Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-21

Is TIE Moon INHABITED '-ReccUf D,scar-
6rg bR Mc Asfg0HOH4or ifnRsci-It has lone
! been known that the moon revulvcs on it, axis
IN the same time in which il rcyolveS round the
earth, aud that il consequently always presents
nearly the sarIe side towards the earth while
the opposite side is never seen from our globe
No bodies of water nor clouds can ba seen on the
moon by the aid Of the most powerful tclcscope
nOri apparent direction of stars close to its edge
changed by refractiOn, aS would be the ease ifan
atmosphere envclnIcd the moon. Hence il has
been inferred by WheweII. the rcputed author
Ola late work entitled Of Plurality of W orlds >
that the moon has no atmosphere or wafer anI
consequently, 10 inhabitants
This inference is shown Ia he inconcIu>ive bv
a recent discovery of the astronomer IIanse
whose study OF the moons motion, continued
for many years has established the fact tina
the centre ~ gravity Of The moon, instead cf
being like that Of the earth at the centre cf
figure, Is beyond that centre. and farther from
the side next to the earth than il is from the
other side by seyenty-fOur miles The nearer
side OF the moon, therefore, is a vast. expanded
prOtuberance or mountain. seventy -four miles
! high; and any fluid, whether air or water,
! would flow dOwnwardS from the nearer TO the
/ farther side of the moon, where, for aught we
know intelligent living beings may exist. The
nearer side OF the moon cannot be inhabited at
least by beings TO whose existence air and water
are essential, as Is the case with all terrestrial
animals
The late celebrated mathematician, Gouss,
proposed as means of settling the question.
whether the moon is inhabited, that huge
monument should be erected on the steppcs of
siberia. as signal to the inhabitants of the
moon, In the hope that they might be induced
to erect similar signal to appriSe us Of their
| existense. The discovery of liansel shows that
such an experiment could be attended with no
success. inaSmuch as the inhabitants of tho
I pp = ha,,,., ,i,n
side, eOuid never see a monument on the earth.
IL may not lie uninteresting tn add that il
has been discovered within u few years by
means OF long continued, hourly observation.
with the barometer, that the moon exertS an
appreciablc influence on the pressure of the at
mosphere and also by means Of lonS continued
magnetic observations, that IL eXerts an infu-
ence ON the dcclination Of the magnetic needle
DOSfOH COEricT, JNiY H.
FROM TExAs.-A correspondent of Texas pa
per calling himself .'l.rucOpoyun, SAWS 4 protu-
lnent politician who had for Il lonI time attended
with a particular religious congregation. became
/ offended at a sermon official corruption. aud
from that time avoided all worshipping crowds,
sc1n? louely and very medtative withal, and
There are those who assert Solcmnl, that his fire.
quen, expeditions into the forrest with his rife in
his hand were not for the chase Of the deer, but
Tor the enjoyment of solitude, and that from the
depths of the solemn woods lac sent up '.tie still
prayer "f DEVOTION in 4 most ed fvimg manuer
But this looks too much like an apology $50 tI,
mini ter To satisfy me, aud i therefore lbciy
= enough al LOSh.
BE that a. il may be. his sudden appearance ia
church again, on the sunday after his nUruuat un
created some surprise audi the clergyman ,n,p,o-
eng tie HnPPg oec"S'o", gave out the hymn to-
ginning with
The Prolisal VIA streamin: cvcg,
From folly Just awake,
EerIews has wandcTIngs with sui NIIse.
Hrs heart begins tO break.
Tia. leader of the choir WAS so put out by the
phenomenon, that he inadvertently struck up with
! the tune of
"Where did YOU come from"
Some say. however, that lac I'D this purpose