The Trinity journal., 1856-10-25
The Delayed Comet,

was expected to appear AGAIN TO us III lofo,
bv most of the European philosophers ; but
as it did not answer their expectations, they
were contented not to again attempt what
they could not demonstrate, and in despair
of it's appearing again, Sir John Herschell
put Grape on his telescope. These men who
acted so wisely as not to put their repnta-
tons twice at stake about so uncertain and
eccentric visitor, well knew that, for want
of sufficient data, all the theories about COM
cts are founded on conjecture. Those that
have appeared according to expectation,
were observed to come at the expiration of
a certain quantity of time, and SO long as
they performed their courses, no doubt was
entertained about the laws which govern
them in their revolutions about the center
of attraction But when they did not ap-
pear. the laws which had been laid down
for their government were distrusted, and
the truth, that there is known no positive
time of their coming, was proved. And in
the present century two have appeared with
out being announced or expected hence,
we, or any future generation, know not when
they will appear again, as the period OF
their revolution is uuk nown, and to assert
ANYTHING about the term of their absence
must be cOnjectured, and it never will be
known without two i'll the future appearing,
be identified as those of 1907 and OF lS43
Since the year 500, when it last appeared,
many changes have been observed to have
gone on in the heavens Thousands of com
cts have swept along the sky, and many so
near our plauet that they could be observed ;
new worlds have appeared in the space OF
orr system several stars have been swept
away or burnt up in distant consultations,
and Others have left their places and taken
a station in other parts of the heavens
With our scanty knowledge, and imperfect
means Of observation, we know that enough
has taken place along the track of the eX
traordinary visitor to retard or accelerate
its motion but, if the time of its coming is
gone by, and it has not appeared we do not
know whether it will ever return to u.s.
Now we have accounts that it appeared SIX
times since the Christian Era the greatest
time of its absence was 292 years, and its
least 2SS, which makes II difference of five
years If we add the greatest number to
OOU, Nc IldNt lCtU ~ uHNl u lHt icuoN w i'bO
we have 1914 On the 5th of March, lS43,
n comet was discovered in the west, or
rather its tail, which swept sixty degrees of
the heavens the nucleus or body was not
seen 1t was perceived only u short time,
and when it made its nearest passage about
the sun.
Mons. Arago, of Paris, asserted that it
came so near that lumnary, that it glanced
a corner of it and its terrible velocity alone
prevented it from falling entire into it,
Mr.. Badinet, Il member of the French
Academy OF Sciences, assures the world
that the delayed comet 4" is living on its bril-
liant reputation, and will return and M
BONNIE, of Middlcburgh, Germany, has set
down " august 1883 as It's time If oPPer.
amer, aruh an uacertatniy Of tro gers more
or ieSS'
When the eyes of the Inhabitants of this
world looked the last time upon this seldom
and unwclcomc visitor, the whole Of Europe
was governed much more by what is called
superstition than at present two Popcs
occupied the chair at Rome in one year ;
Mary, Queen of England, burnt many bish-
ops at the stake America had been discov-
cred by Columbus and VcSpucci but the
Pilgrims had not landed on the Rock Of
Plymouth The world was pauSing after
terrible deeds of blood aud most disastrous
wars the great emperor had retired to the
monastery of St Ju,tus, in the province of
Estrcmadura, where he passed many Of his
hours in constructing clocks and watches,
which amusement gave experience, and
caused him to express surprise and regret mt
his own folly in having bestowed so much
time and labor, in the vain attempt OF bring
ing mankind to Il precise uniformity OF sen
timcnt, concerning the mysterious doctrines
of religion. In short, while Charles the first,
of Spain, and fifth Of the Empire, III the
most beautiful valley Of Spain, was making
the discovery that he could not make any
two clockS-regulated by his own hand, and
subject to known positive rule--keep exact
ly the same time and while he reflected on
the course he had pursued in relation to the
freedom Of opinion, and was convinced that
the mind of man cannot be made obedient to
law aud direction like a clock and became
sorry that ne had ever scourged or prosecuted
his subjects for maintaining their opinions in
spite OF dctatiOn, this wandering planet was
passing 10y our world and shaking its inhabit-
ants with icar.-JGmsS WOOdhOu0
AK UNcoMMoN OCCURRENCE-ThcA A lba-
ny hntcierbOcker says a very singular affair
occurred in the Court Of General Sessions,
at the late term. A woman was brought up
and arraigned before her own brother, who
was on the bench, on charge of keeping Il
house of prostitution. The brother sat mo
tionless as marble and stern and inhexiblc
as the Roman father who passed the sen
tence of death on his own SON. The woman
though old In crirn1. and Lost To Gimme Xn.