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January n. Violent gale, with uncommon flashes of 

 lightning. i6th. Violent gale. Thunderstorms, April 2 7, 

 May 14, 15, 16, August 10, 22, 23. May 24, 25. Most 

 violent snowstorm in Scotland, 800 or 900 black cattle 

 perished. June 3. Snow at Carlisle lay till 7 a.m. i5th. 

 Snowstorm at Skiddaw lay till 3 p.m. i6th. Ice in large 

 pieces, the gardens blasted. The like not remembered 

 by the oldest inhabitant in London. At Stockport ice on 

 the river strong enough to bear a dog. Snow 2 in. deep. 

 July. Hot. August. Extremely hot. November 15. 

 Sharp frost (Lowe]. 



Rainfall at Lyndon, 16-9 in. April, 0-5 in. June, 0-3 

 in. August, 0*8 in. September, o'6 in. (Barker}. 



February 14. Earthquake in Scotland (Boyle). 



July 2. Extremely hot. August 21. Extremely hot. 

 November 15. Sharp frost. 



Therm., 88 in the shade in the beginning of July 

 (Brumharn). 



December 4. Between 5 and 6 p.m. people in Glou- 

 cestershire and other parts saw a sudden opening of the 

 heavens to the northward, in the midst of which such an 

 amazing light appeared as surpassed even that of the sun. 

 For a short space it looked as if the orbs had shone out in 

 full lustre, and then the prodigious chasm closed again 

 (Boyle). 



May 8. The warmth and mildness of the past winter 

 were never remembered. Our autumn was long, warm 

 and dry, with a few slight frosts before Christmas, but we 

 have had since fine, warm, dry weather, and no frosts or 

 snow (Tooke). 

 1750 Wheat, 325. bd. per qr. of nine bushels (Smith). 



Wheat, 28^. lod. per qr. (Tovey). 



Corn harvested very damp, and of but middling quality 

 (Lisle). 



Great year of earthquakes in England (Chambers). 



Earthquake in London on February 8, and another on 



