The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-31

In the House Of preventative, Mr. Orr said-Mr.
Speaker ask the unanimous consent Of the House to
present the proceedings Of two public meetings Ia
rt convened to give expression Of opin tn. sub
ject Of the recent outrage committed by the Dutch
n n w W Sn Of aas
lima. He seized In thu Island OF JAVA and thrown
into prison at Batavia pretence of having been
guilty OF sedon against the Dutch government in their
Indian possessions He thrice tried for the offence,
and acquitted by their judicial tribunals but the Gov
ernor ~as dissatisfied with result OF these trials
he was fourth time tried by star chamber court,
where he not allowed confront his DO
represented BY counsel He was convicted, and SEN
fenced TO death but DAY two before the sentence
70 b. executed he succeeded in making his escape
is vessel the schooner Flrt and its CONTENT
fscate by the Dutch authorities and all the earnings of
his life sacrificed to Dutch injustice intolerance and
cupdfty The meetings held ut Penfston and An
derson and were composed Of OF high character
ana intelligence The persons composing the meetings
weue acquain' ances of Capt Gibson they had known
him many years ami they endorse hts character, his in
tgrity, and his worth. They ask this government to
demand and enforce full reparaton for this outrage
upon the person Of of their fellow citizens. The
resolutions at Pendleton drafted and by
my predecessor here, Hon. r f. Simpson him ,elf n man
Of high character and intelligence contain the
preston Of opinion Of Capt Gosons former "A
to his WORTH and the enormity oil outrage psrpe-
trated him. Mr. o presented the resolutions under
the rule referred them to the Committee on Foreign
Affairs.
THE SOLAR EoLIPsE.-We learn that the forna-
ton of the ring during the eclipse Of the 26th inst,
as observed At Cambridge, took place within seven
seconds Of the time predicted by Mr. Paine In his
article published in the proceedings of the American
AcaGemy--a remarkable coincidence, certainly, un-
der the circumstances.
The Russian Councillor Of State, NJ. de Hamel,
came on purpose from New York to the Observatory
at Cambridge to observe the eclipse, order that
he might be enabled to report understandin ely to
his fellow academician, STRIVE, the director of th
Imperial Observatory, how we managed astroaom,-
Cal matters in America. Throughout New Eaglaal,
90 far as we have yet heard, very much the 81 ne
sort Of weather prevailed a. in Boston, during the
continuance of the eclipse on Friday. The heavens
were covered with flying clouds, through the open
ings in which occasional gmpscs Of the progress OF
the eclipse obtained in most quarters. In some
places the moment of first contact was observed, in
Others the ring seen, in Others though the be-
ginning Of the eclipse lost the formation OF the
ring and the end of the eclipse were distinctly seen.
In Portland, however, it to have been total
failure; nothing was seen from beginning to end OF
the eclipse. At New Haven, Conn.,. the clouds blew
away in season to give everybody good view Of
the eclipse, though it was not annular there. We
regret to learn that although the ring was seen at
the Observatory at Cambridge, its formation and
rupture, and-the two other contacts, were all rem
dered invisible by clouds. AT Middlebnry, Vermont,
where the eclipse, by calculation, was central, we
are informed that the beginning Of the eclipse could
not be seen, but the formation and breaking of the
ring, and the end of the eclipse, were finely observ
ed and that the spectacle was magnificent. Boston
TTarellfr, May 20.