NATURAL HISTORY. 
terial hurt was done by it; some 
who were standing were seen to 
reel, and one who: was walking was 
thrown against a wall by it, but not 
hurt; a stack of wood was thrown 
down, and some saida chimney. I 
heard of it as far as Newark, in 
Noitinghamshire; and it was said 
to be felt at Biggleswade, in Bed- 
fordshire. The. season was at the 
conclusion of a frost; there had been 
alittle rain, and a thaw was begin- 
ning. The barometer gradually fell 
from the 23d to the 26th—the ther- 
mometer was as under: 
2st, morn. 16.5; 22d, 27.3; 
aftern. 28.0; 32.65 
24th, morn, 24.0; 25th, 34.9; 
aftern, 39.0 ; 38.0; 
27th, morn. 40.2. 
aftern, 52.2. 
I felt the earthquake of Septem- 
23d, 22.3 
93.2 
26th, 39.8 
45.5 
ber 30th, 1750, as I did this, and 
heard the same rattling noise, and 
my seat shook under me. Many 
others heard and felt the same; but 
some described it as the falling down 
of a weight. September 1750, was 
almost all a calm, dry, and hot sea- 
son, scarce a breath of wind, or a 
glimpse of sun. The end was 
cooler: but dry and calm as before. 
The 30th was cloudy and calm, but 
there was a gentle wind>for some 
time after the earthquake. 
The Rev. Edw. Gregory's Informa- 
tion to Mr. Turnor. 
The earthquake at Nottingham, 
as felt by Dr. White, was unduta- 
tory in both: shocks; but in the se- 
cond, he perceived the direction of 
the shock to be a little inclined to 
the horizon, towards the south-east. 
At Laogar, its noise was like that 
of a heavy carriage driving rapidly 
along. Here the shock was felt by 
one or more persons, but not by all 
379 
in the same room. Its. direction 
was from west to east. It was felt 
at Derby very slightly ; and, was of 
no great extent from north to south 
in these parts, as. it was not felt at 
Harborough. to the south, ‘nor at 
Chesterfield to the north. It was 
sharply felt at Stamford and Wan- 
desford, but not at Alconbury. 
Mr. King's Information 
to Mr. Turnor. 
At Belvoir Castle the shock seemed 
to be perpendicular, up and down, 
as if part of the castle had given 
way; no noise was perceived but 
wind. 
Captain Pennyman, 
in a Letter to Mr, Turnor. 
At Little Paunton, Lincolnshire, 
the morning presented a thick fog, 
which continued all the day; the 
air extremely heavy and close. A- 
bout half past eight in the evening, 
a noise came on resembling thunder, 
which lasted nearly half a minute, 
when two undulatory motions, in 
the quickest succession, were felt; 
a gust of wind, for some seconds, 
instantaneously succeeded, and in 
about five minutes it rained heavy 
and large drops, which continued 
some time. The windows, win- 
dow-bells, pewter upon shelves, &c. 
gave ample evidence of the agita- 
tion. Its direction was from north- 
west to south-east. It was slightly 
felt at Branston, though not at Lin- 
coln. 
Chr. Driffield, 
in a Letter to Lord Brownlow. 
We were all much alarmed by 4 
violent and sudden shock of an earth- 
quake; it made the house at Belton 
shake, and was followed by a violent 
gust of wind, and a noise like thun- 
der, 
