394- Intelligence and Miscellaneous Articles. 



Sept. 8th. The aurora again appeared, more extended than on the 

 preceding evening. I watched it for upwards of half an hour, when 

 clouds intervened and prevented further observation. 



Sept. 17th. The aurora borealis again appeared, soon after eight 

 P.M., in the horizon between the north-west and north-by-east, from 

 which emanated seven or eight reddish columns of light, two of which 

 reached the star Benetrasch in Ursa major. Soon after nine P.M. the 

 aurora disappeared. 



Oct. 5. At a quarter past seven P.M. an aurora again appeared 

 between the north and north-west. A few very thin columns of light 

 emanated. About eight P.M. a few coruscations were visible, but 

 the rising of the moon overpowered them in light. 



Oct. 16. About half-past nine P.M. the aurora again appeared 

 about the magnetic north, from which several columns of light, slightly 

 tinged with red, emanated, and attained the altitude of about 40. 

 In one hour no traces of the aurora were visible. 



Oct. 1 7. An aurora again appeared and bore a strong resemblance 

 to a morning twilight j no coruscations were visible, and it soon dis- 

 appeared. 



Nov. 1. A little before nine P.M. a bright aurora was visible be- 

 tween the north and west points of the horizon ; soon after nine, not- 

 withstanding the moon shone very brightly, several columns of light 

 darted up near the magnetic north, some of which attained the height 

 of 20. Clouds intervened about half-past, nine, and the aurora was 

 no longer visible. 



Nov. 4. An aurora appeared soon after seven P.M., which ex- 

 tended from the north nearly to the west. About eight a few co- 

 lumns of light were perceptible. The rising of the moon prevented 

 any further observation, and the aurora soon disappeared. Two 

 very bright meteors appeared soon after eight. 



Nov. 7. A faint aurora was visible for more than two hours, but 

 no coruscations were distinguished. One bright meteor appeared 

 about half-past seven. 



Dec. 1 1 . At seven P.M. a very bright aurora borealis appeared be- 

 tween the north-west and north-by-east points of the horizon j at eight, 

 clouds intervened, but at nine the sky again became clear, and very 

 large columns of red light were seen to rise quite to the zenith - } it 

 increased in splendour till past midnight. Some of the columns ap- 

 peared as if tinged with black, and had the resemblance of dense 

 columns of smoke. Two persons who were guarding their master's 

 property against the attacks of incendiaries, assured me that the red 

 columns continued to play in every direction, and on every point of 

 the compass between the east and west, till past four A.M. A respect- 

 able gentleman in this neighbourhood, who has been an attentive ob- 

 server of meteorological appearances for upwards of forty years, 

 assured me, that he never recollected during that period the Northern 

 Lights so powerful in this country, nor did he ever observe so many 

 meteors in any one night in his life-time ; the number he could not 

 ascertain, but he thought nearly twenty. 



Dec. 12. The aurora again appeared at six P.M. between the 



north- 



