The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-14


years shall have passed away, It will contract until
finally the centrifugal force overpowers the force Of
ind this body contrasting this ring NAV break uO and
form planet, but in doing So there win be detached
credit this system We can account for the
but thsn Professor would not pretend 10
formed but this theory is demonstrated to be- trus H.
gives more comprehensive idea of the omuiscsnce ana
omnipotence OF God than any other he heard Of
we pass on to another subject lin the planet Saturn
the analogy Of the government OF tho system has
been broken We sha find in the next an anomaly most
extraordinary fact was discovered In relation to
1t was getting behind its computed time IL was taksn
up by La Place and the explanation is curious Who
would suppose that system depended on the periodic
times Of the planets! Yet it is so for If ono takes Ger
tain number of time equal TO another there would be
irregularities. aud the equilibrium would be that OF in
stability Five periods OF Jupiter are sixty years ana
two OF Saturn are the sauie. He then explained the
long eqnasdes OF Jupiter and Saturn which the law
OF gravtaton at defiance ut time, but which Was
afterwards proved to within the rule After this
discovery Hsrschel found object with disc the
following night 1t place. but so little did be az
pect to find planet there he gave out that
heound comet planet Uranus or Hsrschsli
AZ ossuce OF eighteen hundred millions Of miles from
the suu In i've years more HerscheIl announced he
discovered six satellites with retro grade MOTIONS and
planes Of their eciptic This perhaps cannot be- ao-
counted for except hat they fluid mass and were
ever be drmonsrr ated ystwe are obiirsd 10 sc.st
III rsches statements for the present. although no ave
but his own has than three these six ss
Tell ts When this planet observed the places IL
cupird before II was discovered calculated and IL
was found that it had been seen a number of times
and was accounted, In early times q fixed star :,
Its positions for future times were fixed. but II
would break away from Its computed orbit and IL
necessary to 20 back through the whole solsr svs
tenn to the and ascertain the influence of ali other
bodies It, II there that could NOT
DC or became necesssry to ascertain them
aud this was taken up by LIE Verrier He has accom-
pehed the solution Of the difficult problem and
yet that problem is not of nature and 1t is this dim
Guilty which makes LIE Verrers position unpleasant
as Is He young man, but he showed his Capacity
by an examination of all the conditions involved in the
had sufficient; but when transit of that planet
across the disc OF the he had opportunity
II was found that he was correct, within sixteen
seconds Of time His success induced his friend AraRo
to him to commence the solution Of the ether
problem which he attempted by all ms within his
power. He makes theory for Saturn and Jupiter
and, with the hand Of master, he holds the problem
before him he accounts for all the perturba
tion of all the bodies known and now the object IT, to
pass to the outer limits aud locate planet that may
the planet would be located and the position being OBJ
could tell where 1t would be at any given time
received with doubt-the problem too grand for any
mind he desres friend place the telescope at the
point indicated andlo there is the planet exactly the
place pointed out All doubts removed and
to make things douby man In England engaged In
the same investigation had discovered the results
Verier nced his discovery the other computation
corresponding entirely, came to light Now were to
had nothing with the finding of the planet yet It
was 30; but In telling you 80, do not pluck single
laurel from the LIE Verter. The telescope
directed to this newly found planet Adams led the
way in computing the elements Of the orbit When he
found It's actual distance he found discrepancy be-
tween the computed distance and the actual distance
observations again made and the position Of the
planets hundreds Of years back come, are
puted Mr. Walker, Of the coast survey traced 1t back
wards. He examined the catalogues of fifty years,
aud found that on the 10th May 1875, DISCO
ought to have occupied The telescope was applied and
the spot was found blank Thus IL believed this
n tha Of q
discovered and the conclusion IL formed that this
10 not the planet that produces the perturbation But
the problem discovered and thedscovery Of It de-
served a world, and world given for IL. The
problem has been partially Solved in the discovery Of
professor but one more; but whether we shall ever
them not, it is impossible to tell Although this
yet mot the a@s
OF LIE Verier The next lecture will be delivered on
Friday evening
The wEArHEn-Yesterday remarkably fine
sprnglike sort Of day. with the exception light hssy
shower that lasted ter about half an hour about noon
The atmosphere cleared of, and the rain
ceeded by bright sunshine, reminding Of regular
April day The streets presented their filthy sp-
during the day. the promsnadsrs in Broad
were frequently spashed with mud from thu CUTTERS by
the csresssnsss neglect Of the drivers many Of whom
we observed q lady and gentleman who were
passing in the vicinity of the Aston House, who had
the mud and filth that had been spiashsd upon them
In consequence Of the negligence design Of some of
omnibus drivers In the lower part of Broadway the
crosswalks impsssabe daily for several minutes.
Have not the police power to look after this matter
We have time ana again called public attention to It,
THE HEROES FROM MrxIco-His Honor, tho Mayor,
| and Alderman Crolus Chairman Of the COMMITTEES on
Public Offices &c. yesterday waited upon Col Burnett
and his associate officers the Astor House
them the of the Governors for the purpose OF
aordiog them suitable opportunity Of receiving the
visits OF their friends The gallant officers gratefully
morrow for thu. publicly Meeting their friends and
fellow citizens which occasion the flags are to be dis
played from the City Hall.
FIRr.-About TX O'Clock last night a fire broke out
Ia the bas ment Of premises. No. 46 Broadway, owned
by Messrs f. C. Fittls and J. Clark, As furniture
store The insurance watch the first to give the
Glarm, and Immediately the fire and hose companies
the spot when the fire promptly got under
without spreading and but trihng damage done the
added much to the CONSERVATION present
end those residing in this part OF Broadway Inc nre
Of our gallant IRE companies.
ANOTHER FIRE.Fire disepyered last night, abou!
eleven O'Clock, by George JR6kSeA of the I'd Ward
police in the fourth story Of the premises Mo-: 70 and q
engines were promptly on the ground.
LAMPS Our-This" old complaint" " still continues to
made daily upon the police returns and tn. pSiS
perperatsd, to neglect In this respect on the part
the lamp lighters contractors. Now in the com
compel the contractors who responsible to the
citizens to proper attention to the ights We trus
ton to life ana property in those where the lamp
much neglec ted
BANvARp's GEOGRAPHICAL PANORAMA MissIs
srpPi RIVER Last evening visited the opening Of
this grand and magnificent exhibition, and really
must say, that highest pectaons thar
realized IL Is, without question: Of the finest
noblest and most captivating exhibitions which has
been exhibited In this perhaps any city In the
world The idea, in It's conception Is grand, gigantic
subme in it's execution IL has not fallen snort
it's ideal form and conception. Mr. b. has by this
work. made for himself fane, as an artist, which vii
only perish with the arts But the ideathe idea IL de
lighfu original, pleasing and romantic masine sucf
a mighty river OF such immense length, Of such vas
dimensions of such deep and impetuous now all faith
fully epresented and brought it living before
eyes We must again to the itch scene, ant
gaze again, could 90 sn and again, without firing
upon volupuous and rich scenery which Is presented
to view Mr. eniveps the scene with descriptive
Sketches anecdotes, aud illustrations, evdencing ar
astonishing knowledge If minute locality and great OBJ
servation, as naturalist, and Ms philosopher. We
locked his little book before tho Panorama opened
and honestly the reader that it oontsin