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UNFORTUNATELY the weather does not appear to have been very favourable for the observation of the Eclipse in Sicily. The following telegram has been received from Mr. Lockyer, dated Catania, December 22, 9.40 P.M.:—“Observations of eclipse greatly interfered with by unfavourable weather, but substantial results have been secured. A definite [contact?] of the corona was noticed at a height of about one-third of radius as presented for corona. The sphero-spectroscopic method for first contact was successfully employed. The American observations of last year upon the corona are confirmed.”The Astronomer Royal has received the following telegram, which was despatched by Lord Lindsay immediately after the Eclipse. Lord Lindsay's place of observation was La Maria Louisa, which appears to be near Puerto, the mainland station opposite Cadiz:—“Photographs successful. Two good pictures of corona. Polariscope doubtful. Sketching good. Corona [gives] continuous spectrum, no lines. Broken sky.” From telegrams received from other members of the expedition, it is hoped that the weather may have been more favourable at the more westerly stations. At Oran, however, we hear that dense clouds covered the sky for twenty minutes before the period of totality; and till after it was over. The previous day there had been a gale of wind.