New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-26

The ECLIPSE or MONDAY MoRNING.-
The Eclipse of the sun. which will occur Monday
morning, VIII be one of peculiar interest to astrono-
mers, it being the only total eclipse which will occur
on the northern portion Of the earth until the 10Th OF
August 1851 1t VIII be only partial in this country,
the depth of the shadow at NewYork being 81 orgits
or less than third of the Suns surface The first
contact Of the shadow with latitude Will occur at
50 minutes past in the morning the greatest obser-
walton will be at % minutes past g. and the end ofthe
eclipse at u minutes past O'Clock. The amount OF
observation is small that perceptble dimnution
OF light will occur Observers will, of course, be
prepared with thicky-smoked glass, without which
no distinct view can be had This will be the last
eclipse this year. In northern Europe the obserya-
ton will be central and total and the most extensive
preparations have been made for astronomical obser
Walton English, French and American astronomers
Will locate themselves at various points IN Sweden
and Norway. The Russian government have equipped
SIX stations with three observers at each ana the
Prussian astronomers will arrange themselves at
different places near the shores OF the Baltic IL the
weather prove favorable we may expect observations
along the whole course of the moons shadows, from
the western coast of Norway, where II enters Eu-
roue to the sea of Azoy. The results can hardly
fail 10 improve our knowledge Of the physical
constitution Of the sum- with which the corona
and red flames appear TO be connected
Tie eclipse will be central and total IN
the southern parts of Norway and Sweden, IN north
ern Prussia Poland and Russia the principal places
within the zone covered by the moons shadow being
Christina, Bergen, the well-known port OF Gothen-
burg. Carlsthona. Dantzic, konigs5erg and Warsaw.
The eclipse Will be or less visible to the whole
Of North America, the North Atlantic Ocean down
10 the 10th degree oflatltude the whole OF Europe
and the northern part Of Africa The total eclipse
VIII commence on the y. w coast Of North Amen-
ca. near Queen Charlotte's Island traversing the
continent Of America, over the Rocky Mountains. to
tie Slave Lake which viii be IN entire darkness al
H. 80 r. NJ Greenwich time. Aherward the cen
trail line passes over Melville peninsula INTO Green
land, where It arrives al 2h ). Thence Il passes
north Of Iceland and reaches the coast Of Norway,
al a place called Brakke, about 10 miles north of
Bergen. the total eclipse extending al this time over
A zone $50 miles broad Its after course lies IN the
direction Of the town OF Elbing, near the coast Of
Prussia. between Danizic and Konigsberg, thence
across the southwest Of Russia Kobrin, in the
province Of Grodno, Jitomir, in Iyanoyka, TO
the Sea Of Azoy, which will be involved in
darkness about Oh. P. NJ. local time, while the
sun is yet At a considerable altitude in the heaTens
REmovAL-The Congregation B'nai Je-
shurun, a, present worshiping at 59i Broadway,
Will shortly remove into the new ediace In Greene.
ST., where Divine service will be performed in the
meeting room, on Sabbath, to-day,
ANOTHER CAAPHEsE EXPLOSION
Persons BuRsED.-Last evening, little after
O'Clock, while driver OF an omnibus al The South
Ferry was in the Act Of lighting the lamp inside,
previous to starting from White hall, the campaene
with which the lamp supplied exploded scatter
ing the flames IN every direction throughout the
whole body Of the coach, and seriously burning
woman and child who had just entered. Haa not
the driver been present, the result would procsoly