370 Scientific Intelligence. 



60. The Copley Medal of 1826 adjudged to Mr South.— The Royal 

 Society lias adjudged the Copley Medal to James South, Esq. F. 11. S. 

 London and Edinburgh, for his paper on the apparent distance and posi- 

 tions of 458 double and triple stars, a work which well merits this high re- 

 .ward. 



51. Diamond Mines of Bundelkhund.— These mines are situated on the 

 table-land, between the first and second ranges of hills near Panna, and 

 extend from the Ken River, eastward as far as the Chila Nadi, and no 

 diamonds are found beyond these limits. They are the exclusive property 

 of the Rajah of Panna ; but adventurers may dig for them, if they choose 

 to pay the expences, and a tax of one-fourth of the produce to the rajah. 

 The mines, however, are so much exhausted, that this privilege is rarely 

 accepted. The diamonds are found in a red gravelly soil, at various depths 

 below the surface, from three to fifteen feet, but generally at three or four 

 feet ; and they are separated from the soil by washing and sifting it. The 

 diamond is of the table or flat kind, and is rarely found perfect. — Captain 

 Franklin's Memoir on Bundelkhund, Trans. Royal Asiatic Society, vol. i. 

 p. 277. 



52. Destructive Earthquake at St Jago de Cuba. — This earthquake, the 

 most tremendous which has been experienced for fifty years, took 

 place on the 18th September, between three and four o'clock, and destroy- 

 ed nearly one-half of the town. The second shock was more severe than 

 the first, and each lasted one minute. The earthquake began with a noise 

 like that of heavily laden waggons dragged over a paved archway, and 

 ended with a tremendous explosion, like the simultaneous discharge of a 

 great number of cannon. Men, women, and children left their beds, and 

 fled to the cathedral, amidst the most distressing cries and shrieks, where 

 they plunged into the water of the baths, which had been blessed by the 

 priests, and remained there up to the neck for hours. The earthquake 

 was felt at Kingston, Jamaica, at the same day and hour. 



53. Earthquakes at St Brieux. — An earthquake was felt at St Brieux (Dep. 

 Cotes du Nord) at 5 h p. m. The thermometer stood at 53° 6', and the baro- 

 meter at 29 inches. The shock lasted from twelve to fifteen seconds, and 

 seemed directed from east to west. During that time a noise was heard 

 like that of chariots moving over a pavement. — Le Globe, No. 84. 



Another earthquake seems to have been felt at St Brieux on the 24th 

 June, on the same day that it was felt at Inspruck. 



54. Earthquake at Arran, in Scotland. — An earthquake was felt and 

 heard in the island on the 26th November 1826 about 4 p. m. The fur- 

 niture in the room rattled, and the chairs moved as if the floor had been 

 in motion. This motion continued three or four seconds. A rattling 

 noise, like that of heavy carts, or of a thrashing mill, was heard in other 

 quarters of the island. The sky was serene and pretty clear, with scarcely 

 any wind. 



