318 Society of Auvergne. — Volcano.— Earthquakes. 



fessors from both hemispheres, to make this one of the best 

 estabUshments of the kind in his country. There are at first 

 to be ten professors, and apartments for 208 students. 



NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF AUVERGNE. 



A Society for the study of the Geology, Mineralogy, and 

 Botany of the province of Auvergne has lately been estabUshed 

 at Clermont, whose object is the thorough investigation of the 

 natural history of that singularly interesting province, and the 

 formation of a complete collection of its natural productions. 



VOLCANO. 



Accounts from Batavia of the 23d of November state, that 

 a second eruption of Galong Goening, which took place on the 

 12th of October, has done almost as much injury as that on 

 the 8th. The plain of Singapama is covered with mud mixed 

 with burning sulphur; and it is said that twenty kampongs 

 have been destroyed, and one thousand persons killed. — On 

 the 11th of this month the Resident of Priang returned to 

 Tanjore, from his survey of districts laid waste by the eruption^ 

 having first done what was necessary to maintain order, and 

 provide for the inhabitants who have escaped, and for the sick. 

 By the most accurate estimate that can be made, the two erup- 

 tions have laid waste, in the different districts, 124 kampongs, 

 and 3085 persons have perished. Besides the great number 

 of cattle that have been killed, the damage done to the rice is 

 very considerable. It is estimated at 8300 tjans, of 1000 katjes, 

 of 1250 pounds. The number of cofFee-trees destroyed is 

 about 1,668,000. 



EARTHQUAKES. 



Information had been received at Rio, that on the 19th of 

 November, Valparaiso (which, from being a miserable village, 

 had, by the blessings of commerce and civilization, increased 

 within a few years to 17,000 inhabitants) was laid in ruins by 

 an earthquake. The shock lasted four minutes, and all the 

 churches and two-thirds of the city were destroyed : about 200 

 of the inhabitants perished, and a great quantity of merchan- 

 dize w as lost. The shock was felt at Santiago, but it did no 

 injury there. 



On the 5th of March, there was a severe shock of an earth- 

 quake at Palermo, and a good many buildings were damaged. 

 Several people were killed; but the British escaped without any 

 injury either to their persons or property. 



On the 30th of January tliere was an earthquake in the island 

 of Alond. The day was gloomy, and it snowed. Between 

 eleven and twelve in the forenoon a violent shock was felt, ac- 

 companied with a loud subterraneous noise, so that several 

 houses trembled. list 



