The Sun. — 1846-12-02 (London, England)

VIOLENT SHOCK OF EARTHQIIIAICE. On Tuesday ! night, a few minutes before twelve o'clock, a shock e xthquake was felt here of greater intensity and longer of duration than any remembered. The state of the atmosphere at the time was calm and beautifully clear. Early on the previous morning a very heavy rain had 'alien, which had cleared the air and softened the temperature, and the following day was unseasonably fine and mild, the thermometer standing about 52 degrees. At nine o'clock, evening, it had fallen to 42 degrees, the barometer indicating 29 50 inches ; the greatest cold during the night was 36 degrees, and the barometer inclined to ri-e, standing next morning at 29 51 inches. The feeling of individuals, during the shock, depended greatly on their situation. It is most generally described as being rather tremulous than undulating, ar,d in high tenements heavy articles of furniture were violently shaken, bells were rung, and crockery ware overturned. Every family was alarmed, and many rushed out to the streets under the impression that their houses were falling. Such a; were walking at the time describe the ground as shaken (under their feet, much like the tremulous motion in steam-boats. The duration of the shock, by all accounts, must have been from fifteen to twenty seconds, although the fears of many naturally led them to think it longer. It extended as tar north as our accounts yesterday reached, and along the line of the Grampians it seems to have been particularly severe. Our correspondent at Crieff writes last night thus;--,4 At twelve o'clock, perhaps two minutes after it, a low rumble, resembling distant thunder, but one which a practised ear could at once nearer, heavy u nadnedr g rweauxnedd k el oeuedke r or and t v,o,lotuhde louder; detect to be the herald of an earthquake, was heard. For five or six seconds it approached nearer and heaving and downfalling accompanied by violent a shock of earthquake that shaking of everything like noise continuing for the last fifty years, but it certainly for the surface, and the thunder;a thseennsicbalemeupaorThsiisx or eight seconds, died away in the distancge. cemtaayinlnyowt heaviest rat has occurred in Crieff one, and caused many a timid heart to quake. The air ahsaav have veryb been smart one, before and at the time of the shock was calm and still,  but a short time thereafter a fresh breeze sprang up."• Perthshire Courier.  SUICIDE DY LEAFING FROM A Wirzoow:--Monday evening, Mr. W. Payne held an inquest at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, on the body of Walter Bell, aged 53, who committed suicide. The deceased was a hairdresser, lately carrying on business at No. 40, Kingstreet, Snow-bill, who had been . of weak intellect for some time past, which the family attributed to their being much reduced and disappointed in his business, which had greatly fallen off. On Friday evening last, about six o'clock, the deceased was in his bedroom, on the third floor, with his daughter, when he suddenly rushed up, and said, "I will give you a shilling if you will go outside of the door." He then ran to the window, and jumped out into the street, where he was found by his son. lie was removed on a stretcher to the above hospital, where he died the same night from fractures of the right 117 p bone, lower jaw, and other extensive injuries. The jury returned a verdict of " T,q-noorary Insanity." . Our Liverpool iet,ters repoit Goat 44 nu intelligence of the Britannia steamer has beeii received up to four o'clock yesterday."