The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-15
THE METEORIC SHOWER.

THE METEORIC SHOWER
Brilliant Display Observed from Green
Thousand Meteors Seen Win the NaheJ
Eye.
GREENwIcH OBSERVATORY, ENGLAND, Novem-
Der l4-6 A. The expected meteorlc showers
were observed last night AT nine O'Clock a few
meeors fell at eleven Oc ock they had increased IN
number and SIZE and between m one aud two nScIocL
this morning the maximum was reached The night
was clear, and Jhe stars out In great uum hers
The whoie heavens were brilliantly illuminated.
Tne showers of meteors were of great beauty and
briliancy and radia ed from the constellation Leo
near ihe star Gamma LeonIs. Their direction was
mostly from the east to the west rhe paths of the
meeo were from three TO four degrees IN the
north Near Ursa Major twenty or thirty were OBJ
SIXTY more of unusual size and DURATION the ma.
Jointly being larger than stars of the first magnitude
Several exoded from the vicinity of Jupiter; one,
of lmmense dimensions, was colored red blue
green, orange and amber. Nearly all had trails Of
fire OF two flaming from Leo at the same time
one crossed Beta GemInorum, and the other Mars
Two more one red, and the other of an oriental
sapphire color, crossed Alpha Orlonls.
Some OF the meteors burst forth IN splendor; one
breaking behind the rising clouds flashed like sneet
lightning, and another of emerald hue burst near
Eta Leonis at fifteen minutes after o'clock A NJ,
it's trail OF fame being vislb for minute and half
and then faded away in brilliant nebule.
At A M. they commenced to diminish gradu.
ally, uI til, at the present moment, they are all
meteors and stars, fading away IN the morning
light
We counted five thousand In one hour, nearly
twelve thousand IN all, with the naked eve.
America and the English Press.
Mr.. Walter, principal proprietor of the Times, who
at present travelling in America, has addressed
letter to the chief editor OF that journal Mr Delane
expressing his disapproval of the policy followed
by the editors OF the Times relative to American
DisraeIi's Reform Bill.
Mr.. Disraeli has submitted TO his ministerial col.
leagues new reform bill, which will be taken into
consideration ana discussed at the next cabinet
council According to the terms of Mr.. Disraeh's
bill, every house-tenanL would obtain the suffrage
and apparently there is no difference between 1t and
the bill introduced by Mr.: Bright, who demanded
s Snascaton or the franchise with 1be GSupes
OF three years residence although the majority of
the woIkmen who occupy entle houses in England
pay weekly rent, and are compelled by a frequent
change of employ menI to also often move to different
neIe hborboods Mr.. Dlsraeli's bill will, therefore,
not be accepted by the Liberal party.
PRUSSIA AND RUSSIA
The Alliance of the Czar with Prussia
OF the Diplomacy and French Anxiety
for the Result-ImpOrtant Action To-
wards Poland and the East.
From the Paris La PreSse, NoUember l.
The alliance between Russia and Prussia is now an
accomplished fact 1t is not now question OF the
continual interchange of good offices which was
5Sn on S Ss ta ES
plicity Wnie "a n NOrd to speak of Prussia as the
,TtG y II S question 20 OF
object, and in anticipation OF events already deter.
IL Russia, in the execution of her plans in the
East should meet with any other obstacle than the
Turks, Prussia will range herself on her side II
any foreign intervention should thwart the work of
assimilation which Prussia is accomplis ming IN
Northern Germany, or the already prepared alb
sorption of the minor States south of the Nam,
Prussia can rely upon the armed cooperation of
Russia. Fhe two countries have a common
task TO accompsh--the destruction the Polish
nationality. 1t was Prussia which conceived the
idea Of the dismembermeDt OF Poland, winch pre-
pared its execution, which precpltated its ac-
complshment, and which has assu edlY had
lions share OF the spoils. United by their COM
pcity in this CRIME, Prussia and Russia are now
labOring with common zeal to eface the last
n aces Of the Pc lsh name While the Cabinet of st.
Petersburg Omits nothing in order to Russlanze one
portion OF the Polish provinces the Cabinet OF
Berlin Is engaged in Germanizing others. 1t has
compelled them, despite all previous engagements,
10 enter into the North German Confederation, in
existence The sole obstacle to the enIire accom-
pIishment of the design is the strip OF Poland which
has seIyed It's language its religion and its
IONS under the Iule OF Austria. 1t ts
not only in the accomplishment OF their common
object that Prussia and Russia ma Austria
ambitious designs VINO could defend against
Russia the Valley OF the Mouths OF the
Dannbe Who could afford the most speedy
and efFectual aid TO the Sultan, II not Austria who
could by its cOunsels by its innuSnce, Dy lts sup
mort preserve the States OF South Germany from
who retains possession OF Bohemia so aroenty
noveted Al not Austrlaf Let Austria disappear or
~ shnsed. and Russia and Prussia will have re-.
,"oved the chief obstacles to the accompaniment OF
their desiRns Will these designs ever connct win
each other3 What Interest has frussia ~ tue
Black Sea or at Constantlnoplet mas hussa h any a
igns ~ Prussia In Germanyi he sought by mstri'
nn,aI alitsneee and by the hidden OOrkiHgs OF IN
aatatigable diplomacy " create I0T heISen