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that it fell perpendicularly ; whereas all he had ever seen before shot obliquely in 

 the sky. 



XXXIIl. Of the same Meteor seen at Chigwell Row in Essex, By Mr. fVm, 

 Dtitton, Watchmaker in Fleet-street, p. 302. 



At the time he happened to be walking with his face eastward, with a com- 

 panion, at Chigwell row, in Essex (which lies about 12 miles east of London, 

 and on a pretty high hill), when they observed a meteor bearing northward of 

 the east, in appearance not high up in the air, though with a considerable angle 

 of elevation, perhaps of about 70 or 80 degrees, with its declination from the 

 zenith eastwards. It moved with great velocity, in a direction from north to 

 south, and seemingly in a curve line downwards; but vanished at the height of 

 4 or 5 degrees above the horizon, then bearing nearly south of them. It was 

 of a round form, about the size of the planet Venus, when seen at the largest, 

 of a light bluish cast, but very bright. At its vanishing, several particles, still 

 brighter than itself, and somewhat like the stars that are seen on the breaking 

 of a rocket, seemed to issue out of it. They perceived a faint light to follow it, 

 like the tail of a comet, and about 2 feet in length. The whole time of the 

 appearance did not exceed 3 or 4 seconds. 



XXXI F. An Account ofl Stones of remarkable Shapes and Sizes, which for the 

 Space ofQ Years were firmly lodged in the Urethra of a Young Man, and at 

 length successfully cut out. By Joseph Warner, F.R.S., and Surgeon to 

 Guy's Hospital, p. 304. 



Thomas Bingham, a very healthy young man, 20 years old, came from Yar- 

 mouth to London in Sept. 17 5g, and put himself under Mr. W.'s care, to be 

 cured of a swelling, which he had in his urethra. On questioning the patient, 

 he was informed by him, that he had little or no pain; that he had never per- 

 ceived the least difficulty in voiding his urine, nor had he ever had the least in- 

 voluntary efflux of it : he had not at any time suffered in the least but from the 

 bulk and weight of something that grew in his urinary passage (urethra), which 

 on exercise of late proved troublesome to him. On inspection he discovered a 

 considerable prominence between the testicles and anus. On feeling the part 

 with his fingers there appeared a very evident hardness and tumor. 



By introducing a large, smooth, and ductile probe into the urethra, it was 

 evident there was a stone or stones lodged in that passage. He advised the cut- 

 ting the tumor out, which was complied with; and in the following manner he 

 proceeded to the performance of the operation. The patient being supinely 

 placed on a steady table, of a convenient height, covered with a double blanket, 

 and a pillow put under his shoulders, Mr. W. caused his hands and feet to be 



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