The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-03-07 00:00:00

T.,,,,f0n, to I..stuw.,ther, permanent services anal
redlegeniam on the promotion of the discoo,,y,
tor the moderate reinutienition of 104 • ye. 4,
each, • salary deemed sitheittittly intypk
tbirolhe
Presideot of. the Aliya) Society,„„ 4A 1,..-
elr
Jileiuheis would hollow Ibu,X .aellsotiroislomo•
„toly.
.The via eoi. reward e .1111nwl at 3400.
7,5001. anal 10,0001. within certain e:itablished )iris.
ratan, awl upon certain conditioos: Wit oh.
!ell to which he had alluded. wise, tot make ass Pb
ieration iu thif latter yespect..4o.ntovide that,Poe,.
'imient should propose three sonsaiii grodationond
41, unvarying cettilitions. but thstAse
,
from time to tune recommend -prefer lupasio.
6.,„3 and couilitiolia, so as to keep wilds the progrese
alf cierite, and gist a atimulus to diaeovertoo. .Tlio
Metinber FPnehaded bY,lsseensfs, That letieehe
oiren to bring in a Bill foe the more eftertoal
rarefy of the Longitude; and to encorfraie atternme
in find a passage between the Athintic and Pacific
Oceans, and an snwit'O
.10 ikeirieff.ll:Porle......:.-,. •
Mr. D. Q. kittaltsll ePids that.joarat advantage; ,
would be derived from the.plan contemplated ; the I
member with salaries would be eliveye an. the I
spot, easy to be collected, stud wornid. devote their '
time and attention to the purposes foe which' they
Nit bion appointed. Heconld thg(allest
testimony to the skill and sell of the periooos of
the University. but residing at a distant,. hem the
metropolia, distracted by other cares, they.tirere- un-
able to render as much assistance as they could wish.
He suggested the expediency of the Secretary of the
)io.,,ra being furnished- iritli:r.a traomit irrittninent•
Halley,•though not fully acquainted-with thepriii.
ciplea of grlitrity and inertia. had constructellittioir
1,14. s with oat eitectness,citosiilerkog the eltlfwal..
lir! in :ifftroy. Moyer, however.: /futile curogross
orarer perfection. Chronometers •had been
carried to a marvellous (levees of accuracy, s„d
their errors might be-cottected by the longitude.
out by well-chosen luweVolsservations, and
the computations of the Noiliesi 41asmerek.
lilaskelyne had gone to St, Wrens for the, eltpreas
purpose of she wing the peaetteebdijyot determusitig
site longitude by the lunar method. He did
.hew it ; and, Olb• his return. instituted the pub.
lication of the Naisieui dlmotuek. as a pert*.
tool means of sliewingto the inivigetor thedistinceo.
at the place from which he reckons., and those.,
the ilitierence of disteoctir at. the two pieces....
A person. but Wile known to the world took a ma-
t-rial part in the,constreetion of that work while he
lived—he meant Mr. !Huygens, who hatirlseen
muted by Dr; Maskelyei. to the idtce. of cont.
peer; 8014‘ the original accuracy of the wosk was. ip
great degree, attributable to his labours. A Mr.
Eduard., too. had been their.employeil as computer,
which nice be discharged with great eorrectoess;
the duratimi of hi. life was short, but it .was carious
slat he had instructed his wife: and two daughters
in the art of computation, in which they saceeled
him, and performed their undertaktug to ,admirar
non. He had often seen and adintred.theivealcu.
looms; tronsmitted to Alr. Huygeua....Latterly.
however, why he did not know, their services had ',
be..n dispensed with.
Mr. IiaoUGRAII observed, that, ptactiraitrepealt-
ing, there hail been oo deficiency ip the Board of
Longitude. The question was, was there a nieces-
.ity for ii change sii.the• Baird? Such a Mall-14
Newton, who first eitablislied it. might flower wise
again ; awl such a moos as Huygens alight not
appear io is century. If it were whilied to 6.,d
surcessuis for them and Dr. 111o.kelyue, the
attempt was rather difficult. lie would ask. was there
toy itilferroce of opinion between the members of
the good of Longitude on practical pubjicts.?
Ale. Ceoaxa replied, he never beard,of ony. It
wis almost impossible, that when tomtit%) wets
held but two fir three times in the year. there *humid
he argument. held, mid contrary _opinions niain- •
tallied on abstruse subjects. ,The rust Lord of
the Admiralty was to have the spfieintatell‘.9f
first cf the three pit weighers. The appointment
wit. placed in an individual high in station.. hash%
Lie public eye fixed on him, to !maid carettptilao
imd influence. The petitiospis .of the. whale. ,thret
were to mote annually under the examination of
Parliament us the Estimates—a strung check _on
i•nAltscr. lie was. rcisdy to aslaikt fltY 44114.1'
. The reason of changing the mu-
• of the Board was. t st Was !must'. leteee-
air, to appoint Suli-Connuismousees
.tis examine jai!.
stratii e I*. cam putal tons, and di.tharge ether dailies..
nut suited to the present members. The three
unpaid members proposed were, Dr. Wooloston,
Dr. Young, and Captain Taylor, uo men wore
unconnected with party or politics* ,• • • •
" •
Mr. J. Sneer defended sod eulogised lilt bran.
duct of the Members of the University of Cara-
lintlge. His great objection to the Measure was
from the (longer of influence.
Mr. %VtutEaroact said, the lipase ought rather
look to the distant consequences than the immos.
Mate effects of the measure. The first appointed ,
would probably perform the duties with ability and ,
nitegrity ; but et was not extraordissery there bhutAht.
he a falling off. However, he was. on the whole. •
inclined to give his support tii it. . •
Nit. Fottots Os we understood him) objected to
the measure. • • h •
Mr. Comma explained, Ile
.disclatnlval Foy too;
tention of n fleeting on the tbree Mentbersotf,Conto,
l""14e University. The thiee new Members lit
Icid named had been chosen by the Prestilent mid
riletahers of the Royal Society. The three paid
hleinhers were to be appointed inthe swipe way,;,.
hat it was deemed expedient to do it openly. Joni
r•ilf nit the cotiaideration of their emolument* uti-
siu..!!y to l'..rio.onent.
Mr. Foithcs aid Mr. Wunsasoace severally
I far • • ••_,
.
CHANct3.I.OII of the gicsEqur.a aswoompta
to relieve 'the Nautical Alashaaek from

the tax to *lnch it was at present subject.
'li. Cumuli repented the announcement.
1 oe que,tioo was then put. said leove.wlas wren
1,1 'MN' In the • Bull. upon which the House at&

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wt :!•!. ileicint fur nearly Mx tatootlta, 'low cm Isis
`illy to 8e114114, slated oft' C• 04.11111. Oct. 15, 1817 •I'"—
".1 Xt. Hetes. tan the Mb of July last. Before
italted the !shod I teas introduced to eunapaele, and spoils
t, Cr Gorse time. He is q•ite she reverse inC ideal I
raiirttril to God him. Instead a the gloom* tyrant ones
f3oct pictures hilts. las is one ut the best-oattired little
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h"1", but still so displeased at his treatment, that be
Sint, ling on a his groulada, rod rarely sees strangers?'