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Trees torn up by the roots, leaves shrivelled up and turned 

 black by the salt water. The wind was westerly (Hone). 



The harvest greatly deficient through the greater part 

 of Europe (Tooke). 



January 2. About 4 p.m., at Tuam, in Ireland, ap- 

 peared an unusual light far beyond that of the brightest 

 day. It faded away by sensible degrees, and by about 7 

 o'clock a sun of streamers crossed the sky which undula- 

 ted like the surface of rippling water and caused great 

 alarm. The phenomenon discharged itself in a blaze 

 towards the north. A very uncommon shock immedi- 

 ately succeeded (Hone). 



January 16. Earthquake shock at Dover. June 24. 

 At Ashford. November 18. At Rothsay (Boyle). 

 1757 Wheat, 60 s. per qr. of nine bushels (Smith). 



Wheat, 53^. 4^. per qr (Tovey). 



A famine year (Rogers). 



A comet (Townsend). 



Appeared October 21 (Turner). 



On account of the scarcity of corn and dearness of 

 bread, twopennyworth each day allowed to every poor 

 prisoner in the several gaols in the county (County of Som- 

 erset, order of Sessions at Brutori). Also orders made to 

 enforce the statutes for prevention of disease amongst 

 horned cattle. 



February 23. At Lamborne, Berks, there was such a 

 prodigious flood occasioned by the sudden thaw and 

 melting of the snow on the neighbouring hills, that the 

 inhabitants of several houses were lost (Boyle). 



September 24. William Margarets was convicted at 

 the assizes at Cambridge for an attempt to raise the price 

 of corn in Ely Market, by offering 6s. a bushel for wheat, 

 for which only $s. yd. was demanded. He was let off by 

 paying ;5 to the poor at Ely, and ^50 to the poor at 

 Cambridge, the full cost of the prosecution, and acknow- 

 ledging his offence publicly in the Market Place of Ely 



