The Sun.
London, England, 1816-08-20 00:00:00

SCOTUND.

Avo: 14—This place was tits
nigh, ooteil vdth at Most !erere and diltinet
of an earl' quake, about a quarter before eleten
i'clock. The walls of honseS could be observed
to shake. The of th,s awful convulsion pi,
n.uture lusted for about five seconds, and &arnica
:he people fiery much. The streets, were crowded
to excess; every person hurrying to the fields.
On going mit, a glow of heat was very sensibly
felt ;. resembling that on approaching a 'baker's
oyen. The appearance of the atmosphere was calm
and, serene, and nothing could be noticed that
indicated ti corivuliion of this nature. .No serious
accident happened here several chimney stalks
Lave beet) thrown down, but fortunately lives
%vete lost.

PEttrit, AUG. 15.-,--On Tuesday night, about a
quarter before I 1 ti'clock, two smart shocks of
an earthquake, the second of which succeeded the
First at the interval of half a minute, were felt in
this city, and over the greater part of the neigh-
bourhood, particularly in the low grounds. The
effects Of the shocks were perceptible forsevstral
seconds, and in some places were so violent-as to
shake the. windows, and eAnse- a rattling hoists
atrng the slates. Persons:in bed felt to sensible,
agitation, or rather coitcossion in an opwavti
rection ; and it the bed happened t o be in contact
with the wall, a lateral shock was also felt.
some
,houses ..the' chairs and tables were moved
backwards and forwards, and even the lotus began
a tinging. Birds in cages were thrown down flout
the sticks on which they were perched, and exhi.,
bited evident signs of fear. A hollow rinnhling
noise was heard by different individuals, which
seemed to die away in the west. The air at the
time was clear and serene. Similar ett'erts were
perceived, about the same time, at Dunkeld, itr
the Carse of Gowrie, and Stratbearn.

[EXTRACT OF A LETTER.]
DUNKELD, AUG. l3.—This night, about eleven
o'clock, the shock of an earthquake was felt here.
Nly house felt as if moved trout its base ; my fa-
mily were much alarmed, and my son, in stepping
into bed, was nearly thrown on the floor. 1 have
felt several, lint none more sensibly than this
night. Stepping into a neighbour's tion:•e stun%
atter, I found his family in great terror, the shock
haring had the effect of nearly spidiug the liquor
on the table, as they +rere sitting together after
supper. Abort this time a small mete.)). was seen
to pass from east to west, though the shock
seemed to come from the west.

it is with feelings of the tleepeSt uwe we Nave
to state, that no Tuesday night, Onto I I o'clock',
a shock, protioCed by th;s tretuettdoos .agitation
of waive, Was dktinctly felt in the various rpoir
tees of this city, It took place at fotir tribunes
before I I wehielc, nil-continued, as neorly as
could ..t,111:11e, about six seconds. The ups,
dulation appeared to come from B.ti F..alttl Witi
simokantousiy. telt to the 1115tH11Ce Of Mollie Miles,
in thi. direction of N.N.W. nuns the late hour
at Which it' Vappeovd, we have been upnable to
collect the p4rtuoilar,t of those varied appeavantlit
which it may have exi,lbitell i,t &Grew gout
teci'of the city. Where' Vit, the lhothe i 155
to, its foundation, the lic,iviest articles of
furnitare were moved; and that rumbling noise
was heard, as it some.heavy hotly wai rolling
along the root. In litany houses the t7,11i were
set a ringing, and the agitation of the wires eon.
rinsed visible for sometime after the cessation of-
the shock. It has been described to cis by one
who tens itt Lisbon at that period, as exactly re..
sembliug the commencement of the earthquake
in that City, on tite,6tit of June 1807. A se.:
coal, hut more partial bhoek, was Mt at half 4
past 11 I since which time (blessed he God), w*
haVehad no rctorn of this awittl, and in. our happy
coontry, Inusintl visitation of his providence.—.
The air, during the niglst, was mild arnicalini
with clear nioonlight;. and the ()Ply 'lmo...armee
after the shocks swas, that of a thin, wnitish
poor seitling.on the surroundinghills,—Aberdsen,,
dagult 11.

14 Last 11
Mowraose, Aug. rids
town
was considerably agitated; about I I o'clock titres,
distinct shncks of an earthquake were felt; •that
bells in our bruise rang, and the plates rattled
against one another ; many people sett their house*
and went to the streets. A shock was at the 811111 e
tune felt at Lawrieston, about eight miles north.
ward, so that it must have b-en in the direction
of north and ho uult. Many persons are still under
great alarm. '!'Bete are similar accounts front
some places in Fife.

A. Gentleman who was preweat at the perffu m-
ance of the new piece at the Theatre Royul, I lay,
market, called '' Exit by was observed
frequently to put his hand to his heath while the
character, of Rowland was performing—being ask
ed by his friend why be did so, be, replied, ";hat
name I can never forget, for I owe the present
head of hair I have to the Aliteassar Oil, disco-
yered. by fIowLAND.-

Her Grace the Duchess of ST. ALBANS, the tart
-`of liumEottn, hltfl :Lady, MAUR IiktAUCLRIte. were
Among the lashionables_ in high life who visitett
,
the panoramic 'Trophy ar the Europeati
yesterday : the Erection of this istupemloug Pyre.'
mid would employ '20,000: British labonrrrs, me«
chtctics anti art izans I the materials also, grainto
And hrtinzei. ate wholly the:production of the
United Kingdom.
lbcnAttosoN., .GooDtmcK, and Co, the Con";
tractors, her leave to remind their Friends itittk
the Pnblic, that the prei:ctit Lotter/begins Draw
inn the 17th of Next Month,, Tho Scheme von,
tains Two Prizes of 40,000 L Two of 30.0004
Two of 10,0001, &c. Consots tttyri Money
and the wishes of t.lse Public his-et been enti-uincil
in regard to the Drawing, as an equal -Number
Tickets. %ill, t e drawn each day, tool the Einar:
aratiM Prize tlk First Thty, will receive, xra //Via.
lion, 40,000 i. ,vl,lOl maritta4 a 130,0001,
there is ,eeery induccrovor to ati croiy ptircintse,
which R tell Atinsori, GooPLoc;K* urttl C 4, f4V,vt,
roily recommend to the attti their-
FaV4torl at their Vortunaste Qtlisto, tttt4
Cheting-cross,