31 OCTOBER 1868, Page 3

We shall be curious to know whether the recent shock

of earth- quake in Ireland was a symptom of any simultaneous shock in the true earthquake countries,—the South American States. It is remarkable that on the 15th of August,—one of the days of the great Peruvian earthquake, three immense waves visited the east coast of both the islands of New Zealand, doing a great deal of damage. Slight shocks of earthquake were also felt.