The National Register.
London, England, 1816-03-31 00:00:00

RECENT SHOCK of an EARTHQUAKE.

The following account+ of an earthquake, felt last week in
ditiereut parts of Englund, are extracted from the. country pa-
yers received on Saturday last :
The Nottingham kevive, orthe 29d of March, speaking of the
late earthquake, says—" Nottingham, and, we understand, the
neighbourhood within a circuit of many miles, were cal into
great (-waste] nation, aloud half-past 12 o'clock on Sunday la,t,
by a serious shock ()fan earthquake. Divine service not being
over, the congregations at St. Peter's and St. Nicholas's
churches, particularly the latter, were thrown into great can•
fusion, and one lady was borne out in a state of insensibility.
Had the consternation been equally great at St. Mary's church,
the consequences must Luce been tidal; as it was very much
crowded, on account of its being the Assize Sunday, and the
Judge and Lis album being there. This, however, was for-
tunately not the ease, though the church was perceived to
shake vety much. The undulations were distinctly felt and
seen, in the motion given to the buildings, during about three
or four seconds; and We know a gentleman that saw the hasp
of a window easement ihrate so much as to strike the glass on
each side repeatedly; but uu particular damage was done.
On Sunday is smart shock of an earthquake was perceitibly
felt in Lincoln. at about ten minutes before one o'clock in the
day. The undulation appeared to be front West to East, and
lasted from about a minote and a half to two minutes. The
wind was at the time South-East; cold, and with every appear-
ance of rain. Pictures, and other articles hanging on the walls
were set in a swinging motion. Messy persons were so affected
by it as to think they were taken with a sudden E:uess. A
person who was dressing at the Spread Eagle Inn, at the
tipper Dart of the house, was so much alarmed as to run down
stairs. At Newark, also, anti the iseighhottling villages, the
shock was distinctly felt, as well as at Leicester and Lough-
borough. At liainshorough it occasioned great consternation.
(Stamford Parer.)
On Sunday, 17th, about half-past twelve o'clock. a violent
emicassion of the earth WaS .:Jeasibly felt at this place, and at
llawtry, Blyth, Carlton, Worksop, Sheffield, Chesterfield, Mans-
field, Nottingham, Lincoln, Gainshorough, Zse. In sonic of
those places it caused great consternation and alarm among the
inhabitants, by the shaking of buildings, pictures, and other ar-
ticles hanging on the walls, but we do not hear of any damage
bciug done.—(Doscavtcr haper.)

Messrs. Itamsbottom and Co. who a short time since
suspended their payments, have given notice to their ere.-
rlitors, that they shrll be enabled to pay the full amount
of the claims against them on the 22d of April next.
Du EA r. Arms:sr.— On Friday evening a young gentle-
man named Read, having been amusing himself in playing a
game at billiards at Smith's room in Chalicery.tanc, having
become exasper; ted at sonic bad stroke which he had made
during the play, he struck his cue with such violence against
vhe table, that the .:zmall end broke otl, and flying suddenly up
pierced his eye, of the sight of which lie was instantly deprived.
Ile was conducted to his lodgings in Cursitur-street in excru-
bating agony.
Rural null° Thursday last, as the driver of a Hack-
ney coach was cruelly beating his horse while on the stand,
in the Strand, a gentleman passing, humanely remonstrated
ws ith lain on his conduct, neon which the ruffian, after a volley
of oaths, declared his intention to administer a similar chasti.e.
latent to his censor. In his hurry to effect his purpose, how.
over, he slipped oil the wheel and broke bps leg, .to the iatiaite
'Antisluctinn of. large isittembled crowd,

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