. oe Miscellanies. 
26. The moon rose at 9h. 42m. and, consequently, had thus far inter- 
fered very little: Between 10h. and 11h. Mr. B. counted in the same. 
region, 20 meteors, which, considering the presence of the moon, is evi- — 
dently an increase on the hour previous, Soon after 11h., as we were 
ieee for the night, clouds rapidly overspread the hanveak, and frus- 
fart her observations. The entire night of the 11th. was over-_ 
The evening of the 12th was beautifully clear, and 
even at. this late date, it was evident, from a quarter of an hour’s observa- 
tion, that shooting stars were much more numerous than common. _ I re- 
gret that I could not conveniently watch throughout that night. Mr. E. 
_Fitch informed me that in one hour, somewhere between Qh. and 11h. of 
=~ evening, he counted about 25 of these meteors... 
Il. Observations made at other places. 
1. At Middletown, Ct. watch was kept by Prof. A. W. Smith, and 
Messrs. Knox and Rice, of the Wesleyan University. During the whole 
night of the 9th, clouds covered the sky. On the night of the 10th, the | 
sky was still cloudy, and afforded no opportunity for regular observation, 
but the observers were convinced that the meteors were more numerous 
than usual. No observations were attempted on the night of the L1th or 
12th. 
2. From Geneva, N. Y. Mr. Azariah Smith, Jr. writes, that on the 
evening of the 9th, about 9 P. M. the sky was partially clear in the North, 
and that on going abroad to observe, he “saw half a dozen meteors shoot 
across the open space in about the same number of minutes; after which, — 
through the night, clouds covered the heavens. _ Of these meteors, all but 
one passed from the East to the West, and that one came from the zenith. 
Two were peculiarly bright and left te trains in their rear.” No ob 
servations on the nights of 10th or Ith. 
3. At Buffalo, N. Y. observations were made by Mr. R. W. Haskins 
and Dr. C. H. Raymond. On the morning of the 8th, from Ih. to 3h. 
30m. they saw fifteen meteors, which is, of course, nothing unusual. 
“The morning of the 9th was densely clouded, with rain falling copious- 
ly.” On the morning of the 10th, observations were commenced at Ih. 
‘A.M. “ The state of the heavens was unfavorable. ‘The moon, ap 
proaching the meridian, was so luminous as to-obscure every star in her 
vicinity, save those of the first magnitude ; the whole South, from this 
y to the horizon, covered with clouds, which were rapidly extending 
themselves ov er the other portions of the sky. At 2h. 30m. there was RO 
clear sky to be seen. _ During this hour’ and a half, and under many dis- 
advantages, forty meteors were counted” by the two observers. Mr. 
Haskins continues, “The appearances this morning, when taken in con- 
nection with all the. ae circumstances under which they were vieW- 
ed, I am inclined to think were somewhat peculiar. Had there beem 
