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London, England, 1828-11-17 00:00:00

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ARRIVALS.

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Lady and Miss Clarke, and Captain Var.derheyden, in Sri&
street, from Helvmtsluys; Captain and Mrs. Caldicott, in Sark
dile street, from the Netherlands ; Mt. and Mrs. Bromley, I
Park-street. from Paris ; Mr. and Mrs. Courtesay, in Oaks
street, Berkeley-square, from Paris; 11ev. Henry Wellesley, ir
Upper Seymour-street, Portman-square; Mr. and Mrs. Adeatie,e
Wimpule.street, from the Isle tif Wight ; Capt. and Mrs. Canipbsl
in Pall-mall, fromWalmer, in Kent; Mr. Keith Banes, is Sprier.
gardens, from Briabton ; Mr. A. Begun, in Bcrkelry-squate,im
Ireland; Capt. and Mrs. Shaw, in the Regent-street, Irons Lltt
Regis, in Dorsetshire ; Mr. Rupert Clarke, in Pall.mall, from
Malta; Mr. and Mrs. Rolte,in Grosvenor-place, from Italy; Mrs
and Miss Vete, in Harley•street, from Harrowgate ; Capt. Est..,
in Waterloo place, from Hounslow ;. Mr. and Mrs. Orde, in Baits
street, from Paris; Captain Currie, in Pall-mall, trum the 11,45 t:
Mr. nd Mrs. Wallace, at their house in York•strett, Portnias
square, front Worthing.
DEPARTURFS.
• The Duke and Duchess of St. Albany, Lord Frederick and the
ladies Ikauclerk, from Stratton-street, for Brighton; SirWieirsi
Scott, fair Rozburghshire; Colonel Wood, M.P. from Smoon
street, fur Littleton • Colonel Gabriel, from Picc ;dilly, for F:pael.;
Mr. Cbfiktopher Ds:ring, from ('avendish.square, for &Ow.,
Mrs. and Miss Gahagau, from Seymour-street, for Paris; Car.:
Furman, for Ross:hill, near Sittinghourne ; Captain and Misso..•
well, for Brighton; Major and Mrs. Houghton, for Bab ; Maj.r
and Mrs. Gamer, for the East Cliff, Brighton ; Mr. and 3ln.
mud Scott, for Queen-square, Bath; Major and Mrs. Healey, w
Bath; Mr. and Mrs. Leigh, ur Lymington. in Ilamrbite;
O'Brien, for Chester ; Capt. Magennis, for Dublin ; Mrs. and 314
Sowerby, for the New Steyne, Brighton; Mr. Berkeley, trot
Stevens's Hotel, for Great Halliford.

CHANGES.
Colonel Crawford, from Edinburgh, for Kilmarnock; Capt.o
Warrington, from %Vie:lkaits near Denbigh, for Ilkt MaKI-tnig
Depot ; Major and Mrs. Robinson, from Cheiteithant, kk.r
Majur Cox, from Maidstone, for the Cape of Good air.

ENCKE'S COMET.

GIPIERTATORT, GOSPORT, Nov. 14

Between seven and eight o'cleck in ttre eve!;ieg of 411
Stb instant, a faint nebulous circular spot was observed bin , ;0.1
half a degree on the eastern side of the star marked uin eo
stellation Pegasus, when it was on the meridian. As there wa,t
quick succession of attenuated cirrostratus clouds pissing user
wards the N. W. that evening, nothing aiere could be Junc ttJ.
determine its position, as a guide to future observations; anJ tr.‘
its having no distinguished 'central light, some doubts were et.:.
tained as to its being a comet. From the interpositica 4f Ili:
clouds and mists, no favourable opportunity offered :r
evening of the 11th, when the sky became very clear _nil Iva.
yet the comet could not be found till the mow had set, r"
o'clock, when it was Wirt wed un the breast of Pegasus, or In
lines with se Pegasi and a Aquarii, and a Pegasi 411 e '
intersection of which lines gave its po comet us, '
luminous this evening than on the future., still it was a Is ;4
coloured misty looking circular light, but sufficiently
measure Its diameter. When the moon had set, it, &one:, r
sa
'Measured with a Dollond's divided object glass riticrun.e er.
means of a small telescopic star situated • t its western rd6e, AI
,angle it subtended was nearly three minutes of a degire.

Nov. 12.—The first part of the evening the atii.osphere •-'"I
hazy, but cleared away soon atter six o'clock, when dm (re ac
again seen while it was bright moonlight, and WAS f. ti.l to hoe
advanced more than a degree fetus its position the preeiJiiir rat
ing, between two telescopic stars with which it had tornicii at, .4.-0
lateral triangle.
Nov. 13.—The sky was clear this evening, till sew,
which gave another opportunity of set ing thp comet ..rt tbe !7',/
dian ; but as the moon is now neatly under it, it is 55i.:141661
seen with the telescope. Its right ascension this ev•ni.l
4Um. 30s. or 331 d. 7m. 30$. and its declination 19d. 1 7n1.1101.-!'•
It is generally denominated Fincke's Comet, from that a-lro•
nomer having truly calculated its orbit, and was first distor'e,l
the year 17156 ; it was afterwards discovered in 1795, b• )14
Herschell, whose researchts in the science are entitled t) 001.41
praise; also in IdOS, 1819, 1822, 1823, and in the pwrrt
It makes a complete revolutiqn round the sun in about 74, `l'
consequently it must have made thirteen revolutions. rvir4
uniform orbicular motion, the shortness of the period of its sew.'
tion, and its dull appearance without any perceptible nucleus. If 'r'l
be regarded as a singular corneae body, with sonic planetary 9"'j
les, and perhaps in a state of progressive consletisattun.