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January 8. A hurricane did considerable damage in 

 Devon and Cornwall. May 4. Tremendous storm at 

 Bath, destroying some roads, with several gardens, and 

 the same night a storm in Lancashire and Cheshire swept 

 away many buildings {Boyle). 



The crop proved decidedly deficient in quantity, and 

 inferior in quality (Tooke). 



1805 Wheat, 8$s. gd. per qr. (Official Returns). 



Barley, 445-. 6d. ; oats, 285. 4^. per qr. ; wool, 2s. i\d. ; 

 beef and mutton, *]\d. ; cheese, i\d. per Ib. (Driver], 



Cold year except autumn. Average crops (Driver}. 



Rainfall 22 in. in London ( ). 



Lincoln wool, i^\d. per Ib. (Driver). 



In April sun hot by day, heavy chilling dews by 

 night. Wind immovably E.N.E. Harvest rather late, 

 but productive, and well got in. 



9! in. of rain in June, July, and August (Old Almanack). 



Very hot in August (Brumhani). 



Total rainfall at Cathay, near Cardiff, 20-28 in. 

 (Capper). 



May 28. Violent thunderstorm in London. July 6. 

 Tremendous storm at Kingston-on-Thames (Boyle). 



The harvest proved to be one of average produce 

 (Tooke). 



1806 Wheat, 79*. id. per qr. (Official Returns). 



Barley, 38$. %d. ; oats, 275-. yd. per qr. ; wool, 2s. i\d. ; 

 beef and mutton, i\d. ; cheese, i\d. per Ib. (Driver). 



Average crops (Driver). 



Lincoln wool, i$^d. per Ib. (Driver). 



Cold and ungenial spring. Hot summer. July 17. 

 A meteor appeared about one-fourth of the diameter of 

 the moon ; it passed horizontally with great velocity 

 (Townsend). 



Thermometer, 95 at Plaistow on one day, 93 on one 

 day, 90 on one day, and from 80 to 87 on 17 days at 

 the same place (Brumham). 



