“1.The first part of the paper described the number and intensity of the shocks felt between the 3d October 1839 and 13th April 1840, the point (situated near Comrie) from which they emanated, and the distance to which they extended.

“II. The next part of the paper was occupied with an account of the effects, both physical and moral, produced by the shocks.

Under the first class were described the different kinds of injury done to walls, according to their direction, and the nature of the ground on which they were built. Under the second were mentioned the alarm felt by the inhabitants of Strathearn during the great shock of 23d October, as also the quick perception of it by the lower animals, and the terror they evinced at it.