Shock Of An Earthquake.
[From the Hampshire Telq,raph.) l,ast Mponday, a few mintutes before two o'clock in the afternoons a shock of an earthquake was very generally felt in Portsmouth saln its neighbourhood, also at Hiavant, Einsworth, and Chichestern The sbock, although it was not accompanied by any report, put both light and heavy farnitture in a tremour for about four secods of time. The floors seemed to heave up a little, the windows in CORsequence shoak as they do by means of heavy gusts of wind ; and suspended articles, as birdcages, &c., oscillated some secohds after the shock had subsided. There was no unusual appearance in the state of thesky, or about thesun at the time-; bt during themorn. ing the sky had been filling with light clouds, and soon after the .hock a stratum of low electric clouds sprang up with the wind from the S.W.; and the upper stratutm changed from a gry to red and lake colours tsome time before the sun had set. If the shock was not caused by the fall of a mcteoritc upon L'IC earth, it probablJy was the efrect of the earth sinking somewhere in the southern part of Eng- land, in consequence of the great quantity of rain thuat has fillen during the last three months. It is now about twelve years since the last shock was felt here, which occurred in the night, and was more violent than this one. A smart shock of an earthquake. a(- comrpanled by a loud report, was also felt at Comrie, in Eertbshire, on the 8th of last August. - - (Jhichetatr, Den. 8. The earthquake here on Nonday was very alarming. Many flmiles ran eut of their houses In great trepidation; scveral people fdt the A chairs move from under thern. The bells rung In many bouses, and glasses jingled. In the market-house, apples were seen rolling off the stalle. At Aldwick and Bognor is was also very sensibly felt, as likewise in the parts adjacent. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. On Alonday afternoon, about two o'clock. the shock of an earthi qaake was very sensibly felt in the city of Chiicester, vvhich alarm.ed a considerable portion of its inhabitants, many of whom ran into the streets in the greatest consternation, under the impression that their dwellings were aciuaily faling. In several houses the bells were set a ringing end the window blirds unrolled; And one indi. vidual states, that he was sitting in a small room, and distinctly saw the walls move from south to north out of their perpendicular. and as instantaneously resume their position. The shock lasted from three to five seeond's. We have not heard that it was felt further in this direction than the vicinity of Arundel. -f1any persons imagine that there has been an earthquake in somne place abroad, as in the year 1812, a shock, but much slighter, was experienced in Chiches- ter, which at the time proved so destructive to property in the city of Caraccas (Wlest Indies.) SMOCK OF AN EARTHQUAtV.