New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-03

At that time the correction to Howard, 625, was APP
proxmaley 1On ol POS Hehce on. 1ou,. os' Dy Dony
local time ana the contact ana the contact seems
10 have occurred earlier than was predicted As soon
as 1hs Observation was recorded, turned the double
image micrOmeter into the proper position ana attempt
ed to make measure OF the cusps Out IN yaln Tue s1a
only visible by glimpses SO uanst0ry that could
not succeed in getting single Trustworthy measure.
may be remarked that when the sun nrt appeared at
a. SIM tue seeing t0eraby good but between tnat
time and 81. IL rapidly Geteriorated until the
images danced fickcrcd excessively Tue sun was
then covered by cloud Tor is minutes. and when IL re-
appeared she definition was much improved. Probably
the great disturbance exhibited oy me
was largely due to fierce rays OF the sun causing
rapid evaporation OF fhe ram which had inst fallen.
made the following meteoroloeleai ooservaIio Ih.o
g ls$ $ $sis.. 3 +:
l.l2s the index OF Inch is 600 inch
scarcely in d position 20 say ANYTHING aDon' the
phys appearances presented during the transit bur-
Judging from what the clouds permitted me W see am
OF tho opinion that the third contact "as MADE peI
back-drOp" Prior 10 3h lam. once or twice isncieu
there we're some faint indications OF an atmosphere
about the planet, but OF this am FAR from certain
PROM the beginning OF October till Dec Is the moon
was carefully watched whenever tine weather permitted
edom that We Obtained only TWO occur
tatons ana elimination. however tns Is Oh niue
consequence because l have since determined tele-
graphically the difference OF longitude Detween my sta
non and the Melbourne Observatory On one point
must crave the indulgence OF the Commission Tor having
was mounted 10 one OF the cells OF the military prison.
where it was bolted against an interior brick wall
a. ~,
feet TO scarcely any change OF temporal, .. Under
these circumstances It's rate was probably very
steady Tie ehrOnOmeters we're kept IN the transit
house where the temperature varied considerably
and besides being compared with the clock at once
whenever they we're used they were also compared
regularly at a. daily At the time was under the
Impression that this was al that the instructions re-
nuired but find was mistaken. The chronometers
should nave compared twice. and the temperature
should have been noted four times dAy nope the
Commission will deem this serious omission, es-
pec!aIly az think far more comparisons have been
made than Will be required In tue reduction OF the
obseryatons In reference 10 the amount VI work ac-
complished here between Oot anu Dec 10, allow ma
10 say that IL fallen far short OF my expectations
regret this deeply but Is due solely 10 the unusually
cloudy weather winch prevailed during that period.
bay after day and night after night watched the SKY
aud opportunity or observing whlee occurred Deoie
midnight was allowed 10 pass unused
On December 49, as the instruments for tranamitnng
Longitude signals through the cable between Tasmania
and Australia we're not yet ready, embarked on
the swatara and sailed for NewZealand and Chatham
Island. During the Trip made complete sets OF pen,
duum obse ryatons ut Port Chalmers, Newlealano on
December 80 ut Chatham Islands, on January and a!
Bluff Harbor. NsxzSslspd> On January u lretarnso