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Thefe plates or cafes of ice were lometimes an af- 
femblage of an infinite number of particles not much 
unlike the fcales of fifties : Sometimes they refembled 
fmall lpines, or the cryftal fhootings of various kinds 
of falts ; and fometimes they reprefented a variety of 
landfcapes with trees and plants, from one to three or 
four inches in length, in fo beautiful and admirable a 
manner, as neither pen nor pencil can exprefs. 
Our ftreets were now entirely covered with con- 
gealed fnow and ice, which being very much tram- 
pled on by men and beafts, as well as ground by car- 
riages, a great part thereof was reduced to a kind of 
powder, like duft in the fummer-time, and would 
probably have been blown about, had there been a 
ftrong wind to raife it. 
I would not trouble you with the whole train of 
my obfervatio.ns on the late froft, but have feledted 
what I thought moft remarkable, which, I doubt not, 
you will candidly accept, from, dear Sir, 
Your moft humble fervant, 
Norwich, Feb. 11, 
1754 ‘ William Arderon, 
Mr. Baker having received this morning, from the 
Reverend Dr. Miles, F. R S. fome farther obferva- 
tions on the late cold weather, begs leave to add them 
in his own words. 
Part of a Letter from Henry Miles, £). D. 
Pray, Sir, have you obferved, in the laft Gentleman's 
Magazine , an account of a degree of cold. Decern. 30, 
near 
