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1809. July 6, a violent whirlwind at Cirencester, when timber trees in the 

 park 6 to 10 feet in girth were torn completely up by the roots. — Climate of 

 London. 



1810. Sept. 22, a dreadful storm at Fearnal Heath, "Worcestershire, 

 which uprooted 200 treees on one farm. 



1811. The summer appears to have been one of great electrical distur- 

 bance in the "West-Midland district. 



April 23, a violent hailstorm at Wynnstay ; stones 2h inches in circum- 

 ference. 1,123 panes of glass broken in the hothouses that day completed. 



April 29, hothouses at Welton perforated as if by bullets. 



May 19, damage by hail and thunder beyond precedent at Sheffield. 



May 20, near Newmarket terrific thunder and lightning with hailstones as 

 large as pigeons' eggs. 



May 27, Hereford. Storm to the eastward, from 3 p.m, till past S p.m., 

 with torrents of rain. This storm and consequent inundation of several thousand 

 acres of land destroyed a number of lives and much property. On the next 

 day the Severn at "Worcester rose 20 feet in 24 hours ! 



June 8, another terrific hailstorm at Birmingham, and also at "Worcester 

 but without the hail. 



June 28, the neighbourhood of Bury was similarly visited. 



July 1, at "Waterford a storm as violent as was ever experienced in 

 Ireland. 



July 2, at Guildford £1,500 damage done, and the storm was very violent 

 the same' day in the vicinity of Oxford. 



July 10, Llanidloes, in Montgomeryshire, and Salisbury, each had violent 

 storms. 



July 21, a violent storm at Stamford, near which town the water rose 13 

 feet in less than four hours. 



1811. Nov. 15, an "awful" gale of wind at "Whitehaven. 



1812. Feb. 22 to 24, dreadful thunder storms reported at "Windsor and 

 Plymouth. 



1812. March 9, Parhelia seen at Carlisle. Two mock suns having been 

 seen from 10 a.m. to near noon. 



March 20, a tremendous gale at Hull, South of Humber, from S.W. North 

 of it, from N.E. and by E. 



June 21, hail and thunderstorm in Essex. 



July 29, a man dreadfully burnt by a lightning stroke in Dorsetshire. 



1813. Feb. 16 to 18, very stormy weather from the "West, on the Eastern 

 and Southern coast. 



May 17, very severe storms of hail and thunder at Macclesfield. 

 Nov. 17, spire of Bridgwater Church struck and shivered. 



1814. July 28, the temperature being 91° in London, a storm, which 

 began at 10 p.m. in the neighbourhood of Leicester, " was followed by such 



