New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-02

By some as yet unexpialned Psychoiooica iA",
the people whoee lives are devoted to music, and
whose souls, therefore, are supposed to be filed
with harmony, are never happy except when quar-
reling We do not know that the rule holds good
with those whose ears are always filed With the
music of the spheres; but the present aspect Of
affairs with regard 10 the Dudley Observatory does
not seem to prove that the eternal song Of tbs stars
i, always productive of harmony. The Trustees of
this Institution the Scientific Council, the Director
and Mrs. Dudley, the principal donor, arc singing
in such sad variance, it is very evident that some
body 10 terribly out Of tune.
The public has already heard something of the
difficulty which had arisen between the Bard OF
Trustees and DR.. Gould, the Director, but 1t Is
only within Cay or two that we have been pat in
possession Of the details Of thst difference, which
involves now Professors Bsche, Henry aud Perce,
and Mrs. Dudley. At q meeting OF the Board on
the Goth ult. its President, Mr. Thomas W. Olcott,
made an address, in which he explained the present
position of that body, and the circumstances which
led to it, embOdying a correspondence which hsd
taken place between the Board ard the Scientific
Council. On the 5th of June, it seems, the Coun-
ell were advised, through Prof. Bache, that the
Board were satisfied, because tf the want Of har-
mopy between its members and DR.. Gould, that
some new arrangement was necessary. To which
the Council replied that they deeply regretted that
the Trustees should deem such conclusion called
for and asked that they might be further informed
as to the existing difficulties, tie facts which bore
upon them, ard be supplied with copy Of the pro-
ceedipes Of the Executive Committee AID Of the
Trustees for this year. They ssked this as q CO.
ordinate branch Of the government of the Dudley
Observatory, and e,iay responsible tothe public
for its scientific operations. The reply of the Board
is that the Council have "epparently' misappre-
herded their purpose aud determination" that
they do not recogcize tie right Of the Council to
review their (the Boards action; ard as complI-
ance with their request could only be useful IN eua
bling those gentlemen to decide whether DR.. Gould
should continue in the direction of tho Observatory
"a question no longer open for consderaton-they
decline to accede to that request. Aud thereupon
they resolve that the Lew arrangement contem
plated involves the immediate withdrawal OF DR..
Gould, and that, moreover, IN view OF the unoaeas-
ant relations existing between hin and them, Il Is
Iether desirable exPedient that he should con-
tirue longer member Of the Scientific Council,
and that they shnll not recognize him as such.
Such was the action of tie Board at meeting on
Saturday last, and Of cOurse We DO not yet know,
though We may guess how Messrs Bsche, Henry
ard Peirce will receive this announcement tsst they
are entirely without power, either poshye or advi-
sory. as 10 the scientific direction Of the Obserys-
tory, and that even their own official hves are at
the mercy of the otter branch of tie administration.
Mrs. Dudley, however, does not wait 70 know what
the Council may think, but in very frank and
straightforward letter tells the Board what she
thinks of their position. She expresses both surprise
and grief at the difficulties between them and DR..
Gould, at their demsLd for the withdrawal Of the
Director and their refusal TO refeG those difficulties
10 the Council, except upon the basis Of the
removal Of ore Of their own body She reminds
them that the large donation (of $50 O00 which size
made to the Observatory, was made upon the
express condition that il should become q national
institution, and that its development and manage
ment should be intrusted to the eminent gentlemen
who compose the Scientific Council in whose ability
and intentions her confidence is still undimushed.
And she respectfully requests that inasmuch the
action of the Board in the premises was not unani
NOUS fact with which tie public is not made
scqusinttd In the published o1icid repctt-
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