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fine and dry till the 20th ; on that day there was a heavy fall 

 of rain, amounting to 0*76 inch, in five or six hours. 



Meteors. — At Uckfield, meteors were very numerous during 

 the nights of July 12, 16, 30; August 9; September 10, 11, 12. 



At Hartwell Rectory, on August 11, a large meteor was 

 seen at 10 h 10 m P.M. 



At Stone, on July 13, at ll h 20 m P.M., a meteor passed 

 from Arcturus to Petersen's comet. 



On July 29, at 9 h 57 m p.m., a meteor crossed Corona Bo- 

 realis from N. to S. 



September 6, at 1 l h , a meteor passed from Pisces to Fo- 

 malhaut. 



September 17, at 10 h 4 m p.m., a meteor passed from a Co- 

 rona Borealis to 4-° above Saturn. 



September 28, at 9 h 30 m , a meteor as bright as Capella 

 shot from a Draconis to 7 Ursae Majoris. 



At Stonyhurst, fine meteors were seen on August 14', 23, 

 26 and 29. 



On July 4, at 9 h 26 m p.m., a meteor, which increased in 

 brilliancy and size as it progressed, until from a mere point 

 it attained a size equal to three times the apparent dia- 

 meter of Jupiter, and was nearly six times as bright as that 

 planet ; its colour was pale blue ; and it fell nearly perpen- 

 dicularly downwards, inclining very slightly towards the E. 

 It passed from half-way between \ and Antinous, fading 

 away 2° to the E. of a Capricorni, and on the same level 

 with that star. Its motion was slow ; duration 2 seconds ; at 

 first unaccompanied by sparks ; finally it suddenly separated, 

 and almost instantaneously vanished. 



On July 9, at 10 11 p.m., a meteor was seen twice the size of 

 Jupiter, and similar in colour ; it fell downwards from the 

 constellation of Coma Berenices. 



On August 1, at 10 h p.m., a small meteor with a train of 

 light fell downwards from a Aquila. 



On August 3, at 10 h 55 m p.m., a meteor, equal in size to a 

 star of the fifth magnitude, fell rapidly from a Corona Bo- 

 realis to f Bootis; its duration was S, 5, and it instantly dis- 

 appeared. 



On August 6, at 10 h p.m., three small meteors were seen 

 by A. S. H. Lowe, Esq. Another meteor was seen at 10 h 22 m 

 p.m., which fell from e Pegasi to ft Aquarii, leaving a train of 

 light for 20 s afterwards. 



On August 8, at 10 h 20 m p.m., a meteor was seen by A. S. 

 H. Lowe, Esq., which fell from e Ursae Majoris; at ll h 15 m 

 p.m. a meteor fell from a Ophiuchi. 



On August 9, at ll h l5 m P.M., two meteors were seen, one 

 being in the zenith. 



