250 C. Smallwood on the Aurora of 1859. 
rather stiffly. About 10 p. mM. the streamers seemed to conve 
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towards the zenith in all directions, and to possess a deep ru 
tint. There was a large cumulus cloud in the W.S.W. and from 
a clear space beneath it a streamer shot upwards and distinctly 
traversed the cloud, illuminating it vividly. The same phenom 
enon was witnessed by another observer at the other end of the 
city. 
‘At 2h 10m 4. m. Sept. 2d, a brilliant aurora was seen in the 
vacant space between masses of huge cumuli and lasted until 
8 30™ a.m. The sky was at first of a bright coppery red tint, 
and the light emitted so great that it was possible to rea mode- 
rately large print by it. This space’ became interspersed with 
streamers of a rich roseate hue stretching to the zenith. The 
manifestation was chiefly observed in the W.S.W. 
Sept, 2, at 98 40m p. Mm. we had another auroral display. The 
streamers were mostly white, springing from_three well-defined 
arches, stretching between the N.E. and N.W. They flickered 
magnificently about 104 20m p.m. in the zenith, where they 
ormed a huge corona having a tent-like appearance. Thes 
displays have been the finest seen here for many years, and itis 
to be regretted that on the two first occasions, clouds should 
so far have concealed them from our view. 
2. Observations at Montreal (lat. 45° 81’), by Prof. CHARLES 
-  §maxttwoop, LL.D. 
Aug, 28th at 9 P.M. we had a splendid aurora extending Om 
nearly the whole horizon with the exception of a sma space 
the south and S.W., varying in color from a pale yellow to deep 
mospheric electricity present. At 9 Pp. M., Aug. 28th, yet : 
_ trometers indicated a maximum of 250 degrees in terms af 
electrometer No. 1, of a positive character (but almost oa ie 
varying in intensity); an amount equalled only during 
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