The Sun. — 1846-07-13 (London, England)

EXTREMELY HUT AND DRY. In 763, the summer was so hot that the springs dried up. In 870, the heat was so intense, that near Worms the reapers dropped dead in the fields. In 903, and again in 924, it was so hot that the corn and fruit were burnt up. The year 1000 was so hot and dry that in Germany the pools of water di,appeared, and the fish, being left to stink in the mud, bred a pe.-tilence. In 1122 the beat was so excessive, that both men and cattle were struck dead. In 1130 the earth yawned with drought. Springs and rivers disappeared, and even the Rhine was dried up in Alsace. In 1159 not a drop of rain fell in Italy after May. The year 1171 was extremely hot in Germany. 1n.1232, The heat was so great, especially in Germany that it is said that eggs were roasted in the sands. In 1260 many of the Hungarian soldiers died of ex• cessive heat at the famous battle fought near Bela. The consecutive years 1276 and 1277 were so hot and dry as to occasion a great scarcity of fodder. The years 1293 and 1294 were extremely hot; and so were likewise 1303 and 1304, both the Rhine and the Danube having dried up. In 1333 the corn-fields and vineyards were burnt up. - The year 1393 and 1394 were excessively hot and dry. In 1447 the summer was extremely hot. In the successive years 1473 and 1474, the whole earth seemed on fire. In Hungary one might wade across the Danube. The four consecutive years, 1538, 1539, 1540, and 1541, were excessiv,ly hot, and the rivers dried up. In 1556 the drought was so great that the springs failed. In England wheat rose from Bs. to 535. per quarter. The years 1615 and 1616 were very dry over Europe. In 1646 it was extremely hot. In 1652 the warmth was very great, the summer being the dry est ever known in Scotland; yet a total eclipse or the sun fad happened that year, on Monday, the 24th of March, which hence received the appellation of " Mirk Monday." The summer of 1670 was remarkably hot. It is re. lated that one of the minions of tyranny, who in that calamitous p,,Tiod harassed the poor Presbyterians in Scotland with captious questions, having asked a shepherd in Fife whether the killing of the notorious Sharp, Archbishop of St. Andrews (which bad happened in May), was murder, he replied, that he could not tell, but there had been fine heather ever since. The first year of the eighteenth century was excessively warm, and the two following years were of the same description. It is a singular coincidence, that in 1718, the weather was extremely hot and dry all over Europe. The air felt so oppressive that all the theatres were shut in Paris. Scarcely any rain fell for the space of nine months, and the springs and rivers dried up. The following year was equally hot. The thermometer, at Paris, rose to 98 degrees by Fahrenheit's scale. The grass and corn were quite parched. In some places the fruit trees blossomed two or three times. Both the years 1723 and 1724 were dry and hot. The year 1745 was remarkably warm and dry, but the following year was still hotter, insomuch that the grass withered, and the leaves dropped from the trees. Neither rain nor dew fell for many months; and, on the Continent, prayers were offered up in the churches to implore the bounty of refreshing showers. In 1754 it was likewise extremely warm. The years 1760 and 1761 were both of them remarkably hot; and so was the year 1763. 1774 was excessively hot and dry. Both the years 1778 and 1779 were warm and very dry. The year 1788 was also very hot and dry; and of the same character was 1811, famous for its excellent vin. tage, and distinguished by the appearance of a brillian comet.