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2d. A Comparison of Observations made at Dublin with 

 those at Greenwich on the Parallax of certain Fixed Stars. 

 By Dr. Brinkley, Prof, of Astronomy, Trinity College, Dublin. 



Many valuable presents of scientific books were received, in 

 furtherance of the Library which we announced, in our last 

 Number, that this Society was about to form. 



LONDON INSTITUTION. 



A Course of Lectures by Mr. Brande on Electricity, Voltaic 

 Electricity, and Electro-Magnetism, and a Course on Metal- 

 lurg'y by Mr. John Taylor, have just been concluded at this 

 Institution. And those of Mr. R. Phillips on Chemistry as con- 

 nected with the Arts and Manufactures, and by Dr. Crotch on 

 National and Scientific Music, are now in the course of delivery. 



LL Intelligence and Miscellajieoiis Articles. 



EARTHQUAKE AT GRENADA. 



New York, Feb. 22. 

 'X'HE sloop Paulina-Julia, Capt. D. A. Tooker, has arrived 

 -■■ in 32 days from St. John's (Spanish Main). By Mr. Cooke, 

 one of the passengers, we learn that on Sunday the 1st of 

 December, the city of Grenada was visited by a tremendous 

 earthquake, which cracked the walls of most of the houses, 

 and overthrew some of the stone crosses before the churches. 

 Most of the tiles were shattered and stripped from the roofs 

 of the houses. Its effects were felt eight leagues distant. Two 

 or three shocks were felt every day for a week, but the first 

 was the heaviest, and commenced at day-light. Our informant 

 states that he was up, and went to the front door, where he 

 observed the church, which was opposite, filled with persons 

 at mass. In a few moments they were all in the street on their 

 knees, and the house suddenly began to move, and the walls 

 to crack. He called a fellow lodger (a Mr. Nixon), who was 

 asleep, and both rushed into the street as quickly as possible. 

 The ground under them moved so much like the heaving bil- 

 lows of the ocean, that they became extremely dizzy. In the 

 afternoon an image of our Saviour was carried in procession 

 through the streets— the multitude chanting a hymn. The 

 next clay they formed another procession, and carried an image 

 of the Holy Virgin decorated in a splendid manner. 



For a week following the inhabitants slept out of town, fear- 

 ing a return of shocks still more violent, which might bury 

 them beneadi the ruins of the city. 



On Friday, the 20th of December, another shock of an 

 earthquake was felt, which compelled our informant and others 

 to fly to the street The mountains near the town, it was plain 



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