356 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 



A severe shock of au earthquake was felt in Trinidad on the 

 12th of August, at half-past two A.M. A rushing noise, as of 

 wind, was first heard, which was instantly succeeded by an un- 

 dulatory motion, from east to west, very severe, and lasting 

 four or five seconds. It was a clear moonlight night, and 

 nothing particular appeared in the state of the atmosphere. 



A shock, accompanied with a loud explosion, was felt on the 

 15th of August, at the village of St. Andrews, in Lower Canada. 



A dreadful earthquake has occurred in a part of the 

 world in which such phenomena have been extremely rare. 

 The whole district and territory of Kutch, a country situate 

 to the N.W. of Bombay, including several towns and 

 villages, has been destroyed. The entire city of Bhoog, 

 the capital, has become a heap of ruins, under which were 

 buried 2,000 of the inhabitants. This event occurred on 

 the 16th of June. Among the towns that have suffered, are 

 Mandarie, Moondar, Anjar, and Baroda. The earthquake ex- 

 tended northward as far as the city of Ahmedabad, where it did 

 much harm. It was also slightly felt at Poonah, 400 miles 

 from Ahmedabad ; and its power extended considerably on each 

 side of the line between those cities. The shocks occurred on 

 several successive days. The first which took place at Baroda, 

 lasted between two and three minutes, without intermission. On 

 the 17th one occurred, on the 18th two, and on the 20th two. 

 The British troops, under the command of Sir W. Keir, were 

 encamped in the midst of this dreadful convulsion, but escaped, 

 fortunately, without much injury. 



Three shocks of an earthquake occurred at St. Thomas's, 

 durino- the hurricane which blew there October the 19th and 20th. 



9, Scintillating. Limestone. — A peculiar limestone occurs in 

 Vermont, New York, a primitive country. It is of a pale sky- 

 blue colour ; effervesces strongly with nitric acid, and by burn- 

 ing produces lime. But it gives forth sparks with steel — this 

 was concluded at first to be accidental; but every specimen 

 tried from various parts of the cotmtry, uniformly gives fire 



