New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-11-29
New-York Nautical Observatory.

We are glad to see the bill Tor an Observatory
again before the Legislature. Its establishment
here, on suitable and permanent footing, ia much
to be desired. The Common Council of Liverpool,
last May, through one of its Committees addressed
Professor Airey, of the Royal Observatory, Green
witch, desiring his opinion regarding the employ
ment of the LIVERPOOL OBSERVATORY for the rat
ug of Chronometsrs purchased OF trial for purchase
for the use of merchant ships His reply copy Of
which we hsvs enclosed to a member Of the House Of
Assembly IT, In substance thst there 10 possible way
Of judging of the merits or value of chronometer,
cep by tristhst II 10 quite impossible that any pr
vs,e person have the instrumental of deter
mining Liverpool time land thence Greenw time)
with an accuracy comparable 10 tina, with which II may
be obtained the Observsoryr-that present there
DO such thing standard OF goodness for the chron
omoters employed in the merchant service" and that
the very great Improvement which was made some
years sgo ia the Government thermometers due
tir,y TO the competition promoted by the Government
subjected TO the conditions OF trial BY Official authorities
ana Of publication Of rats Professor A. concludes by
remsrkiDg that the extensive trial of thermometers
which be desired to see could Of course be effected
only by the private influence OF he merchants OF the
pert and be advises the shpowpsrs to sgree that no
cnfODomeNf VIII Ot purchaser lLul Htcr trlsl OF
three or four months the Liverpool Observatory He
expresses hope that the noble sep taken by the
ihOries Of Liverpool In establishing hrstrste nsu'i
cal observatory will he followed BY this. which roHld
ocaiba 10 s accuracy Of EorisoiOn for the prs
st ssd 10 rs improvement for hs JsNrt Than any 0tAsr
rhieA he kROrs'
Are these arguments additional proof Of thu utility
OF the presumed 10 be before the legislature
fhe sction OF the Liverpool Corporation, within It's
sphere, 10 In conformity With the sdvioe thus given.
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Thiugs In Bosten-Gep. Wilson-,Ir. Web
ster, &c.
Correspondence OF The Tribune
BosroN Nov. 81, ls47.
A paragraph in the Boston alias would seem to
render Geo. wilson's presence at the organization
Of the House doubtful sm happy to say that hls dis
tnguished Of the Granite State in this city s1d
will leave for New York route for Washington TO dsy
or Monday. His wife whose sickness II was feared
might detsin him At home, Is convsleseent
Mr. WEBSTER arrived al the fremont House this
morning from Marsh6eld. His health is much i'm
proved though he still locke pale from bis late bilious
ss..ck He hopes to be 10 New York during the nexi
week Genisnsn who present st the delivery of ais
speech At the late Railroad Celebration at Lebanon say
that nothing like justice done 10 the reports Of the
city press la truth Boston 10 far behind New York
,ss 10y the whole length Of ceptuy-n The enterprise
and conduct Of is newspapers.
Prof RI,IrY and his Infant phenomenon are
here and all the rsse. They attract and crafty crowded
houses nightly.
The Ste amer that leaves on W ednesday carries
out understand, but lutte specie
~ The True Democrat Cleveland. Ohio,
having been subjected to the dissgreeable neces-
atty Of exposing thoroughly the LibeIasm Of Judge n
C. Reed OF the Supreme Court of hs, state lately horse
whipped b. an outraged husband and arrested for gross
~ Insulting eeAmbsrmaid. has done Its duty in the
premises II bis Judge has the deeency to reign
the seat he dsgraces trust as Lesisatpre will ind
make wsy TO relieve the Bench Of the shsms he has
brought upon IL
B0sroS-The Loco Fooos OF Boston have nomi.