In _may_ last, we had a paper read at the Royal Society, concerning the second earthquake felt by us at _London_, on the 8th of _march_. A shepherd belonging to Mr. Secretary _Fox_ at _Kensington_ (the sky being perfectly serene, and clear) was much surprised with a very extraordinary noise in the air, rolling over his head, as of cannon close by. He likewise thought, that it came from the north-west, and went to the south-east: a motion quite contrary, to what must have been the case, if it were really of cannon. This noise pass'd rushing by him; and instantly he saw the ground (a dry, and solid spot) wave under him, like the face of the river. The tall trees of the avenue, where he was, nodded their tops very sensibly, and quiver'd like a shaken spear. The flock of sheep immediately took fright, and ran all away together, as if dogs had pursued them. A great rookery in the place, were equally alarm'd, and after an universal clangor, flew away; no less than if chaced by hawks. I was likewise inform'd, that in the same earthquake, a great parcel of hens, and chickens, kept at that time in _Gray's-inn-lane_, upon the shock, ran to the roost, affrighted. And the like was observ'd of pigeons. And in our last account of the earthquake from _Northampton_, 'tis remarked, that the birds in cages put their heads under their wings, as to hide themselves. _June_ 21, at the Royal Society, Mr. _Jackson_ potter at _Lambeth_, gave an account of some boats, cobles and lighters in the river, at that time; the people in them seem'd to feel, as if a porpoise, or some great fish had heav'd and thump'd at the bottom of the vessels. This is sometimes the case of ships at sea, when all is perfectly calm: which seems evidently owing to an electrical impression on the water. In the evening-post of _june_ 23, we had a paragraph from _Venice_, that a terrible earthquake had been felt lately in the little rocky isle of _Cerigo_, in the _Mediterranean_, south of _Morea_. It threw down a great number of houses; and above 2000 of the inhabitants were buried in the ruins. Another earthquake about that time, happen'd in _Switzerland_; which split a vast, rocky mountain; and an old castle wall of an immense thickness. All these circumstances, and many more confirmed me in my former opinion. But since then, these wonderful movements have stalk'd round the globe: and again been lately felt in our own island; happily for us, to the terror only, of many thousand people: beside those concussions of this sort that appear'd in the western parts, in the more early time of the year.