The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-04


towards its accomplishment They propose to test the
power Of kindness and tracts rather than powder and
bomb shells The American Trsot Society, at the re-
quest OF some United States officers at Vera Cruz has
sent out great quantity Of their Interesting little pub
LEGATIONS which have been distributed In the hospitals
and elsewhere and enjoyed by all classes heartily 80
much pleased the Catholic Bishop with this cvity
and act that he caused Of them to be
reprinted The society has already received two gene
rous donations of $500 and another of $780, towards
supporting colporteurs In Mexico, and We understand
one is now on his way to Vera Cruz Perhaps little
kindness of this sort will do great ood can afford
to be msguanimous well generous; 1t Is at least
worth while to try Cancellation now before any more
harsh Efforts to bring the Msxicsns into the traces are
exerted.
Professor MITcHELL's LECTURES ON AsTRoNoMr.-
Professor Mitchell delivered the second OF his series Of
lectures astronomy at the Tabernacle last evening"
although the weather in the highest degree
favorable the attendance very arge-muoh larger
than We expected to find It. In the commencement
these occasions times eight these eleven
the weather just such as It wa, last evening. As
the whole subject Of astronomy, he would there
fore confne himself to specific objects Tbs moon
being nearest neighbour he would first direct the at
tsntop of his audience to that orb In turning the
eve the the probability that the first obser
that for while the sun and the 1sd stars their
lustrs the world 1t was found the moon was chang
Ing It's position and sppe.raaoe daily and hoT,ly
the stars held fixed positions to each other
The next thing was whether the moon held Its place
among the hxed stars 1t was found that 1t did not
This the first discovery in relation to the and
tue question to ascertain whether this motion
belonged the itself The setting sun was watch
ed and WAS found that he too apparently
ed by the laws. Here is motion in the sun and
As tbs motions we're decided these motions
peculiar to them. This was the second discovery
Up to this time explanation Of the changes Of the
m bad A0n U.OA
custed to awaken the mind occurred by solar eclipse,
ana what must have been the elect OF this terrific sx
conclude that the most powerful ntellscts Of
the time were engaged In Its solution The professor
have been predicted; but how could have been done
thousand entirely insxpcable In the first
bic The astronomers Of those times further, and
watched the position Of the after the ecpse when
that 1t must have passed near the at the
time Of the eclipse A more scrutinizing examination
instituted, and the position Of the before the
eclipse was marked and then by . computation, 1t was
seen that BY one interpreting se the sun and
thing was the discovery that the moon and the sun
In their do not overtake each other, and in
order that eclipse should take place 1t necessary
for the neon to the track Of the Again, 1t
Observed thstno eclipse sun took place. except
when it was new moon, and that eclipse would take
place at certain time. Tho early astronomer goes up
to the summit Of q mountain peak-the day arrives
when he knows they will each other In their track
and he pronounces to the world that eclipse will take
place He waits anxiously for the time The sun rises
brightly everanon it is collapsed, and the multi
Cod for the snoxsdss h. has thus Obtained The
nation Of the oscoverer Of these things has not
been handed down After one eclipse has occurred
II we observe and record the ecipses at the end Of
cycle they will occur In the same manner In the coming
Cycle Thus there was no difficulty In predicting eclpseS
Of these eclipses were understood the Of the
moons eclipses next investigated, which was much
pointed out What there interpose itself be-
the and the NOON There was nothing in the
ospt light Of the moon, if receiving light from the
sun, a shadow might be cast which would extend
Wss not pc
luminous orb AS the moon gradually reoedss
from the sun, the changes go on, and while the moon
vealed the form of our own planet, from the shadow
which it the NOON and that self same moon has
given exact figure Of the earth than could be
obtained by any other means Observations on the
made two Thousand two hundred and fifty
years before the Christian era is recorded but
family we know that ecpses were observed oertsn
days thousand and more years ago IN the city OF
Sna tbou which WE woud be
lively ignorant of the OF that orb to this
day It is Of the utmost consequence that We know
these things, tor by connecting them with the
present tne the mariner, by the simplest OBSERVE
ton, can by the moon perceive at once what part
his system, the question was whether the moon was
planet like Mars Saturn 60. He reasoned in this WY
he did not believe moved In orbit interior to vhe
esrths erbit but In the next place he he professor
would that it did not in orbit exterior to
IT,,
it and therefore cannot 1t could not
be either exterior interior planet and therefore,
Again when Kepler discovered the laws of planetary
movements and the sun their centre, the question
what held these planets in their orbits This YVES
reserved for Newton, although Kepler had faint con-
cepton oft IL 10 the that indebted for
the law of grsvtson BY which these planets are
result then explained Keplsr announced that they
attracted each other certain point but he could not
It, He announced that every body attract
cd ach 9TH n n (PrOfeH6Or
Mitchsll) explained Newton, by the aid Of the moon
beyond question the rule Of but
1t occupied him upwards Of seventeen years OF intense
mental labor and excitement. The professor then ex
hbted some telescope views according to his promise
made the evening Of the last lecture,
The next will be given Monday evening, and
recommend all who have leisure, to attend The
Science and presents to his in an hour
cost him years Of study and personal observation to
acquire.
The wEArHrR-Ws had q continuance Of wet and
disagrseable weather yesterday continued raining
heavily throughout the day. and the streets were Hooded
in many parts The omnibuses in Broadway, were
douby felt as nuisance yesterday by the foot
gers We obser Of the drivers rudely block up
the crossways detan for several minutes the foot
Courtsndt street and in that part Of Broadway. We
maintain that according to the principles OF our laws
Of ths Walks is respssssr' not upon the
private rights of the ctlsn but upon the rights OF the
Corporation we wSu,a sSvss ~ We Witnessed y
terday the vicinity referred to- to take the name
and number of the omnibus ana commsnos an action
both the lpubic and the corporation for the good
conduct of the drivers Thiss the only way to try this
auestion and unless some such effort be made, all
bungng legislation such Is has been hitherto resorted
to- win turn out OF 20 avail The rain came down in
torrents during the day. The Thermometer stood In
Wall street as follows =
6o'clock. IAN Bpm sPM
SO degr. o. az a.
ARRIVAL OF EMreRANTs.-Ths following were the arri
yals as emf cred at the Custom House, in November -:
Great Brltaln s,oe+
Belgium oti
bremen. i,xol
Usmhuro Observation-Disclosures. 2O5
sw.dsn ..........,......... 90
Otber rnrts Observation-Disclosures. 1876