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the houses were more or less damaged. Twenty dwelling houses in Charlton 

 were blown down ; tiles and slates swept from the roofs of houses at "Worcester ; 

 the Holyhead mail upset. It lasted 10 hours, and came from S."W. A poor man 

 was found dead in a ditch at Wellington, Herefordshire, having been blown 

 there, and unable to extricate himself. 



1S23. February 20 to 23, violent westerly gales on tbe coast of Cornwall. 



October 30, 31, A sudden storm, causing immense inundations at Bath and 

 Oxford. 



December 3, A violent thunderstorm at Gloucester ; a steeple struck at 

 Remslo, 'Wiltshire. 



1824. March 4, A heavy gale from N. and W. 



1824. July 14 and September 17, tremendous thunderstorms over the 

 South of England. 



1824. November 23, a violent gale from W. and S.W., preventing inter- 

 course with France. Stones of seven and eight tons were displaced at the 

 Plymouth Breakwater. It was said to be scarcely inferior in violence to that of 

 March, 1818. 



1828. January 13, scarcely a house in Plymouth escaped injury ; 13 

 vessels on shore at the same time, and all lost. 



1828. July 3, the most severe thunderstorm since 1821, specially in Sussex 

 and Hampshire. 



1819. June 17, a globular mass of electric fluid about the size of a cricket 

 ball and crimson red entered the New Inn between Raglan and Monmouth at an 

 open back door passing through the kitchen along a passage and out at the 

 front door. Mr. and Mrs. Jones, of Raglan, and Mr. Young, of Cwm Carvon, 

 were sheltering at the time. 



1829. September 8 to 11, not less than 27 losses were posted at Lloyd's. 

 1829. September 15, a severe thunderstorm burst over Lambeth. 



1831. October 26, a tremendous storm at Swansea nearly destroyed a 

 gentleman's house. 



1833-34. In this winter there was such a succession of gales that 100,000 

 tons of shipping were supposed to be lost. 



1834. October 18, great damage done on the British coasts. 



1836. November 29, the most violent storm since 1818 from W. and 

 W.N.W. "Windmills, tops of steeples, and chimney stacks were demolished ; 

 whole rows of trees uprooted. 



1839. January 7. as bad as the last and more general. 200 lives lost at 

 sea ; 177 houses blown down in Ireland. 



1840. January 21, a severe storm, but not quite so violent as the last. 



1845. Hailstorm, doing great damage at Everston, near Ross, for which 

 a public collection was made throughout the county. 



1843. A destructive storm in eastern counties. 



1846. A terrific thunderstorm, after a season of scorching heat. 



