1809.] 
a south-east direction. The noise was 
greater during the shock than betore it, 
and for some seconds after it was so loud, 
that it made the circumjacent mountains 
re-echo with the sound ; after which, in 
the course of about halfa minute it gra- 
dually died away. At this time the at- 
mosphere was calm, dense and cloudy, 
and for some hours before and after there 
was not the least motion in the air. 
FPahrenheit’s thermometer, when examin- 
ed about half an hour after the shock, 
indicated a temperature of 15 degrees 
below the freezing point of water. The 
preceding day was calm and cloudy, 
thermometer at 8 a. M. 14°. at SP. mi. 
18°. The morning of the 18th was 
‘calm and cloudy, but the day broke up 
to sun-shine; thermometer at 8 a. m. 
49°. at8 p, mw. 16°... If this shock had 
been succeeded by another equally vio- 
lent, it must have damaged the houses ; 
but we haye not lieard that it occasione 
any Injury. Oat 
_A plan for the establishment of a Ca- 
ledonian Asylum in London, for the 
maintenance and education of the sons 
and danghters of Scottish soldiers, sailors 
and marines, has been browght forward 
by the Highland Society. It is propos- 
ed that in this institution, besides read- 
ing, writing, and arithmetic, the © boys 
shall receive such preparatvry instruction 
as may be necessary to qualify them for 
the royal navy, the army, mercliant-ser 
vice, or the fisheries, ‘The girls are to 
receive an education suited to their con- 
dition in Ife; and it is proposed to. in- 
truduce into the establishment certain 
manutactures or mechanical arts, adapt. 
ed to their subsequent pursuits, 
Meux’s Brewery, a concern, which for 
magnitude, is scarcely equalled in the 
world, is soon-to be sold by auction uncer 
a deeree of the Court of Cliancery. The” 
following particulars will affurd some idea 
at the extent ofthis establishinent. The 
first lot comprizes the whole of the plant, 
that ts, the brew-houses, ware-houses, 
mulls, coppers, vats, with the dvelling- 
house, counting- houses, stables, and every 
other building upon the premises. These 
cost the proprietors # 200,000. But the 
buyer of this lot will not purchase the 
buildings alone; he will also secure an 
establishment which has brewed 190,000 
barrels of porter in the year, the sale of 
the greatest part of which, will in al pro- 
bability, remain with the house, while it 
continues to supply good beer, One third 
of this quantity is sent into the country ; 
and this part consists of high-priced por- 
ter, which yiclds a much better profit ta 
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the brewer than the inferior kinds. The 
present owners -have actually bought 
and pulled down three breweries, the 
whole trade of whichis new accumulated 
in this in addition to their original cus- 
tomers, and the good will of the concern 
goes with this lot. 101, per cent is rem 
quired as a deposit at the ume of pur 
chase ; 401. per cent additional en the 
18th February, 1810, and two years more 
are given for completing the payment. 
The stock of beer, hops, malt, &. 
on hand; the horses, drays, butts, 
casks, to be taken at a valuation, and 
twelve months credit to be given on the 
amount of these if required. The pre- 
sent proprietors possessing a great nume- 
ber of freehold, copyhold, and leasehold 
public-houses, have had a valuation put 
upon them: the purchasers of the first 
lot may either buy a part er the whole of 
them. The amount of the freehold 
houses is 14,2001, ; that of the leasehold 
47,160|. The very patronage. of this 
concern is an Object. The proprietors 
appoiit broad-coopers, appraisers, sur= 
veyors, &c. who are paid by the custo- 
mers, without any charge to the house, 
aiid get nett incomes of 5001. or 1,000], ° 
and one of them it is said, 2,000l. per 
annum. The heuse has for these tea 
years paid annually into their bankers 
hands from half a million to $00,006I. 
The premium ofa piece of plate ef the 
value of fifty guineas, proposed by the 
African Institution fer the greatest auan- 
tity of cotton, the growth ef the west 
coast of Africa, imported into this coun- 
try, has been adjudged to Messrs, John 
and Alexander Anderson, of Philpet 
lane, The quantity imported. by them 
was upwards of ten thousand weight, and 
it sold for 2s. 8d. per lb, These. gentle- 
men have determined greatly. to enlarge 
their cotton plantations on the river 
Sierra Leone, and their example is likely 
tohe extensively followed. By means of 
the Afiican institution a large supply of 
the Georgia Sea-island cotton seed, by far 
the most valuable kind, having been sent 
to the coast, it may be hoped that at no 
distant period, the importations from this 
quarter will fill up that chasm in the cot- 
ton market which the interruption of oue 
commerce with America has occasioned. 
This is not the only benefit which we are 
likely to derive from, an increased atten- 
tionto Africa. A considerable quantity 
of African rice has been already imported 
into the West Indies,and a moch larger im= 
portation may speedily be effected. In the 
present state of our West India colonies, 
this hew and upexpected resource. must 
prove 
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