388 Prof. Kingston on the Aurora of 1859. 
At 10h 24m p.m. the point of convergence of the streamers 
was oT equidistant from een a Cygni and Kia Pegast. 
At 10 30m p, e corona was very perfect, but the light 
was chiefly of a straw color, and much paler than it had been 
about ten o’cloc 
At 104 45m p,m, irregular streamers of pale light covered the 
entire heavens with the a ate of a segment rising about 
thirty degrees above the southern 
Soon after 11 o'clock I retired, tak slept little during the night. 
The light of the sore continued mee day-light, and made my 
room nearly as light as a full moon would have done; and I 
frequently rose to Sodas the phenomenon a my window, 
which had a free northern exp 
At 12 o’clock Gaidnight) ie. aphole northern half of the 
heavens was covered with streamers of a diffuse yellow light, 
and whose borders were not sharply defined. 
Aug. 29th at 2 A.M. the whole sky was covered with a hazi- 
ess, while a number of light clouds of considerable extent were 
Bt and the whole was lighted up as by a full moon shining 
through them. 
t 5 A. M. the sky seemed unusually clear with the exception 
of a few light clouds, mostly cirro-stratus, scattered irregularly 
over the heavens; but near the north horizon was a collection 
of cirro-stratus clouds forming together a bank rising to an ele- 
vation of about eight degrees, and similar to the dark segment 
observed last evening. 
I subsequently ascertained that on the evening of Aug. 28th, 
snow and sleet were falling upon the summit of Mount Wash- 
mero (the highest of the White Mountains in New Hampshire), 
this snow remained unmelted for several days. 
2. Observations at Toronto, Canada West, lat. 48° 39’ 35” N., 
a 79° 21’ 30” W.; by Prof. G. P. Krvasrox, Director of 
the Magnetic Observatory. (In a letter to the Editors). 
Magnetic Observatory, Toronto, Canada, Sept. 24, 1859. 
Dear Sirs:—According to the promise conveyed to you in my 
note of yesterday I send you some facts relating to the Aurora — 
of 28th August and following days. These facts you will notice 
are not given in a form suitable for publication, but must be con- 
sidered only as materials for you to work up in the manner best 
adapted for your purpose.* 
® Prof. Ki é letter was accompanied by a of his magnetic uae 
the two days named—Sept. 2d and 3r ena Dy cony of or every iveminutes, 
and for a part of the time every two minutes during the hours of observation. These 
cords are extremely in ing and will undoubtedly be presented in full in the 
records of the Observatory. ‘We haye condensed from them the brief table oe 
