(250) 



1-83 in. September, 1*07 in. October, 2-39 in. No- 

 vember, 1*37 in. December, 2*05 in. (Glaishtr). 



An abundant season on the whole (Tooke). 



Remarkably fine from March to October (Brumham). 



Much excitement was caused by the passing of the 

 Corn Bill. The houses of many supporters of the measure 

 were much damaged. On account of a great decrease in 

 the prices of all productions various farmers threw up 

 their leases {Boyle). 

 1816 Wheat, 7 8s. 6d. per qr. {Official Returns}. 



Barley, 33^. nd. ; oats, 27^. 2d. per qr. ; wool, is. isd.; 

 beef and mutton, ^\d. ; cheese, 6\d. per Ib. (Driver). 



Great and general deficiency (Driver). 



Lincoln wool, is. i\d. per Ib. 



Corn very badly harvested. Wet and cold summer. 

 Harvest began beginning of September. Wheat much 

 sprouted. Quantity of rotten sheep. Some corn out 

 when the winter snows began ( ). 



Considerable fall of snow in the counties of Cambridge 

 and Huntingdon on September 2nd, by which much 

 damage was done to the gardens (Dugdale). 



Great deficiency in quantity and quality. Heavy rain 

 and stormy winds in July until harvest (Clarke}. 



Began reaping August 2Qth. Finished harvest Octo- 

 ber 12 (Cox). 



From April i2th to i5th snow remained on the ground, 

 and the weather was severe and frosty. September 3. 

 A severe frost, which produced ice ( Cox, Penny Magazine). 



One of the worst harvests known. July and August 

 4-8 below average temperature (Times). 



After St. Swithin's Day it rained twenty-five days out ot 

 thirty. Total fall, 2-41 in.; before this 5-13 in. fell in 

 July (Howe). 



February 7 to 13 unusually cold (MS.). 



Rainfall at Greenwich, 2 7 -49 in. ( Glaisher). 



Jan., 1-90 in. Feb., 1-47 in. March, 171 in. April, 



