Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-08-22
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-EXTFNT OF THE L IvERsF.-It may
give some idea Of the extent OF the Universe Ia
know the length of timc required for light,
which travels $4,000 miles second, to come
from different celestial objects to this elrth.-
From the moon. II CO nes IN one and Il qu lrtcr
seconds; from the sun, IL eight minutes: fro II
Jupiter. in tiily-two Minutes Uranus, in two
hours from star of the first magnitude, three
To twelve wears: from star OF the fifth mug
ntude. siXtv-siX yeats: froP star of the
twelfth magnitude. four thousand years. Light
which eft Il star of the twelfth mngnilu lie when
the Israelltcs lett Egypt hls not yet reached
the earth. Our entire solar system itself tray
els at the rate Of thirty five thousand miles an
hour among the fixed stars Home ant For
eign Record
Hon. Horace GsEELEY, Editor of the
New York Tribune, was one ofthe passengers
from England by the BALTIC, which arrived at
New York on the 18th, as was Mr.. LAwRE c.,
n son of the American Minister in London, and
Bearer of Dispatches. The Baltic made the
quickest passage ever made, being but9 days
and i3 hours from dock to dock.
The New York ,ccnipg Post says:-
Capt. Comstock seems To be great idvnrt, with
the travelling rrbic. lie has brought rhs tt auou
one hundred aud hty pascenGets, with whom he has
crossed the Atlantic III shutter space Oi tim" than
any other navigator His courteous treatment at
2 Ssengrrs Is h. Lhy spoken OF, aud the table al tn
b ,Itic i unsurp ssrd This wc learn from Mr. Irhu
= Howard uue al the pr pre- oS OF tn" Irving ltuu e
who came home in he BitIc, aud VINO understands
what Is meant fy keeping good table,
-Mosr AFT CT G EvfSr.-We learn by
telegraph that on Thursday last boat contain
ing picnic party of thlrty-ivc persons was
upset in the bay Of Kingston, Cln1dl, and
nineteen persons were drowned, fifteen Of
whom were females
-AMEMCAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE A.
vancement OF ScIENCE.-The annual meeting
Of this Association commenced at Albany, yes
terday, in the large roo of the Albany Acld-
envy. The Annual Address will be delivered
in the Assembly Chamber on Wednesday eve
ming by ALEX rD DIAL AS BAcHf, sNpcrin-
tendant of the United States colst surrey, the
retiring presidents of the association. The
president elect is Professor LOUIS AGAssIz.
- The Burlington Courier of to-day has
made a terrible onslaught upon us. 1t has of
ton done so before, without materially disturb
ing our equenlnity, or materially lessenng our
,nbscr,ption list. OF course we are not great
" dis,rrb.d,
Wb,tever NAV have been the "nubIic yer.
dict" which he has heard concerning the few
lines TINT demonstrate our ..shalow ilber,litv >
We bec leave 70 assure the Courier oditor lwho-
thor ne,c mr. oldN that he is the first man ,vb, !,
q bitter nersopal invcctjye b,s conde,onol us
for sovinr nojntedlv nnI in haste tho ov,c,
sub,tan,, Of whit he his ,ail with dalih,r,to
circunlocu,ton The Courier saws.
But it wa. agqiusr Mr. Perpont that it. instincts
Jed the FREE r'sss to max" It's mean"s' tng Tim
I,re P., "' Ill.,, p.,r,,. c,,,ic..a NJ. ,,.
WHO'S WHO'S t''r"t' ana po'uc genius w. u "" mu II
Dir Wh,ig,e wnh a roern H.c'.
Our ren1r5s upon NJ. Pierp1at's Poe n hive
long since been in his possession. lie nnler.
stands very well fer we had urcb in,cros, mr.
talk with him while he was here, that wo know
him as free soiIor orItb,, wc arc Wine
Whom he finds t,rl, with re wo Will ,o,l,, ,b,
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