Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-11-08
NATIONAL OBSERVATORY.

tutc, explaining the discovery Of Tia new aste-
roid:
NATloSAL OBSERVATORY.
Washington. October -, ls5l. !
Sm: | have the honor 10 state, for the in
formation of the National Institute, TINT n new
a.tcroid was discovered here by Mr.. Jnlnes Fer
gu,on, Assistant Astronomer, Mt II p. IN. I'd
September, lSJi.
lie was observing Egrria at the time, and
found that, the thirteenth, and this, and the thur
ty-iirst, in the field together.
| have delayed this communication whiting to
ascertain whether the planet mightnot have been
discovered b observers IN other parts ot the
world; aud it appearing that j, had not, the pr
ority If the disco very, therefore, belongs to the
National Observatory: md this new star i added
to the family of asteroids rs the first relre-rn.
tative of America among them, and n memorial
of her zeal III the cause ot astronomy.
As II testimony of the high appreciation in
which the talents and the industry of MIR. Fer
guson are held, the honor Of naming the planet
was left IL him. Following the rule adopted by
astronomers with regard to the asteroids. he has
selected the ga,ccfui mime Of EuphroSyne.
Its approximate cphemnriS with the last obser-
vations arc herewith inclasrd.
have the honor 70 he, respectfully, &c.
NJ. r. MArRY. 1t. Us. Navy.
Jos. &. &. Kennedy, Cor. Secretary Of the
American National Institute, Washington.
IMuIGRArIoN.-An exchange says,the number
of Immigrant, who arrived at the port of New
larN Tor the week ending November lst, is H.
Oh, whica exceeds the arrivals for any week since
that ending July 9th, when they numbered 1909;
and making II total immigration for the year of
273.55l, against 23J.636 for the same period in
SJ3-an increase of 31,Sl5. The total number
of immigrants in hospitals. j. 2,93l; last year p
s37. The arrivals f1r the week ending October
-. numbered 1,Gt3-showing II gain for the past
week Of l,2u9. 1t will be srru from the above
that the immigration at this port this year is like
" to exceed that of amy former year. Tie pro-
portion of Germans continues to augment. The
emigration of the past month, according
to nationality, is as follows:
Germans. -. .20,2i7 Frcneh........o2 81
Irish ........... 9,737 Spanish ...-...977
English ..-...... 5,;308 Swcdes...-.-.45
Scotch. ...--. l39 NCIsh....-.-. Hl2
There is much sickness among the emigrants
now arriving, and many die from cholera, ON the
passage. Respecting the pccuniary condition of
emigrants, notwithstanding the prevalent impress
son that the Irish are the most INDECENT class, il
is fact that the proportions of Germans charge
able upon the commissioners of emigration for
SUPPORTS greater than that of the lli,h by about
twenty per cent.
THE CRowN OF ENGLAND he following is
estimated ns the value OF the Jewels in this mag
niticcnt diadcm Twenty diamons round the
circle, 81 ,51HU each, $50. 600; two large centre
diamonds. i2,OOO each, Gi,OUO; fifty tour small
Ter diamonds, placed ut the angle of the former,
El0U; four cruises, each composed Of twenty
five damons, fl2,OO0; four large diamonds ON
the top of the crosses, $1,000; twelve diamonds
contained in firur-dc lis, fl0,O00; eighteen small
Ter diamonds contained in the same, f2.OOo;
pcarlcs, diamonds, &c, upon the arches and
crosses, GlO,OOO also one hundred and torty-onc