New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-10-20
Great Britain.
THE GREAT EASTERN.

8, as On extra Innan boat, for New OK
Great Britain.
THE GREAT EASTERN.
Formal proceedings were completed anc
registered on the 9th inst in the Court Of Bankruptcy
with view TO the winding up Of the Great Ship Io
commenced and to insure equal distribution Of the
assets.
EARTHoUAKE IN ENGLAND.
The shock of an earthquake, more or less
severe was felt in all parts OF England at about Y
minutes past o'clock on the morning Of the 9th inst
At places the shock Is represented as having been
quite severe and accompanied BY loud, rumbhng
report; while al Others was slight and without NOISE
No damage sustained anywhere.
DR.. Herd the astronomer has written the following
acsOunt to Ts Ies About % minute, ,n ai'e iss
tyemor of earthquake was peroeptble here II sp'
pears to me that the oscatory motion was from E. "
E. to W. W. ard lasted three seconds or rather less
heard sound whatever sfer the shock but cannot
say positively whether any preceded H. The shy was
partially clear Of the IN and the 1 psc @
and different from that Of ordinary vibrations. Ae.
counts Of the shock have been received rom Liverpool
Birmingham, Wo,yerhampton Derby Gloucester Stonf'
bridge Hereford. Taunton, Bristol and Swansea The
vibration was felt in the suburbs Of London The cap
tain Of vessel reports that about 20 miles On Milford
tet in many places"
The English journals advance nothing new in regard
10 American affairs.
At a meeting In Manchester the Southern Club"
and tho Central Association for the RecogDiQn OF The
Southern States were formally aualgainated into
society under the title Of The Southern
MhaTncs yh9 Taqe strong SOU sa,s peeG1
Lerdshp was elected pslmaAsp chairman q ne essoc'
tA~N' From The Manchester ou..iian tet.7.
Early yesterday morning, most unmistaEabie shock
Of eerthohake felt throughout this city and tae
Deighborhood; and from communications received from
several towns at distance, il would appear that Il ives
also felt over great port Of the island The first indi
and rambling noise Resembling dig.
FAINT thunder This gradually Increased, AID treIr.
bling Of the earth followed Tho time al which the phe
nomenon occurred twenty minutes after O'Clock.
and the treuul0us motion lasted about ten seconds OF
g at that hour nearly everybody was In bed
soor,o yer, awakened by the noise and ssvera
correspondents state that tley ovsv. -
Non othe curtains and svaying 10 AID 90 OF the bed
IN some instances the beds were perceplby r1sea Io
fhe foor and replaced with rafting noise Y! tyarse
there was considerable colsternauon, Doors were
sAaken and IN some eases violently Closed with great
Conclusion.
midnight marsuders were abroad and N many n.i
Seemiy visitors From cellar 20 gerret the search was
fareny conducted, but necessarily without any result.
Ghe shock continuous and not consisting OF series
Of fluctuations; and the general impression thal ~
cane from southerly westerly direction this opn
Son being based the fact that in some instances doors
were closed which could not have been driven 20 BY
force proceeding from contrary direction. There
was perceptible variation IN the temperature dulng
fhe night not breath Of wind seemed to STIR and al
previous evening heavy rain he'd .4llon. AS an III
Stance of the generality Of tie shea IN this negbor
hood we may that ii felt IA Hume, Streford
Rusholrne Alderley BowdoD Prestwicb WigaD, Boz.
ton Preston, Ashton, and other places.
The last phenomenon Of the kind in this neghborhOod
occurred on the eth Of November 1882. Such conyul-
pions OF the crust Of the earth are nequeat Is
generally supposed There were similar occurrences Ia
This country in 100 1853, l7 le55 1893 In ls45 on
The &c n and 18th Of March, and In 1852 In al these
Instances the first shock was upheaying followed by
horizontal unduIa,ory, or vlbratory movements the
whole being accompanied with deep hollow rumbllDg
IKE thunder within the earth.
LIVERPOOL.
Yesterday a severe shock Of earthquake felt In
Liverpool and the neehborhood 81 Crosby. Wots,ah
.,oo,e and Cheshire Although there was no iSr,aing
noise bach generally occupants ear'l9lakes The
nch az 10 cause much establishment and dspay 20 the
residents at Egremont. discard and BrkenLead. The
ts IN the hoases were Gf seyera Of e
ere so alarmed at tho uprising that they forsooL
fhe!r posts and sought refuge In the streets FROM as
they thought some catastrophe. surgeon, VINO was
Visiting sick lady Brkchead distinctly felt the
house shake and 50 convinced was he that II was com
ing down that lie Immediately left his patient ana maze
Tor the street AT Booe. Seaforth Waterloo and Cros
by the shock was very In nearly all the houses
more or less damage was done 70 glass ornaments &C.
LveTPoo Tie d 'he neg as o.
ed good deal from the smashing OF glass AS lar as
We can learn. no personal injury was sustained.
THE MIDLAND COUNTIES.
UCy .nfOTmdtJOu lIOuI ING SVuHtics 40 "
the effect that the shock very percepbe through
out Stafordshire Worcesterslbe, WGrwickshife,
Shropshire GlOgcestersLire Uertiorshire Somerset
shire and other parts. At Northampton, about the
center Of that district most persons but the very sound
eat sleepers aroused By IT, and not knowing from
what the noise proceeded many people under the
impression that their houses had been broken into by
burglars While others appear at once 10 have satisfied
themselves that the dstuiD anee that Of On earth
quake The Inst shock took place at between u and
vs. minutes past three II lasted probably scarcely
minute and had hardly subsidized when second distinct
shock was perceived the second being II ans thing
rather more severe than the frat.
TO persons N bed the general sensation appeared 10
be that the whole house being shaken on It's foun
dalton, With arapid and lldulaiOry motion proceeding
apparently from north 70 SOUTH ard acconpaled by a.
found resembling tie passing u very heavy Vehicle al
Arapid pace In some cases. after The shocks had
passed away, cracking and creaking noises we're heard
Ut intervals as the whole house lad been strained
ana shaken, AID the tmberwofk and masonry were
making what builders would call setting al lie
Time mentioned Waterman was on bis customary duty
y the WolyerLampton and StaGordsLiIe Bank, Ia the
center and highest pant Of the town, when he and
poneenan who was with him were terrified by The
slax,ng u the bank the trembling Of tie ground ON
wnlcn u stood and the rafting Of the gates of the
eLuich which adjcins the bank. Another Policeman
~sae On DUTY near St. Georges Church In the same
nsaIa me gates Of that edilce rattle ard also the
s sinaa windows In warehouse clofe BY
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