The Sun.
London, England, 1835-08-24 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY', AUGUST 24, IS3Z.

NE W YORK.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sir—ln the New York Commercial Advertiser, of this day,
I find an article copied from The Sun of the 11th ult., pro
fcssing to be a report of Lord Stanley's remarks on the ques-
tion of voting by ballot. As I have always entertained a high
respect for that Nobleman's good sense and general informa-
tion on political affairs, and being aware of the opportunities
enjoyed of attaining knowledge touching political subjects in
the United States, I can hardly bring myself to the belief
that the reporter has sketched his Lordship's observations ac-
curately. The exclamations of Members, however, during
the delivery of his Lordship's speech, compel me to admit the
probability that the reporter has discharged his duty faith-
fully, and, assuming such to be the fact, beg leave, with
great respect, to offer a few comments upon his Lordship's re-
marks.

His Lordship states as a fact that "the vote of every indi-
vidual is quite as well known, and even more jobbed for, in
America than in England." With great respect, I may not
be accurately informed as to the extent to which bribery and
corruption are carried on at the elections in England—my in-
formation on that subject being gleaned from popular English
publications and English newspapers—but if it be true, as I
have read, and have no reason to doubt, that English electors
(especially those of that class who chiefly compose the Hunt
and Stanley district) are openly 'bribed by liquor, provided at
the expense of the candidate, and bought up by money, fur-
nished by candidates, or their obliging " Committees," there
his Lordship is in error concerning the extent of bribery in
this country. I venture to assert that no party in this country
would dare to offer the electors, as such, refreshments and
money on the eve of, or pending an election. Large sums are
raised here to defray the expenses of elections, but the money
is always spent for room-hire, printing, liberty-poles, flags,
carriage-hire, &c., &c. Not one cent. of it is employed in
open or direct bribery. It is true that the different parties
pay the naturalization expenses of poor foreigners who vote on
their side, but beyond this there is no open act of corruption
ever practised; indeed I should not feel myself safe in offering
drink or money to a native American for the purpose of influ-
encing his vote ; for there is nothing on which a true blooded
citizen of these States values himself so much as his perfect
" liberty of conscience," and his entire independence of thought
and action, free from all controul or interference. His Lord-
ship, then, I respectfully insist, is utterly mistaken concerning
the extent of " jobbing" for votes in this country. But there
is a practical considcrattion on this point which should not be
passed by in silence. It must be admitted that in a political com-
munity like ours, where every citizen is entitled to a vote, a large
sum of money would be required to bribe the fifth part of
the electors. r For example, in the city of New York, where
party organization is more perfect than in any other section of
the Union, the number of voters is 36,000 ! of which number
a full third are poor foreigners by birth. The funds raised to
carry on an election rarely exceed 50,000 f. on each side, and
generally not more than 10,000 f. or 20,000 f., and the expenses
of room-hire, printing, &c., &c., usually swallow up the whole
amount. Neither party has any other funds to operate with,
and consequently it is out of the question to bribe to any con-
siderable extent.

But let us come to the point of " secrecy." His Lordship
deems it "impossible" to cast a secret vote. Impossible Imy
Lord Stanley ? Yes—that is certainly a fair deduction, pro-
vided your account of the " coloured paper" ballots be laid
down by way of premises. But I do most sincerely assure
your Lordship, that although I have attended our most bitterly
contested elections for years past, I never have seen any other
than white paper used for ballots. Indeed, it would be ut-
terly useless to resort to the expedient of green and blue
ballots ; the minority would regard such proceedings with a
jealous eye, and immediately adopt ballots of the same colour.
I maintain, therefore, that it is not " impossible" to preserve
secrecy in voting by ballot. I admit that secrecy is not pre-
served in this country—it is a fact, and I opine not a discre-
ditable one—for our people are quite too independent to wish
to conceal to what party they belong, and with few excep-
tions would treat with scorn the man who should fear to avow
his political principles. But, be it remembered, we have here
no tyrannical landlords; we have here no men whose influence
can awe the poor man into acquiescence with their arbitrary
will ; but every soul in the community, as a general rule, is
free and unshackled—at liberty to do " what conscience dic-
tates to be done, without fear or favour." Excuse me for in-
directly reflecting on the social and political condition of clear
old England. I reverence that land of our fathers, and regard
her misfortunes with grief, and not with exultation.
I cannot help expressing my surprise at the positive man-
ner in which my Lord Stanley affirms that he had seen " a
hundred times over" green and blue tickets used by contending
parties ; and I confess that I am not a little amused at his de-
scription of an American election. •Our elections by ballot
are not after the fashion described by his Lordship. His
Lordship's account is well worth copying. He said, the first
step in America previous to an election, consisted in the meet-
ing of the electors to express their opinions, and declare what
course they should take with respect to the candidate ; so
much did public opinion revolt against the idea of se-
crecy. Would there be more concealment in England
if vote by ballot were resorted to ? What was the
next step after • the meeting of the electors, and an
open expression of their sentiments ? An urn was
placed in the corner of a room, at the door of which stood an
agent of each candidate, one with a green ticket, the other with
a blue, and as each voter advanced, he reached from one
or the other of them a ticket of the colour adopted by the
candidate whom be meant to suppart. —( A cry of " No, no.")
Now what is the fact? It is usual in the state of New York
for each party to call a separate meeting of its own clan,-for
the purpose of giving vigor to the ensuing contest. (In Vir-
ginia both parties meet together, but that is a viva voce State.)
No person is obliged to attend these meetings, and may keep
his " secret" by remaining at home, and indeed these meetings
are exceedingly meagre, excepting in high party times. Our
preparation for an election is far more solemn than his Lordship
seems to be aware of—l speak particularly of the state of New
York. The Sheriff of each county is obliged by law to give
several week's public notice of the election, and three judges
or inspectors of election are appointed in each town or ward
by the municipal authorities to receive and return the ballots.
These inspectors are sworn officers, as are also their recording
clerks, and are paid by law for their services. The election
comes on, but no where is to be seen such as his Lordship de-
scribes. If several classes of officers are to be elected, a bal-
lot box is provided for each class, and the name of that class
is distinctly painted on the side of the box. On the top of
each box (which is locked) there is a small aperture just
large enough to receive a ballot—each ballot is marked with
the title of the class of officers voted for ; as for example, if
for town officers, " Town ;" if for Representatives in 'the Na-
tional Legislature, " Congress ;" for State officers, " State."
The inspector receives the ballots, the name of the voter
being first registered, and deposits each in its proper box.
The elections last three days, and as soon as the sun goes
down, one of the Inspectors seals up the aperture of each box
in the presence of his colleagues, and takes it home---in the
morning the seals are broken in the presence of all or a majo-
rity of the Inspectors, and the election proceeds Thus it-will
be perceived that an American election is rather a serious mat-
ter, differing widely from the account given by my Lord Stanley.
As to the " agents" referred to by his Lordship, I would re-
mark that our elections are never elections of men but of
parties. The candidate' is never considered, and takes no
trouble about his election ; that matter being attended to by
the party which brings him forward. The practice in Vir-
ginia, however, is similar to that in England, with the ex-
ception that the candidate seldom has the, audacity to offer to
buy votes, directly or indirectly. In New York you will seldom
hear candidates spoken of—in Virginia, as in England, the
personal influence of a candidate has great weight.
I have thrown together these remarks in great haste, being,
like most of my countrymen, too much occupied with other
business to compose an elaborate essay on any subject. I can-
not close this communication without recommending to English-
men generally, and Members of Parliament in particular, to
become better acquainted with the customs and institutions of
these United States. Some statements made by men of sense
on the floor of the House of Commons (in the Lords there
still appears to be some doubt of our existence), seem to us
exceedingly absurd, and highly discreditable to English intel-
ligence and candour. For example, in The Sun of the 11th
(I believe), Mr. Barlow Hoy (a gentleman whose fame has
never before crossed the water) is represented as saying with
the assurance of an oracle, that the United States Bank had
employed twenty-eight millions of dollars in acts of bribery.
It is true that there prevails a great deal of party slang about
facilities afforded by the Bank to certain leading politicians ;
but the most abandoned Newspaper never dreamed of counting
the outlay by millions ! The fact is that the whole capital ofc
the Bank is only thirty-five millions of dollars, and of that
amount sixteen millions in specie are locked up in its vaults,
and seventeen millions arc in circulation in the shape of Bank
notes. These facts sufficiently refute Mr. Hoy's assertion.
I have the honour to be with great respect,
Your obedient Servant,
AN AMERICAN.

New York, July 18, 1835.

TIIE WOOLLEN TRADE.

THE LEEDS TRADE.—The market has been brisk at both
Halls this week, and upon the lower description of goods there
has been a trifling advance in prices ; there has also been a
considerable influx of country buyers during the week, and, in
consequence, business has been brisker than for some time in
the warehouses.

BRADFORD MARKET, AUGUST 20.—We have had a better
piece market to-day, but great complaints are made of the
scarcity of goods. Middle qualities are most in demand, and
prices are quite firm. The price for yarn keeps up, and prices
are fully as high as recent quotations. A better demand for
Wool is expected in. the course of a short time.
HALIFAX MARKET, AUGUST 15.—The amount of manufac-
tured goods in the Hail to-day has been very limited, and a
scarcity of water for the processes of manufacturing and finish-
ing is tending considerably to impede trade, and to render the
storks on hand smaller than they have been known for sevefal
years. In the yarn market there has been an average quantity
of business done at stationary prices. Wool has been dull of
sale, and few extensive purchasers have been in the market.
Regarding the price of Wool, there has been very little varia-
tion, as stapplers generally oppose any reduction.
SADDLEWORTH.—The Woollen Cloth business is in a ilou-
!•isking condition ; the trade for export
_continues very brisk;
indeed, the trade has not been so good for several years past
as It is at present.
ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, AUGUST 1 7.—We have hail
another good market to-day ; fine and middle qualities were in
great demand, and met with a very ready sale.

G. Chester, Esq., surgeon, terminated his ex's'
tence last Thursday a Birmingham, under great excitement,
occasioned by an accident and the use of spirits.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST 22.—The Spartiate, 71, Captain
Tait, arrived on Monday last from Rio de Janeiro, from which
place she sailed on the 22d of June. She left there the Dub-
lin, North Star, Rapid, and Talbot • the latter ship arrived
from the East Indies on the 23d of June. The Spartiate
brings neither news nor treasure. The Conway, 28, Captain
Eden, was expected in about a month with silver from the
coost of Peru, Chili, and Mexico, and would be followed in
November by the Satellite, 18. Captain Tait was so unwell
that he could not wait on the Port Admiral here. The Spar-
ti to sailed yesterday for Plymouth to be paid off:
The Alligator, 28 guns, Captain Lambert, which arrived
of Saturday evening last from the East Indies, left England
on the 26th of November, 1831, since which period she has
been 823 days under sail, and has gone over a space of 79,167
miles. She is come into this harbour to be paid off, and will
be placed in ordinary about Thursday next.
The Rattlesnake, 23, and Raleigh, 16, were at Bombay on
the 17th of June ; the Victor, 16, left the Cape for the Mau-
ritius on the 11th of June ; Thalia, 42, was at St. Helena on
the 27th of June ; Scylla, 16, at Jamaica, June 8 ; Wasp, 18,
at Carthagena, June 14 ; Comus, 16, at Barbadoes; June 25.
The Comus, 16, left Jamaica for the Caymanas, and the
Gannet, 16, for Carthagena, on the 29th of June ; the Pickle
and Skipjack, schooners, were at Port Royal ; where the Ser-
pent, 16. arrived on the 12th of June from the Caymanas.
The Pylades, 11, Commander Castle (at Plymouth) is des-
tined for the coast of Africa.

The following is an extract of a letter, dated his Majesty's
ship Tyne, Barcelona, August 4.—" We sail to-morrow for
Alicant ; having visited (with the Scout in company) Valencia,
Malaga, and Tarragona. At Valencia, where we were four
days, a vessel being observed hovering off the town, the Go-
vernor requested Lord Ingestrie to board her, as it was sus-
pected she had arms and ammunition for Don Carlos ; she
proved, however, to be only a smuggler. At Tarragona a con-
vent had been burnt, and thirty priests murdered in it, and the
Governor fearing outrages, got the Tyne moored within the
mole, but nothing happened ; the guns were loaded and extra
sentries planted. The Scout has been despatched to Malta
with a report of the proceedings, and we remain on the coast
until relieved."

A Court-martial was held on Monday on board the Victory,
in this harbour, Rear- Admiral Sir Frederick L. Maitland,
K. C. R , President ; Captains, the Right Hon. Lord Adol-
phus Fitzclarence, G. B. Lambert, E. R. Williams, G. W.
St. John Mildmay, and T. Hastings; James Hoskins, Esq.,
officiating Judge Advocate ; to inquire into the cause and cir-
cumstances attending the loss of the schooner Jackdaw, on a
reef off Old Providence, which reached off
.that Island some
miles farther out than is laid down in the Admiralty charts, and
to try Lieutenant Edward Burnett, the Commander, Officers,
and crew, for their conduct upon that occasion. There were
only three witnesses examined, when the following sentence,
which embraces the facts as adduced in evidence, was pro-
nounced by the Judge Advocate :—" The Court was of opinion
that the loss of his Majesty's said late schooner Jackdaw was
occasioned in consequence of the reef on which the said schooner
was wrecked off Old Providence, extending several miles farther
than is laid down in the Admiralty charts ; and also, in conse-
quence of a supposed current setting to the south-west. The
Court, was, however, of opinion that the said Lieut. Edward
Burnett was incautious in carrying so much sail at night in
hazy weather, and when he had nearly run the distance he
intended; and the Court did therefore admonish the said
Lieutenant Edward Burnett to be more cautious in future.
The Court was further of opinion that after the said schooner
bad struck on the reef every exertion was made by the
said Lieutenant Edward Burnett, his Officers and ships'
company, in attempting to save the said schooner, whilst the
hope of doing so remained; and also afterwards in saving the
crew, with the provisions and stores of the said schooner; and
the Court did therefore acquit the Officers and ship's company
of his Majesty's late schooner Jackdaw, except the said Lieu-
tenant Edward- Burnett, who was thereby admonished to be
more careful in future." Another Court-Martial was held the
same day, before the same Court, to inquire into the cause and
circumstances attending the loss of the late schooner Firefly,
off Belize, on the 27th February last, and to try Lieutenant
John Julius M'Donnell, the commander of the said schooner,
his surviving Officers and ship's company, for their conduct on
that occasion, when the following was the sentence pro-
nounced:—" The Court is of opinion that the loss of hie Ma-
jesty's schooner Firefly was occasioned by the said schooner
having been drifted on the reef called the Northern Triangles
by a strong N. W. current, the winds having been light and
variable, with occasional calms ; and it appearing to the Court
that from the observations taken at noon, and from the longi-
tude deduced from the evening sights for the Chronometer,
that there was every reason to suppose that the said schooner
was 24 miles from the before-mentioned reef at four P. M. the
Court doth therefore fully acquit the said John Julius M'Don-
nell, the surviving officers and ship's company of all blame re-
specting the loss of the said schooner Firefly, and they are
hereby fully acquitted accordingly. The Court, however,
cannot but express its surprise and regret that a British officer
and British seamen should have left their commanding officer,
or any human being, exposed on the shore in so helpless and
melancholy a state as Lieutenant M'Donnell was when he
was abandoned by Mr. Malcolm, the clerk in charge, and the
men who accompanied him; the Court is further of opinion
that the conduct of Mr. Nott, the master's assistant, was mere-
torious and highly praiseworthy, in proceeding to Belize, and
by that means obtaining assistance, and saving the remainder
of the ship's company, who had been left on the sand teach
and wreck, and subsequently proceeding in search of Lieut.
M‘Donnell, and rescuing him from his perilous situation.
A Court-Martial will assemble on Tuesday, on Ward the
Victory, to try Dr. Al`Diarmid, late Surgeon of the Algerine,
for having been guilty of acts of drunkenness and other un--
officerlike conduct, on board his Majesty's brig Algerine, at
various times between the 6th of September, 1834, and the
30th of November following, and particularly for having been
drunk on the 4th of November, 1834; and, secondly, for hav-
ing on the 4th day of November, 1834, administered liquor to,
and made drunk, Alexander Robertson, the Steward of Lieut.
G. C. Stovin, on board the said brig.
PROMOTIONS ARD APPOINTMENTS.--Lieut. J. Robilliard, to
the Cleopatra ; Lieut W. Fcnwick, to the Wanderer ; Mr.
Mattecott, Second Master, late of the Pylades, to the rank of
Master ; F. W. Paul, from the Spartiate, to be Second Mas-
ter of the Talbot; Mr. J. J. Lancaster, Assistant-Surgeon of
the Vestal, to the rank of Surgeon, and his appointment as
Acting Surgeon of that ship confirmed; Mr. J. C. Bynon, to
be Mate of the Excellent.
PLYMOUTH, Aue. 22.—His Majesty's ship San Josef, 120,
is ordered to be paid off, and the Royal Adelaide, 120, is to
be brought forward in an effective state for the flag of Admiral
Sir William Hargood. The San Josef is not to be dismantled,
but is to be converted into a receiving-ship for the Royal Ade-
laide. The Leveret brig and the Quail cutter are also ordered
to be commissioned ; an there is now no doubt of the Rod-
ney, 92, being immediately brought forward, though no orders
are yet arrived. Captain Sir Hyde Parker was presented to
his Majesty at the Levee on Wednesday, on his appointment
to this superb man-of-war.
His Majesty's ship Russell, 74, sailed from Portsmouth on
Tuesday for the north coast of Spain, from whence she will
proceed to the Tagus, to follow the orders of Rear-Admiral
Gage. The Magicienne' 24, followed on Thursday for the
same destination. The Victory, 120, is immediately to be
paid off at Portsmouth, and the Britannie brought forward in
her room by Captain Williams.
His Majesty's ship Victor was at the Cape on the 7th June.
The Thalia, with Admiral Campbell, C. 8., was about to
leave the Cape for St. Helena and the West Coast. The
Charybdis had been at the Cape for some weeks, from the
West Coast ; she had taken one prize, and was awaiting
letters from England, to determine the nature of the Ad-
miral's despatches to the West Coast, St. Helena, or As-
.cension.

The sickness on board the Flamer steamer originated in
the poisonous effluvia generated by the action of the sea
water upon the coals, through a leak which could not be got
at in consequence of the quantity of coals on board. The
surviving Officers and crew being now convalescent, and the
Flamer having been reinforced by ten men from the Cruiser,
had sailed for English Harbour, Antigua, where she was to
be hove down and repaired. The Cruiser accompanied the
steamer, in order to render every assistance that might be
required.
Lieut. S. Grenfell, and P. Rainer, are appointed to the
Thalia, and will go out to India in the Jupiter.
Mr. Walker, assistant Master-Attendant of this Dock-yard,
proceeded to Milford on Tuesday last, with a party of riggers,
and some seamen from the San Josef, to take the Vanguard,
80, which is to be launched at that port on the 25th instant,
to Portsmouth.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT BARNET.—Just before
daybreak yesterday morning a lamentable ire broke out in the
warehouse of Mr. Smith, tallow-chandler, oilman, and grocer,
Barnet, which burnt with the most tremendous fury. The
parochial engine was brought to the spot without delay, but,
with shame be it spoken, was found to be so much out of repair
that it was entirely useless. Several fire office agents living
in the town deemed it advisable to have the assistance of the
London engines, and, notwithstanding post-horses were pro-
cured. with a view to facilitate their arrival at the scene of
destruction, no less than eight houses, with their contents, were
entirely consumed, and property to a large amount destroyed,
the whole of which is insured in the British Fire Office. The
utmost praise is due to the London firemen for their exertions,
for, until their arrival, although several persons were present
at the commencement of the fire, not the slightest notion
seemed to have prevailed as to the best means of stopping the
progress of the devouring element. Three cows, several pigs,
and other live stock, perished in the flames. How the fire
originated is at present unknown. The Mitre public-house
has experienced much damage. During yesterday a great
number of persons from London visited Barnet, and it was
with no small trouble the crowd were kept back, so as to enable
the firemen to work their engines on the ruins. It was found
necessary, yesterday morning, about ten o'clock, .to pull down
a house, to prevent the extension of the fire, which had the
desired effect ; and last night some of the engines returned to
town to their different stations.

FALL OF A BRIDGE.—A short time ago his
Grace the Duke of Buccleuch, in accommodation to his te-
nants, erected an iron suspension bridge of 109 feet span,
upon a new principle, over the Scaur, near to the manse of
Keir. Hitherto the bridge had answered the purpose very
well, but on Saturday last, as three of his Grace's servants
were returning from the lime-works with six horses and carts,
and while two of the men and four of the horses were yet on
the bridge, in consequence of the pressure being too severe at
one end, it fell with a tremendous crash into the river, toge-
ther with the men, horses, and carts.. It seems almost him-
dible that both men and horses were not instantaneously killed.
The men escaped with a few slight bruises. One of the horses
its fore leg broken.—Edin6urgh Advertiser.

EARTHQUAKE IN LANCASHIRE.

(From the Manchester Guardian.)
Early on Thursday morning last, this county, and espe-
cially the northern part of it, was visited by a violent 'con-
cussion, which appears to have been too violent in its action
'and extensive in its range to be ascribed to any other cause
than an earthquake. We have received two letters giving
accounts of this phenomenon, one from Clithero, and the
other from Blackpool, which we subjoin :
Clithero, Aug. 20.

As it is possible that you may not hear from any other
quarter of the visitation which this neighbourhood had
during the last night, I proceeed to giVe you a brief sketch
of it., as far as I can collect from those who heard and felt
it. In short, we have had an earthquake, two shocks of
which were distinctly felt, the latter by almost every person
in the neighbourhood. Those who heard and felt the first
describe it as a slight vibration of their bed-rooms about
12 o'clock at night, but so light that, if nothing else had
followed, it would have been forgotten altogether. How-
ever, about half-past three, a rumble like distant thunder
was heard, which was instantaneously followed by a violent
shaking of the doors, windows, and furniture of all the
houses in the district ; many people leapt out of their beds,
and some rushed into the streets for fear. One man tells
me that, feeling much alarmed, he got up and went down
stairs, and his dog was so much frightened that be was_
obliged to lay hold of it, to prevent it going through the
window, and that when he opened the door, it ran up and
down the streets as if it was mad. • I was awaked by hear-
ing the doors of a wardrobe in my room shaken as if some
one was dancing on the chamber floor, and, suspecting the
cause, I made ready for a rush down stairs if I heard it,
again. I learn already (10 o'clock a.m.) that it was felt
at Downham, Wisivell, Pendleton, Milton, Waddington,
and all the surrounding villages.

Blackpool, Aug. 20.

' As you will shortly learn something on the following:
subject, I write you what did occur, if you choose to notice
it on Saturday in the Guardian. At about 25 minutes to
four o'clock this morning the majority of the inhabitants
here were disturbed by a violent tremulous motion, and the
sensation of heaving or rising and falling of the bed on
which they lay, which was followed by a distinct noise re-
sembling distant artillery, as many assert. For my own
part I did not hear the noise, being rather deaf. On leav-
ing_rny chamber I found the majority of the inmates assem-
bled on the stairs and landing-places of the Hotel, inquiring
the cause of this extraordinary circumstance, which we are
as yet at a loss to account for. It was about four o'clock,
just day-break, when I walked down to the sands, and met
two labouring men who had been up more than an hour,
but perceived nothing on the shore, as they said.
We find that the shock was experienced, but in a very
slight degree, in this town and neighbourhood, more parti-
cularly about Cheetham-hill and Kersal-moor. It appears
also from the Liverpool Mercury of yesterday to have been
felt in that town, and to have been violent at Lancaster,
where it threw down a chimney in Bridge-street, but with-
out doing any serious mischief. It was also felt with con-
siderable violence at Ulverston, Kendal, Garstang, Preston,
and Blackburn, where it caused great and general alarm.
We have seen the guard of _the North Briton coach, who
left Carlisle yesterday morning. He says that be did not
hear the shock mentioned until his arrival at Lancaster,
from which we may infer that it was not felt far to the
northward of this town.

It may be worth while here to remark, that a slight
shock was experienced a few days ago at Chichester, where,
indeed, several others of a similar kind have been felt at
various periods during the last 12 months. The follow-
ing paragraph, too, copied from the Gloeester Journal,
appears to relate to a phenomenon of a similar kind ; -
"An extraordinary concussion of the air was felt and
heard on Tuesday, the 4th instant. It 'has been described
as a report as of heavy ordnance, and followed by a rever•
berating heavy sound for some seconds. A great pe-
culiarity attending it, and mostly showing the immensity
of its distance, is the impression it made on all those who
heard it, as Nit was immediately in their vicinity."
(From the Preston Pilot.)
The shock of an earthquake was felt very forcibly in this
town on Thursday morning, at about 27 minutes before 4
o'clock ; and from the numerous-accounts which we have
received from different quarters, the same appears to have
been very sensibly experienced throughout the county ge-
nerally ; and we have also already beard, that it was felt
at Halifax, and some other places in Yorkshire. 'We
learn that the shock was so violent at the residence of the
Rev. Mr. Clay, at the Cliff, as to cause the bells in the
house to ring: The noise produced by the internal thun-
der has been well likened to the sound of some heavy
piece of artillery being dragged very rapidly over a pave-
ment ; and the whole duration of the shock to the latest
vibratory motion produced by it, could not be less than 30
seconds. We have not heard of any particularly serious
misfortune occasion by this trembleinent de tern'.