26 GROWING GOLD. 



of a century ago, was rent in twain and blown 

 down in one of the late equinoctial gales, 

 greatly to the regret of the noble family." — 

 Morning Herald, November 2nd, 1833. 



''Upwards of thirteen hundred valuable 

 trees were blown down by the late severe gales 

 which visited the eastern coast, in the Earl of 

 Tankerville's Park, at Chillingham." — Tyne 

 Mercury and Morning Herald, March 3rd, 1836. 



" The gales of Tuesday. — The damage in 

 Kensington Gardens has proved far more ex- 

 tensive than was first supposed. In all about 

 one hundred and thirty of the largest trees 

 have been destroyed, a considerably larger 

 number than that which perished in the hurri- 

 cane of the 3rd of March, 1824. On no pre- 

 vious occasion has the wind made such havoc 

 amongst the evergreens in the garden as at 

 the present. In Hyde Park the devastation 

 has not been so extensive, not more than 

 about forty trees having been torn up, yet 

 amongst them are some venerable and stately 



