Mr . King’s Account , &c. iai 
Amoligft the reft, I mentioned it laft fummer to my worthy 
and very curious friend Mr. Boys, of Sandwich; who feemed 
Turprifed at the narration, and had never before heard of any 
fuch phenomenon. However, in lefs than a fortnight after 
our converfation, I was agreeably furprifed by receiving a letter 
(dated 24th Sept. 1785), in which he faid, I am for ry yaur 
health will not permit you to make the tour you at firjl propofed'* f 
efpecially as fomething very curious has happened within the/e 
few days at Folkjlone. Part of the cliff* \ to the weffward of the 
town, a little way from the churchy has Junk,, and continues 
fnking into the earth ; raifing the ground , about the finking pari % 
in a very extraordinary manner ... This correfponds with what you 
fetid io me on the fubjetf. of $tufall-Cafle Y &c . ; and certainly: 
deferves your attention .. If I could, by going thither r give ym- 
any fatisf action , I fkall be ready and happy to obey your commands . 
Beings through illnefs, prevented from examining this cu- 
rious phenomenon myfelf, I accepted this obliging offer of 
Mr. Boys, and requefted his affiftance : and although he alfo 
was prevented from going to the fpot himfelf, yet he applied 
to a friend of his, the reverend Ml*. Lyon, of Dover; who 
has made repeated vifits to the place, to obtain all the informal 
tion poffible ; and has, at laft, fent to me a very accurate 
drawing, together with an explanatory letter ; which 1 now, 
with great pleafure, venture to lay before the Royal Society. 
I muft, however, at the fame time, beg leave to obferve, 
that although Mr. Lyon differs from Mr. Sa.gk.ette, in his 
cpnciufion, concerning the motion of the whole adjacent eoun> 
try, and controverts that fa£t ; and has certainly given a more, 
clear and fatisfadlory account of the p refen t phenomenon* 
than Mr. Sackiette did of that which he wiftied to record f 
yet they both agree in imputing a nyfl remarkable effect (only in, 
different: 
