On the afternoon of Tuesday the 14th, about four o'e:oek,
a power- fill shock of earthquake was felt in Stirling. the motien of the earth being from West to East. It was accompanied whit a grave hollow sound, and resembled that of distant thunder. A: ce 1:ri.2 it was severely felt at the same time; and in the nei:10-'o1rh that place, we are informed, it caused several bells to ring. t el the 7:It current, at four o'clock 1'. al., a very smart shock of earth in .ire was felt, with load noise and considerable tremor. Daring the day eel the preceding night it blew a strong cold frosty wind from the Ner:h-east. but at the time of the shock it was an entire calm. It was sueeemaied by two other slight shocks. the one in five, the other in twenty minutes after ; noise, but no tremor. On the 8th, another shuck, at four o'elock A. ; noise, aud slight tremor, but not so loud as :he tirst.—.Stieeeg Vbnercer.
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