The Sun.
London, England, 1834-08-26 00:00:00

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EARTHQUAKE IN CEPHALONIA.—Extract of a
letter from Corfu, dated July 26 :—" We have had the wea-
ther extremely hot ; the thermometer in the shade at 86, with
hardly any wind to cool the air. On the sth of June we were
lying in Cephalonia, when we felt a very severe shock of an
earthquake about four in the afternoon. It was a very fine
day, and I happened to be on shore at Lixuri, the opposite side
of the harbour to where the ship was lying. Suddenly I heard
a loud rumbling noise, and felt the ground trembling under
my, feet ; it felt as if it was going to sink in. There was im-
mediately an immense rush into the street, and in less than a
minute I sac at least 3,000 people on their 'knees praying,
crossing themselves, and a great many prostrate on the ground
kissing the earth. It was with difficulty that I kept on my
legs. A great many houses were cracked from top to bottom,
and some fell down altogether. The only accident, however,
which I heard of was of two girls, about twelve years of age,
having their legs broken by the falling in of a wall. Earth-
quakes are of frequent occurrence in Cephalonia, but it is
many years since they have had one so severe in its effects.
The damage done is very heavy. Many large and good houses
are threatening to tumble down every; day. There was not
the least appearance in the sky to indicate what was going on,
nor was there any rise or fall of the sea,"

A SWINDLER.—On Monday last, a man, who had
obtained the consent of a driver of a return chaise to rid by
his side from Hereford to Ledbury, requested him to stop for
a moment at the door of Mrs. Turner, baker, St. Owen's Gate,
while he alighted and spoke to her. The driver consented,
and the man alighted and entered the shop. He accosted Mrs.
Turner, and inquired of her if she did not buy her flour of Mr.
Wheeler, of Ruckhall Mill. She said that she did. He then
told her that one of Mr. Wheeler's horses had been seriously
hurt, and that he had been requested by him to procure a bottle
of medicine, and to leave it with Mrs. Turner, who would pay
him for it. Mrs. Turner unsuspectingly handed over 6s. 9d.
to the gentleman, who delivered to her the bottle of medicine,
with strict injunctions "to tell the man to keep the horse tied
up, and be sure to give him warm bran mashes." He then re-
mounted the dickey, and continued his journey to Ledbury.
At Ledbury he repaired to a public-house, where, after par-
taking of the good things the house afforded, he went to bed.
On the following morning, the landlord discovered that her
guest had decamped, but had forgotten to pay his reckoning.
In the course of the day after this gentleman's visit to Mrs.
Turner, Mr. Wheeler's waggon was in town with a load of
flour (as, by the bye, the man had told her) for her son ; and
when she inquired of the waggoner after the horse's health,
her suspicions were instantly excited by learning that all the
horses were quite well. On a little further examination, she
discovered that she had been victimized—the bottle for which
she had paid 61. 9d. containing nothing but water !--Here-
ford Times.

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PILGRIMAGE TO TRALEE.—The Kerry Evening
Post of Saturday contains the following singular statement :
" A great body of poor pedestrians, amounting to some hun-
dreds, arrived in this town on Thursday last, in a body. The
natives here were much astonished, and inquiries were imme-
diately made as to what could have occasioned such an incur
sion of our friends from over the hill ; when, lo it appeared
that they were pilgrims doing penance for having violated the
discipline of Mother Church, inasmuch as they had presumed
to hold converse with an unfortunate couple who were excom-
municated by the priest of Killorglin, for the heinous crime of
having been married by a Protestant clergyman, and to ex-
piate this offence they were ordered to come to obtain clear-
ances' ortickets '
(as they are called) from the Rev. Dr.
M'Ennery, parish priest t The doctor, perceiving by the
number of applicants that it would be troublesome to attend to
each individually (although the certificates are laconic enough,
very properly dismissed them
en
masse,
ordering only
‘ themA u diu
two t r'
additional,
fast days in the week
containing the a
kr a limited time. As the order is to abstain from flesh
meat,' the penance certainly is not severe. Had they been
commanded to indulge in that luxury on Sundays, many of
4 receipt in full,' they did not think absti-
them would have found obedience impossible. While While in town,
after getting, the
nence om whiskey necessary, as some ofwere seen ex-
wceasss,ht•helayt
tdhreusnekpoinorthpeeopstlre oeletsst. What is most to be regretted
r fine harvest-day. Yesterday
being a holiday and equally favourable weather, the loss is
-doubled.