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Edge Hill, near Liverpool, . 4 



Kensington, near London, . 4 



Clapbam, near London, . . 5 

 Chester, Cheshire, ... 6 

 Craj'ford, West Kent, . . 6 



Leeds, Mid-west Yorkshire, . 8 

 Bu'mingham, Warwickshire, . 9 

 Malvern, Worcestershire, . . 9 

 Bedford, Bedfordshire, . . 10 

 . Woodside, Cheshire, . . 11 



Livei-pool, South Lancashire, . 11 

 London (Royal Society), . . 11 

 Newcastle, Northumberland, . 12 

 Kendal, Westmoreland, . . 16 

 Swansea, Glamorgan, . . 17 



Bickston, South Devon, . . 18 

 Penzance, West Cornwall, . 30 



The lowest temperatures on this occasion were not simul- 

 taneous everywhere. A change had already commenced 

 in the south-west of England before the coldest day else- 

 where. At Penzance, the temperatures of 23, 30, 37 ai'e 

 dated January 18, 19, 20. At Swansea, the temperatures 

 of 17 and 18 are given for January 19 and 20. At 

 Kendal, the same lowest temperature of 16 is reported 

 for three successive days, January 19, 20, 21. At 

 Thames Ditton, the thermometer rose gradually from its 

 lowest observed point of — 8, on the night of January 19, 

 till it attained to 46 by mid-day of January 22 ; again 

 falling back to the freezing point in the succeeding night. 

 The comparatively high temperature recorded for Kendal, 

 on this memorable date, is not to be received as any 

 evidence that veiy low temperatures are not occasionally 

 experienced in the Lake province. For examjjle, it ap- 

 l)cars by 'Mr. Wilson Pitt's register kept at Carlisle, in 



