; told Weather. 389 
13. Cold weather of the present winter, (1825—6) from the 
the coldest for several seasons. Of the ist of February, at 
Petersburgh, the mercury ranged several degrees below the 
ee | point. There had been three falls of snow of con- 
e magnitude. 
man froze to death in Montreal on the night of the 31st 
ult. which was the coldest day experienced for years. ay 
persons had their faces frozen while walking through the 
Streets. Thermometer 32 degrees below the freezing point. 
A man was lately found frozen to death in Courtlandt town. 
~——He wasa stranger, and has not been recognised, A young 
_ Man, supposed to be John Bare, was frozen to death on the 
Stage coach man on the line between Groton a 
was found frozen stiff upon his box on the road, holding the 
reins in his hand. He was dead, and the reins were clench- 
ed so fast, that they were obliged to be cut, before they 
could be extricated from his grasp. : ie 
At Montreal, Lower Canada, on the 31st of January, the 
mercury fell to 38 degrees before 0. 
At Catskill, New York, on the Ist of January, to 14yand 
Morning of the Ist Feb de 
