relate their effects, from the Philofophical Tranfactions, in which they are recorded. On April 2d, 1750, between the hours of ten and eleven at night, I was greatly alarmed with a violent fhock of an earthquake. I, who was in bed, was frequentlymoved up and down; and the bed, having caftors, was removed fome small space from its proper fituation.

DURING the shock, a great noise was heard in the air; and, fome nights before, lights were seen in the sky; fuch as were previous to the earthquake in town.

I HAVE summed up the remainder in a letter to Sir Joseph Banks, baronet, K. B. which had the honor of being read before the ROYAL SOCIETY, on January 25th, following, and afterwards printed in the Tranfactions, vol. lxxi. p. 193.

'Dear Sir,

Downing, Dec. 12, 1781.

'It is very fingular, that in three days after my return home, I fhould be reminded of my promise by a repetition of the very

* phenomenon on which I had engaged to write to you: for on Saturday laft, between four and five in the evening, we were * alarmed with two fhocks of an earthquake; a flight one, immediately followed by another very violent. It seemed to come * from the north-eaft, and was preceded by the usual noise. At ⚫ present I cannot trace it farther than Holywell.

THE earthquake preceding this was on the 29th of August, 1780, about a quarter before nine in the morning. I was forewarned of it by a rumbling noife, not unlike the coming of a great waggon into my court-yard. Two fhocks immediately

* followed, which were strong enough to terrify us. They came 5 from:

from the north-weft; were felt in Anglefea, at Caernarvon, Llan*rwft, in the vale of Clwyd fouth of Denbigh, at this house, and in Holywell; but I could not discover that their force extended any • farther.

THE next, in this retrograde way of enumerating these phenomena, was on the 8th September, 1775, about a quarter before ten at night. The noise was such as preceded the former; and the fhock fo violent as to shake the bottles and glasses on the table round which myself and fome company were fitting. This feemed to come from the east. I fee in the Gentleman's Maga *zine of that year, that this fhock extended to Shropshire, and quite to Bath, and to Swanfea in South Wales.

"THE earliest earthquake I remember here was on the roth of *April, 1750. It has the honor of being recorded in the Philo*Sophical Transactions; therefore I fhall not trouble you with the repetition of what I have faid..

PERMIT me to obferve, that I live near a mineral country, in

a fituation between lead-mines and coal-mines; in a fort of neutral tract, about a mile distant from the first, and half a mile from the laft. On the ftricteft inquiry I cannot discover that the miners or colliers were ever fenfible of the fhocks under ground: nor have they ever perceived, when the fhocks in question have happened, any falls of the loofe and hattery ftrata, in which the last especially work; yet, at the fame time, the earthquakes have had violence fufficient to terrify the inha bitants of the furface.

To this obfervation I may add, that no, eruptions of water were ever observed to follow the fhocks; no water from the vast

' refervoirs

<refervoirs of that element, formed in the deserted pits, which have often burst through the hollow which contained them, and more than once drowned the unhappy colliers who have been ' working beneath.

I HAVE feen in prints an obfervation of fome gentleman > learned in earthquakes, that the cause of those I have mentioned, ⚫ which leave the fhattery ftrata of the coal-mines unaffected, to have been electricity, which in these instances moved equally and gently, so as not to cause any concuffion, or to go perhaps far below the furface, fo that they leave the worked depths 'totally untouched.

NONE of thefe earthquakes were local; for, excepting the firft, all may be traced to very remote parts. The weather was remarkable ftill at the time of every earthquake I have felt.

I remain with true regard, &c.

'T. P.'

QUADRUPEDS.

THE quadrupeds of this parish are common to many parts of England. Yet I fhall give a catalogue of them in our antient tongue, and affix to them those in the English.

1. In respect to the March, Ceffyl, the horse, the cafeg or mare, difpaidd-farch or gelding, there are abundance in our parish, used chiefly in the carriage of coal, and our mineral wealth; but as to fine large black horses used in the coach, and by the richer farmers, fcarcely any are bred in our parish, but numbers are bought from those of Northop, Mold, and Hope, in our county, which are far from a difgrace to the gentleman's equipage.

22. THE múl, or mule, is very rare with us; but the

3. Afyn, or ass, is in great plenty, used by the poor to carry coal, to ease themselves of part of the expence of turnpike. It formerly was applied for the carriage of ore; but fince the improvement in our roads, has been quite lain aside for that purpose.

·· 4. THE tarw, bull; buwch, cow; ych, eidion, ox; llo, calf, or whatsoever goes under the general adopted name of cattal, or more properly gwarthag, or cattle, produces nothing worthy of note in Whiteford parish. Neither cheese nor butter for fale made from their milk, excepting for family confumption. There is only one ox-team in the parish; but that is a remarkably fine. one. It is the property of Sir Roger Moftyn, and used on his noble demesn, which is kept in admirable order. I musɩ not conceal, that Sir Roger would be the best farmer in the parish, if he was permitted to have his own way: but no one can be ignorant of the tenacity of fervants to old customs, and the difficulty of overcoming ingrafted obftinacy.

5. THE bwrdd, maharen, or ram; dafad, ewe; oen, lamb. Sheep in general are not greatly cultivated in our parish many indeed are turned out by the farmers on Tegen-mountain, but the gentry chiefly buy their stock for the table from Llangollen and other places.

6. Bwch, the he-goat; gafr, the female; myn, the kid, are very little favored, even in the county at large. I keep a few on my mountain Glol, for the fake of any invalids who may want their restoring milk.

7. Hydd, the buck or fallow-deer; ewig, the doe; elain, the fawn, Br. Zool. i. N° 7. are kept in Moftyn park, and give a venifon of uncommonly good flavor.

8. Baedd,

8. Baedd, the boar; bwch, fow; machyn, hog, have nothing in the breed particularly worthy notice.

9. OUR ci, dog; and gast, bitch; are under the fame predicament. 10. Llwyneg, dog-fox; llwynoges, bitch-fox, Br. Zool. i. N° 11; are too frequent.

11. Cath-goed, the wild or wood-cat, Br. Zool. i. N° 12, has been frequently feen in our woods, but I believe are now extirpated. The laft which was killed was about eight years ago.

12. Pry-llwyd, pry-penbrith, the badger, Br. Zool. i. N° 13. An animal found in our parish: but neither here nor in other parts of the kingdom a common animal..

13. Ffwl-bard, Polecat, fitchet, Br. Zool. i. N° 14. Common and destructive.

14. Bela-graig, the martin, Br. Zool. i. N° 15. The kind intended is the martin with a white throat, a fweet-scented, elegant animal, which in my younger days I have kept tame, They inhabited our woods. The laft time in which I have known one taken, was about fifteen years ago.

15. Bronwen, the weefel, Br. Zool. i. N° 17. Not unfrequent. 16. Carlum, ftoat or ermine, Br. Zool. i. N° 18. More common than the former. I have feen this animal more than once

in my grounds, wholly changed (tail excepted) to a fnowy whitenefs; and also partly white, partly brown.

This animal is

17. Dyfr-gi, the otter, Br. Zool. i. N° 19. feldom seen in this parish. It is certain that they have paffed to

and from Cheshire, over the channel, at low water.

18. gyfarnog, the hare, Br. Zool. i. N° 20..

19. Gwiwair, the fquirrel, Br. Zool. i. N° 23. This elegant animal enlivens our woods in numbers.

20. Pathew,