The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-08-07 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

Lisbon Gazettes to the 28th ult. arrived yesterday. It
will be seen by the following extracts that a slight shock
of an earthquake was felt them on the 19th which was
preceded and followed by excessive heat. It seems, in-
deed, by the accounts from the south of Europe generally,
that during the present summer the atmosphere has, for
short periods, approached, if not equalled, the fervid
warmth of the torrid zone. _

LISBON, ..TVLY 19.

This morning, at five o'clock, a slight shock of in earthquake
was felt in this city. We have had intense heat for these three
days; Fahrenheit's thermometer has been at 100 degrees in the
shade. _ _ . . .

His Majesty the King of Denmark having given M. Dal forgo
de Primo, his Charge d'Affaires at this Court, the character of En.
;soy Extraordinary, to present to his Majesty the insignia of the
most illustrious Order of the Elephant, she King our Sovereign
was pleased to appoint ti.sturelay, the 24,h, to receive the said in.
sigMa. The Minister was accordingly introduced at two o'clock.
with the usual ceremonies, and having delivered his avdcutiuls and
the insignia, addressed his Majesty is an appropriate speech; to
which the King made a suitable reply.
The excessive beats experienced an this city on the lilth, 19th,
mad 20th ol• June, and which did such daluage to the fields, deserve
some observatiun. . .

On the 17th and lleth Fahrenheit's thermometer, in the open
air and the shade, was from Ind. to 96. et two o'clock ; and 79. to
83. at midnight. On the 19 h. exposed to • hot wind froui the
north-east, it rose to 101 7hi burning wind did immense da-
mage. The wind was so hoe, that ti:e thermometer exposed to it
was, even at midnight, at 91.; en the.: morning of the 20th it fell to
WI., MSC at two a.at. to 10 , : cd at midnight was again at 83.
On the 21st and :ad a sea breeze fun the south-west cooled the
air, so that the thermometer was at M. and 76. in the hot
hours, and fell at midnight to 7:1. a..d Wt.
It is to be noticed, that te:e thermometer in theopen air, hut'
sheltered from the north-east, did not rise on the RIM to above WO
degrees
it is impossihle to calculate cxarely the damage done by the
terrible phenomenon ut the 19th. We can state. however, that the
vines in elevated alumna.% expm-ed to the N.E. entirely lost the
abundant fruit with whick nay wt.% loaded.
We ere informed, that a great many pnrsson% working, in the
fields were mortally struck with tho malignant influence of this
excessive heat. Many animals shantel the same fate ; the le area
of the trees and other plants were completely dried up and re-
duced to dust.

Srehry Grn:ettrs to the <otb February state, that the!
harvest in New South Waits is said to have teen sa abun-
dant as to prrclude the nceessi:y of seeking assistance from
the sister colony. The new church of St. James was con-
'secraterl at Sydney on the 11th February. The sittings of,
the Criminal Court had just finished, without a single
capital conviction, being the first instance of a maidca ses-
siun iu Australia.

Loan N--'s runs N::wts.r.—A gentleman on (:ir-
cuit narrating to his Lordship some es tra•. agant feats in
the sporting way, mentioned, amoi,gst other achievemoits4
that he had lately shot :13 harts before breakfast.—
" Thirty-three harts!" ctie.aiined his Lordship,
Sir, then you iumit have te_ti firing at a 11'r::."—Dadia
Ercai•eg Post.