The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-03-01
RICHMOND. VA,
,,.s,x Morning, March 4, 1852
THE END OF THE WINTER.

Yesterday closed one of the most extraordi-
nary winters we have ever had IN virginia.
since il was a State. With comparatively
little snow, we have had some of the coolest
weather we ever experienced in this latitude
VIVA, effect has been produced upon the
wheat crop, we are unable TO say. we shou''
Judge, however, that il has been anything out
beneficial The ground not being covered oy
snow. has been liable to crack open from the
severe frosts, and to throw up the blade oil the
crop. Nor have we heard from the fruit trees,
though we do not apprehend that the cold has
been sufficiently severe TO Kill them, as II has
done in New Jersey and other States lying
undera higher parallel of latitude. We had
some very fine days in February. We hope
they were not borrowed from March, and that
the debt may not be paid in such coin as snow
March. so called, we believe, from the Goo
Mars, is like its namesake, a great blusterer.-
We occasionally, however, have very fine wea
Their even in the commencement of this month
and we must be content to hope for the best
We write this about the middle of very
gloomy day, (Saturday,) yet we feel light o
spirit, because we know that how bad soevel
the weather may be, spring, with all its delight
ful influences, will soon be here.
For the benefit of the scientific, we take the
following communication from the New YORK
Courier and Enquire:
THE LONG COLD CYCLE OF FEBRUARY
The long cold cycle, which commenced or
Thursday at A. NJ. Of the 10Th, terminated
St,n, RI nj
the 22d; its duration was two hunred and forty
seven and half hours, or exactly eleven-six
teenths the cycle of three hundred and sixty
hours. The greatest cold during the term was
eight degrees above zero. or twenty-four de-
grees below the freezing point. The termina-
ton of the cycle attended by sudden
glow of light the temperature by the north
thermometers connected by iron wires with the
earth, and both with load stone pendulum and
saline ciserns, rose from thirty-two to thirty
four degrees, and subsequently to forty degrees.
The snow on the roofs of buildings facing north
melted, and the caves dropped water freely
This cold cycle, in passing the second, sixth,
eighth and TENN sections of the circle, kindled
up the Aurora, that of tho sixth was splendid,
and that of the eight exceeded in its duration
and magnificence all the orial Examinations
ever witnessed. In passing the 4th section of
the cycle, the temperature rose to 30 degrees.
cold cycle Is that state of atmosphere du
ring which the temperature remains below the
freezing point of Fahrenheit for a term of
twenty-five and half or more consecutive
hours. The commencement, duration, and ter
mination Of the cycle is ascertaned by count
ing every hour during which the temperature
OF the atmosphere remains at and below the
freezing point. This can only be accomplish
ed with hourly records Of temperature made
from good thermometers, having none but a
northern exposure. and wholly disconnected
with buildings. In February, 1S49, cold
cycle commenced on the 18th of that month,
and continued TO the 23d, two hundred and
seventy hours, which is tweve-sixteenths the
circle, being twenty-five end a half hours, or
one-sixteenth longer than the cycle which ter
minated yesterday.
The December and January cold cycles of
the present season, like that of February, have
been of long duration. E. NJ.
Monday morning, Feb. %, 1852.