Earthquake felt in Lincolnshire. 285 
described it as the falling down of a weight. September, 1750, 
was almost all a calm, dry, and hot season, scarce a breath 
of wind, or a glimpse of sun. The end was cooler ; but dry 
and calm, as before. The 30th was cloudy and calm, but there 
was a gentle wind for some time after the earthquake. 
Thomas Barker , Esq. in a letter to Mr. Tumor. 
The earthquake at Nottingham, as felt by Dr. White, was 
undulatory in both shocks ; but, in the second, he perceived the 
direction of the shock to be a little inclined to the horizon, to- 
wards the south-east. At Langar, its noise was like that of a 
heavy carriage driving rapidly along. Here the shock w'as 
felt by one or more persons, but not by all in the same room. 
Its direction was from west to east. It was felt at Derby very 
slightly ; and was of no great extent from north to south in 
these parts, as it w r as not felt at Harborough to the south, nor 
at Chesterfield to the north. It w'as sharply felt at Stamford, 
and Wandesford, but not at Alconbury. 
The Rev. Edw. Gregory’s information to Mr. Tumor. 
Notting- 
ham. 
Langar. 
Derby. 
Stamford. 
Wandes- 
ford. 
The shock seemed to be perpendicular, up and down, as if Belvoir 
part of the castle had given way ; no noise was perceived 
but wind. Mr. King’s information to Mr. Tumor. 
The morning presented a thick fog, which continued all the Little Palm- 
day ; the air extremely heavy and close. About half past eight colnshire, 
in the evening a noise came on resembling thunder, which 
lasted nearly half a minute, when two undulatory motions, in 
the quickest succession, were felt ; a gust of wind, for some 
seconds, instantaneously succeeded, and in about five minutes 
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