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1S59. August 2nd.— Gv^toou.— Official Records. 

 „ „ 9 th.— Guntoor.— Ibid. 



December 17th. — Teipatue, in Salem. — Single shock, rumbling noise, lasted 

 5-6 A.M. 30 seconds ; similar noise beard on 30th November, 5 P.M. — 



Mad. Jour. Lit. Sci., xxi, 340. 

 December 17th. — Salem. — Three shocks, first at ]0 p.m., the second at 12 p.m., 

 Night. and the third at 4 a.m., on 18th. — Ibid. 



1860. January 17th. — Shevaeots. — Two shocks, not severe. — Mad. Jour. Lit. 

 Night. Sci., xxii, 140. — Official Records. 



„ January ,2M7i.— SHEVAEOTS.— Slight. — Ibid. 



7 a.m. 

 „ February 2nd. — Tbipati, in Madras Presidency. — Lasted for a minute ; was 

 5 p.m. from east to west, with loud rumbling noise ; felt also at 



Chandragiri, and in vicinity. — Official Records; Mad. 

 Jour. Lit. Sci., xxi, 341. 



„ February 25th. — Beehampoee, in Ganjam. — Vibration from -west to east, 



Between 11 accompanied by a loud rumbling noise, which lasted for 



Sf 12 p.m. some seconds. — Official Records, 



„ July 9th. — Dhtjemsala, Feeozpue, &c. — Vibrations said to be from 



Sunset. east to west ! (The great fall of aerolites at Dhurmsala 



took place on the 2nd of this month). — Friend of India. 



1861. February 16th. — Penang, Malacca, Singapoee. — Sufficient to throw crock- 

 7-30 p M. ery off shelves, stop clocks, &c. There were three shocks, 



each lasting about thirty seconds ; motion from north to 

 south. Five minutes before the shock, there was an 

 unusual commotion in the sea. Sky clear, and no wind. — 

 Friend of India. 

 „ February 16th. — Calcutta, &c — Water in tanks at 7 p.m. rose about one 

 foot above its level on one side of tanks, and sank as 

 much on the other. Sides of tanks on which it rose and 

 sank were east and west sides. The same facts were 

 observed at Ballygunge, also at Kishnaghur, Nuddea, 

 Madhubpur, near Cutwa, Birbhum, Gorai, to the north of 

 Calcutta, and at Balasore to the south. — Friend of India ; 

 Jour. Asiat. Soc, Bengal. 

 „ March 4th. — Shevaeots. — Slight shock : the cook's son explained the 

 facts by saying " it was too much hot, and the earth had 

 got headache like from too much quinine." — Friend of 

 India. Felt throughout the Salem District. — Official 

 Records. 

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