even our elders, generally so loth to acknowledge that anj'thing in 

 these later degenerate days is equal to what was in the good old 

 times, were obliged to confess that this equalled, if it did not 

 surpass, the Comet of 1811. I have no remarks to make on this 

 subject in addition to what have already appeared in the local 

 journals. 



The high temperature of August, the small amount of rain fallen, 

 ^he damp and foggy atmosphere of October, the remarkably low 

 temperature of November, and the mildness of December, are also 

 remarkable features of the year. 



A partial Eclipse of the Moon happened on the 27th of February, 

 but was invisible from the clouded state of the sky. 



On December 2nd, as Mr. Lingen was passing through the Vale 

 of Wye, he observed a meteor in the clear sky at 4 p.m., the sun 

 shining brightly all the time. It appeared in the N.jST.E., and after 

 moving a short space, leaving a trail behind, it suddenly disap- 

 peared. An account of this phenomenon having been pubKshed in 

 The Times newspaper, elicited letters from observers m various 

 parts of the country, who saw the same meteor. I have reduced 

 and tabulated their observations, and forwarded them to ]\Iii. 

 Glaisheb ; a copy of the same is attached to this report. 



