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The Edinburgh newspapers of 17tli February, contained the 
following note copied from the " St Andrews Gazette'': — 
" St Andrews — Brilliant Meteor. — On Friday night, the 13th 
February, about a quarter before twelve o'clock, a magnificent meteor 
passed over the centre of the town, taking a north-easterly direction. It 
appeared to be in the lower atmosphere, extended about a degree in 
length, and was visible for about one minute. It was of a brilliant red 
appearance, with very bright flame-like flashes in front." — St Andrews 
Gazette, Feb. 1863. 
This was therefore apparently the same meteor which was 
observed passing over Edinburgh a short time before, on its 
course across the Firth of Forth to St Andrews, and the 
north-east. 
For details of luminous meteors I refer the members to the 
various works on meteorology, and to tlie valuable Catalogues 
that have been published, especially that by Mr E. P. Greg, 
F.G.S., of Manchester, and the Eeport of the British Asso- 
ciation for 1860 ; I also beg to recommend the members to 
put on record all appearances of the kind that may come 
under their observation, so that from the accumulation of 
numerous facts, meteorologists may at last be able to educe 
some general laws on this at present dark and mysterious 
subject. 
In conclusion, I may add the following notes of the fall 
of a fireball which occurred a good many years ago, and 
were taken down by me from the description of one of the 
spectators of this curious phenomenon : — ■ 
On a Sunday evening in the beginning of October of the 
year 1825 or 1826, two carpenters, George Easton and Eobert 
Lawrie, were returning from their homes near Melrose, to 
be ready to commence their work on the following Monday 
morning, at the building of the new house of Ilollylee, a 
little below Innerleithen, on the banks of the river Tweed. 
They were walking between eight and nine o'clock in the 
evening, on the road, up the river side, which here runs 
nearly east and west, the weather being fresh and calm, but 
dark, when suddenly the country was lighted up behind 
them, and looking back they saw a ball of fire, apparently 
about the size of a bee-hive, which came at a slow rate from 
the north-east over the hill top on the left of the valley, 
