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to the debris of the nucleus would go in the curve du.
to its orbal notion and the temporary repuson Of ths

arrived IN an elHpse therefore be consistent
this comets identity with those of 1868 and 1882 II will
moreover account for the heades Appearance the CO.
met in March, which led superficial observ doubt
whether was comet or not. In order then that il
should be the same both of the of
ana 1850 Is only necessary that in the last period the
perturbations perheon distance should have been
about the two hundd part of the earth mean distance
rom ths sun, change not greater than HalleyS or
luton from the effect of perturbsons have here pre-
sented the facts far known; have sed heo
y TO plain them all have only to add that Professor
Kendall and Mr. John Downes Who have shared with me
Yours truly. SEARS c. WALKER.
To the above we subjoin the following extracts
from the Philadelphia Inquirer -
[Transistion.1
Scientific Correspondence the Courier des Etas Unis
THE COMET OF 1S43.
Irs DIMENSIONS, PosIrIoN, AND;CouRsr
We escaped it elegantly the mn F.Sruary
PARIS, April %, Is4s.
The comet OF 1913 after having caused much
ton, begins 10 depart from and plunge itself MANY
ages perhaps in the cold depths he heavens the
short space of time during which has our sys
tenn it has left IN the hands OF the astronomers large
enough number of observations enable them 10 deter
mine with precision the elements its orbit.
The computations undertaken in various places at the
same time are terminated the results have been
placed by MIR Arago upon the table of the Academy
ana II only remains now to choose between the four
orbits more or less different, viz. first at Geneva
Sy 1nd fourth SV .Ss
and Mauvais at Paris In Of these results present.
ing Paipaole differences, the choice had been perhaps
embarrassing the great number positions
which amount to six at the Observatory Of Paris
had not furnished the OF vercation altogether de.
cisve In submitting the different orbits this vertical
on is found that the elements calculated by Messrs
Lauger and Mauvais alone satisfy all the conditions and
represent all the observations with unusual
which does the greatest honor these young astron
omers, and confirms fully the results of their labora
The of passed the perhelion 9th February
at some minutes past 10 o'clock IN the evening.
We know now the elements Of the comet Now among
q atn0t, larst
extremely remarkable The perihelion distance OO64
differs little from radius Of the itself expires
sed by 0O52 it is the smallest periheion distance known
up TO this time Thus the 9th ofFebruary the comet
of lsa3 approached than any star has
done to the surface of the sun, that has graxed some
sort(qu'eHe quelqus sorte) From this close
vicinity which took place On instant between the
comet and the centre OF attraction around which revov
ed resulted for some time extraordinary speed At this
epoch the comet made l04 leagues per second attaining
thus velocity fifteen times greaterihan that Of the earth
80 on the 27th from "a minutes past o'clock to 10
utes past ii in the evening" in this short interval of
hours and minutes the descended under tho
eclptc and ascended above it, passing its perihelion be-
tween its two nodes. There would without doubt be
say with the poet that the comet gone through
Nth very difficult intrigue but these very elegant phrs-
unhappy excluded from astronomical language
and the profound ignorance Of genius has alone right
On the day, 9th February, the comet presented
another remarkable phenomenon, i'll interpreting itself
between the sun and the earth produce of
phere OF globe At this period the tail OF comet
which extended behind it to go millions of leagues Near
we have it is enough say, that this comstary
Prolongaon very remarkable for is small breadth had
been in this dimension twice large, the
would have infallibly taken place.
The French word naud translated node knot intrigue
and this pun II is difhcuit TO render in English
THE WAR OF TARFFs-The disastrous results
of the natuation which led the Tory Government
IN 1875 to throw away the golden opportunity of Sc,
curing the ascendancy of free-trade principles are
becoming aud dav
IS now admitted that not only are all the leading
powers OF Europe leagued together to establish q
perpetual blockade, by means OF restrictive tariffs
against British industry, but that all efforts
to obtain, from subordinate states-such as Portu-
gall Spain, and Naples-some slight concessions in
return tor any large ad vantages profered our
part have proved, up to the present moment, entire
failures. State after State secedes from our com.
merclal alliance, and joins what, to all intents and
purposes, may be called the hostile league For
how, in fact does the present continental system
differ from that which it was the main object of Ma
poleons policy to enforcel Merely in this: the
siege is turned into blockade, the impracticabe
attempt to annlhilate British commerce and manu-
features at once by general and absolute prohibi-
ton against their introduction, is exchanged Tor the
far more dangerous and possible attempt TO starvc
them out, by encouraging rival domestic manuac.
lures by means Of discriminating duties. Why did
Napoleon incorporate nation after nation in his gil
gantic EMPIRE and finally risk that empire itself in
crusade, in which the whole military force of west
ern Europe launched into the frozen wastes of
huSSd w as III 10 compel the HuOptlOh OF nos
tile commercial measures against England Napo-
leon has fallen-the Colossus which Overshadowed
the EARTH has crumbed into the dust but his policy
has survived him. II he had conquered at Water
loo, and dictated his own peace, what worse condi-
lions could he have enforced against his eternal
enemy than those which the imbecillty of her own
Government and the peridy of her own allies have
subjected her TO?
These reflections have been forced upon US BY
the result of the various commercial negotiations
which have been lately attempted 1t is clear that,
whereas, IT 1915, we were IN position to command
arcess TO every mari et in the world, on terms of
fair reciprocity, in lS43 we not in position to
command slight reductlon on our woollens from
Portugal, our cOttons from Spain, in
change for such modification of the duties their
staple produce, wine, as would give them the COM
mand OF the British market II Is clear, also, that
the principles OF restriction crossing the Atlantic
and that even the Brazis and the other American
States, in which Canning boosted that he had
created new world for British commerce, are
already adopting or medltating measures adverse
TO our interests
Surely. in the face of results like these it is time
for those in authority TO consider the utter hopeless
ness of attempting to preach what we do not prac-
ticc-to persuade other nations of the sincerity OF
our professions in favor OF tree trade, while we
maintain the corn laws. The effects of the restric-
ton system have been abundantly tried. II things
go on as they have been going for the last twenty
five years, if the corn laws maintained Tor many
wears longer IL is evident that the commercial s0-
lation of England will be completed. That is to
saw our manufactures will be excluded from all the
great civilized nations of the earth, with the excep
lion, perhaps, of yarn, machinery, and other arti-
Giles necessary for supporting rival manufactures
abroad They will take nothing from us which
they can possibly contrive to manufacture for them
selves by the aid of heavy protecting duties, and
our unrestricted intercourse will be confined more
and more to our own colonies and to remote and
barbarian countries.
We defy any one to cay that this is not the natural
and inevitable tendency OF the policy which the
Government seems bent upon pursuing, viz, OF
giving free trade the benefit of their theoretical
speeches, while restriction continues to enjoy the
more spbantal advantage of their practical support.
-Enghsh Paper.
LoNa CouRTsH1p.-Marred, at WoodplumPton,
by the Rev. Mossop, incumbent, aier eo1oJs