New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-18

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ysGr of the rsign Of her present MAJESTY entitled An
net far the 0re etctuai application Of ch1rtatte 10
aatio1s and Jequests IN ireland.'' Mr. keogh'sl
.Or.gnay the words were the said brief, rescript
SC " on the amendment Of Sir Fredersk Thesger, the
words All such briefs rescri&s ac, were suusttueu
Account OF the Total Eclipse. as seen on the
Coast of Norway.
The Scotsman has very interesting communica
ton from the Astronomer Royal Of Scotland, who
obtained a steamer from the Commissioners of the
Northern Lighthouses and permission from The
Swedish authorities to land any part of the coast
of Norway. He was accompanied by Rev. Dr. Rob-
inson. of the Armagh Observatory. We copy the main
portion Of his account
These matters, therefore, being arranged, the as,
tronomca al party being taken on board as the vessel
passed Oh IT'S way TO the Shetland Isles, ana the IN
spection OF the lighthouses there being completed
rapid run was successfully accomplished TO the Nor.
wegian shore, and station was selected on one OF
the OUTLYING Blue Islands, IN lat. 81 deg ~ mn MS
position not only placed Us IN the center OF the ne
of shadow but gave a clear horizon IN the dlrec-
ton of the sun at the time Of the eclipse, and re-
moved US sufficiently far from the great meridian
cham of mountains, running along the western coast
of Norway, and gathering about them that morning,
multitude Of clouds, to make up, as 1t seemed, Dy
an npnrecedepted deluge of ram for the unusually
long space of uninterrupted fine weather which had
been experienced before our arrival.
and there were sufficient ghmpses ofthe sun through
the clouds 10 obtain the necessary observations Tor
time and for latitude and before the commencement
of the eclipse each observer was told on WIN MS
instruments prepared, and with code OF lnstruc-
tons These, too, were so arranged that by diVl-
SION Of labor IL hoped that although the import
ant part of the eclipse was OF so short DURATION ana
the number OF phenomena TO be noted so many ana
various, that vet none of them, whether referring
10 the purely astronomical bearings OF the case, or
to cosmica or 10 terrestrial physics, could be well
lost sight of-that Is, weather only permitting out
this was by no means favorable as could nave
been wished Sull, however. Me commencement
of the eclipse was very fairly OBSERVED, ana
sufficient was seen during It's progress to enable the
observers to take accurate notes of some spots on
the SUM- and OF mountains on the edge OF the moon,
so as 10 be prepared to state their degree OF connec
ton, as regards place TO those Wondrous tongues Oh
light. and the variations OF the corona, the most
uncomfortable and the most important OF All the pheno-
mena presented during total eclipse. Further, the
instant of complete observation was observed very
accurately, and some interesting features were re-
marked, tending to explain anomalies perceived III
former total ecpses and indicating RAPID nuctua-
ton in the degree Of brightness of the suns surface
Immediately after this, however, The clouds be-
came very thick that the EMERSON oil the sun was
not at all, and heavy ram beginning soon AFTER,
continued through the rest of the evening. But the
terrestrial phenomena, TO which more attention
could be turned, the loss of the celestial ones,
were of nature abundantly sufficient 20 satisfy any
soul capable OF entering INTO dnc approaching the
awful and the Sabine
As the totally approached. the air felt sensbly
colder at every moment, and the darkness plainly
increased the clouds seemed to lower, and under
the sun was seen an appearance OF rushing, de-
scendng streams of them While the Sea-blTds APP
peared 10y their noise TO be gathering around the
rocks for their aightly rest, or Tor shelter Inc
difference Of ILLUMINATION had also become very
marked the mountains al different distances,
those far from us beng brought out With VIVID
ness and dls,inctneSs which made our own IN
creasing gloom the more observable. Suddenly, at
he m
ness seemed TO fail upon us Not so, however,
absolutely for the rain'clouds which closed IN the
greater part OF The horizon leit open srip oi SKY
extending from \. W. TO +. \ f.. and two OF three
degrees high, and which, al this moment, became oil
Ozark luTId orange color, 'erging from red on one
side to greenish on the other, and enabled us barely
~ each other by FAINT unearthIy sort OF ight
small handlamps fifty OF sixty yards OIL, IN ho-
low were as visible In dark night, and, with
their red color cOntraSted strangely with the gen
cral green hue OF everything Immediately around
But the appearance of the country, seen through
that luTld opening under the clouds, was the most
appalling. Though standing IN the center OF the
shadow we could yet, by reason OF their great
nIght. see the distant peaks OF the lofty Jo>tedds
and Doyrefeild mountains still Illuminated by the
rays of the sun descending upon them from on high
but We were shut out INTO outer darkness. Some
APPROXIMATION to the appearance might be obtained
by watching the opportunity OF a similar conhgura-
ton of clouds the north from he Cation hui durlng
a mpisummers midnight but still II would be only
an approximation, for never have We observed all
the hight of heaven and earth so entirely confined 10
one narrow stp along the horizon, never that pecu-
liar ereenish hue and never that appearance oil outer
darkness IN the place OF observation and OF eXten-
Sye distance the verge OF the horizon, caused IN
tins case by the hills there being highly illumi-
mated as they receded. by less and less eclpsed
sun while IN IA morning or evening sky, they are on
the CONTRARY, most IN the shade and therefore are
DARK and unnaturally thrown forward
Though none Of us were unmoyed With gratitude
Al having been allowed 10 witness such spectacle,
though We should have been glad to have enjoyed
I ~ To- fpr 20 N
have been alarmed, indeed. If 1t had not happened as
1t did and with such wonderful accuracy 10 the com
pu,ed time, vet certain feeling OF relief was eNpe-
ueMced when the lurld streak IN the sky suddenly
changed 10 yellow. when the clouds frightened up,
and The darkness seemed 10 be waited vlsbly away
IN the southeast.
The sea.birds that had stopped heir screaming
during The darkness, now reappeared but The Wild
NoTSemen ef those rocky isles, Who had congregaied
80 curously around US during the commencement
OF the eclipse, when the light returned where were
they Gone 10 hide themselves IN their huts,
thinking tina, they were IN the Jaws of destruction,
among the stones OF darkness, ana IN the shadow Oh
death such We heard aiterward was the general
feeling among them all along NE coast, even be-
Nond the hints Of total observation. Horses and
even oxen began 10 wend their Way homewar and
poultry 10 hy up 10 then rooSts but one farmer
informed US that an amusing scene OF confusion
TODD place when the fowls found the darkness COM
ns On NJ quickly that they could not all get placed
on their peTcheS IN time and then again, when
they found. by the quickly returning light that they
bad had false alarm We also heard that there had
been a.! that line OF The country such excessive
RAIN that day, that our party, enabled by the hight
house steamer 10 take up the peculiar position We
de probably the only that had had the good
luck 10 make any accurate observations a circum-
stance The more fortunate, na>much that was The
earliest part of Europe visited BY the shadow IN lis
progress from west 70 east.
These observations VIII. OF course. appear else
where N due tune, and III dIieTens form bu; mean
while some general idea oi what Was witnessed may
no, be unacceptable 10 the public Al .arge.
Miscellaneous.
There wa> credited report that two Ouch
e>>es OF high rank and consideration at Court,
had decided TO abandon the E0glsh Church Tor
that OF Rome. That one OF them Is The Ouch
ess of Sutherland, Queen Vic,orla's Mistress of