18l6.] ■ Cheap Living^. — Earlhqnake in Scotland. 



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Xaondon for such a patriarclial excep- 

 tion as tlie fauxbourg- of St. Aiitoiiic, 

 where Rloiit Louis is situated. It is 

 mucli more likely that the most favora- 

 ble of our paiochial records will exhibit 

 a history of untimely deaths more iioaily 

 resembling; that of Montniartre. Ujjon 

 the whole, there apjioars some ground to 

 presume tliat both mora! and physical 

 causes comi)ijie in shortening- tiie period 

 of human lii'e in Enghmd, not only when 

 compared wilh Trance, but jierhaps 

 every other European nation : a truth 

 not only curious and important, but, in 

 every point of view, profitable aiid use- 

 ful, exactly to ascertain. ^\'. N. 

 -Bedford-Row; April 24, 1815. 



To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 



SIR, 



EVER willing to give what informa- 

 tion I possibly can, be it ever so 

 trivial, to the readers of your valuable 

 Alagazine, give me leave to answer the 

 enquiry of L. G. in your last number, 

 page 14, after a clicap place of residence. 

 As a cheap and salubiinus situation, 1 

 shall point out to his notice this town; 

 but, perhaps, he will be better ai)ie to 

 judge of it if I give him a siiort list of 

 the prices of a few ncccssiuies of life. 

 The most important article of human 

 consumption is bread; this we obtain as 

 low, or perhaps generally lower, tlian at 

 the first markets. The l)est first flour is 

 BOW sellin,:: at from 56*. to 58*. per pack ; 

 seconds at from 4G*. to 50,s. Eutter 

 sells at 1 Of/, and \\d. per lb. of 20oz ; 

 this article averages at about one-penny 

 per lb. dearer during the balhing sea- 

 son, ou account of its vicinity to Ehick- 

 pool, it has within the last three months 

 been as low as 8(/. per lb. Eggs arc Qd. 

 per dozen, — Milk 2d. per <|uart, — Beef 

 Qd. to 7i^. per lb.— Veal A^d. to bi^d; 

 and otiu r articles, the produce of 

 the neighbourhood, equally reasonable. 

 Rents are low, though we have very few 

 rnipty houses. I have no doubt but L. 

 G. has often heard s]itak of the prodne- 

 live fertility of the I'jlde coinitry, its 

 tlieap and excellent cheese, and its salu- 

 brious air. Foulton is pleasantly situ- 

 ated on the River Wyre, along the banks 

 of which is a most delightful ramble; it 

 is three miles from the coast of the Irish 

 sea, four miles from Blackpool, which, 

 for its respectability and its eligible 

 situation !br sea-bathing, is not inferior 

 to any in the kingdom. We are eigh- 

 teen miles from I'rostou, twenty-one 

 from Lancaster — the eousity tcwii, and 

 Monthly Ma«. No. 289. 



about forty miles from Liverpool. The 

 town of Ponlton itself contains little 

 more than 1000 inhabitants. I can say 

 little in favour of the good regulations of 

 the town, as wc have no justice of the 

 peace within fifteen or eighteen nn'les ; 

 iiowever, there are many resjiectable in- 

 habitants, and I tiiinic I might very 

 safely add a word or two i!i iavour of 

 their social)ility. Upon the whole, I 

 make no hesitation in saying, that L. G. 

 would find no difficulty in being able to 

 live in Ponlton, or its neighbourhood, 

 upon a small establishment, wilh respec- 

 tability, with less than one Iiuudrcd per 

 annum. c. 



Poultmi-i)i-tlie-Fijlde, Lancashire ; 

 Aug. 20. 



To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 



.SIR, 



PERMIT me to state, through the 

 medium of your useful and uni- 

 versally-read Magazine, the particulars 

 of a visitation of Providence, expe- 

 rienced in this part of the United King- 

 dom on Tuesday, the 13tli iust. at 25 

 unimtcs past ten, P.RI. 



The evening was uncommonly calm, 

 the thermometer at 60 degrees, tlie baro- 

 meter at 29,8, when, at the time above- 

 mentioned, a violent shock of an earth- 

 quake was felt, extending from north- 

 west to south-east ; it lasted for about 

 eight seconds. I was at supper with my 

 family, when we perceived a sudden tre- 

 mor or motion, which caused the glasses 

 on t'lC sideboard to rattle violently, 

 and shook the Louse most perceptibly^ 

 causing the bells to ring ; this was ac- 

 companied with a rumbling .sound, 

 vthich appeared at first to be under- 

 neath; immediately thereafter resem- 

 bled the sound of a coach-and-four 

 driving full si)eed along a street, and iit 

 a moment after it appeared to come 

 from the roof of the house, as if a num- 

 ber of jjersons were forcibly bursting 

 open the doors. The dogs howlc<l vio- 

 lently, and appeared sensible of some- 

 thing supernatural. In one house, two 

 canary birds, in a cage, were so violently 

 alarmed as to drop down dead. 



The consternation in this neighbour- 

 hood was very general, but, fortunately, 

 no damage was done, c>;cepl one chirn- 

 ncy-top which was rent ; I wish I could 

 add, that the same was the case to the 

 wcstwaid, but the shock was niucli . 

 more violent in that diiecfion; and, at 

 Inverness, the beautiful spire of the gaol 

 auU court-house was so much dauiagod, 

 E c as 



