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which continued 10 minutes like a peal of thunder, and appeared 

 to move from west to east. During its continuance houses and 

 other things were agitated, and many persons who were sleeping 

 were aroused and sprang from their beds. 



Fissures in the earth were also caused in some places. 



The people of this village, ignorant of the nature of this pheno- 

 menon, feared that it might be a judgment inflicted by the Gods. 



Since that, the Moonsiff of this Division, Mr. William Boalth,has 

 told them that it was an earthquake, and has explained its cause 

 and mentioned other incidents of a similar kind ; which has prov- 

 ed a relief to their minds. I think your readers will not be other- 

 wise than wonderstruck at this occurrence." 



I am, 



Your servant, 



Theroo Canacasaby Modiliar. 



Paramagoody, \ 

 20th March, 1856. ) 



[Extract of a letter from R. D. Parker, Collector of Madura, dated 31th of 

 August 1856, reporting the discovery of a pot of gold coins in his district]. 



" In a piece of waste land, belonging to the village of Caliem- 

 pootoor, in the Iyempully Talook, a pot of very beautiful gold 

 coins, bearing the heads of Augustus and other early Roman Em- 

 perors, has been discovered. 



The persons Pona Boyen and Dasa Boyen by whom they were 

 found, and who are tank diggers, were employed in excavating 

 brick earth. The coins were packed in an earthen pot about the 

 size of a large mango, which unfortunately is broken. The origi- 

 nal No. was 63, of which 4 are not forthcoming and two are re- 

 duced to ingots, leaving 57 in excellent preservation, with the 

 heads and inscriptions exceedingly distinct. The pot was found 

 about \ foot below the surface of the ground adjacent to the bank 

 of the Shunmoogum Nuddy River, which is near the boundary of 

 the Madura and Coimbatore Districts, and rather more than 30 

 miles South-West of Dindigul." 



