106 Mr Millie on Earthquake- Shocks felt in Great Britain, 



1773. gust of wind (apparently) beat against windows, as if a great 

 quantity of hail-shot had been thrown with violence at them." 

 July 3. Eton (Shropshire). 



Sept. 8. At 9^^ 45' P.M., at Newton (Shropshire), Shrewsbury, Coalbrook- 

 dale, Wellington, Wolverhampton, Brewood, Oxford. Reach- 

 ed from Bath to Shrewsbury and Oxford, and to Swansea, in 

 Glamorganshire. Extended through Downing in Wales to 

 Shropshire. Motion E. to W.— (G. Mag. v. xlv. 432 to 451 ; 

 and Trans. Roy. Soc. Lond.) 

 1776. 

 Sept. 8. All the towns from Bath to Shrewsbury. Vibrations reached 



from Swansea to Oxford. Motion from the East. 

 Oct. 28. In Northamptonshire and Leicestershire, at 10^ 45' p.m., and 



balls of fire seen. 

 Nov. 27. At 8^1 15' Calais, Dover, Canterbury, Sandwich, Ashford, 

 Folkstone, and all over east of Kent. — (G. Mag. v. xlvi. 575.) 

 1777. 

 Sept. 14. Manchester, York, Lancaster, Liverpool, Chester, Birmingham, 

 Derby, strong on W. side, and weak on E. side of peak. 

 Bells rung. People at Manchester (where strongly felt) 

 thrown by shock into great consternation. It was attended 

 with a rumbling noise like distant thunder. The windows 

 and doors of some houses were burst open, and some chimneys 

 thrown down. A lady felt a stroke on top of her head, as if 

 of electricity. A gentleman who had marked his barometer a 

 few hours before, found that it fell a few lines at the time of 

 the shock ; but it rose immediately after to the same place. 

 Motion was from SW. to NE. — (G. Mag. v. xlvii. 458, and 

 Tr. R. S. L.) 

 1780. 

 Aug. 28. Flintshire, Denbighshire, Anglesea, Caernarvon, strongly at 

 Llanwrst across vale of Clwyd; Downing and Holywell. — 

 (G. Mag. V. 1. 637.) 

 ... 29. Wales. 

 Dec. 9. Richmond, Yarm in Y'orkshire, Chester, Newcastle. People 

 lifted up by wave-like motion of earth, and then set down 

 again. The motion continued 6" or 8" at Leyburn. Atmo- 

 sphere dark and gloomy for several days before. Calm at 

 time. Barom. for several days at the uncommon height of 

 30.6. Motion W. to E. 

 1781. 

 Jan. 26. Shrewsbury. 



Aug. 29. At 8^ 46' a.m. Anglesea, Caernarvon, Llanwrst, hi Isle of 

 Clwyd, south of Denbigh, Downing, and Holywell, Flint, 

 Beaumaris. " Bed rocked and shook so much that I could 

 hardly keep my seat." Motion NW. to SE. or SE. to NW. 

 Barom. at Beaumaris was 29,67, the thermom. 66°.-- (Trans. 

 Roy. Soc. London.) 



