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as the meteor of the 19th ultimo. It was observed at a quarter before seven 
o'clock, and was of a dark yellow colour, When first seen it was just below 
Deneb in the Lion, and of course about due east from us; and having 
fallen through an arc of the heavens of 20° or 30°, disappeared at an altitude 
of 10° or 15°. Its apparent diameter was about the same as that of Venus at 
present. I would also remark that the meteor of the 19th ultimo started 
from near the same region of the heavens (perhaps more to the north, in the 
vicinity of Berenice’s hair), and having fallen nearly perpendicularly towards 
the earth, burst at an altitude of 15° or 20°. Its light was a brilliant white 
silvery light, and its apparent diameter, as observed here, was two or three 
times that of Venus. I also observed three other meteors in the course of 
last evening ; one about half-past seven o’clock seemed to commence in the 
vicinity of the constellation Corvus, and after traversing an are of 20° or more, 
disappeared in the vicinity of the large star in the southern part of the ship, 
about 20° west from the Southern Cross. Its motion was very slow, and it 
left a bright path behind it. 
Meteor of April 13, 1849.—* Sir,--On opening your paper of this morning 
I was astonished at not seeing any mention made of another very brilliant 
meteor that burst last night. At about a quarter past nine o'clock last night, 
a light all of a sudden, as brilliant as that of the moon, shone for a second or 
two. Wondering from where this appeared, I looked round, and saw it just 
as it was dwindling away. The direction that it burst was south-east. This 
is the ¢hird meteor seen within three months.” 
“ Bombay, April 14, 1849.” 
A meteor of surpassing brilliancy was observed here on Friday evening, 
13th iust., at about three minutes to nine v’clock. Our informant was walk- 
ing in a westerly direction, when the atmosphere, which had been somewhat 
dull and heavy, was suddenly illuminated by an intense light immediately 
behind him; turning instantly round he perceived it emanated from a bril- 
liant meteor of a bluish colour and about the size of an egg. It first appeared 
due east, and proceeded towards the horizon in a southern direction. It was 
in sight about three seconds, and was first seen at near 30° altitude, and be- 
came lost to view at about 8°—Poona Chronicle, April 20. 
Meteor of May 6, 1849, observed at Kurrachee.--Kurrachee, May 7, 1849. 
—As you ask for notices regarding meteors, here is one for you. Yester- 
day evening (May 6th), at 6°45, a meteor fell here. When first observed, it 
was at an elevation of about 25° or 30°, and appeared to be falling from the 
zenith to a point of the horizon a little to the eastward of north, where it 
vanished at an elevation of about 5°, without any appearance of explosion, 
and I should say that it fell below my horizon in a perfect state. I cannot 
say that I saw it from the commencement of its course, as I was observing 
something else at the moment intently when it attracted my notice at the 
elevation above-mentioned. It had the appearance of a clear ball of fire, with 
a slight green tinge, and was considerably larger than Venus when at her 
brightest. Had it occurred an hour later, it would have presented a splendid 
appearance ; but as the sun had only just set, it was still broad daylight. The 
day had been hot and sultry, but at the time alluded to there was a cool breeze 
from the N.W., with a clear sky. 
Meteor of June 25, 1849, observed at Kurrachee—A Correspondent gives 
a somewhat more minute account of the meteor seen through Lower Scinde 
on the 25th of June than that extracted from the ‘ Kurrachee Advertiser’ in 
our last, or given from the same source in our present issue. It was observed 
by our friend about ten o’clock at night, just before it broke out. It seemed 
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