New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-05
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
CHAMBER or COMMERCE..

a tuuefUur sttt pohpce ~ usUDer.
The Pre- dert reso the following conmun c atom:
Harh-r EaeroaeA.>nss.
OyTIcr or BARsoR CoAnIssIosERs,f
No 90 Broad ~Nv Nov ~, 1856.
sIa: Tie Bsrbor Commissioners charged With the
duty &C ,ut mi,ih TO tie Legislature for sdop'ion,
eplaoIs for the rreservston Of the nsvi-
ea,ieu tf tls Harhor r~p@cffsy request thsi Co
Mite. f., m tie Chamber Of Commerce may oe-sp-
p.ip,sd +. hh whom ,he Commissioners may confer 10
rspe,t 10 such rgula'ions.
GEO. w. PATTERSON, Chairman.
The matter Wa, referred to the Committee on Hareor
Erc,os, Inn. Dis, Of which Noses a. Gnnner is chair
The Dudley O6se, rato-y--A communication from
III. Il, ard Of Urcsrwriten in relation TO the Dudley
ObstrvNory at Albany Was laid before the Chamber
by the President.
OYFicI OF THE BOARD OF CsDERwRIrHRs
N,wYoRK, Nov. l9 1856
At meeting of the Bos'd beld th. day the follow.
g pr.an,be and reeo utiops were on motiou unani-
Tie Beard of Under~r,s having heard the explanation Of
the Committee Of the Trustees Of the Dudley ob.sryGoy in
ton OF holding III. supply Of instruments and ~hs, 10
10 be sed furnish sbseveSs and computer and
b,ins Convinced hat the essbhnen. of ob.rv.Oryi'
only posnt seeI CO. but To CONNIE, Nsvisa
oD, ara thai the Commercial Emporium should lead In this
Io,d Th., the Board Of Underwater. cordially recon-
IL De s G n sss e
TO complete the endowment toe full use
That III. o. .S bv second
70 II h. world IL rs and observers. Is an Oh
sctics advantages in regulating time for cyil purposes
ond only his objects science which sceompsi
R,sosed That a'hed hat the psdeJ Oesery.iorys
to Be ssdsd local Institution bu one In -hich the
City NV Yok has direct Interest and which will amply
supply ali The demands Of commerce and navigation such
l,kn tom the minutes ELLwoOD WALTER, Prsst
Aeeompsp, pg the above was the following commu-
licston cop, aiming the remarks of Prof Bache upon
tbs ssne su ject
Prof s,or Bsche remarked that tie points to whi,h
be propcrtd to refer hoee contained 10 the letter
addressed by the Committee OF the Trustees of the
Ducley Observatory At Albany to the Board Of Uader
vliters They related to the progress which han been
made in the establishment of an Ob'ervatory, TO What
wha tt r.qaired perfect tn. de-igu, 10 the question
OF the upess Of soch institution TO commerce and
ma alton, and to the seulness OF this particular OBJ
strvetory to the commerce and navigation Of New
York.
From The statement of Mr.. Olcott the Boad Of Un-
derwritert has seen that eBdo ~ment Of $40 has
been al esdy secured for the Dudley Observatory At
Albany A lot Of ground pr snted by Geo. Van
Reusst aer bss been chosen the site OF the building
The csop is very advsDias eous, b-ing beyond the
prHIt limits OF the closely built part of the city, and
On The north eide Of it, from which the prevailing wiads
full view of the sky Here suitable building has been
erected ornamental IN its character. and arranged 30
o. Pc, fecy to sdspt il TO the uses of Astronomy.
set OF irstun ents have been crter.d Of the very
ford, merle ian circle of the first class and or er
p.trumen especially those for recording by gslvanic
currents, ard communicating time signals through the
tekgislh.
Tie observatory is also well provided with metcoro.
logical instruments.
Fifty thousand dollars remain after erecting and
fur bin the buildings securely invested and yield
ing the lt al peiest Of the State. One bu1dred thou
said dolsrs more are wanted to provide the requisite
corps of Observers and cOnputers. The build ard
n,lpneIis will be Of no avail without there, and the
pubcsh Of the observations aDnually Ia essential
public spirited citisen Of Albany has furnished
fac thousand collars to procure the Swedsh calculating
acbire, Which which II obtained will be one of the
pi,es acquired by the Dudley observatory.
The Trustees Of the Dudley Observatory deete to
msbe it national institution. 1t has no excasely
ot al purpose They think they may look to the citi
zer- tie great Metropolis Of the State to assist them
in this, ano especially to those Interested In commerce
scitpiifc men are of the opinion that one well en-
dove Observatory, using oil It's instruments systena
eslIy, and publishing its observations rapidly
Iteded, will be worth many su,aler ones; concentration
Of eoit is necessary 10 be establishment of great
Obee yatory. No commercial city Of the size and in
fpeuce OF New YOrk In Europe, Is whoutIts Observs-
toy. The attempts hitherto made TO erect 10 the
city ard peighbvrng cities have failed. Here s be-
ginning made requiring but moderate addition to
Il sure success.
The giving Of correct time to shipping and for civil
is one of the most important duties of such
est b,isi melt.
AT pIes, Mt In New-York there is Q smentabe want
Of pc in the time; the standard public clocks,
which re ulate the business Of society, differing often
very uu,b in their account of time.
Tine balls for the of the shipping should be
provided at different points in the city, where the sig
nal given by them at noon could readily be seen the
Dudley Observatory proposes not only % furnish such
time signals through the telegraph, but 90 to connect
II zee With the public clocks That the hands shall be-
rIsced in IIoptI positions to marx tho exact time
many tiu during the day a. nav be necessary. For
all practical purposes OF this sort te Dudley Oh
saory s, by the ufe tf the elesrsphic circuit a.
available to n. York CITY as plsc. Ia the mid & of
are snfod the temor produced by passing vehi ,le
tie I'm ke and dust IT the city, greet difficulties 10
the wsy; the qua beaii.g action Vt the SON IL
another; the number of clear nights Immediately on
tie coat 10 Lot so great as IN The Interior. Ia all
these PARTICULAR Albany is better locality for an
Observatory then New York, while 1t ans ven all
the other squemt nts Of an Observatory Immediately
in 'he city.
The progress Of Improvement will hardly require Q
char in the site Of the Dudley Observatory while II
woule be difficult to find spot in or Dear New.York
Which could be tae IN this particular rapid and
tain 10 the growth of the city. To change The pse Of
an Observatory is to destroy, in great degree, ito
v. pc az a reference marx Of position.
The Trust e. Of the Dudley observatory think that
under the circumstances stated, they may look for
liberal contributions fro Ii Interested IN 60 umeroe
and pavs atOn In the metropolis of the State of Ne~-
York, TO complete the design of an Astronomical OBJ
servat y worthy Of The city the Sac sod the N.t M
Mr.. ROBERT b. MIEruRS offered the following reso-
lutobs in relation to the Observatory, which were
urai imously adopted:
WAs,sss Certain public spirited citizens Albany have
Ash.d with instruments Of the highest order
aid They teiLs d.sious u psns basis
spilled tie Gerchsns citizens Of NewYork through
tic Ctsnt Of Commerce. Assst them their sndssvor 10
prouse for Il the Necessary sndovme therefore,
Rsssd That Chsmb~s highly approve Of this object.