An Extract of the Register of the Parish of Holy-Cross in Salop, from Michaelmas 1750 to Michaelmas 1760: Communicated by Robert More, Esq; F. R. S.

XXV. An Extract of the Register of the Parish of Holy-Crofs in Salop, from Michaelmas 1750 to Michaelmas 1760: Communicated by Robert More, Esq; F. R. S. Read April 16, 1761. | Year | Total | |------|-------| | 1751 | | | 1752 | | | 1753 | | | 1754 | | | 1755 | | | 1756 | | | 1757 | | | 1758 | | | 1759 | | | 1760 | | Baptized, - Males: 19, 16, 9, 22, 23, 15, 14, 11, 25, 14, 168 - Females: 18, 22, 18, 12, 16, 17, 18, 12, 15, 15, 163 Buried, - Males: 19, 16, 16, 15, 6, 16, 11, 12, 16, 10, 137 - Females: 11, 12, 14, 20, 10, 11, 11, 24, 23, 17, 153 Total: 331 Increase: 41 Under a month old. From a month to a year. From 1 to 2 - 2 — 5 - 5 — 10 - 10 — 15 - 15 — 20 - 20 — 25 - 25 — 30 - 30 — 35 - 35 — 40 - 40 — 45 - 45 — 50 - 50 — 55 - 55 — 60 - 60 — 65 - 65 — 70 - 70 — 75 - 75 — 80 - 80 — 85 - 85 — 90 - 92 and 96 There There remains alive, | From 70 to 75 | Males 5 | Females 16 | |---------------|--------|------------| | From 75 to 80 | Males 1 | Females 6 | | From 80 to 85 | Males 1 | Females 7 | |---------------|--------|------------| | From 85 to 90 | Males 1 | Females 6 | N° of houses, or families 235 | N° of persons in 1755 1049 Houses paying window tax 77 | Ditto 1760 1048 N° of acres there is on waste 1700 | Void houses 4 Apoplexy 2 | Convulsions 9 | Palsey 1 Cancer 2 | Dropsy 10 | Quinsy 1 Childbed 4 | Fever 39 | Small-pox 33 Chincough 9 | Jaundice 3 | Stone 1 Cholic 1 | Impostume 2 | Teeth 1 Consumption 47 | Meazles 4 | XXVI. An Account of the Earthquake at Lisbon, 31st March 1761: In a Letter from thence, dated the 2d April 1761, to Joseph Salvador, Esq; F. R. S. Read April 23, 1761. The earthquake happened the 31st last month, precisely at twelve o'clock, and lasted full five minutes, with a smart and equal vibration. It exceeded all the others, except that of the first November 1755. Thank God, it was attended with no other consequences, but that of alarming the inhabitants, throwing down some ruins, and rending some houses. About an hour and a quarter afterwards, the sea began to flow and ebb, about eight feet perpendicular, every six minutes, and continued till night. Some small shocks were felt before and since, but of no moment; every