We record, with deep regret, the occurrence of a severe frost on Sunday morning, May 25th. We find, through our correspondents, that it prevailed over a wide extent of country, and proved very destructive in some localities, especially to fruit. We hear of it in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and many Western States. We have never known a season open with a finer prospect for an abundant crop of fruit; in many localities the scene is now sadly changed. In some places the grape crop has been quite destroyed. The following extract of a letter from Mr. Griswold, of Vernon, Oneida Co., N. Y., agrees with statements received from many other sources'.

"We have just experienced one of those freaks of weather for which our climate is so noted. I had supposed that Central New York, after so cold and backward a spring, had passed all danger from frost for this spring, but it seems we are often liable to disappointment. We had been having very warm weather, the thermometer reaching over 80°, when it took suddealy cold Saturday night, the 24th. We had a severe frost, killing corn, cucumbers, tomatoes, and many other vegetables; cutting grape vines completely down, (the growth made this spring,) injuring currants, gooseberries, pears, and, I am afraid, all kinds of fruit It was so severe as to completely kill the leaves on a ginko tree and a sophora, and about half of them on a tulip tree; entirely on a wistaria, and the tips of a dielytra, and many leaves on the horse chestnut.

"It fairly makes us feel a little blue, when we had been anticipating so much, the promise for fruit of all kinds never having been better, the trees being com-pletety white with the blossoms. I sincerely trust we are the only part of the country which has had to suffer".