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Direction ; noting also | 
‘Appearance; Train, if any,| Length of | whether Horizontal, 
‘a . and its Duration. y Path. Perpendicular, or Remarks. Observer, 
dae Inclined. 
————— ——___._. ——— | i a | 
{Like a Roman-candle-ball.|.......... ++++-|E. to W.; nearly hori-/Bearing of the point of A. R. Wallace, 
m7 Burst, and left two zontal. disappearance (in the} .‘ Daily Tele- 
_ patches of vapour, form- direction of Wolson-| graph,’ Jan. 2. 
_ Ing a single horizontal bury Hill) by Ord- 
streak of smoke, which nance Map. Altitude 
floated eastward and by a trigononetrical 
persisted more than half observation. Proba- 
an hour. ble error of the po- 
sition not more than 
one degree. 
MUM eOCKEE.. Left! ...,..csseceseelocdeioccessseocses ccc seek sedabasepiiececereverssecsbesel ht. O. Muy The 
a white streaming light, , Standard,’ 
which remained in sight Jan, 3. 
for full a quarter of an 
hour. 
Rocket-like. Disappeared].........00+00. steneeeueeesssevnessenessgners|seettereesssssssessecressereeel By L, Wollaston, 
without bursting, and ‘Morning 
left a narrow light—tail Advertiser,’ 
_ behind it through the Jan. 3. 
whole of its course. 
(See Appendix for de- 
scription.) 
Resembled a comet, leav-/.sssssseseeselecssssseessessesearsecacese.(Eroduced a great light| The Standard,’ 
~ ing in its wake a bright in the sky. Jan. 3, 
Stream of light, which 
remained visible for half 
‘b | Saree Side: a PTY From a broad straight|H. M. W., ‘The 
before it disappeared, line the streak as-| Times,’ Jan. 2. 
but left a broad trail sumed the form of 
of white light 60° in a zigzag wave, com- 
length ; which was not posed of several 
"yet overpowered by the parts, which appeared 
sunlight at 85 5™ a.m. to the eye to be about 
three times as long 
k as they were broad ; 
He: no report heard. 
Bees. cties, ee Beebe ieee (Cot eeceatead sessveeesseeeseesceeseeeeeens Overcast 5 night of the|W. H. Wood. 
wa I 2nd clear; an occa- 
sional watch kept, but 
no meteors seen. 
Bitevesbov'vcrcviscecseceseeecs-(LO” soeseieee(Directed from y Ge-|Two other small meteors|A. S, Herschel. 
a minorum. at 108 40™ and 105 ; 
50™ p.m., in Orion 
and Canis Minor. 
meleus with sparks ; left|........ssssee+|eeeseseseseseeeseseeeseseeeess(EOur meteors in 1 hour ;|Id. 
nO streak. sky 2 clear; no moon; 
anit one observer. On the 
2nd, sky clear till 92 
p-™.; no meteors seen, 
