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was simultaneous over great part of Europe, and in 

 England all intercommunication with the provinces was 

 arrested (Penny Magazine). 



A fine summer (Brumhani). 



October 29. A fall of snow for many hours to near 

 a foot in depth, with sharp frost, 28, at night. 3oth. 

 Sharp frost and snow ( Whistlecraff). 



No snowstorm in Great Britain the last 100 years has 

 equalled in violence and extent that of December this 

 year. After it had been snowing heavily for two days, by 

 the evening of 26th the wind increased to a hurricane. 

 The fall of snow that night was from 4 to 9 ft., and 

 some of the drifts were 20 ft. or 30 ft. in depth. The 

 mails, all business and correspondence were stopped 

 nearly a week. Several lives were lost, and the snow 

 was equally great all the island over ( ). 



Rainfall at Greenwich, 3i'oi in. Jan., 2-84 in. Feb., 

 2-51 in. March, 378 in. April, 3-15 in. May, 076 in. 

 June, 1-87 in. July, 3-16 in. Aug., 2-42 in. Sept., 

 2-85 in. Oct., 3*84 in. Nov., 2*19 in. Dec., 1-64 in. 

 (Glaisher). 



1837 Wheat, 555-. icd. per qr. ; barley, 305-. qd. ; oats, 

 23^. id. (Official Returns). 



Value, of ;ioo tithe rent charge, ^98 13^, 6f</. 

 (Official Returns). 



Seven years' average: Wheat, 53^. Sd. barley, 31^. 

 lod. ; oats, 22s. (Official Returns). 



Wool, i6d. per Ib. ; beef and mutton, $%d. ; cheese, 

 id. (Driver). 



Lincoln wool, 14^. per Ib. Off-going ewes made 2js. 

 (John Phillips'}. 



Wheat, 23 J bushels per acre (John Phillips). 



Began harvest August 8th; finished September 8th 

 (H. Baker}. 



Began harvest August 14 ; finished September 4 (Cox). 



Hot and dry summer. Under an average (Driver). 



