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Aurora Borealis appeared vertically, Pnooting Rays 
of' all Colours around, which turned to a very deep 
red Colour. 
LV. 
Part of a Letter from the Rev. Henry Miles, 
D. D. F. R. S. to Mr. H. Baker, F. R. S. 
concerning the Earthquake felt on Sept. 
3°. 1 750. 
Tooting , Otlober 30 . 1750 . 
Read Nov. j . M Wdrthy Friend, the Rev. Mr. Daniel 
Goodrich , who liverh at Gundle in 
Northamptonshire , has fent me an Account of the 
Earthquake felt in that and the neighbouring Coun- 
ties, on Sept. 30th, at 12 -f at Noon. 
He informs me, that he was then at Uppingham in 
Rutlandfhire , fitting in a Room intent on writing 
and thinking, when he was furprifed with a Sound 
very thong and awful; which, at the firtl Moment, 
made him think of the rattling of a Coach upon the 
Pavement : But this Apprchenfion was immediately 
corrected by fomewhat very different in the Sound, 
and raifed in him an Idea of the cradling of a falling 
Houfc. He felt bimfclf in a very fhaking way : The 
Table at which he fat fhivered, and the Windows of 
the Room jarred : But he did not think of an Earth- 
quake, till the People of the Houfc came into the 
Room, and toid him what had happened. Some 
Slates were fhaken off the Houfcs, and in one Houfc 
the Hammer of a Clock (truck the Bell: Some 
Chimnies were thrown down; many talked of a 
fenfible 
