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the Thames, and in other places the disastrous floods of the 19th of November, 
would seem to have burst with unwonted severity. Mr. Symons states that the 
nearest parallel was probably the ‘“‘Duke of Wellington’s flood, namely, that 
which occurred during the Lying-in-state, &c., in November, 1852.” Of this flood 
T still retain a vivid recollection. In the low lands on the London side of Oxford, 
for some short distance, and some short.time, the trains had to be conveyed by 
horse power, and the train that conveyed me to London happened to be the first 
train that passed by steam power on the subsidence of the flood. But of these 
floods of the 14th and 19th of November we, of Herefordshire, personally knew 
nothing. The maximum daily fall in that month was only 1} inches at Rocklands, 
and that is dated as happening on the 13th. With the exception of Lynhales, to 
which I will presently allude, every station in our county agrees in naming the 
12th of July as the day of the maximum annual fall. At the seventeen stations, 
with the exception of Hampton Court (1°57) the fall exceeded two inches; whilst 
at Malvern West the fall was 3°12, at Whitfield, 3:26, at Rocklands, 3°36, and at 
Longtown it was 3°88. This is the most important rain that has been recorded in 
this county for many years, and perhaps Mr. Isbell will tell us when last it had its 
parallel. Some interesting details have been given us of this remarkable storm, 
or rather steady downfall of rain. 
HeEreEForD.—Mr. Isbell states that his measurement of 2°39 inches, was the 
largest amount he had ever measured at Hereford. 
Ross, THE Grarc.—Mr. Southall states that the fall with him was by far 
the largest amount since August 13, 1858, when he had 3°84 inches in the 24 hours, 
and then the circumstances (a sort of waterspout) were different. 
BromyarD.—Continuous rain fell the whole of the 14th and 15th, day and 
night, and the readings of the two days were 2°42 and 0°66 respectively. 
Lonetown.—Mr. Eagles says that it began to rain on July 13th at 6.30 
a.m., and never ceased till 12.30 a.m. on the 15th, during which time 4°91 inches 
fell. During the months we had 7°21 in 13 days. 
LyNHALES.—On the 14th of July, says Mr. Robinson, we had 1°83, but on 
the 12th of August we had a severe thunderstorm, almost a waterspout, and in two 
hours we measured two inches, and in the 24 hours 2°28 inches. The storm was 
very local on this occasion, as in the neighbouring parish of Titley they had 
scarcely any rain. 
THE TOTAL RAINFALL OF THE COUNTY DURING THE YEAR 1875, 
There can be no doubt that the year just past was pre-eminently a season of 
heavy rainfalls, and destructive floods, of great storms at sea, and consequent 
wreckage and loss of life. The hay crops, though large in quantity, were badly 
gathered in, but the cereal and other crops, though not equal to the best years, 
were good beyond the general expectation. The reports that have been forwarded 
from foreign countries all seem to indicate that there has prevailed ‘‘a plague of 
waters.” It must not, however, thence be assumed that there has been over the 
globe an exceptionally wet year. The inhabited parts of the earth form only a 
