Litchfield enquirer., 1835-11-26

from al pars u the northern hemisphere, directing
their CUarse towards poial few degrees SOulh aud
east oi The zeHiilh around which they nrrayed them
selves around cOEnnIoa iOctS The position 81
this pUinl was betWecO The faeiades aud Alpha Arie-
lis, aud south Of Ihe Bee, having right ascension al
~ degrees and deeliaaIOa Of24 degrees nearly
could be determined without The aid Of Instruments
best Ihis 10 the pole Vi the dipRSRg
die aud 70 the magnetic meridian, that need not
hesitate e0ncude that, agreeahy what has been
observed of similar phenOInena before, The eolUans
arranged themselves exactly in obedience TO tie laws
u terrestrial magnetism. . " zee
Soon aiier II O'c:ock. commenced sil liking display
Of those uHdulaOry 6aslee deHomaHIed 10 the HOrlh
ern region, Me1ysg}aRcerS. they consist Of thin
waves sheets OF tight, cOursing each other with ia
mense speed. 1A0se ONdWlaORs which play upon The
surface u fei 81 rye, @he" gently agitaea ~ the
wind, may give To the readrr faint idea "f these a4-
rOral waves. One Ofthese crimson eolInns tie
dense and beautiful Of ALL il sectNdet toward the
common focus (Ihe vaRishiR oi"i Of perspectiVe for
parallel lnes,) crossed rh planet Jupiter, then
altitude of Sc deNreGs. The appearance pecUl-
ary iaterss.ing<as 'e planet shOme through the crn-
son clO1da With il fplc"d"r apparently augmented
ralber1han diminished. e .F s hf~
w th6aiing stars we're seen al intervals, some Of
Whch abOve the ordinary mag nutle and bright
mess. One that from between the feet Of the
Great Bear, mln0es after O'Clock, and fell APP
parently neariO III" earth, exhibited very white and
'lazGng light. aud ii'exploded, scattered shining
Fragments very much after the Of sky rocket
As early as O'ciock the magnetic aeeGie began 10
show uBusual agaIi0n and has been eince careful.
ly observed by Mr.. Loomis. Near II oscl,ck, when
the rising, and the farming, the
disturbance Of The needle was very remarkable,
ing molion of deg min. il min time. This dis
,"rbance continued Until O'Clock lhis mourning. the
needle havg iraversed entire range Of degree
| and 40 mintes while its ordinary durDal deaeclicO
is not more than minutes. -....ss... Ia .. ...
The thermometer at ii o'clock, was AT 80 deg.-it
shortly el 81 and remained nearly ts point du-
ring she rest Of the niga degree O cold considera.
bly, below that of che few preceding nights. The
ground This ornng covered with copious white
frost, indicating unusaai deposition fwaiery vapor
Al aboutS o'clock, the sky grew cloudy, and the
moon rising shortly aiierward, farther observations
were prevented; hut the continued disturbance Of the
needle would induce the belief that the au.
rora continued through the night, aud eve" ~ hate
hour this morning. g .-.st @ q
Yale College, Nos. ID. .t..t$a taasf
Splendid AM,OrG Boreoiis.-The peculiar appear~
ance Of the heavens at yesterday, Indicated
approaching change in the atmosphere, have
alzed and was the precursor &c most brilliant lila.
mmaiinn "f nights son,bre dome by the Aurora Bore
allie. The dawn Of she nortlern light about half
past ten, and At eleven the ms brilliant scin,ilaons
were shooting up from every point Oi the OriZ0n
and concentrating "a, the zenith, where they produced
broad and wildly luminous ring apparently six or
degrees in diameter. The streams OF light were,
usual evancscrnt. hal the ring remained perfect, the
rays forming parallel lines with eac, other and shool
ing ro"nd an imaginary point. The ring plainly
visible nearly five mnates, until the luminous clouds
passed slowly the south, and became gradually n
distinct aad at engh totally disappeared. One s,ri-
king peculiarly ofihis phenomenon The fiery red
color which shed fearful glare every thing n.
round. and induced belief that devastating confa-
grafton was raging in the vicinity. Nn.ether appear
ance WAS particularly worthy of notice Int a very
bright streak IN the es extending nearly from north
to south, gradually expanding the zenith, aud
gradually fading away. Beautiful corrusca,ions
seen occasionaiiy through the whole nigm.-1rnns
Stern Hiuter come al iast.--The month Of Novem-
Der, until Sunday evening last, has been Of I'M
common mildness Bu, little frost had penetrated the
earth, and many Of the fields bore the greenness and
freshness almost OF summer-remark ably favorable Tor
those no apprehend scarcity Of hay. On Sunday
evening and slee, need falling, and CONT
"aed through ihe night and MoHdny forenoo6-lhe
mercury nearly downs 20. For iedousness the storm
would have done dscredit TO the winter monihs.-
Snow feIf five six inches deep, and the sleighiOg is
now "wednesday .oieraLly good.