388 DESCRIPTION OF AN AURORA BOREALIS. 



serabled about the true north ; the whole had a 

 slow lateral motion from east to west, across the 

 northern part of the meridian. 



On Monday 1 went to Cantsfield, (about four 

 miles south of Kirkby Lonsdale) where I heard of 

 a still more extraordinary phenomenon than any- 

 thing that was seen at Kirkby Lonsdale or Biggins. 

 About ten o'clock on Sunday night, there appeared 

 in the west, or rather a little south of the west 

 point in the heavens, a fiery coloured light, which 

 stretched, from a broad base at the horizon, to 

 nearly the zenith. It soon became of a deeper 

 red, approaching to crimson, and commenced a 

 motion towards the north-east; and eventually, 

 after being seen for about half an hour, it disap- 

 peared altogether in that quarter. 



No cloud was present during the whole time, 

 and the moon shone with her usual lustre in a 

 clear sky. 



Some splendid meteoric stars fell during the 

 time of observation. Much distant lightning was 

 seen during the evening, both at Cantsfield and 

 at Kirkby Lonsdale. 



