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.SsrsjssrJrs 2Lrrusf-a-Tslt«4aM «W« III. OT.IMB rmmg0. 1I1M *« MmIM wi.ii4«v-88 *in- “8 tor lo'“7 oM191 ot,b* 4I»I*i*m«. *0014 »ol b. lalilakeo, ,.,d during ih. «bol. 4.p tb. .if ... ....fullr ».r.b.d di-on—r .nr inn lb. Aor..r. Au.lr.ln, ih. dl.pl.j of whioh roi.ht It... b«lt;a .l.lbl. nrrn in d.j Ugh'. ■■ i la b. lb- •» 'b. 51b f Oolcb-r 1**1; billX ... rt.lbl- uni,I nil. 10 m. p.m.. .hr. Hi. ...... of *n Aaror. —ro ob.o...*l lowud. S.E.■dint. Annan M.—Bhp rmj nd lo tb. ILK. al 140 p-B.Mlb.tMb. IduNnnlaiAlpn. .of .ib.ndn.lo.. .11 d.r. lt;T.I—rapb IWo.)Un.nl Onnbier, Au.o.1 BOo-Ud ninfal, .1 .boil T p-m.. • brtlll.nl, mutmam Baa mm lo .bool Ibrotifb tb. sky frrm tb* S.W. to U.K. direction, and wben near ih* honx m. karat like o rocket. Almost immediately afier-wards tba rajs of an aurora Australis warn most hrilliinllj risible In tba N.R. Thar* war* heavy cloud#, w«h frequent flash as of lightning. Throughout ih* dsr Ih® atmosphere wsi heavy, and I ho frequent slto/ationa lt;»f Ih® current on tha hn®. would s- m »• indicate rbat _ it was »!Teclrd by atmospheric electricity. (Telegraph^Vt.’* inn ®*lr«ot fr'tn tha I'nrnals of tha Ob* Station.!ol ,b' pb,a .n!^'*AUT:,..'0;ur..,hA,Vv/JJkij.«B10 Itn—S»«bt lummraity visible in S R. by S.. partly ling d blue and pink, extending K. and W., ptak •bltUb ooour Th* luminous appearance increaset , raya son verging t» • centre on the Und. a Iml# o tbo rai.idlv -treading towards S.W. Sky mom -ban half . * '»f «•* milky way. Gradually fadnd. and all dissp.X k«y com. atrat. cloud.. P-ared by * p.m. A large meteor was .**«, ,o em*rg«U 40 n m —A rosy colour appearing on tbs clouds in from behind the clouds at about 7 p.m. It is -aid it ce a^ ft'w hv w. produced a hissing noise. No lightning yesterday.—n0 p ni — Snb’Odid Aurora. Red at reamers, very (Telegraph Station aod Meb--bright, 8.E.'. S.W.. and W. by S.. ^'Iblato an altitude of 50 or HO dag. On* very blight -bitlah streamer in S.W. by S . looking as If there were a thiu red curtI'Kbt _ . . igira! Obaervi .LwrvooI, August 2U —At R.IO p.m.. an aurora Anx-trails appeared from a dn-ky line in tb* 8.W. part of rha horlxon. which gradually aasunded with a in-mulons motion towards th# x.-nlth, assuming all shapes sag varieties of colour, from a pain nd of yellow to ■ d*ap Vermillion, and extending to t* a N.K.. serving to ilia. ___________ minate Ih* rarth. until its disappearance at 7.15 pm.another about 10 Thunder and lightning from the S W. during p.® SKh, Vtfih and .Kith, soconipanied by occauunsJ showers.-. (Telegraph Stall m.)H.-DsHa. Au/ust Anrora Australis appear*)] atn no p.m.; weather line, with dear hy. — ( [clegripb Station.)Wangnratra, Augu*t 90.—-Aurora Austra'is at i.lfr White P m.. gradually increasing until about 7 ; passed elf st abi ill 7..10. No thunder during the day, aod orbing ig from S. to S.1V-, unusual.—(Telegraph Station.)limn Ih® whit* in ' ll-rehworth. August 8!». — Aumrs Aiistrslia I vi-iblo for nearly an hour and a half. cnmm*nring —si, in •-nil fcn-nmina t-ry Sr 0h .nd ! '■ p m., (wln.ll, tarr—in. in'bank nf ..l-d.Ba.d cam. .tr. 6 lo .. dr„. .nd kr.lll.nfy of Ool uni ..I. bofor.k-fl.'r- i bwalifol bun Inmlnou. f'l'l.in. Ln..r od.eibinV H l«. .bn** )k« b-ri.nn. W.I. drfin^ in 8 byW. and S S.W . upp-r portion searre y risible at 43 dog. The folds of th* luminous curtain and th* red an If produced, would p«*babl/ meetdr? 12 p m.b—Wbiitsii red streamers in plan* nf Zodiac •10 d.f. hisb, .pp.r.ntly a coinbln.llon of 1I10 /-«ll.r.lAn.ni* f.d og •*“J- Cloud.dn.;pe.ring-R T.ln'p.m!—'Vbll. prt-h in 8.E.. f.lnily rod Inmlnou. p.. W. b, S. b^omio 1 an p.m.—11-1 - door di**pp riving place to white, ai the nS.I.P.. becoming reddish.7.21 pm white, low— A we’l-deflnad are of whit* light 1« to 12 deg high ab'*ve th* h.ilk of e’oud before mentioned «* •ending from S 8.F.. W.S.W.. he.ng hr.gh-.eat inW.8 W. Sky partjal'f ovorrast in S.K with ligl t rum. sir. o’oud.. Z diacal light vl-tble. quite d.stinci fiom 7.2d.—White bright luminosity, resching as far as'7 2« p.m.— l.ight In W. by S. bright, defined In lb® itopar adg*.7.30 p.m.-Very faintly red 10 S.K. Two pnk streamer*. Two wbiti* h streamera— one in ihe xodlac, a d the oilier through the cro-a.7.20 p.m.—1-ighl in S.W , be olt; inerais'ng in I r «htn*H*.7.1i p.m.—Faint white stream*m —Faint 1vltb.Ct well» tho Southern Cross, r from W.S W. to W. i*y light in K S.B., nearly as high ninosity in W. by N., breadth 13..Faint reddish light (fr »ra S.E. to K.8.K )?.4H p.lore towards'ring Inis e'oad id. sodeapecially( From th* .Iryut, StpUmUr 1.)Tn* following report with re'orenca lo the -furoru .dus-tralii, which appeared on the evening of Monday last, has boon furnished to u« by I'rof ssor Neumayer. In it will be seen tba appearance the Aurora light presented In various parts of ilia colonies :—Within the last 10 day* ih* inagno’lc declination had reached ita maxiuium, in ih- daily means, r.-n the 22nd of August, which was followed I7 1 minimum on the 2 till, the former b. ing 10 ) above and the latier 1*30 below the mean vain*, for the period belwe n Ihe ll'th an! 2«th of August—v x., H d*g. 2» mm. fl s*o. K. Tho horixunlal force ol teircatial magnetism was at a minimum on Friday, the l’.iih, bnng then 0,0013 1 absolu'e measure) below Ihe mean for Ihe ahoio-mentioned period (2 }»(kHl»); since that day 11 increased rapidly, and after having und. rgone aeveral ossillauoita, rvached its maximum on Friday, 2rt —vix., OUOOd above the mean, which value it retained, with but alight variailona, until th* evening of the 2blt;tb. Tlis magnolia inclination exhibited similar motions.On th# evening of the 2Hih great disturbance# made then Helves manifest in all three elem-nts. which be-c.mic less violent during ihe early part of the mmning of the 29ih. On the morning of ihe 2Hib a fresh bre./n blew from north, which gradually sank aa the day advanced, and veered ronnd towards W-, 8.W., and S., the barometer bring comparatively low—vt*., 2'* 709 inchea,1 he n«an for the day. All a.m. on tho 20 h a brisk brerx* sprang up in ®.S.W., which continued lo blow throughout the day. shifting lowarda went, with a ri-ing barometer. At 4 a.m. on the 29th the horizontal intensity waa 0 0099 below tl.e moan for the previoua 10 days, and Ihvn increased until m-30 a.m.. when the die. lurbanca* assumed au violent ao ereoii-r that the in-tcn-iiy at turne, and the inclination very franurnlly. could not ha registered, ihe seales being « ut of ihe field of the telesoopoa. At h67 the horoxontal intensity tH2H| below tho mean above referred lo, showing a darrease of 003'lt in th* apace of one h»ur. The variation of the nreJle underwent similar changra, decreasing rapidly unlil 9*33, when It was .'id'i minutes below ihe moan lor the 1U days mentioned above. After * o'clock Ihe magnetic instrumenie wer registered every minute, end aven every HO second throughout Ihe 99th. as the difh rent cletnoiiia wcie co* linuslly 111 a siai* of dismrliauee until midnight.The aevertty of ihe disturbance waa sueti as to render It impossible sometime* to read the Instruments exactly. Poring tin time Just mentioned, lflftH readings wer* lehen, and the m-ana for each hour luv* been deduced therefrom. The following table contains the means for declination and horizontal intensifyrllnatlan llor InUiieily7.36 p.m.—A faint I dr*, to 90 dep,7 37 p.m. The above lurn'n7.311 p.m. -The above lumin-to .*-0 d. g. hie7 ll p.r’..42* p.m.—Bcc ming brighler. Hod etrotmcra ap-P*7.43*p.m.—White s'reamers in S W. by. W. The hank of cum. alrat. clouds In S. ri'-ieg slowly.7.43 p.m.—The whi c* am-r (InS.W. by %V becoming brighter. «od the red lunmodfy in E.S.E.b,?i:n.m?—‘The light in W. by S still reddish.’ LuminoUl patches »o S. and S.W. White _____ till to b-s.-en iu S.W. by W. Lumluou*oleindin S. near the Pole.7 42 p.m.—A Urge patch ol whi** below, rnddnh above feathery cum. atr. e'.oudw.7.30 p.m.—A white lumino' about 80 dee. high, beluw t» streamer in S E. by K., very faint.7.r» 1 p.m.—The above lurnm 114 cloud iliaai W. by S., 20 deg. high. A not hi r -malt lumi made t’s appearance in S.S.W_ moving wee disappeared in W.S.W. at 7 37, 2% dag. high7 65 p m.—The white and red light in S.F.. increa«ln» tn hriahtnes-. y. llowUh white below, and red above, lop 40 deg. high.8 p.m.—Moving° 8.9 p.m.—A white luminous cloud In S.K. by S,R .2 p.m.—Luminosity in S.K. almost «Nip m.—Greatest amount of light in S.W.8*12 p.m.—A bright wLite light In S.S.W.8.90 p.m.—H ay arc from E.S.K. to W. by N., pMlfOf, nearly thr .ugh the xenith.0.30 p.m.—Tbrao red streamers in S.K., very bright, and aeveral white nnea in S.W.19.13 a.m.—Bright broad ltmmlt;ri S.S.W. to S.W. nartlv covered with clouds.12 40 a.m.—Luminosity in S and S.W , 23 deg. high.9.15 a.m. -- Luminosity from S.H.K. to W.. bri^bteat In S.S.W.. clouds In S.R.These facts ate corn«b«'rated by some obacrvalioos which L. Becker. R q.. had Ih# kindneas’o lorward to me* ard 1 B'rd only add. that to this gentleman it ap pored aa if tho zodiacal light was extending farther to. wards the xeoith than usual, an rfl-et which may have been produced by some atr camera of tha Aurora emerg-ing from that region.The disturbances continued with mors or less intensity until 4 a.m. on the HOih. tho horizontal force and inclination out having up to thia time returned lo their normalT-|ilt;w*s an interesting fact that during ihe whole of the 29ih. the instrumented the electiio tel.graph were du-1„ib.-.l lo .u»h a dW» *■ to lalMbra ailh th. «o*kin« of lb. lie. n'.nOlai No» Sn.illi «.l,. A-I.laulc. .nd Vlctoil.- Tbl. ,ir,ot ».« .itoll.r 10 ih.t b, .tran.ph.nrnctn,it,.bulw.- aia.1 ...r.h for th. ..nl.n.llnn In th. todncti** po».-r nl our earib . oia«. netisin, ihe intensity being subjected to so rapid and great change*, wen amounting to 0*03107 of tho al so ut-unit. The electric tension of our atmosphere sppeara not to have been ereatly disturbed, as cm bo setn by the comparison of tba following table : —Monday. Hun.U;August it. August positive p.Milivi Midnight .. *»*. indistinct, di*sppslt;ing at about 7.13 p.m. No thunder nr lightning observ.d, but during the whole day the wire* strongly afT-etcd,— (Telegraph S atlon.)Hallaarat, August 29.—Attmra Austra’is vltibls at H 45 i m. I« grj«lually spread lo the K . and formed a ntsimfl •••nt arch, the coloura of wb lt;ih w-re red, grcao, and violet. The rays of hghl w ic disiinct anti brtnuliful • th-s-.ii’h-rn portion of th** sky was illuminate] until Via. suffleienty ho to r fl et a shai«.w.—lt; Met cot o logical Observatory.)Albury. AiUUstaU.—The Aurora Australis was first vi-iblc at ft.HO pm. No il.und-r duiing the day,— (T. leuraph blatiou.)San.lhurs', August 8!*.—Aurora Aastra ias very bril-li-nt'y vi ihle from 7pm until a litil- sflcr midnight. luring thr night ihe wratbrr intro** ly c • d. Sv sigua of thnn ler or lightning.—(Tel. g.-pl. Station, iKct.uen.—The aumra appea»ed • f a rich ro-.- colour. It «t. firs »‘on at 7..20 p.m., and st U, it assum.-d mora the spplt; arai c- of dis iuot ra»s.—lt; IVh-graph Station.)Msrybriru’igh. August 99.—The mo l Lnlliant pan of the nurom toward. K , r .ptdlj riHlng tow r Is tl.e /enilh. Tho aurora covered evsc ly I s f Hie *ky. No clouds and n thunder or lightning.—%Telegraph Sta-iun and Me tetivohiaical (ih«- rvatory.)uutusnliilo. August 99.—At tb u» « p.m. the wind suddenly freahaned, and the sky tu S.W. very s.,.iwlly *t |')t*rsne-. as if h-svy rsinfrom that n iarter. N thund.ined a n * h. c miing . nor I glitningsern. A- soon «« tor »uu nan **«, a a liite light wt« «on t.. ih - south. At 7 pm. I o eky fnni K.2.K. to W.N.W. was Illuminated by a broad * no of rcl vt pink light. No it,und *r or lightning —( IVIegraph Sia'loo.)In d nohi.ton, 1 will only add ib .t. this diseharge of Ihn moanr'i- fluid si* •!*•)• t. Fowed by li«avy gusts of wind fr m Ihe N..a fad which was ob-. rv.d on M-vrral other occasions, as can b.* s- en by the fol.uwuig tableAurnra Australis, on the 9 h «»f April, lttt’.s was In'. I'iw. d by etro'.g winds from N.K., N ,aud N.W., during tin* 10 ii and II Hi.The great magnetic storm n* Ih.* **ih of May, lc.5*-, waa prre. 3rd by air. ng gal- slroin a northerly quarter during the 4th, 3th, 6th. *nd 7th.Aurora Australis during thc2'HbanJ 21 st of Sepirm-ber. 1838. was folluwd by a etroog gale of wiud ou too 22.»d, blowing front N.The di-pl»v of the Auro-a Australia, er.n viaibla during day lime, was a couipan.eJ by heavy gusts of wind from tbe N.ASl SVPPF.n T't MR RnllKRTSOSS FRIESD9 ASD WORKMEN.Sr prrn an.l Ball war- given by M'• John Robertson, i'oacl.builder, Pitf-»trret Smth. on KriJay eveuing last, t . th- Workmen lu his employ and tbc.r friends, upoo the occasion of opening bis n-w and • xlensive premia-a, when upwarda of 900 aat d wn t'* a most splendid supper, which ws# provided by Mra. Rohrrlao.. with all ilia n.o asari'M that were requisite to satisfy all appa-tilew. and was greatly contributed to by the pruamo* of the European Hand from 7 o'clock in the evening until it o'clock tn the morning. After tho supper cod the u.ual loyal toast# were drunk anl responded to. Mr. Robertson ■»« preapniad wlto the followiag aiHr-ss by tba workman crap o ai by h*m.MR. .IOIIN ROBERTSON.-ih.-I sin Jctiuts-i *•« nv fellow wiirSroen In every I rsaeh oflour ihank* l.» you tor the liberal •i.lrrt* tuiing np«inltie nacasluo of your .»p«nl ■Ive itTvinlses. to bs ussii se s Cards 11 and we think Ihst every right■ he colony should fsel Uial II Is s great b. such sn esiabllshiaeot *• this. —*-—- -with Ihe basin*** c*» be done ...It, I lira* mesns only «n I w* h»Horn- market The trad* in general are (Milil* essrapl* shewn ih-.n »T «h- sxl in endeavouring i « liav* ever, h.i.insse manufactured In ihe colony ; fmIres*, aod noiant gi*»-ihlsnttril coachmsker m . «o tho trail* lo have r» braucii awnneatedthe prvmlsseU*l.the pr.lwpurtetl • arrlMto-. tto.l nisiiofactureil in tin- eol eroi.g with Hi* earrlag-fsctursr will »n»l- «be »• gn at dosl nt tliH-epU-.UNow. mono aPCtmiiiu«lailon ludnpriiiilenlit 0’.Ibnse;a their adva-nuw°wh'- It I. . w-u ....wwrsona geUlog ilrwdaf vaulsge in having Ui-mi. wl.tUior they sulled or with Ihe advantages snjMonday, Augu.i *t», nUmAugust *1.•rise ,«u as s man, sod s noble3 IU ♦ »« ♦ I'M* ♦negslivsAt- .I nr *1-*7 * YOU upon the sner whiro .yiiu antl Mr. ‘fbrbertson ail Ihe s en)-yad.If of the Suilm-n numherlf... hsv.. Mtfmda bsatlh aud hspr M,r.-t™ »-«■ - -------------- Vl.AIlK WHITE.To .hloh Mr. Rub TI*on f.vr th-InlU.winj nply • —Mr rhslrman and I beg to rsmrn •*....... ........ ... lb- .,U.r.. h... trf «* ''V*svvnlii*. siitl lot Ihe verv hsnde-ine manner in wliicii you nsve drank my health . also, Mrs R..brrtw*n and family *ts^'cir^awsu^X'tAvsMb^:^-regards • vary kraneh In the coach iu an u fact tiring bu-lneva. and 1 i™*t you will slwa.s Und m* Ihe faithful advocal# of the ssmr. g. utl-men I wgsln thsnk you.Th# inclemency ol iho weaihir prevontnd many from attending ihe supper. liefer* Ihe ball commenced I here were about 300 persona ou «h# tlkor to commerce tha dance, having a io*.m 1WJ feet lung and 93 fad broad. that them wss ample rnora for all that fell plea.cd to apjoy tbemwlrm in the Jovial dance. The evening was parsed with that unanimity of fading that alt;l were I appy. The Ecmi steamer, unc ol tb* 1'airamatla bnats, waa engaged upon tha occasion for the purpose of uking ihe company down to Manly Beach on Saturday morning, but tbroogk the inclemency • I th® wralh-r It had to ho dispensed wi h ; however, they would rot ba disspp.iintad. for I gnea s met at 3 o'clock in thr afternoon. The Ki Bind bong in ait.ndanc®, tb® amusamenta comi with dat el -g, which waa Intcrapciavtl with aafaral excel-lent snugs.The com pa ay #cpir»td I with th* evenings enferistmri.need■I d at 11 o’clock, w. II aalisded SvtiNag Kk Ire, by an i i.Yct of IheHour.—Sunil w® prr-r columns, !• tba aub-thia evening, at tha Syrfoyllei; and ■I teg Mill s VI RlH **» 1u Hai vi« V.ITUrI subjoin hereafter tho different slailnns In which thia tnterc*ling ph#nom*noa was ohserved, and from which rnporta thereon Lava up lo thia time reached me,T Sydney, August-30.—YaslerJsy morning, at about 10 o'clock, the wir a of the electric telegraph were aei/,lt;td with an unaccountable fll of restivonrs-. The. did not altogether refuse to work, hut acted Irregularly, the ad. jusiment of th® instrument altering ao fiequently that it waa almost impossible tlt; get any continuous message through. On asking at the different alatlona as to whether anything was the matter ther» it appear-! that they wero all tn th® aama fix, » lt;1 also on tlino. Thia atate lastol until, in th® evening, an a...«.- lt;y .... K. bv N». rtxs? ,b'D ,bo ,o* b‘,D 1,1 ,o,‘ mw. r.-‘’s,ln-T. Aiijii-I a-!.—At .bout 7.BO p.m. Ih. .U» w.. J «l • Int-r-.lloB to u. .I tht, pr.rtnl ^ r.,l.„ WM4 h«ht. Ho I- .....m,.U. .tn.».pH.r. OU^0.jmi.w.-Il.kn o.■.«■«'»'B0„.. lin. -I l.lrpt.plilo mmmtiaiMllM India to Sydney, lb® line from England to India (ready, or In great part completed. They pro-imp! t® tb® whole distance in iwo years, oa ......- of being paid a guarantee of six per cent, perannum, on tlia amount of capital necc«#«ry to MW out th# nnderlaking, thus actually placing ••J'jpay and Iz n »on in communication with each oilier, in tbe abort .pace of one hoar. We f. et assured that a I rga altrE* dance of our fid* -o# will lastllv ihe mi-r •« »ak*n IB this most Importeni aubjact, and that tha delail* g»*a® will amply repay their cmloai y. ___ _______r . . om»,...diced. Tha aurora Australis was rtslbla until h o'clock come among st us p.m.—Her. Mr. Scott, Sydney Observatory, favour of P*ny to ennnaet''aSKm'., Augti.l 80,-A *-ry brtlllMt ... .. .1 trt»« j» r*’lt; *•towards the south, which fell In a ourva from about 43 plt;»«® to ennipl I* deg. elevation, standing to th® east ard. Almost iin-mediately following this ihe glancing rays of a vivid aurora abut up the sky, at first more f .lly developed m Iho wchI, bin eltrrwarda atretclnng aornM tha wh«’le of tha smith from the hills to ihe sea. The line wor' od vary badly through the whole day. (Telegraph S atlon.)Cape Otway. August 30.—Aumra Australis mn*l msgniflcant at fl.30 p.m.. and eonUnuad visible until after 2 a.m., displaying Itself ID th» form of a rainbow, the arc extending to about flOor TO deg. Kl.s* colour above horizon a light blue with a tint nr green Mending Into second, a vary light ydllow, again blending in'o third, a deep red : Ihe reddy uelnllliatlon* throughout the coloured light, like opening of • Mj's fan ; durk heavy rlmide. ( Telegraph Butioo.)M..... W l»rt«n ml Co request as te remlad gmssr*. sktp ■..•ra ■|.ir»ks*p*xlt; nrr®l.aaU. o.in»racl.rv■I *»!»■■ sett ot£*is. of ttialr sslrs 11.1. I»sy ill , st eleieam M.ssi. Prast, Kuklar. sn-l Co.. Clrantav Qosr si o Jsvsi.hl. ilea, as (tanaral M.et.l*!* an® lUI-o* alan at Mt |.a*l » ..elBieb, si th* Pel*nl *«Ilt;P Whsrf. ..elons and aoi^-J nrosn s lllvar p.»ist«.*s also, full rat shingle* and joists ruu psruculais see this day « adrerUsameola
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