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enlarged. Miss H. N., who watched from half-past 1" till morning, informed 
me that she saw thirteen meteors ; the finest, which ran a longer course, were 
between 5" and 6". None of them, however, seem to have been remarkable 
either for brilliancy or trains. 
1841. Dec. 10.—Eleven shooting stars were counted between 11" and 12° 
at night, by a person in Hampshire. . “The greater part proceeded from a 
N.W. direction, some far less brilliant than others, and their light of a silvery 
whiteness.” 
1842. Aug. 9.—About 10" (as near as I can judge) I looked out for two 
or three minutes for the periodical meteors, but saw nothing, though the sky 
was very clear: my father thought he perceived a flash of lightning in the S. 
horizon. But on looking out about 10" 30™ (having been called by him upon 
the appearance of a falling star), I counted in about one-fourth of the hea- 
vens, or possibly one-third, 8 or 9 in as many minutes, two of which were 
brighter than any fixed star, and of an orange-colour; one left a beautiful 
train. I heard that two had been seen by a servant, between 9" and 10%, 
bright, and in immediate succession, but passing in different directions; and 
one of those 8 or 9 (which one’I did not see) appeared to my father to de- 
viate from the general direction of the others, which was towards the S. 
For about 15™ afterwards I saw no more, and gave up the observation. No- 
thing could be seen during a minute or two, about 1" 30™ on the following 
morning, or again at 2° 45™, except perhaps one meteor the latter time, but 
Iam not sure. (South Herefordshire.) 
The meteors on this night were seen by several persons in the neighbour- 
hood. 
1842. Aug. 10.—The night was cloudy and rainy. Aug. 11.—I was out 
much during the evening and early part of the night, but saw nothing. 
1842. Aug. 13.—Extract of a letter from a correspondent in Hampshire. 
“The scene was truly magnificent. I saw thirteen shooting stars within the 
space of half-an-hour, between 11 and 12, and S. saw one shoot at the same 
time that I did not witness, making fourteen. Three of them had beautiful 
trains, two in the 8.W., with trains something like the tail of the comet of 
1818; colour of these two a silvery whiteness ; one was of surpassing beauty 
and brilliancy ; they both proceeded in a southerly direction. The third ap- 
peared near the Polar star, and proceeded towards the 8.E. This was less 
brilliant than the two preceding ones, of the same colour, but had a curious 
flickering motion in the train; the streams of light radiated towards the cen- 
tre of the train, something like this figure ES . It was very beau- 
tiful indeed, and what I had never before witnessed. ‘The motion too was 
less rapid than that of the two preceding ones.” 
1842. Aug. 27.—A little before 9" p.m., the sky being overcast with thin 
clouds, a glow of dusky red light appeared between me and a thick hedge be- 
side which I was riding, and which was very dark ; from its peculiarity of ap- 
pearance, its being chiefly visible to one eye, and its duration (however short), 
I felt more inclined to refer it to (the reflexion of) a great meteor than to 
lightning, of which there was no appearance, though the weather was close 
and warm. The clouds were thin and foggy, and had no electrical appear- 
ance. (South Herefordshire.) 
1842. Sept. 3.—Between 9" and 10" p.m., an unusual number of falling 
stars were seen, probably seven or eight in about 20™. 
1844. Aug. 9.—Several fine falling stars, more numerous than the average, 
were seen (at Gloucester). Mr. H. W., who was observing with me, told me 
that for some nights previously, but especially last night, they were still more 
