27 
On the morning of October 16th, when colliery v. gece occurred 
in Staffordshire, no barometrical disturbance was not 
IL.—Earthquake Warnings. 
Region occupied 
Date. | District predicted. | by nearest Result. 
Anticyclone. 
l. October 29 - -| Near Vienna - | Southern Russia | Wrong. 
2. w - - | Near Bordeaux | Scandinavia -| Wrong. 
3. » 14 (about) - | Near Corunna - | Spain - - rrect. 
4. November 12-18 (pro- | Of Scilly Isles - | Over Central | Wrong. 
bably 14th, 17th, and Europe, mov- 
18th). ing north- 
wards. 
5. November 12-18 (pro- | OffUshant -| Over Central | Wrong. 
He a 14th, 17th, and Europe, mov- 
8th). ing north- 
wards. 
6. October 27 to eed? 1 | Near Brest - | Over Russia Wrong. 
7. November 12-1 South-west Eng- | Central Europe, Wrong. 
land. moving north- 
wards. 
8. October 29 (Oct. 27 to | Northumberland | Southern Russia, | Wrong. 
Nov. 1). South of Spain | 
(Nov. 1). 
9. October 29 - - | North-west Ire- | Southern Russia | Wrong. 
land. 
It will be seen that of the * Schlagwetter " two of the cyclones were 
predieted correctly, and two nearly so, while there were five total 
ur i id t 
Rosert H. Scorr. 
Meteorological Office, 
December 5th, 1889. 
List or EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS IN ENGLAND. 
Date. Locality of Earthquake Shock. 
1866. September 13 - - | Devonshire (Sidmou 
1867. obras 93 - - | Westmoreland CAmibleside) 
1868. January 4 - Somersetshire (Wellington). 
1868, 30 - - | Monmouthshire. 
1869. March 15 " - | South Lancashire and Yorkshire. 
18 M y “4 = - | North cashire. 
2188. 4 April i - mra : y 
1875. Se abd 98 - - -west Yorks 
1878. J yet 98 —u - | France and e € of England. 
1883. 5 - - | Devon and 
1884. apenas - - | Eastern, Midland, and South-eastern parts of 
England. 
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