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shocks at Liverpool and otber places in Lancashire on the 23rd Aug. 
In 1836, April 4th, in Shropshire. 1837, Oct. 20th, Cornwall and 
Devonshire. 1837, Oct. 27th, at Camelford, in Cornwall, severe 
shocks accompanied by a dull noise ; ]N"ov. 27th, another shock ; 
Dec. 8th, at Stamford, in Lincolnshire, and twenty miles around. 
1838, Jan. 14th, at Tynehead, in Northumberland, — the shock of 
sufficient force to throw down articles of furniture ; the next day a 
rent was observed in the fields more than half a mile in length, " sup- 
posed to have been caused by the earthquake ;" March 17th, Shrews- 
bury and neighbourhood, — an alarmingly vibratory shock, accompa- 
nied by a rumbling noise like a train of waggons, — bells rang ; July 
30th, Tureff, in Scotland ; Sept. 14th, Adderbury, Oxfordshire ; Dec. 
23rd, Charnwood Eorest, Leicestershire, with rumbling noise. 1839, 
March 20fch, Glengarry, in Inverness-shire ; May 10th, atj Bridge- 
water; May 24th, Glasgow and Criefi" ; June 11th, north of Man- 
chester; June 12th, Lancashire and north of Manchester ; Sept. 2, 
Bristol, Newport, Cardiff", and South Wales ; also at Shrewsbury, 
— felt most at King's Down, — severe; Sep. 10th, Monmouthshire, — 
severe ; Oct. 23rd, over two-thirds of Scotland, — Comrie being one point 
of intensity ; also numerous shocks occurred at Comrie constantly 
during the whole of this month ; also, Nov. 24th, in Dorsetshire. 
1840, Jan. 8th, Donegal ; Jan. 31st, Feb. 29th, March 23rd, April 
30th, July 31st, Aug. — , Sept. 9th, Oct. 31st, Nov. 29th, Dec. 31st, 
at Comrie, Perthshire. 1841, Jan. 31st, Caermarthen, etc., AYales ; 
April 19th and 21st, Oban, in Argyleshire ; Dec. 20th, Kintail, 
Scotland, and at Comrie, 6th, 18th, Jan. 31st, Feb. 26th, May 30th, 
April 13th and 30th, March 23rd, June 30th, July 2nd, 23rd, 25th, 
26th, 30th, and 31st, Aug. 1st, 10th, 12th, 25th and 30th, Sept. 8th, 
9th, 10th, 16th, 17th, 19th, 22nd, 23rd, and 29th, Oct. 5th and 23rd, 
Nov. 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 18th, and 26th, Dec. 3rd, 6th, and 
7th. 1842, Feb. 17th, in Cornwall; June 21st, in Lancashire; 
Aug. 22nd, in North Wales, — said to have been detected instrumen- 
tally at Prague. And at Comrie, Jan. 2nd and 7th, March 10th, 
April 21st and 22nd, June 1st, 2ud, 8th, 23rd, July 1st and 10th, 
Aug. 27th, Sept. 2ud, 24th, 25th, Nov. 18th and 29th, and Dec. 4th 
and 17th. 
The above account of British earthquakes is abstracted from Mr. 
Mallet's elaborate general list, published in the lieports of the 
British Association, which goes up to 1S50, since wliich date 
many shocks have been felt, especially one in 1852, through 
