about eleven o'clock
The proof of its excellence is that the proprietor , Mr Simeon Clowes , was then the Mayor of Hanbridge , and Mrs Clowes one of the acknowledged leaders of Hanbridge society . Mr Cowlishaw went to bed . He was a good sleeper ; at least , he was what is deemed a good sleeper in St Albans . He retired about eleven o'clock , and requested one of the barmaids to instruct the boots to arouse him at 7 a.m. . She faithfully promised to do so . He had not been in bed five minutes before he heard and felt an earthquake . This earthquake seemed to have been born towards the north-east , in the direction of Crown Square , and the shock seemed to pass southwards in the direction of Knype .