116 Mr. J. Glaisher's Remarks on the Weather 



At Hartwell Rectory, on December 30, at 5^ -l-S"' p.m., the 

 Rev. C. Lowndes saw a very splendid meteor or globe of 

 bright light. When first seen it was situated south-west of 

 Andromeda. Mr. Lowndes' attention was first attracted to it 

 by the light it gave. Its apparent diameter was about 4;' of 

 arc. It immediately burst, and emitted a knotted streak of 

 red light, the length of which was from 5° to 6^, and the direc- 

 tion of its motion was north by east at an angle of 20° from a 

 vertical line to the zenith. 



Solar halos were seen at Greenwich on October 5 ; at 

 Greenwich and at Nottingham on October 12, with a bright 

 mock-sun at both places ; on the 20th at Nottingham, with a 

 bright mock-sun ; on the 22nd at Greenwich and at Notting- 

 ham ; on the 3 1st at Stone and at Nottingham. In November, 

 on the 3rd and 24th at Greenwich ; and on the 28th, Decem- 

 ber 1 and 25 at Nottingham. 



Lunar halos were seen at Greenwich on October 29 ; at 

 Stone and Cardington on October SO; at Greenwich, Car- 

 dington, Norwich and Nottingham on October 31 ; at Not- 

 tingham on November 1 ; at Greenwich on November 5; at 

 Stone on November 29; and a lunar bow was seen at Exeter 

 on November 30; on December 23 a lunar halo was seen at 

 Greenwich and at Nottingham ; and on December 25 at 

 Nottingham. 



Lunar coronce were seen at Stone on October 27 and No- 

 vember 25 ; and at Greenwich on November 29 and 30. 



Aurora were seen at Cambridge and Stonyhurst on Octo- 

 ber 15 ; and on October 22 at Greenwich and at Cardington. 

 The magnets were disturbed on both days. 



Thunder was heard, but lightning was not seen, at Carding- 

 ton and at Nottingham on November 15; and at Cardington 

 on December 16. 



Lightning was seen, but thunder was not heard, at Hart- 

 well Rectory on October 7; at Nottingham on October 21 ; 

 at Cardington on November 6, 9 and 20; and at Norwich on 

 December 12. 



Thunder and Lightning at Stonyhurst on November 6; 

 and at Liverpool on November 14<. 



First frost at Darlington on October 6; Hartwell Rectory 

 on October 9 ; and in London on November 27. 



Sleet fell at Stonyhurst on November 6 ; at Crewe and 

 Stonyhurst on November 7; at Stone on November 26; at 

 Liverpool on November 29 ; and at Darlington on Decem- 

 ber 24*. 



Hail fell at Nottingham on October 12; at Hartwell, Not- 

 tingham and Liverpool on October 13; at Manchester on 



