The Express.
London, England, 1852-11-10 00:00:00

SHREWSBURY.

The inhabitants of Shrewslndy were thrown into a state of
considerable alarm by a smart shock of as earthquake,
which was felt almost precisely at half-past 4 yesterill um:laz-
ing. Fur two or three days an unusual quantity of rain bad
fallen, so much so that the Severn has largely overflowed
its banks. Yesterday the rain abated a good deal, but
there was an almost unnatural stillness, and sultriness in
the sir, like that peculiar state of the atmosphere which is so
often observable immediately before a thunder-storm.
Nothing unusual however occurred until half-past four this
(Tuna lay) morning, when there was a very smart and distinct
shock of so earthquake, which lasted, from the best infor-
mation which I have been able to collect on the subject,
for about four seconds. While it lasted it caused great
alarm; it shook the houses in the town and suburbs,
making the loon and windows rattle, and in many instances
noting people to leap front their lid.. In Mardol several
very large cheese, were rolled off the shelves of Mr. Wil-
liams's, a chinsemonger's, shop; and is the Abbey•foregate
and the neighbourhood of Shrewsbury race-course, the shock
was more particularly felt than in many other parts of the
tows. A dairyman, residing near the race-course, having
occasion to tint his cattle, who were in the foldyard at the
time, was proceeding across the yard with a lantern in his
hand, when he felt the emend rack under him to such a
degree that he could hardly keep his feet; but in the
county gaol, which seemed to he in the immediate line
along which the @bock passed with most severity, the scene
was fur a short time truly alarming, the prisoners not
knowing to what to attribute the sensation which they felt;
and feeling the prison sensibly to rock shouted in great
alarm, the more nervous amongst them thinking that
it was a prelude to some sort of attack upon
them. The turnkeys, on the other hand, attributed
the noise in the first Motion, and the rattling of doors
and windows, followed by the shouts, to a combined
attempt of the prisoners to escape. The governor was
roused op, and the teens which ensued may be mum I
readily imagined than described. However, when the
truth was ascertained, order was in a short time restored.
The violence of the shock is evidenced by a portion of wall I
adjoining Marshall's Thread Factory, near the Castle Fore-
gate, having fallen, and another portion of wall at the
geode station of the railway terminus having sunk consider-
ably. The bells also of the Abbey Church were mows-
tardy shaken ; at Wellington also, and Oswestry, and other
places adjoiaing, the shock was felt. It is somewhat re-
markable that though the entire vicinity felt its indseace,
its intensity was limited to a very narrow line or strip of
country, comparatively 'peeking.

CHUM. NORTH WALES, Nov. 9.
A my eat cheek of earthquake occurred here this
manias at 430. Greenwich tun.
Yesterday was • bcistercua day, bat the temperature
wee very hi for the Ham. A little sitar midnight the
cried died away, sad at the bale of the occurnace men-
tioned aloe, there was • dead cala•

The earth rooked n a violent manor far shoat thirty
seism* sad the motion was arsonspanied by a low moan•
Sp noise; this WY saeseeded, after an interval of a few
ascends, by a violent trissor, which lasted shout thirty
amends sort. The rocking notion appeared to proceed
from eolith-west to north east

Are Wee of furnitiTreTaitiel in an alarming manner, and
the shock and noise were so peat as to arouse almost ever,
one, and to terrify aces very mush.
It will be interesting to know how far this shock has ex-
teedod, sad to note the Use of its mamma at the dif-
fereat places where it has belie felt.
CHESTER, Noe. 9.
Between four sad flee (Meek this leaning &severe shock
was morally felt in this insaientedty. About half-past four
lt occurred. and lasted from tea to Atone seeoads. Several
state that they distinctly felt tin reeking of their
rdZa asad the earthenware upon the shelves has In Many
ins anees been heard so shake. One individual who had
lest rites was obliged to lay hold of a table for support.
We have not heard of anything serious having occurred in
the neighbourhood.
CONOLETON, Noy. 9.
A smart shock of earthquake was felt throughout this
town and neighbourhood this morning at 4 o'clock. The
universality of observation leaves the fact undoubted.

IRELAND.
Donuts, Telenet' Ev
An extraordinary sensation has been excited here
by the shock of an earthquake, which great numbers
of the citizens felt at 4 o'clock this morning, but of
the nature of which no one appears to have been
aware, until, after a comparison of notes among
' neighbours, it became certain that the sensation pro-
duind could only have arisen from the cause I have
mentioned. The following account from the Even-
ing Freeman gives the amplest details on the subject
that have been collected
We have this day to record the occurrence eon* of them
great phenomena of nature most unusual in the region of
the globe which we Inhabit—namely, an earthquake—a
rlioht, hut very perceptible, shock of which was felt in
Dublin and the surrounding country within a minute or
two of four o'clock this morning. Owing to the hour at
which it took place being one when so few persons were
awake, slalom all the accounts of the pheromenon that we
have heard are given by those who were aroused by the
shock from their slumbers, and who could not, consequently.
have been able to observe the commencement of the shock,
or the mode in which it appeared to affect the surface of the
earth. From our own observation, however' and the concur-
rent testimony of hundred. of others who have offered their
information, or among whom we have caused inquiries to be
ine,f,, we are enabled to state that at the time wempecified—
the houses in the city and neighbourhood were simulta-
neously shaken to the foundation, and the greater tiumlier
of their inmatos aroused from sleep by the sudden swi•e
and motion. The impressions which verioua persona felt
on awaking are differently described. To some it appeared
that some tremendous weight had fallen and shaken the
house ; others supposed that an explosion of gas had taken