COUNTRY NEWS.
Bath, January 4.
The weather was extremely cold here last week, particularly on Thursday; the mercury in Fahrenheit’s thermometer, even in the Pump-room, stood at 16 degrees below the freezing point, and in the open air sunk down to 24 degrees below freezing; yet so short was the duration of this intense cold, that in less than 24 hours, the mercury rose from 24 degrees below freezing, and stood at 6 degrees, i.e. it was 18 degrees less in that space of time. Such an intense degree of cold, attended with so quick a transition, has not appeared in these parts for 14 years past. The mercury in the barometer, in this great cold, stood at 29.60. and during the above variation sunk down to 29.30. only, attended with a great fall of snow.
Portsmouth, Jan. 5.
Last Saturday they were forced to put 15 horses to the machine to draw it up Butcher-hill, near Petersfield, and Gravel-hill, near the same place; and a poor man that came from Petersfield to assist the people of the machine, was found dead on his return the next day, having perished with cold.