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na COMET.

rExtrorto from TM Moire, Carrier,
.octobet

for arsenal enable ;test an awa.u.it lassuousappesr-
aster. supposed ts In a 'Curvet, Las beau szcn to the West.
It disappears Awl a p. a. Its pr.igtess s rapid, mad it
serum I be tam approach:us% the ass. Vie shall attlestiour
to sac._ rtabe the partirelars Ism those alio are more mas-
ters of dime subjects tow we pletcuil to be, and admit
them ha caw readers m • figure pul•hratn.u. It will be re-
membered that • Comet has appeared Etwo:m • few
mouth szii. OCT. 14.

The Comet which has soyeare.l for erve.‘ eressings both,
is receding both (tutu the earth end the um; the former i•
widest, from the body of the Comet briug sees tLresgh
the trairsitarei.ry of its tail, sad the latter by meant' ecue..t
By a Theodolite, its unmiietie beariug and attitude viers
nearly are fOlttn•
()clutter sth,at 7h. ooruiti. mean tiree,p.mit beech, the N.
113 deg. 4.1 min. W. and its altitude was about 17 deg.
35 rem. It therefore approsilim the Pole at the mean dali
rate oft deg .1.5 ma. The ta.: has much the appearance of
the tai'ke way, sad is quite transtiarest, as a fused star use
chitin. fly situ ou the sth, thruu;b ita upper extremity.

cuoat•cut, NOV. 17.
The Comet if eery rapidly *dimwits; toward, its aphilitia,
and is scare, le 4lisceraible s :Ilona the arristatice of a tele-
scope ; if it do nut beconse totally inr,sihle by the erase. cf
the parabolic and en,: mtrtly creentiir form of its orbit, be-
rme its apparent elevation is equal to that of Lyra, it will
hi sera to pam oboe: throe degrees to the snithward of the
bright star Vega in that reastellatiou. Its northern dada..
Mots is about deg. 30 loin. right sectarian eSci deg.
amplitude .10 deg. math bat it is now so very diet, that I.
airarare its distance from any id' the lima stars with accu-
racy is impracticable. A very good idea of in. velocity may
be obtained by observing it aith • telescope, to which one of
Cavalio's simple micrometers is affixed, by which its daily
pn.leationol dermas* of ni.e..iterie may be ascertained,
seta it totally diappant. Ths hest time to i.bsevve the
Comet is b.:toren the hours of Sere.' rght o'clock in die
ereumg. It appears life a trial blur of Belt, a little below,
and to the ruatlaward of Vega? bat with a ruination refract-
hes t--:tvcope its nucleic' maw be discovered warty in the
midst of the beard for time tail bre now :trimmed a dif-
ferent loran from that *hick it eubibited at first, awing to
thetheel.aoie flat has takes: place ID its relative situatiusi, wit
maptrts the sun and the earth. The pert of this Comet is
causal. relay tact-mad from that track In the hierses which
Gmaini dcsiontiaited the Zodiac of the Comets. lids lie
males as lewd as the other Zodiac, and it ii,datles a epees,
within whose boards roost of the Comets have been observed
I. keep. He marked with the minstellations Antiaima,
ATIONJOItak, TOW.% Or.ma, the lON flog,
tits l'el.tioit, tb sorpito, and &Aviaries. We hale re-
marked, that the path of the Comet, discovered by Mime
Herschel, in 1793, rat he ready prralkd to the orbit of the
preemit one, or that the orbits of the two intersect each
Mom dearly ea the ?tar Delta us the Serpent.

Yeast.lay the Duke se COMBIIB4IOIII.S Sharp
Shootwow, usioseaandett trelditror Bate Ftt; as. eru Med
in the Kiug's Mews, a.;d after the appointutcait of
Serjeaut HERDERS° it to the Captaincy of the centre
ocusipauy, and Capt. RANDOM to the lutautey of
the Corps. they proceeded to I-I)de Pa , and were
iaspected by Col. Jennison's, who exprewed him-
bell touch pleased with their eppearante; although
the weather was too unfavourable for them to make
much display of their knowledge of skirmishing and
the duty of Riflemen, yet their steadsuriu., abul the
manlier in which they exeeuord some of the hints-
boo movements, reflected high honour on then..
A ILileutlemaii having undertaken to run from the
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front of the Register Office, Editilturgli, to tie top
of Arthur Scat, and lona', in 50 minute*. he lately
started at six o'clock to the morning, and reached
the top in twenty minutes, rested and refreshed
himself for five imputes, and returned to his place
of starting within 43 ao• tea front his setting off.
having gamed his bet with ease seven minutes with-
in the time allotted. The morning was tine, and
considerable bets acre depending.
On Saturday, pursuant to adjournment, the new
Police Bill was taken into consideration by the
Board of Aldermen and COlllll3OO Council of Dub-
lin. After some preliminary motions, and many
desultory observations, Mr. tiAlllY prevented
tain resolutions, drawn up by a Commnteeappaint-
ed for the purpose, a,raiust many leading provisions
of the Bill. he these resolutions it was deno-
minated an encroachment upon the chartered
rights of the city, and it was stated that, if car-
ried into execution, it would only tend to increase

the system of patronage, already too estensive. It
then poiuted out its particular exceptionable chmsee.
Mr. Glrrato objected to the language of the re-
monstrance as indecorous, nay, as ungrateful to
the Gorerioneut of the country, and to the Impe-
rial Parliament. The Bill would pass whether
they liked it or not. They were called- upon for
advice--they were honoured by being asked, and
they should not presume to fling a repnblioan Ma-
nifesto in the face of Sir AllTtlt:a V. I:I.I.ESLET.
He then recapitulated hi* usual arguments in
favour of the measure. A roure►satinn of con-
siderable length emitted. Mr. "I Wit!4l' recom-
mended a conference with the other House, theta
judicions and moderate remonstrance might be
framed to instruct their Representutires, as well as
the Ilinirter, as to their ferlinKs upon this ►ubject.
Tills nropo.ttion appeared to meet the sense of
the Coinmou Coisiwil. An Alderman was admitted.
who stated, that ten Aldermen were appoint-
ed to consult with twi•nty Commoners as to the
proposed Resolutions. The propositions were in-
, 'rawly adopted, and the Committer apFoiuted at-
wirdinxly.—Atijourned 'mid Thursday.
Every purcha.er of a Ticket or Share in the
Cute raernotu Horst Lorrsav, sill have ad-
mission lute Guildhall on Tuesday nest to view
the th-awing.--The singnarity of .e 104,000
Prisc-'Money being proclaimed in half an hour,
cannot fail to attract the notice of thousand..—
rickets and Shure' are selling by Ilse aSST sad Co.
?ft, Cornhill, si, Charing-cross, and St. Marginet's
Hill, Borou4h.—N, B. The demand is eery great ;
And it is very tlonbtful whether there :11 be a
Share to be sold on Tuesday pelt.

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MANIAC.
Wiachitr Castle las lately been inurti ii4sted again. wltii
Motrince,--kv4 ry grated men, who'p's every spptucabre of
ma Officer, sad also a woman, havetheets usiug various etre-
tograet to jet 'tato ibr pallier, with a View to gam admittance
to II is 'Milroy, nudes ?tricker of their having busi'ness with
hint. Mares:*u,lire Magist rste,heiug .aforracil of the ed.'. um-
starlet , scut directitota to Edwards one of the rewdeat Police
Officers at Wiatlaw.,to apprebei:d the 11.,,ff.Cer. Ed. ards
accordolly Scut to tire iViodsur Castle lan, on Ist-witty,
where the perms siescrihed ass Irving togt 4,44 style, and
app. el...tided bias. He was bruited to aid underwent
on examination • be wins ordered to be kept at the Liven-Pear
niblx-Iwsure, !tow
-street, until it can b. :lace* tallied who
be is, as be rbfuses to give sal other account otlyaiself thee
that hr elm :stuns ramie is Howe The 'MILO has bee* about
Windsor fur sonic time, bat, wade wally cilia's I• got
into the pal:4cl ; but being uisoppuintod in all her attempts,
oho west to Cu:obeli:sad Lodge, 10 the Peek, and there cbu.
trivsd to pis admittance, a few asortatirt sine., and
coutraild herself mu the euerbitures roues, where hr slept.
It nut Ist nig customary fur bias to lurk his doer, she watered ,
while he was .sleep, but was discovered, awl lido's nit.. cus-
tody. She uuderaeat aa asaatialtion before ILcoexist H•s-
cohat, who wdetel her to be euufiwert IViit.isur pot.

PICK-POCKE TS

On Saturday, about 13 o'clock, a.. Lientenant
Kelly, of His Majesty's ship the Trif:reph. w, 11
passing along Holborn, near Middle-row, he was
surrouoded by one of these daring gauge of pick-
pockets, who stiff iitfest the Avert* of London, cud
robbed of his pocket-book, containing Batik Notes
to the moonlit of 1450, and naval papers, of con-
siderable importance.
It is supposed the villains effected the rob-
berg in the following manner:--One of the.... trod
apes his keel, and on his tuns: trout, ;wrested •
very politely to beg his pardon; while. this pre-
teoded apology was making, it canoed Lieutenant
Kelly to stop a little, and be found himself siue-.
rounded by four or five men, and soon after missed
his pocket-book. The papers it contained coi.-
sisted of the testimonials from the different Admi-
rals he had served under; httr,s of recommead-
atom; his commission, and other papers of the ut-
most importance.
We understand some senilemen are about to
establish a society, ,by subscription, to reward the
Offieers of the Police far the apprebensioa of pirk—
pockcts and other robbers, for whom no rewArd is
allowed by At t of Parlatuitot ; the rooduct of the
oick-peckets, in particular, havitig lx en to verir
daring during the last few years,.that no person
Lan walk London streets in uny degree of safetr
even at mid-day.
On Moodity, as Mrs. Artier, of Vineyard-gar
dens, win entering the gate of Green-
* r k Park, with ft crowd, her i';neket was pii itud yr
a tin boa, contaiumg Beak notes to the amount of
!Su!.