The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-03 00:00:00

THE LATE SOLAR ECLIPSE.

M. Arago, at the last sitting of the Acaderni.o
Sciences, made his promised communication rehst.l
to the eclipse of July 8, as observed by him, and etnor
astronomers, provided with the necessary instrurne!A
at Perpignan. No point of any great novelty vs:s
produced on the occasion, except the following, r,11:138
is remarkable as a phenomenon :—M. Arago, m
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course of his communication as to the observationshe
Perpignan, states that during the latter period Of !he
eclipse he saw on the edge of the black disk 0'
moon a sort of protuberance of fire two minutes d
height, and presenting an appearance like that ,
the glaciers of the Alps illuminated by the 5:0
ting sun. At Narbonne the appearance irr
that of a iiitant light-house. M. Litrow, of Tto
enna, also noticed this protuberance, and gives
it an extent of fi--NlAnutes, or the twelfth padeti
a degree. M. Bouvark .:i• 1-)szne. distingti4b9'
luminous points proceeding f:-,,n1 •
gent
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moon, but he attributes them t 6 divergent
There will naturally be much speculation w
to h
character of the protuberance noticed by -.71. -15-t.'!A4
Some members of the Academy have already
out the idea of a mountain of-the sap -.renfleiSli,frr
in the atmosphera- 4 t-lubt-body. The theory of 13:01
chell is that the SUII, which is the source or light
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heat to us, and which has been regarded as an jolt.,
descent body, is in reality dark andinhabitable•
which;
Arago, whilst he affirms that theprotuberance whic%;
observed is not of the moon—no such discoveryllav
ever been made, even with the most powerful tell
copes—does not admit that it is a mountain of thesi'dir
not that there is anything repugnant to the IsAti';
of science, in supposing the existence of a mouewig
of the sun, 17,000 leagues in height—or, accorditig r
Litrow's calculation of the extent of the prottibed
ante, 50,000—for objects are only large or Olio
comparatively, and Herschell has shown that to
sun by its prodigiousmass might have mountains
even 120,000 leagues in height; but M. Arss-0'
doubts are founded upon the diversity of opinionsb
to the character of this protuberance. This moutc,
if it were one, would have presented a fixed prql
tion, and the same angle to each of the observe
which was not the case. M. Arago, therefore,
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disposed to regard the phenomenon as one of diffr;it
tion. It is proposed, however, to determine this
by experiments with artificial means on the sum"-
of some high mountain.

THE FORTHCOMING DONCASTER RACES• 00
most extensive preparations for the forthcoming
fete are proceding on all hands, with a spirit w",;100
however liberal, or worthy of the highest degree oll'oe
mendation, are no more than commensurate wiw
important and interesting occasion. In racing of
ters, indeed, we are treading upon the thresho the
a new era. Nor is it too much to assert, that
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approaching races will be the greatest races ever
nessed upon the Doncaster turf. Not onlyis it the gr-rog
est St. Leger ever known, embracing, too, the best ll° ry
in the kingdom, and awakening a degree of 14009
which has never been exceeded in former years, bet •t if other stakes, augmented in amount by the liberal sPdliti of the municipal body, have never been exceeded
number, and, of course, in value, without mentioning
the several valuable and important new prizes, vi,L;rer
alone, are of a formidable character. Such a bill '
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indeed, will be laid before the lovers of racing—stier
list of valuable prizes will be presented—as Donergt
never saw before, bringing into competition the
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horses of the day, from the splendid two-year.os
to "'t auld mere.' Tho value of the several 1%.09,
alone will ensure that competition. That comPet""re
will draw together a brilliant throng to witness the.oo
suit of struggles, the expectancy of which is bringing the
exercise the experience, the judgment, and the skill 010 e,
respective trainers, and, eventually, of the respectireire,
keys. It is almost impossible to say too much in thisoce
spect. It is gratifying, too, to couple with the circunsigtili e
that, on the part of the authorities of the borouP.,l4blip
means will be disregarded to provide for the Pc" the
accommodation, and to ensure the perfect safety o‘tife
visitors, the fact that the conductors of the resPef,sto
inns, as well as the owners and occupiers of Pr'''hlo
houses, are busily employed in providing eoluf°l..robt.
homes for their several
and interesting week. The inquiries for lodgings ate
already numerous ; those for several noblemon telf
already engaged, including the Marquis of Westnlitis. 'OO
the Earl of Chesterfield, &c. We hear of app
for the accommodation of one party of only thirty goner
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tlemen.—Doncaster Gazette.
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When Maurice
_Margaret was tried at Edinh-,u..,rg4#
for sedition, Lord Justice Clerk Braxfield, who
0."--0.1 talked broad Scotch upon the bench, said, " Hite Ye o
counsel, mon, ?" " No." " D'ye want to hae onY
ske pointit ?" "No ; I only want an interpreter to iv
me understand what your Lordship says."

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DIED.
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On the Ist inst., in Grafton street, Gene ral Lora
Edward Henry Somerset, G.C.8., aged 66.
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On the 25th ult., at Bonn, Thomas Daniel , Esq., late
Madras Civil Service, aged 63.

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