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19 shock took place one of them leaped up, to his companion—“There they are; I feel the ground shaking under their ses' feet."  Fortunately we have heard of  serious injury having been occasioned by  event.  The weather here had been cold  rainy for about six weeks, but cleared nt mid-day on Sunday, when we had a  dry westerly breeze.  The two following  were warm, and last night quite and .  It continued clear till late this, when it became dull, and we have  some rain.  It is now one o clock, rather try, with no sunshine."

“Aberdeen, August 14.

"It is with feelings of awe we have to state, that last, about eleven o’clock, a shock of an earthquake distinctly felt in the various quarters of this city.  took place at four minutes before eleven, and , as nearly as we could estimate, about six .  The undulation appeared to come from  and was simultaneously felt at the distance of  miles in the direction of NNW. From the late  at which it happened, we have been unable to , for this day’s paper, the particulars of those ried appearances which it may have exhibited in  quarters of the city.—Where we sat, the  was shaken to its foundation, the heaviest  of furniture were moved, and that rumbling  was heard, as if some heavy body was rolling  the roof.  In many houses the bells were set a-, and the agitation of the wires continued  for some time after the cessation of the shock.  has been described to us, by one who was in  as exactly resembling the