The Express.
London, England, 1861-07-03 00:00:00

(From Ailigresiti.)

This new visitor, which has taken even astrono-
mers by surprise, shone with great brilliancy hit night, ex-
citing universal admiration. The reason why it was not ob-
served before is, that up to the 30th ult. its distance from
the pole was such as to make it set together with the sun ;
whereas, from that date, it has approached so near the
pole that it cannot set at all. Its size does not at present
mead that of 1858, and it differs from it materially
la this respect, that its tail is straight, instead at
bsiajcurved. The observations taken by XII. Lifritimist and
Lamy, on the 30th alt., ware as follows :
Mall time, Paris. Right moss. ristansafroni Pals
ts. lim. fili . 37m. 40s. 410 11m. li.
11li 27 6 40 37 43 20 9
11 44 6 41 1 43 19 5

Yesterday its &skate from the pole was not more than 35
degree., it having thus performed nearly 8 degrees north-
ward in the course of twenty-four hours. It is composed,
as usual, of • very brilliant nucleus, a luminous aureola of
considerable breadth, a tuft on the aide turned towards
the an, and • large tail in the ("pada direetioe.
According to M. Chace-sac, the tuft is eceentria, and com-
posed of six curved and radiant beaches, each not more
than • Waste in length ; they are aB curved in the ease
sense. As might have bees expected, the comet gave rise
to ea mimed dimmed= at yesterday's sittiog of the
Academy if Metes.. hi. Elie de Beaumont reed •
letter from Y. Holdschinidt, the amateur astronomer, in„
which be Mated that the cornet was 35 degree—a in length,
end between three and four in breadth, so that it
raessares seventeen millions of laves. M. 13abinet
remarked that Mr. Hind's Ephemerides of Charles the
Fifth's comet give it the precise position of the present one.
Y. Homing had predicted its return in 1858, and Mr. Hind
admitted that it might return between 1856 and 1860. Con-
the imperfect manner in which observations were
taken *reit centuries ago, it would surprise no one that a
differ's°, of six months should exist between the time of
ite appearance and the time calculated. If this were
an, the present comet was the same that had
been observed in 1556, and caused the abdication of
Charles V. It bad previously appeared, aooording to
Pairs, in 1264. when it was supposed to announce
the death of Pops Brims IV. and its appeasers bad been
recorded even earlier, be July, '975, by Chinese. IL
Leverrier was not of N. Babinet's opinion. Mr. Hind's
table showed different positions which Charles the Fifth's
cornet might annoy in the event of its return, and the
question was so undetermined that it was no wonder to
find • position in the table answering to that of the present
comet. And, indeed, there was one corresponding to the
position of the 30th of June ; but the motion of the present
comet in the course of 24 hours was so different from that
given in the table, that the identity of the two comae could
no huger be admitted. Here the subject dropped.

(FROM IJAT NIGHT% oAzzrzw.)

Warn:Kau, JULY I.—The Queen has been
pleased to oonstituta and appoint the Rev. Charles John
Ellioott, 8.D., to be Dean ci the Oatbedral Church of
Exeter, void by the death WI the Rev. Thomas Hill Lowe,
late desu thereof. _ _ _ _

FoR CIL, JOLT I.—The Queen ham been
t'treto prove of Mr. Joshua B. Giddier as Consul-
ercalro
l in the British North American Provisoes for the
United States of Amerits. _

Ikrwxtxu , JULY I.—The Queen ban been
pleased to appoint John Scott Bushe, Fam., to be Colonial
Secretary for the labind of Trinidad ; Debi! Leahy, Fog., to
be Superintendent of Public Works for the Island of
Trinidad ; Charles Lablache, Esq to be a stipendiary
magistrate for the Island of Mauritius; and Thomas
Maguire, EN., to be a police magistrate for the Island of
Mauritius.

The Eerl and Countess of Sheffield entertained
at diner, ea Monday evening, at their residence in Port-
leadlime, the Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter and
Lady Mary Coe% the Earl of Denbigh and Lady Mary
Feeding, Lady Colchester and the Hon. Reginald Abbot,
Coked and Lady Catherine Harcourt, Colonel and the
Baroness North, Hon. W. and Mrs. Portman and the Hon.
Miss Portman, ka

Lord and Lady Colchester entertained at dinner,
Last evening, at their residence in Berkeley•square, his
Excellency the Saxon Minister, the Marchioness of Down-
shire and Lady Alice Hill, the Earl of Shrewsbury and
Lady Gertrude Talbot, Viscount Duncan, Viscount Bailey,
Lard and Lady Claude Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver and
Mlns Ramadan, kc.

The highly valuable collection of manuseripta
formed by Archbishop Unison during the reigns of Kings
Charles IL, James 11., William 111., and Queen Anise,
comprising very early and important manuscripts on vellum,
and same most curious and valuable manuscripts on paper,
were sold yesterday by Mr. Wilkinson, of the house of
Sotheby and Wilkinson, in Wellingtonatrast, in pursuance
of an act of parliament, and with the approval of the Charity

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Commissioners. The 97 iota realised 1,465 f. The sale at-
tracted • very large audience.
A letter from Weimar announces the approach-
Mg marriage of Lists, the pianist, to the Princess Witgen-
stein, • match which he• been already spoken of.
ABOLITION or SUNDAY LABOUR IN THE FISH,
Ice, AID POULTRY TRAWL—A very crowded public
of the members of the above trades was held
Illiiannslay evening in Willis's Booms, King-street,
JAlBei'll. Mr. Samuel Carney H.Y. occupied the
chair. The Karl et tihaftesibary addressed the meeting,
giving the came hie most hearty support; after which
the bon. chairman said that at their previous meeting
it waa stated that the Queen allowed the delivery of
goods on • Sunday at Buckingham Pslaoe. He had now
the pleasure to state that her Majesty had given strict
orders to her household to allow no good. whatever to
be brought to the palace on the &bleak (Loud cheers.)
This was • noble example, coining as it did from the highest
lady in the lend; and it wee one that ought to be fol-
lowed by every uobleman and gentleman in London. Their
came wee • holy, a just, sod a right one. Several other
gentlemen addressed tho meeting to • limiter effect,
stating that if the West end gentry would only refrain from
givieg orders on the Sabbath, it would give nearly 1,000
hard.worked men the enjoyment 01. a day of rest which was
now denied them. It wee a wrong and hardship to compel
men who worked all the week through from fifteen to six-
teen hours a day to work eight and tee hours on the Sab-
bath. Then was no market far fish and poultry on Sunday,
consequently, if the goods were delivered on Saturday night
and kept ru • refrigerator, they would be es good on Sunday
as if the trade.man had kept them in his shop. Severil
resolutions in favour of the object for which the meeting
had bean convened, and appealing to the nobility and
gentry to prevent order bong named from their houses
oa the Sabbath, were carried unanimously, and a vote of
thanks being given to the chairman, the meeting shortly
alter separa.