Code
Of Nfen!n as 10 authorize and require tne oous oi
Commonwealth. confirm and record The nrcounts Of hdu
ciaes which may be regularly produced Il them BY tisif
clerks ard 10 which exceptions have been filed.
Mr. .STCBBSInSDrporaling the Merchants and Mechan-
les Sa,tng Bank in the city Of Norfolk
PETITIONS PRESENTED ASD REFERRED.
BY Mr. FLEMlNG-For change of precinct election
on B1nstnships 10 GaFcits store in Halifax; Mr. MOA-
TAGuE-Of cizeus of Matthews for an alteration in the
oyster laws Mr.. SEGAR-Two petitions Of citizens of
Elizabeth City, for permission 10 tide mill across
Buck River with Of other citizens against
the same Mr.. ROBERTSoN-Thu memorial OF the com.
m!,iee OF convention OF delegates from Gayson, Carroll
Patrick Henry and p;ttsylvdna, held Patrick C. Fl, on
November 26h, 1850 for graded road from Daaril!e 10
Wy,hevit; a:f SrURBS-Of DR.. G. W. Cownery OF Nor
folk City, asking compensation Superintendent, Of guar
anime for tha; port from S,h Of Janua- 10 The 10Th OF June
5ia: Mr. HAMMOND-A petition aud renons;rancc from
the German Reformed Congregation OF Martinshu!g oppo-
sing the sale Of the Presbyterian Church there and other pa.
pcrs referring tereto; Mr. WIlTE-Of Anna Voolfolk for
divorce from her husband, B. B. Wooolk Mr.. VANORS-
DALNO OF Elias Smith and 80 Others for graded road
from Boomery Gap in Hampshire 10 Hegesviie in Berke
sy also Of S. crchard and l62 Others for road from tho
Hampshire and -1organ Turnpike by way oi Oakland anu
Bath the Po:omac river opposite Hancock in Morgan
Mr. LEWIS of Harrison, offered resolution ,iut the
Senate concurng this House will proceed on Tuesday The
4th elect by joint vote, First and Second Auditor
Treasurer Register of the Land Office, Superintendent
OF the Pentenay and General Agent aud S,orekeeper OF
the Pcniien,iary.
lr. STOvALL moved 10 lay the revolution for the pre-.
sen on the table for the that il customary and
proper receive the reports Of the committees appointed
TO examine the respective Offices before gon into the clue
tons
Mr. LEWIS concurrrd, and the motion was agreed 10.
On motion of Mr.. FERGUSON, the House took uD the
special order being the resolutions offered by Mr. SEGR,
with the amendmen, thereto submitted By Mr. BURWELL.
Tho merits OF the resolutions discussed at some
length sketch of the remarks Of members Is given In
another column. Without taking any question,
On motion of Sir. MONTAGUE, tho House adjourned.
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BosToS, JA3. ~, l5oI.
SEIZURE OF THE ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIP
NIAGARA FOR SMUGGLING-Nrws raoa Fx>E1v.
yLA-Colec,or Greedy hiss seized the British Steamship
Niagara for violation OF the laws On Monday
nigh, boa. going from the eteamer which was
boarded by officer and ouui TO contain Six and lace
Oihr ipht goods found upon The wharf where the"
had heen oading-ln all TO the amount OF from SoUuO 10
10000 Ii supposed tha the and not The officers OF
the ship are implicated in the Transaction and that the ship
will hs released by the Secretary Of the Treasury. In 'ha
meantime United States officers have been placed on
board
The brig Haywood from Curncoa lth u.s, reports ihat
great excitement exists in Venezuela relative to the Pres
DENTAL election President Monagas has called Consrs.
meet on the 2Gh and feared by many that his hrothsf
ID not elected by he the Of violence oorer years
will be re-enacted.
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THE FUGITIVE BILLS.

!sa curious coincidence that both the fugitive Save os
passed by Congress- SO and tina were introduced
in tho. hody BY gentlemen fro the same state tho same
district and the county The frs, was reported ~
Va eon,ontly with two gentlemen from Massachusetts,;
and the second as is well proposed In the Senate
by James NJ. Mason, Of Winchester
he,e ia 6tness In this for Frederick md the counties
Immediately adjoining may be said TO form the principal
Southern depo, OF the under ground aroad" They have
we Judge lost far slaves by the rascay depredaons
10 The Southern Sra,cs,-t Winchester Hirginan.
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THE ARnrcrlON CASE,

4 nephew Of MI Macauy, of Chapel Hill, n. c., own.
cr Of the negro man Abraham arrived in Petersburg yeste
day morning His obec, is to conduct his relations slave
home. Miss King the heroine OF this fugitive business WIZ
remain in custody unit, requisiion Is made for her by the
Governor Of North Carolina If have been correctly in
formed this will prove serious matter with the young
old North State If convicted of Kidnapping slave I1'"
conversation we held with Miss r. induces us TO believe that
her object much TO procure liberty for The slave
by conveying him 10 free State as 10 OBTAIN f1t. lo
herself the opinions Of some Southern people differing from
,hoss of the North the subject Of 'amaigamation
rPeter.burg N.ns
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THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER,
rRiISHED DAILY AND SEMi'm
WILLIAM f. g. THOMAS RiISAAC' SN'

TERMS =; :, ~,
p,,y Poper seven dollars per annun ana d. 'ne Ide VI
'as,n ,r shor,sr rs-cl tnan yen: For ue sem,
4 fvr ola per anrn ard three dollars 10Y SIX months wy
10 5e rn,d ~ lat ecc, senaec oy na Pc i@'''
sr. ,Afr annun al tie end o. The year =, . a
gsnS NOES, a, The risA Q: he Ediors ne rasase on e
en- , - ~ ,,r,s postage OF single letter Is scarce
: . @ - ,,. ,y-,.r l. Il tho accunu,ac! OF postage, III
nsvc business wich cief3;e.a s,,;s's '@ uion N'
rIrE DAILY ENQIlREREof t,ecn lines or lees mrs, III
i,y GEMS aud every sucecvis n.eE"a ;wey-t'e etn's-
81 once week twice wcea. or tarec times week, mr'y
4 hall Cents. ,; a :,
aricn advertisements OF e:a;sr eneih-exce1 L"sr
nd Auc,ioneers vino chGrged 10 Joa's, Qaper neu
THE SEMWEEKlY-ror fifteen lines, or less first insertion
+ or eacn continuance 81 eeais.
- from i mus, he accompanied wh The advan7e pay
. tctor, igeIces. 10 insure rAecG:ion ,. 49,
o. aarie$ ana tributes Of respect ereedinS eight hn' or
- IS advertisements. ~ =.
A Cb;tcr Marriages from :le county wsehste ne
AMI writing nssown 20 us. mus be authenticated .! he
n, oil she Pus'ma-ss The neritcrhcod or they VIII IN nc
,iiish,l syerv measure has been taken 10 prc'on
o> and qu!zzes has proved heretofore unavag we must
- ..s ~ such case upon the communications being CEN
n, name ,rri, on The back Of The letter
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MARRIAGES S.

MARRIED In Norfolk in s. Paul. Chuieh BY the Ksy Mr. j.cs'
,en IL, o., r DERUSsEY, u S A. 70 Nlss HELM A. NAN
WELL, Of thai ci,y.
M.uarKD Philadelphia the sh Of De-. by Re, M Ouch,
rel Of The pr,,sstsn Episcopal Churb RoBr LshhEY 10
| LEIGH LLOYD, bJth OF Figsas
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Mark Bird ESQ., of Shenandoah Is eectei to tbs conSen'
on TO succeed Judge Green b. Samues. His majority Ia
Shenandoah is 295 The vote Is small one.
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We are requested thu, Mr. Nibett Of unenburt
will not ts candidate for reelection TO the House oi Dele
gates at the next election.
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The corporation Of TIE city OF New York have presented
Capt Henry H. Hevey, Of the Ship Devonshe spen-
did gold box testimonial Of his heroic conduc, In
ing and passengers of the Hamburg steamer, Hell
ena Sloman at sea, on the 2sth November last.
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The State OF Iowa. through her Legislature has ordered
block of beautiful marble for the Washington Monument
with the following striking and admirable inscription
"lowA Her affections like Tho rivers of her borders flow
10 nm inscparabe Cnonn
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r. "A w AZ y L & X y Z >,
I.rp1.y lnI tES EEWA

AWAY or absconded from the subscrher. on hs ih Au
lso two Negro Mem, na,ned MOSES aud the Other
KirTiON lHclinei be hcshy absut Eve fee
.h: n,.s abou, 81 old iron; teeth oat wc'Ghs
pnus SPEAKS very slow when s,oSsn t." and has scar
cr liz N,srs had when hr it,a blue !insey sar'ou
walking he steps sol,. aad holds himself erect Co
IA, h,s r.ry suieu lous-a hunch vi gray hair or the
vi hie head Moses carried fro Dupla county y
h.oaa, Va where ne w, purchased by Joat Rooer-' o
|! county, y 4.
j. od inches high, very dark complexion nsa
Fix old and weighs 80 tbs very when
pras ulick-Id on WHISPER, when he ei.. His dsss
w!ilc hocspuG trccS llhoons OF the ~ nein
~ parrot ;o"j II. carried irum Hanover county, VIZ
o Richin ,,., aud t.i-r, SOLD , Dr Robertson.
c Nc:rnes purchased ny the 9Th o. April lN
1ah Robertson III" purpose q" ,I'ding II Is ino:e ha
hry have a.t,Ip-d 10 reach oae Nose MS III
county, " L. and Bob his III a.,ver county, Virginia.
reward -, oored -. each ~ the above Negroes II
IL a ~ >c,c all that get Them araln
ARE. this date, Sl5 Tie reward at te' OF
My viii h, paid
inform, ION thankfully received.
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pY.IiI'ysIAN GUANU,

PERUVIAN GCANO.
ers for t.nan0 for the approach
distribute the article az wlury a
bic l!c wdo viii s.i quantity from single
y 20 huRici tyns Persons wishing 10 make sure VI
~ would 4, wei forward 'hcr orders without DELAY HE
put - fae order cotton bugs and as pure 81 y
from lhs tanss III pru 49,
l---reowri IitG GH w ftsh-
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ifICE PETERsBURG RAILROAD COMPANY
PETERSBURG, JANUARY FIRST. ISL
L B'al Directors this day de- r dividend Of 'hfr.
4ud hall p II last months payable on demand
| ot'" % he omIFtns Ia Petersburg.
6-,lm II D. BlRD, President
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A6y information thankfully received. . ,,,,.
ugpa
,. W,Il FO.t Ol'ics, :. C.. UcIVttrI =
NOTICE To CONTRACTORS.

=, j.. ,,,, uu,ll lie !dv NiTch
- ~ ,,,,rI sy .ts county Coug, OF Nor
" = M - s',,,oc 81 n.w t,our. House IN the said
.!i .9 ne m n..u.s ~ ~ J. J., The aoor fee, from The
u9is - - o. -, III, tower ia 10 IA is Zee, high. pro
49, ~ - f.. from he bu tnc 50 "a 10 leave vesiibule
"a ~ 'f to nr ,se by rprrys Al On. end OF
~ cpof ~ oo'h'. oaI ~, H. ,,,r.s whrb
M sc:o Is ''" isic GU oi 10. Mo - 80. - 10
as..oe' o'etu .leI. 80 ,.aa 1nn brbinI
80 entered rom N. - ~ rr, - - bayr
-; tct iae Count ne o"e! 100, - -, . - ,h n,. l.. -.
es ngr1": Q. oe'fh-s' Ia nnh 90 '' ,r,hr o 5ssk.
he a. soN a.. !. a'''pH' vi. - ~. ~. :. ~ j.,
,hss e: lie coG'; tate; 9IrH. ne o,.iSs tn s,,
Furnace a1t !rs - .t' ',e ..sas ,,. -, rhe
- 1ilei, 'i.;ed s.i sihisd !.'l 'Neie. "i'. -,
r. b- doubs ifa; - ineAcs M 49, CIV ~ 80,
r'Gstou; 'r "hee op'as oe a, s c,s,an,s 70 an,bo
i.'i, an. a. ~ 49, b .sl,: N The county sufieien,
s,n'ni,e' - 3o w. w ~. huil.,ing The contractor
ael'iH 's l.'''r' - ,.E 80, ,.cury for ;hs com
ffs'1.s ~, ~. ~ w. - -, .rc,e al in IN. contract
4rne' pafi's niPiss y , 'ne '".s =. .e'
Piea'h'S!ie' Ho!'aIa'@''s'.N wv ~ Jas N SMITH
: AYBRoOK
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CENTRAL SOUTHERN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION.
a, meeting Of the Sou,hern Rights Association of Vr
gnia held rempersnco Hail. Jan loth the proceedings
the previous meeting icing and list oi crbere addet
since the previous meeting being announced, Col Morgan
from the committee OF seven appointed 10 prepare an ad
ress the State, reported tho following add:ess which was
unanoIouSy adopted
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SONE HUNDRED DOLLAIs ne w AND'
IN.iWiY-A Negro man named SAN, ran away rom 'n'
who resides ahou; m"' Sor'h o oihhes
House lie about feet, eleven inches hsh WIZ
teai, eonte ace and injury caused y scale nt iron
ksns hu e ni one oi his e.~a ts complexion
sh hroyy h. huu.! sbou; year go OF W bahk.
n:umu!a f.uyanna county think probable he IL r;ii
Ig In Tia negh rhooi viii s2u reward II taken IN th'
and slo II .axsn out tn. Sat- My pos, Office Is Oans.
,,,ns. yirc,ni, JOHN B. BELL.
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| ~ 0Fl'''. J" V''''' 8 n vlvn p,..lr,
-.-l - =. ~ ~ NM, In 80 - -.--o"N-- E.lo"
,>C,.,> ,,p,.,>,, f,,r,,,, S,,.rio, f,o,r,
Con, n, ,"t",p ~ o., ' W. ~ ~ -, ~. o,nhs isa7
es l. bctl su,,iy,'r .,r,or a, Chari,. l.iI aorea.
plaintiff.
esiEs;
IAN II f,e r-.1s- =. r,,, ,,h Y,u,. p,vr,, n il,
itu,n :au snt i.,.al n his wifs VIII, wa. Ely absh
e Mlia Sprncs widow of Thomas Sn4nce who was
le Io " B..te.d herr An, adnlnsra,ur le 5onis non
:an L;;c cccasee ard ;o.a B Jecs administrator OF
Cien!.nt deceased Defendants
~ regard 20 the .Noc,,os the doh the sad
WIN ''4 exceptions y who made H. TO
ae a:fs sxee;e 80 and ,rport this the evden
cnied before him wi any spec matter deemed pertinent
n.e' " which may be- required by any Of the parier -
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On Saturday the Convention were still engaged upon Inc
discussion of the proposition for reporting he
and debates They have engagoda Reporter whose aoofs
will be thrown away his reports are not spread before he
public The plan proposed by The united press we cohsc'
en,iousy believe be the best and most cee"Ss a'
be devised. II will, moreover, do away WIN seoua w.
lection started early in the session. as 70 ne -
the reports In the city press Adopt 'ne pan
bs civ papsrs can give nothing but faithful reports-and
bs E, and The Wes. will bo fully advised Of the sentiments
of eoch other VIII not this advantage In itss richly re-
pay tho oxpendIure2
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lCHANCERl VIRGINIA :-Ata Circuit Superior Cour'
Law an! Cac.y. cynluled and held or Richmond county
Iou IL ,usc oa FRIDAY. The 81! de. u October. lSi7
FreS l. BEL, sursivg executor oi Char!.. Bell doreas
Plaintiff
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ease.e in yi ,hcse facts YOU and y~urs. re
y r. CALHOUN of South Carolina.
p al An nAEkSEER In LILLE HAMILTON MILLS

LpaaLL, Arorsr 10. lS;9.
c AVER Il have been carei oi ne Cough ever
nv lie by your Ch-rry rectora and fall when have
u EMERSON.
II there any the u'gIne. oi tho here
h on " lich ,.c public ra d.i.cn'
p-,nafl .y G. AyER, Iowei. Nnsachusst,.. aud sold
&m,d a, wholesale and retaii. by Pi RCELL. LiDb co
II. uc, 22-cw}m
Daily American telegraph., 1851-12-26
Christmas.

The peace of our city has not been much dis
turbcd during the past few days; yet drunken
ness has prevailed most excessively Few festi-
walls have ever passed in this community attended
by SO much apparent inebriety We saw yester-
day old grey-headcd men, young men, and boys
of tender age, staggering drunk in the streets.
In one instance We spoke to a boy, not more than
twelve years old, who had fallen on the pavement,
and advised him to let his comrades take him
home, and he replied, with an oath, that it was
Christmas. Aud so it was Chirstmas-C -Christ's
mass--a day for the commemoraton Of the birth
ofChrist! Dancing on Good Friday, and mourn.
ing on our National Sabbath, the It'll! of July,
would be as much in harmony with the occasions,
as is the usual mode Of celebrating the anniver,
sary of the Nativity of Christ.
How strangely old usages abide with US. The
Saturnalia has probably never ceased
Daily American telegraph., 1851-12-26
ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.

WILLARD's HoTEL-R w Bushnell, Va; J II
Marston, Phila; L Williams, Worcester; w Birnel,
Mass; N s Carpenter, Va; ] G Morton, Mass; s
Mills, New York, L ID Emerson, Mexico; s Bur-
ton, N Y; R JONES' Va; r w Whiting, La; D
Stubblefeld Phil; J G Stibbens, do.
InvMG HoTEL--C H. Newell, s G; A Ten Eyck,
San Francisco; r B Young Mass.
NATIONAL HoTEL-T NJ Smith, Ky; J Hook,
N Y; E L FAINT, Bait; Capt Blankman, N Y; ] w
Rice, Md; Az Kimmell, Md; H McAllen, do.
GADsBY's HoTEL-T Ballard, Md; A G Chat
field, Wisconsin; 0 Newton, Pa.
4 BRowN's HoTEL-J Gilmore, Ohio; D Hem
ingary, Conn; w Hodges, Va; Mr. Mclean, Ohio;
J De Cordova, Texas; Radley, Y.
UNITED STATES HoTEL-F Lee; d Gordon and
Miss S L Gordon; M Gordon; D + Gordon;
Miss E Holmes; Miss i Hall; ] Page and lady,
Va.
Daily American telegraph., 1851-12-26

The Fire mt the Capitol.

The results Of this disastrous calamity are now
wellsknown; but the origin Of the fire remained
mystery until this morning, when it was ascer-
architect, and all others who have examined the
premises. The Aues from some Of the committee
rooms pass under the floor of the Library; and
close to the partition wall where they enter, an
aperture is found quite large enough to admit
particles of such light and combustible materials
as are used in kindlng fires. The fires in these
rooms were made up at halfpast six o'clock, and
a quarter before eight the Library was found to
be on fire, Immediately over this aperture.
Daily American telegraph., 1851-12-26
severe winters.

We republished from the "Christian States
man." few days since, an essay on the severity
of winters in America, as compared with those
of Europe in corresponding latitudes. Spain,
Italy, Turkey, and portions of France, are the
sunny south of which travellers and geogra-
piers give us such beautiful accounts; yet Wash
ington city is as far south as any Of them. The
European parallels of the ice bound regions of
America are pleasant climes and densely popu-
lated.
The fact was stated, and proved from history,
that the present temperate regions of Europe
were once excessively cold, and the opinion was
advanced that the same cause.-The subduing the
earth by the hands of civilized man-would in
our continent produce like melioration in the
temperature of our winters; and indeed, there
are few who believe that, in the period of their
own lives, they have witnessed sufficient of this
tendency to convince them of the truth of the
assumption.
We have not in many years had as cold winters
as we read of in past times; but this is the case
with Europe as well as America, as will be per-
ccved by the following summary, which we find
in some of the journals of the day:
Old Time Winters.--In 1864, the cold was so
intense that the Thames was covered with ice
sixty-one inches thick Almost all the birds
perished
In 1892, the cold was so excessive that the
famished wolves entered Vienna and attacked
beasts and even men. Many people in Germany
were frozen to death in 1896, and 1899 was
nearly as bad
In l709 occurred that famous winter called by
distinction the cold winter. All the rivers and
lakes were frozen, and even the sea for several
miles from the shore. The ground was frozen
nine feet deep. Birds and beasts were struck
dead in the fields, and men perished by thousands
in their houses In the south of France the wine
plantations were almost destroyed, nor have they
yet recovered that fatal disaster. The Adriatic
sea was frozen, and even the Mediterranean about
Genoa, and the citron and orange groves suffered
extremely in the finest parts of Italy.
In 17l6, the winter was so intense that people
travelled across the straits from Copenhagen to
the province of Senia, in Sweden.
In 1926, in Scotland, multitudes of cattle and
sheep were buried in the snow.
In 1740, the winter was scarcely inferior to
that of 1909. The snow lay ten feet deep in
Spain and Portugal. The Zuyder Zee was frozen
over, and thousands ofpeople went over it. And
the lakes in England froze.
In l744, the winter was very cold. Snow fell
in Portugal to the depth of twenty three feet on
level.
In 1854 and 1855, the winters were very severe
and cold. InEngland, the strongest ale, exposed
to the air in glass, was covered with ice one
eight of an inch thick.
In 1771, the Elbe was frozen to the bottom.
In 1776 the Danube bore ice five feet deep
below Vienna. Vast numbers of the feathered
and finny tribes perished
The winters Of 1774 and 1775 were uncom-
monty severe The Little Belt was frozen over.
From 1900 to 1872, also, the winters were re-
markably cold, particularly the latter, in Russia,
which proved so disastrous to the French army.