The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-10 00:00:00

ANOTHER NEW PLANET.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.
Sir,—lloping that the weather would have enabled
me to accompany it with this night's meridian observa-
tions of the new planet, whose discovery I doubt not it
announces, I have delayed transmitting you till the last
moment the following copy of a letter which I received
this afternoon from Professor Schumacher:—
" Altona, July 6.
"My dear Sir,—Mr. Ilenekc, the discoverer of As-
trma, writes me, that he has found a small star that,
indeed, seems to be a new planet. t have received his
letter so late that there is no more time to-day to print.
the circular, so, till next Friday, you must be content i
with this previous notice. I subjoin his estimated places.
--Believe me, my dear Sir, yours very truly, .
" 11. C. SCHUMACHER. •
" The star is of the ninth magnitude. Its estimated
places (using Hour XVII. of the Bolin maps) are—
h. m. Right Aseen. South Dealt.
deg. min. deg. min.
July 1 10 15 (mean time).. 257 7 and 3 43
3 H 45 (mean time)... 256 40 and 3 51
Perhaps, however, to the above I may add from the
above data the following approximate places of the planet
for the next four nights, at about eleven o'clok mean

time in London:—
Right Ascen. South Declin.
h. in. sec. deg. min. sec.
July 9 ... 17 1 22 ... 4 14 24
10 ... 17 0 29 ... 4 18 18
11 ... 16 59 36 ... 4 22 12
12 ... 16 58 43 ... 4 26 6
The star lies nearly midway between Zeta and
Gamma Ophiuchi; it is not in a very rich part of the
heavens, has an hourly motion of about two seconds of
time in right ascension, and of about ten seconds in de-
clination, so on a fine evening it will be found without
much difficulty. J. SOUTH.
Observatory, Kensington, Friday night,
quarter-past ten, July 9.

HIGH BAILIFFS OF THE NEW COUNTY COURTS.-
Yesterday a. deputation of the county high bailiffs,
consisting of Messrs. Lewis (Bath), Balme (Gloucester),
and Foley (Trowbridge), supported by Lord Marcus
Hill, Lord Duncan, the Hon. Grantley Berkeley, the
Hon. Captain Berkeley, R.N., W. Busfield, and W.
Pinney, Esqs., ficc., M.P.'s, had an audience at the
Treasury ChamberS, and presented memorials on the
requirement of a revision of the present very inadequate
high bailiff's scale of fees, when the subject was fa-
vourably entertained, and a desire expressed that all
statistical information possible should be rendered by
the high bailiffs throughout England and Wales, to
enable their Lordships to give the matter a full and due
inquiry.
MUSSEL FISHERIES.—The Lord Advocate and Mr.
Gibson Craig have introduced a Bill for the protection of
mussel fisheries in Scotland. It declares, " That as it is
expedient that certain of the provisions of an Act passed
in the third and fourth years of the reign of her present
Majesty, and for the better protection of oyster fisheries
in Scotland, should be extended to the mussel fisheries of
Scotland, it is therefore enacted, first, That if any per-
son shall carry away any mussels or any mussel brood
from any mussel bed, scalp laying, or fishery, being the
property and in the lawful occupation of any other per-
son or persons, or body corporate or politic, and suffi-
ciently marked outor known as such, every such offender
shall be deemed guilty of theft, and liable to be sen-
tenced to imprisonment, not exceeding the term of one
year. Second, That if any person shall unlawfully use
any dredge, or any net or instrument, or shall trespass
within the limits of any such mussel bed ecc., for the
purpose of taking any mussels or mussel-brood, though
none-shall be actually taken, every such person shall be
deemed guilty of an attempt to commit theft, and shall
be liable to be punished by fine or imprisonment, or both,
as the court shall award; such fine not to exceed ten
pounds, and such imprisonment not to exeed three calen-
dar months. Third, that nothing is this Act shall pre-
vent any person lawfully entitled, from fishing for any
floating fish within the limits of any mussel fishery, with
any net, instrument, or engine, adapted fot taking float-
ing fish only. Fourth, That nothing, in this Act shall
prevent any person from exercising any right possessed
of taking bait, or any other right which may now be
lawfully exercised •by such person within the limits of
any...such fishery:" . . .
NATURAL He.. of
ISTORY.OII. Monday ILA` cgli-
--
those very beautiful and rare fishes, the Opah or ./Qsairt
• •
Fish (Lampris guttatus of Cuvier), was taken in
en lion
'the
mon nett belonging to Mr. Hector of Aherd
ecim.en was safely
w e ig,hpet i do Duly
0 t hi,
irides,
dhfiei
scs h,
h iins
whicht he erys
Jarvis, Mr. Hector's foreman, the itp
estate of Than. By the careand attention of Mr'. James
Liar capture was
in 1841 a sun
is rather singular that
deposited in our Museum, is excellent.
pacerocerirmeCe
nottn,
preservation. It
on the adjoining estate
made in the stake nets at od
of Dunninald, which is also din- ino'ur Museum. The one
4611)5.; the other above
Btaoklbesn. onyMarorneldia,sy
silvery w ate, and
are pure st
except as to
ground, brilliantly tinged
scarlet, but silvery grou
the 5"
/di "e
st
• cs
r ol
- nthe
sthidees
with gold.
—Montrose Standard.
XTRAORDINARY DECLINE IN THE
MANCHESTER.E
PRICE of NEW POTATOES.—Amidst all the rubbish
which has been written about the potato crop and the
“ vastator," or, as it has not been inaptly termed, the
aboutoefn tti
hr eeli yt:roebvs
ieegrnitob
month,
kooetnhd
te,
hri:nn
etlhwn eopauonrtxaoit et
potatoes
vast tater, we fear the great decline in the price of the
eio'snohmtahes
et hbfiienregsnt
little
t o
market, lealtani
realised from 725. to 120 s. per load ; but the luxury of
early potatoes no longer existing, they are now offered
at from 20s. to 255. Prices will soon range still lower,
and those who for weeks and months have been content
to put up with American beans, hominy, and other sub-
stitutes, may rejoice themselves over a dish of potatoes.
—Manehester Courier.
BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL.—On Saturday last Mr. A.
H. Louis, son of Mr. T. H. Lewis, merchant, of Bir-
mingham, was elected first exhibitioner of Icing Ed-
ward's School, in that town. This is, we believe, n
tere-
first instance of a yeung gentleman of the Jewish
f pthe
suasion obtaining this high distinction in any o
public schools of England. . The brick-
STRIKE AMONG THE BRICKLAYERS.
layers and labourers of Derby. struck for an advance of
wages on Monday. The price demanded •
is 24 •
*. per
h 1 t b •
at er eing an
week for the former, ands= ss. for t e ,
increase of 2s, per man p weitit.---.Derby Reporter,