Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-08-27

onal observatory in this city the 2sth July and
notice published in the Nat;ona intelligence of its
observed place the osh, and then probably vis
Die to the naked eve. It has been observed on every
favorable night since and has constantly increased in
brightness By the last observations it, place is As fol-
lows;
.sr % I, y, T': s Right A,sa;i9a Dec Yqr
The diameter OF the nucleus when last measured wa.
eleven seconds OF arc and the length ofhc coma vtwo
minutes IL was visible in the refacor OF the
segvatUTy az hity.hre minutes past six o'clock.
IL Is present Identified with any previous comet
II approximate elements by Mr. Bruhn OF Berlin will be
found in the first communication from the Observatory
published in this paper. The passage Of the periheon
viii be about the 2lh August there given. 1t now
probably near its maximum brightness
Elements Of the orbit By O. Br,sIn
Passage Of perihelion Aug 27,el8 mean time Berlin
longitude Of the Periheiion, $40 degrees minutes
l. seconds.
Longitude of the ascending node 40 degrees, so min
ues, 80 seconds.
Inc!ination, SO degrees, 81 minutes 23l seconds
Lpgarithm of perihelon distance 9,4gl256.-NdI Iai
TINS MEDITATION or TIE CrNsus TAnLE.-It appear.
that Mr. De Bow mas caused TO be announced through
OF the Washington papers theplan which he ha.
made up for the printers the tables OF the Seventh Cen
sGs. They a.c to toniain, told the statistic,
population, Of births, marriages and deaths Of naty tiles
of professions occupations anl trades Of agriculture
''ulte7r ne"-p the STATISTICS
lectures. This is impoan; omission and we are no.
surprised that many newspapers and persons interested
in statistic making urgent eaq1res why returns rela
tive 10 manufactures certainly next to agriculture the
must important industrial interest of the country have
been stricken from the official report on the d.t liz Of
the Census prcptrri for the printer The re- . il
democratic committee Of the Senate ordered these re-
turns, and many others 10 be omitted. After Congress
had gusrrelel for nearly fifteen months over the manner
IN which the prniugOf the Census should he done wa.
resolved TO make great job Of IT, aud give that lob 10
tie Washington Union. Near the en-! Of the session
special committee Of the Senate Of which Blri.nd of
Arkansas was Chairman, made a report upon the plan OF
compiling the Census returns proposed by Mr. Kennedy
"e superintendent, n which they recommended the sun.
pre.n Of observation-disclosures og The matter which he i
suggested FOR publication, among which suppressed matter
were not ahy tic statistics Of manufacturers mining and
other branches Of productive industry hat all the mra
statistics, but believe al or most Of those RELATING 4,
the deaf dumb, and blind, piupersm, crime aud public
libraries
The controlling genius Of this committee was Borl,nd
whose guiding motive throughout the whole investigation
~as ls,ing of nappelsaJle mliguity against Mr. Ken.
neIF, upon whom Pee had committed rulituly per4Onal
assa- IN tue Senate chamber. The report Of the com.
mitgc, prepared by such pcr-Dn, under such motive
w,s, migIt have been expected beneath the dignity OF
criticism, aud such document the Senate sbpu'
have bccn ashamed % mlko the basis OF their action Bot
wilma week OF the cnd OF tue s's-iDb oil passed
iJT printing the Census returns upon the plan indicated
hy The committee We suppo'e Mr. De Bow has made up
bic tables iu accordance will the law
The committee gave a reason for the suppression Of
che returns manufacturer aud the medical sat.iic4
that they we're detective aud Inaccurate. This g. true, 10
2ns extent oi nearly every past Of the work Il ha.
boon of every Census heretofore taken iu t conn
Try, and will be so o. every other be- taken tor century
TO come And yet the allegation nothing more than
prgt.Nt CO.. sticking out the which tbe c1mmi,
Toe objected. IL hal been good reason for omrune
Those portions it would have been cause for slppre.n.
aI ti" tll.s And ttlt indeed BJrsui and biz cJlln-
tor- would have been glad ~ 3d. hal b. been possible 30
order tp -rl''y their mali gritty against Mr ,nneiy
w'f Ore D tue chief merits Of toe Superintendent ptp
8. after ai the corrections which the mJst faithful lr.
Intelligent 90 h.s clerks bad been able make BOO dgs..
in- ihn original returns az the hsrshals be presented I'd
tYsn whJ should li.rwaids cgimne the work boz pub
E.eI Jru, tr br-, u deirc;ng and refrsctir
real rrrDrs, nod VI r.r,uo0y ~ comp arson, apparent
c,ldohng hrt We hope mat Congress ui.i yet c.srsc
BE hunJcr aud confer tr requisite authority upon
p"i'ut mcn 10 carry out, iH is iiu fe1urc tr ti
J'r'"i hy the committee. Tga Information contained b
iN' -Iprfr.''d table Doe. Lcr collected a. Expense
Hni b. vlu1h" not only tie authentic exposition
ni ran De- obtained pi the prrent -1te Of nations
industry, hp' as Jas' q comparison Tor the luturcb
D. C,Hr ling.