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Remarls on the Aurora Borealls, as it occurred at Berwick on the Evenings 

 of Tuesdaij 1 7th and IFedHesday I8th November, 1835. By Mr 

 AViLLiAM Bated. 



In a paper which I read to the Chib this time two years, I there 

 stated that the appearance of especially vivid displays of the Aurora 

 Borealis, seemed generally to have a decided connection with the 

 weather, and that wind, or rain, or hoth generally, followed the occur- 

 rence. The appearances, which I then, with a feehle pen, essayed to 

 describe, I mentioned had been followed by violent storms of wind and 

 rain, and that the disastrous effects of these had been felt on all our 

 shores. In Loudon's Magazine several short notices may be seen 

 of these phenomena, accompanied with journals of the weather 

 succeeding, all of which support the opinion I had also attempted to 

 establish. 



Since the time of my last notice, opportunities have again offered of 

 observing these phenomena in this district, and the succeeding storms 

 of wind and rain which have desolated oiir coasts, have fully borne out 

 the opinion of their intimate connection with the weather. The 

 remarks which I shall now submit to the notice of the Club, corrobor- 

 ative of my former paper, I shall throw together in the form of a 

 journal, kept for a short period about the time of their appearance. 



Smiday, 15th Wovemher 1835. — The weather was this day remarkably 

 fine and mild. 



16th, Weather extremely fine, mild, and calm throughout the day, 

 the sun shining out with all the warmth of a day in spring. Wind 

 westerly. 



17th, During the day the weather was fine and mild ; wind westerly ; 

 a gentle breeze during the day, but increasing a little as evening began 

 to set in. During the evening, the cloiids which had obscured the sky 

 during afternoon, partly cleared away, and a fine display of Aurora 

 was observed. I unfortunately did not see them myself this evening 

 but they were described as being very vivid here, and were observed 

 the same night at Cockburnspath, being described there as producing 

 such a degree of light as if the moon were near her full. At Berwick 

 they were observed at times shooting up in pencils of light, while at 

 Cockburnspath they were seen in the form of bright white cloudy-like 

 masses of light, not possessed of much motion. During the display of 

 these phenomena the wind was moderate, blowing from the westward ; 

 but about two or three o'clock of the following morning, the 18th, it 

 rapidly increased, and soon blew a gale from the south-west, unaccom- 

 panied with rain. As morning advanced it took a north-westerly 

 direction, and at ten A. m. it blew a fierce storm, which continued 

 during the forenoon, but gradually abated about two or three o'clock in 

 the afternoon. Several fishing boats belonging to Coldingham had 



